About this gem:
    
This gem is developed for novice automation tester's to write automation scripts
fast as it is very easy to use.

Features:-
  
1. Freedom to choose the browser. Right now this gem is only tested with IE.
  
     # ie = set_browser("ie")
  
2. Method name's are simple and easy to remember. For e.g:
  
     # require 'watir_helper'
     
     # ie1 = set_browser("ie")
     
     # goto_page(ie1, "http://www.google.com/")

     # close_browser(ie1)
     
     # ie2 = set_browser("ie")

     # goto_page(ie2, "http://rubygems.com/")
     
     # close_browser(ie2)

3. Data validations like email-id validation, date format(like mmddyyyy or ddmmyyyy) validation etc.
   are also incorporated.

4. For Pop-up handling, you have to just use one line named method's of this gem. It's that easy.
  
   
   # click_ok_js_popup("File Download")
  
   
   # click_save_saveas_popup("Save As", "C://Test_Data")
  

5. You can add new features into this gem.
  

Prerequisites:

Install Ruby: 
    
  First you need to install Ruby using the one-click installer for Windows from
  http://ruby-lang.org . 

Install Watir:
   
  Watir is packaged as a gem, a Ruby library that can be installed over the internet.

  To install it, type this at command prompt:
 
  gem install watir
  
Install rake :
  
  gem install rake 

Install IE Developer Toolbar from the site :
 
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=18359

How To Use:
 
  This only works on Windows. Requires Internet Explorer 5.5 or newer.

  Typical Usage :
   
     # Include the gem 'watir_helper'
   
        require 'watir_helper'

     # Set browser   
        ie = set_browser("ie")

     # Supply Google url to goto_page
   
        goto_page(ie, "http://www.google.com/")
   
     # Display title of the current browser page
   
        puts get_title(ie)
   
     # Display url of the current browser page
   
        puts get_url(ie)
   
     # Flash the Google logo on the home page   
   
        flash_image(ie, "id", "logo")
   
     # Check whether Google logo image exists or not
   
        puts exists_image?(ie, "id", "logo")
   
     # Set the search field to Ruby
   
        set_textfield(ie, "name", "q", "Ruby")
   
     # Highlight the Google Search button
   
        flash_button(ie, "value", "Google Search")
   
     # Click the Google Search button
   
        click_button(ie, "value", "Google Search")

Contacts:
    
  The mailing list: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/watir_helper
    
  E-mail :- ankurgera@gmail.com
                         
Contributors:
 Ankur Gera