Selenium Webdriver tutorial: How to Configure Ruby in Eclipse for Automation Scripting.

In this article we are going to learn how to setup Selenium with Ruby, our tests will be written in Ruby while interfacing to Selenium’s API through ‘Gems’ on top of a specific IDE.

These are the steps to run a test in Selenium with Ruby using eclipse IDE:

1. Download and install Ruby.
2. Install Java (Optional but recommended for eclipse)
3. Install Eclipse IDE.
4. Configure Ruby with Eclipse.

Download and install Ruby

There are number of ways to install ruby, but in this article, we will use simplest way i.e. Ruby installer. To download ruby installer, enter: https://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/ and download the latest version of ruby and install it on your machine.

To know how to install ruby and set environment variable for ruby in details, enter: https://programmingyouself.blogspot.com/2018/09/how-to-install-and-set-environment.html

When installation is over, go to the “C:” drive and notice a new library is created like – “Ruby25-x64” (Here number indicates the version of the ruby)

Download & Install Java (Optional but recommended for eclipse)

To download and install latest version of Java, enter: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk10-downloads-4416644.html

Download & Install Eclipse IDE

To download and install latest version of Eclipse, enter: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

Here installation is over now launch the Eclipse by clicking eclipse Icon

Here our eclipse is launched successfully now its time for configuring ruby with eclipse

Configure Ruby with Eclipse

To configure ruby with eclipse Click on “Help=> Install new Software”

Now Select All Available Sites (This process takes time)

Now Search for “Programming languages” and expand it

Now Search for “Dynamic Languages-Toolkit- Ruby Development Tools”, select it and click on “Next” button

At this point wait until installation finished and restart Eclipse

Now we must configure Ruby’s interpreter that will be working with Eclipse. For this click on “Windows=>Preferences” and choose Ruby’s Libraries

Now Click on “Ruby=>Interpreter=>Add”

Now Click on “Browse” option, go to Ruby’s bin folder, select “ruby.exe” file and click on “OK” button.

Here our ruby is configured with eclipse for automation script now we can start scripting.