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Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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Post by atonse »

This looks awesome. Is the underlying recorded data available in an easy to parse format like JSON?

Would be quite powerful to do 90% of the work of transforming that recording to a puppeteer script to add to one’s test suite.

Speaking of which, what is the state of the art right now for browser automation scripts?

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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Post by bjarocki »

atonse wrote: post #2

This looks awesome. Is the underlying recorded data available in an easy to parse format like JSON? Would be quite powerful to do 90% of the work of transforming that recording to a puppeteer script to add to one’s test suite. Speaking of which, what is the state of the art right now for browser automation scripts?

Thank you! And yes, it's all JSON. It's not super easy to read when you get all the data this way, though. I'm planning to add a web-based log reader to parse the logs and display them in the same way it's done in the extension.

Also, generating Cypress/Puppeteer/Playwright tests is on my to-do list. It should be fairly easy because all the data, including selectors, is already there. I wrote more about my plans here: https://jarocki.me/blog/monito

Regarding state of the art for browser automation scripts, I think the most popular tools are Cypress and Puppeteer. I'd like to get some feedback from QA folks, though.

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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Post by bjarocki »

brysonreece wrote: post #6
topazas wrote: post #3

Any open source alternatives?

Yeah, I would be interested in this as well. I'm not really up for paying $39 for a half finished landing page of info built using reworded Tailwind UI components.

I agree. The landing page isn't the nicest one. I'm not a designer, though, and I'd rather spend that time improving the product. Is there anything you'd like to see in the extension that'd convince you to pay for it? Happy to improve!

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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Post by brysonreece »

bjarocki wrote: post #7
brysonreece wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I would be interested in this as well. I'm not really up for paying $39 for a half finished landing page of info built using reworded Tailwind UI components.

I agree. The landing page isn't the nicest one. I'm not a designer, though, and I'd rather spend that time improving the product. Is there anything you'd like to see in the extension that'd convince you to pay for it? Happy to improve!

I totally understand the use of Tailwind UI for an easy way to achieve professional looking components; I use it every single day at my job.

At the same time, you're targeting this product towards customers who are already developer-oriented — a crowd that is familiar with, or can easily recognize, the same technologies you've used to build Monito. Tweaking the designs to have a more custom flair so it doesn't seem so copy and paste, avoiding the same icons for multiple figures, and especially lowering your price are all things that would probably help with early and continued adoption IMO.

As for things you could include to justify the existing price, I really don't know. There's a heavy difference between paying for a desktop-application license vs a browser extension.

Re: Show HN: Monito, a browser extension for software testers

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Post by bjarocki »

brysonreece wrote: post #8
bjarocki wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. The landing page isn't the nicest one. I'm not a designer, though, and I'd rather spend that time improving the product. Is there anything you'd like to see in the extension that'd convince you to pay for it? Happy to improve!

I totally understand the use of Tailwind UI for an easy way to achieve professional looking components; I use it every single day at my job. At the same time, you're targeting this product towards customers who are already developer-oriented — a crowd that is familiar with, or can easily recognize, the same technologies you've used to build Monito. Tweaking the designs to have a more custom flair so it doesn't seem s…

Valid point. I started noticing Tailwind UI everywhere, and it starts to be a bit annoying indeed. Will def work on it.

We'll see about the price. So far, it sells ok. I'd rather focus on improving the quality and adding useful features.

Regarding the icons, I've just noticed and fixed that, thank you!

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