====== Moddr worshop @ iMAL ======

http://moddr.net/ \\
http://moddr.net/download \\
All code here is copied from this page: http://moddr.net/wiki/doku.php?id=workshop \\
I just added some notes to it.

=== installation ===

<code bash>
wget http://moddr.net/download/imal.tgz
</code>


<code bash>
tar -xvf imal.tgz
</code>

<code bash>
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-bin
sudo aptitude install openjdk-6-jre-headless
</code>

<code bash>
sudo aptitude install recordmydesktop
</code>

  * install firebug https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843/
  * install selenium ide https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2079/


=== getting started cmdline ===

<code>
cd imal
./start_selenium.sh
</code>
Wait for the command prompt, then...

To start 2 browser windows... one for debug and another for playing around
<code>
cmd=getNewBrowserSession&1=*firefox&2=http://www.google.com
</code>

Open Google url in the browser
<code>
cmd=open&1=http://www.google.com
</code>

Enter "trollface" in the search box
<code>
cmd=type&1=name=q&2=trollface
</code>

Make it click the "Search" button
<code>
cmd=click&1=name=btnG
</code>

Copy this code below to a file.py
<code python>
#!/usr/bin/python
from selenium import selenium
import unittest, time
import random

# selenium functions
def login_process(website):
  sel = selenium("localhost", "4441", "*chrome", website)
  sel.start()
  sel.open_window(website,"whatever")
  sel.select_window("whatever")
  sel.set_timeout(120000)
  sel.window_maximize()
  #sel.refresh()

  return sel 

login_process("http://google.com")

</code>


<code python>
#!/usr/bin/python
from selenium import selenium
import unittest, time
import random

# selenium functions 
def login_process(website):
	sel = selenium("localhost", "6666", "*chrome", website)
	sel.start()
	sel.open_window(website,"whatever")
	sel.select_window("whatever")
	sel.set_timeout(120000)
#	sel.window_maximize()
	time.sleep(4)
	print "i am in the Internet"
	return sel

def kill_window(sel):
	print "done :)"
	sel.close()

def query(sel):
	print "do the query"
	sel.type("q_d", "rotterdam, willem buytewechstraat 188A")
	sel.click("q-sub")
	time.sleep(3)
	sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") 
	for i in range(1000):
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='cbctl']/div[3]/div[4]") # zooming
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")
		sel.click("//div[@id='lmczo']/div[2]")

	# performing a random urban walk (petrautomata ;)
	for i in range(1000):
		# generating random number between 1 & 4
		j = random.randint(1,4)
		# this is the command for left/right/top/bottom
		cmd = """sel.click("//div[@id='compass']/div[%s]")""" %j
		# exectue the command
		eval(cmd)
		time.sleep(1)
	return sel

sel = login_process("http://maps.google.com/")
sel = query(sel)

kill_window(sel)
</code>
=== run firefox in background ===

http://schettino72.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/running-gui-apps-on-the-background-invisible/