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December 21, 2023 Β· Developer Tools, VS Code Extension

New way of making locators for Web and Windows automations πŸš€

New Robocorp Inspector is now available and directly integrated in VS Code.

The new Inspector is integrated into VS Code, so no extra pieces are needed; this comes with the Robocorp Code extension v1.14.0

πŸ‘‰ Get going via: Command-palette β†’ Robocorp: Open Inspector

Web recorder in action:

Windows Locators in action:

πŸš€ Use Web Recorder to get started seamlessly, then fine-tune the recorded actions into locators you can store and manage later.

  • Change strategies after picking/recording, the browser stays on while you develop, etc.

  • Complete freedom to create more advanced locators

  • Code generation for Python, get single lines or complete scripts

  • Built on Playwright, but the locators work with Selenium and RFW

πŸš€ Much improved Windows capabilities

  • Pick from an application or browse from the UI tree.

  • Complete freedom to the developers to use the way they need to:

    • Create and combine rules into parent-child locators, use the UI, or type the advanced locator you know.

    • The test-button for each step is right there to enable you to create solid locators no matter what.

  • Store as locators or just get the generated Python code, just like for the Web recorder.