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-# RD
+# RDee
-TODO: Write a gem description
+RDee is a gem that makes it easy to switch between different browsers when you are using
+Selenium or Watir as your driver. You can also easily switch between running on a local
+browser or a browser that is part of a Selenium Grid on on Sauce Labs.
+## Usage
+
+RDee was designed to make it easy for your tests to switch between different browsers. It
+can select browsers that are running on your local machine or on a Selenium Grid. The way
+you select a browser is by calling one of the following methods:
+
+````ruby
+RDee.selenium_browser(target = :firefox, options = {})
+# or
+RDee.watir_browser(target = :firefox, options = {})
+````
+
+These methods take two optional parameters. The first is the target browser. The second
+is options that can be passed to that browser when it is started.
+
+### Specifying the target browser
+
+As we saw in the previous section, you can specify the target browser by passing a symbol
+to the `selenium_browser` or `watir_browser` methods. The problem with this is that you
+would have to change the code if you wanted to use a different browser. RDee has made
+this simpler by allowing you to set the target browser using an environment variable.
+The environment variable is named `RDEE_BROWSER`. A couple of typical usage patterns
+are to set this in the `cucumber.yml` file for specific profiles or to simply set this
+on the command-line when running the tests. Here is an example of a `cucumber.yml` file:
+
+````yml
+default: RDEE_BROWSER=firefox --format pretty --color
+chrome: RDEE_BROWSER=chrome --format pretty --color
+safari: RDEE_BROWSER=safari --format pretty --color
+````
+
+From the command-line you could simply do this:
+
+````
+RDEE_BROWSER=chrome bundle exec cucumber
+````
+
+The format of the target passed to the methods or set in the environment variable determines
+what browser, version, and host os you get. The format follows the following pattern:
+
+````
+firefox30_win8
+````
+
+The first part of the target determines what browser to use. At the current time you can
+specify `firefox`, `chrome`, `ie`, or `safari`. In the near future we will be supporting
+mobile platforms so stay tuned.
+
+Immediately following the browser is the version. This is optional and if you do not specify
+it will select whatever version is available. It is up to you to make sure that the browser
+and version combination are valid.
+
+Following the version there is an underscore followed by the host os. This value is also
+optional. Currently the following host os values are available:
+
+| host | description |
+| --- | --- |
+| win81 | Windows 8.1 |
+| win8 | Windows 8 |
+| win7 | Windows 7 |
+| winxp | Windows XP |
+| snow_leopard | OS X 10.6 |
+| mountain_lion | OS X 10.8 |
+| mavricks | OS X 10.9 |
+| linux | Linux |
+
+The host os value is typically used when running the tests on a Selenium Grid. It is up to
+you to ensure that the host and requested browser combination exist on your grid.
+
+### Additional Configurations
+
+Additional parameters can be set by calling the configure method on the RDee module. First
+of all, you can set the `url` value. If the `url` is set RDee will attempt to make a remote
+connect to the grid specified by the `url`. Additionaly you can specify whether it should
+use a persistent http connection as well as specify additional parameters that should be
+sent to a specific type of browser when it is used. Here are examples:
+
+````ruby
+RDee.configure do | config |
+ config.url = 'http://path.to.selenium.grid/wd/hub'
+ config.persistent_http = true
+ config.chrome_options = { :switches => %w[--disable-extensions]}
+ config.firefox_options = { :switches => %w[--disable-popups]}
+ config.ie_options = { :switches => %w[--disable-popups]}
+ config.safari_options = { :switches => %w[--disable-popups]}
+end
+````
+
+
## Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
- gem 'rd'
+ gem 'RDee'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
- $ gem install rd
+ $ gem install RDee
-## Usage
-
-TODO: Write usage instructions here
## Contributing
1. Fork it ( https://github.com/[my-github-username]/rd/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)