Ringer: Web Automation by Demonstration

Introduces Ringer, which converts demonstrated webpage interactions into scripts combining actions, target selectors, and waiting conditions. It evaluates replay robustness on tasks recorded from real websites.

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Environment

web

Topics

web-navigation, recording, robustness

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2016-11

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url:347925d0f440d6396080

Authors

Shaon Barman, Sarah Chasins, Ras Bodik, Sumit Gulwani

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