WebRTC is probably the only web standard in which we need to test direct
communication between Chrome and other browsers. Remember, WebRTC
builds on peer-to-peer technology, which means we talk directly between
browsers rather than through a server. Chrome, Firefox and Opera have
announced support for WebRTC so far. To test interoperability, we set
out to build an automated test to ensure that Chrome and Firefox can get
a call up. This article describes how we implemented such a test and
the tradeoffs we made along the way.
WebRTC is probably the only web standard in which we need to test direct
communication between Chrome and other browsers. Remember, WebRTC
builds on peer-to-peer technology, which means we talk directly between
browsers rather than through a server. Chrome, Firefox and Opera have
announced support for WebRTC so far. To test interoperability, we set
out to build an automated test to ensure that Chrome and Firefox can get
a call up. This article describes how we implemented such a test and
the tradeoffs we made along the way.
