Leave Browser Instance Open Per Test Instance

[mhemesath]

Currently the browser opens and closes between each test method run. Closing the browser requires reopening it for the next method, navigating to the base_url, and logging in. Sometimes this can double the length of a test and for sure adds at least 3-5 seconds per test method in each test instance.

I suggest we launch 1 browser instance per test and make the base_url accessible. This way, a user can define their own setup/teardown behavior without us making assumptions and still guarantee the browser is being used efficiently.

[mhemesath]

I actually already created a base_url method as WebDriver doesn't provide helper for generating relative URLs. This may become unnecessary as more of Selenium gets integrated into Webdriver in future Selenium 2.0 beta updates.

[kylejginavan]

+1