It allows you to manipulate a web page with an external Javascript script: opening a webpage, clicking on links, modifying the content... It is useful to do functional tests, page automation, network monitoring, screen capture etc.
SlimerJS is a tool in the Testing Frameworks category of a tech stack.
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StackStorm, CasperJS, bip.io, Poltergeist, Trails are some of the popular tools that integrate with SlimerJS. Here's a list of all 5 tools that integrate with SlimerJS.