# Can we use NR for automation testing?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-we-use-nr-for-automation-testing/35844>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 November 2020 03:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-we-use-nr-for-automation-testing/35844 "2020-11-13T03:07:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [13 November 2020 12:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-we-use-nr-for-automation-testing/35844/3 "2020-11-13T12:59:21Z")

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You are right.  
By automation test i meant, testing web application with selenium and api test with soapui. I was just curious when i heard NR can be used for these tests.  
But as you said NR is a general-purpose programming platform.  
As i see we can develop test code with any code and then call the test with NR and could nice for example with a dashboard where we can see all tests running and getting results.  
It could be interesting.  
I will try and will post here.

The old post was:

> [@Would you use Node-RED in a production environment for IoT industry applications?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/would-you-use-node-red-in-a-production-environment-for-iot-industry-applications/19358):
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> I have been receiving different answers to this question. Some experts are hesitant and lean towards using Node-RED only for prototyping in case of industry applications because they think they can write more efficient code that uses much less of the cpu and also have more control over security, while others are proposing it's a good idea to continue using Node-RED from prototyping to production in industry applications in which case you have a very short time from prototype to product and can m…

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