Automated Software Testing for the User Interface

[Cem]

Any one using EggPlant??

My packaging workflow using Composer
snapshot => install => test it => test it again => test it again => build
package

and test the package deployment; try to deploy to few different Macs as
possible (different OSs, different hardware etc) and check all good.

There is a software can do the testing for images called
http://www.testplant.com/

Eggplant Drives FinalCutPro
http://www.testplant.com/community/testtube

I am getting a demo of this soon. I will post my findings. If you already
familiar with this, your input welcome.

Cem

[ryanhollitz]

Did you ever get automated testing of the GUI? What do you use to do testing of the GUI?

[donmontalvo]

We tested this, it's a great VNC client/server scripted automation system. The price was a little high though, so I wasn't able to get approval. Pretty nifty, it records what you do, buttons to press, keystrokes, etc., and it automates it for you. I really, really wish we could buy it, it's got an excellent track record.

[jarednichols]

Wow that's pretty cool.

@Don: Looks like Project SIKULI is an open-source alternative that works in similar fashion. http://sikuli.org

I think I'm going to check this out.

[rmanly]

I will check out Eggplant but sikuli is very cool. I started playing with it a few years ago when it was on slashdot or something.

I managed at the time to get a sikuli script working from Self-Service that would change your Airport network, trust the cert. and all that jazz. The only problem was if the user moves the mouse pointer while it is running. :P

It was mostly an exercise is seeing if I could get it to do something cool anyway.

[rmanly]

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[rmanly]

WHAT THE _ JUST HAPPENED

[donmontalvo]

WHAT THE _ JUST HAPPENED

@rmanly Run for the hills...EggPlant is taking over the world!!!!

Wow that's pretty cool. @Don: Looks like Project SIKULI is an open-source alternative that works in similar fashion. http://sikuli.org I think I'm going to check this out.

@jarednichols Woah, had no idea about Sikuli. Looks like good stuff, at the right price. :)