Suggestions for testing a Swing/Java webstart application?

[Alastair Montgomery-2]

Hi,

Does anyone have a sugguestion of a good tool to automate testing on a
Swing/ Java webstart application?

Our application is both server and client based, the client downloads
using Java Webstart.
So we are looking for a way to record actions from the GUI which we'd
then modify to run as automated tests.

Has anyone done something similar and have pointers to good tools?

TIA
Alastair

[Eric Gavaldo]

 


   
           



Hi,

From  a testing point of view what you're going to test is a java
application. Java Webstart is just a deployment method.

so any tool to test java/Swing application will be ok.
It also depends on if you want a free or commercial product.

For a free solution, you may have a look at Marathon/Abbot for
the tests themselves and XStudio ( http://www.xqual.com ) or
Salome TMF for test management.

Eric.


PS: For the test themselves, I would recommend NOT using recorders for
the final scripts. They always provide poor quality code.


Alastair Montgomery wrote:

 
  Hi,
 
Does anyone have a sugguestion of a good tool to automate testing on a
Swing/ Java webstart application?
 
Our application is both server and client based, the client downloads
using Java Webstart.
So we are looking for a way to record actions from the GUI which we'd
then modify to run as automated tests.
 
Has anyone done something similar and have pointers to good tools?
 
TIA
Alastair
 
 
 



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[Alastair Montgomery-2]

Thanks I'll have a look at Abbot and Xstudio.

[Alex Ruiz]

--- In java-gui-testing@..., "Alastair Montgomery"
<a.montgomery@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks I'll have a look at Abbot and Xstudio.
>

Hi Alastair,

Another good alternative for Swing GUI testing is FEST (
http://fest.easytesting.org/swing/ ). Its main features are:

1. Compact API that is easy to read and write (uses fluent interfaces
to create a DSL-oriented API)
2. Supports both JUnit and TestNG
3. Embeds screenshots of failed GUI tests in both JUnit and TestNG
HTML reports

Also, please take a look at the latest SNAPSHOT release (version
0.8-SNAPSHOT) at
http://fest.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/fest/m2/repository/fest/fest-swing/0.8-SNAPSHOT/


The changelog for this release can be found at
http://fest.easytesting.org/swing/changes-report.html

We are in the process of updating the project's documentation before
having a full 0.8 release (next week.) This release adds new features
and is focused on making test troubleshooting easier. For example,
when a GUI component is not found, the ComponentLookupException thrown
shows a list of available components in the hierarchy. Such list uses
indentation to better understand such hierarchy.

I hope that helps.

Best regards,
-Alex.

[Carfield Yim]

Look cool, how about SWT support??

On Dec 28, 2007 10:22 PM, Alex Ruiz <alruiz15@...> wrote:

>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In java-gui-testing@..., "Alastair Montgomery"
>
>  <a.montgomery@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Thanks I'll have a look at Abbot and Xstudio.
>  >
>
>  Hi Alastair,
>
>  Another good alternative for Swing GUI testing is FEST (
>  http://fest.easytesting.org/swing/ ). Its main features are:
>
>  1. Compact API that is easy to read and write (uses fluent interfaces
>  to create a DSL-oriented API)
>  2. Supports both JUnit and TestNG
>  3. Embeds screenshots of failed GUI tests in both JUnit and TestNG
>  HTML reports
>
>  Also, please take a look at the latest SNAPSHOT release (version
>  0.8-SNAPSHOT) at
>
> http://fest.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/fest/m2/repository/fest/fest-swing/0.8-SNAPSHOT/
>
>  The changelog for this release can be found at
>  http://fest.easytesting.org/swing/changes-report.html
>
>  We are in the process of updating the project's documentation before
>  having a full 0.8 release (next week.) This release adds new features
>  and is focused on making test troubleshooting easier. For example,
>  when a GUI component is not found, the ComponentLookupException thrown
>  shows a list of available components in the hierarchy. Such list uses
>  indentation to better understand such hierarchy.
>
>  I hope that helps.
>
>  Best regards,
>  -Alex.
>
>
>
>  

[Alex Ruiz]

Thanks! We expect to start looking into SWT in 2008, depending on when
the 1.0 Swing version is released :)

Best regards,
-Alex

--- In java-gui-testing@..., "Carfield Yim" <carfield@...>
wrote:

>
> Look cool, how about SWT support??
>
> On Dec 28, 2007 10:22 PM, Alex Ruiz <alruiz15@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In java-gui-testing@..., "Alastair Montgomery"
> >
> >  <a.montgomery@> wrote:
> >  >
> >  > Thanks I'll have a look at Abbot and Xstudio.
> >  >
> >
> >  Hi Alastair,
> >
> >  Another good alternative for Swing GUI testing is FEST (
> >  http://fest.easytesting.org/swing/ ). Its main features are:
> >
> >  1. Compact API that is easy to read and write (uses fluent interfaces
> >  to create a DSL-oriented API)
> >  2. Supports both JUnit and TestNG
> >  3. Embeds screenshots of failed GUI tests in both JUnit and TestNG
> >  HTML reports
> >
> >  Also, please take a look at the latest SNAPSHOT release (version
> >  0.8-SNAPSHOT) at
> >
> >

http://fest.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/fest/m2/repository/fest/fest-swing/0.8-SNAPSHOT/
> >
> >  The changelog for this release can be found at
> >  http://fest.easytesting.org/swing/changes-report.html
> >
> >  We are in the process of updating the project's documentation before
> >  having a full 0.8 release (next week.) This release adds new features
> >  and is focused on making test troubleshooting easier. For example,
> >  when a GUI component is not found, the ComponentLookupException
thrown

> >  shows a list of available components in the hierarchy. Such list uses
> >  indentation to better understand such hierarchy.
> >
> >  I hope that helps.
> >
> >  Best regards,
> >  -Alex.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

[Carfield Yim]

Great, I am not sure if SWT really better than swing or not, but
several big firm make the IT policy of GUI selection with SWT, we have
to use it :-)

On Dec 30, 2007 11:09 PM, Alex Ruiz <alruiz15@...> wrote:

>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks! We expect to start looking into SWT in 2008, depending on when
>  the 1.0 Swing version is released :)
>
>  Best regards,
>  -Alex
>
>  --- In java-gui-testing@..., "Carfield Yim" <carfield@...>
>  wrote:
>  >
>  > Look cool, how about SWT support??
>  >
>  > On Dec 28, 2007 10:22 PM, Alex Ruiz <alruiz15@...> wrote:
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > --- In java-gui-testing@..., "Alastair Montgomery"
>  > >
>  > > <a.montgomery@> wrote:
>  > > >
>  > > > Thanks I'll have a look at Abbot and Xstudio.
>  > > >
>  > >
>  > > Hi Alastair,
>  > >
>  > > Another good alternative for Swing GUI testing is FEST (
>  > > http://fest.easytesting.org/swing/ ). Its main features are:
>  > >
>  > > 1. Compact API that is easy to read and write (uses fluent interfaces
>  > > to create a DSL-oriented API)
>  > > 2. Supports both JUnit and TestNG
>  > > 3. Embeds screenshots of failed GUI tests in both JUnit and TestNG
>  > > HTML reports
>  > >
>  > > Also, please take a look at the latest SNAPSHOT release (version
>  > > 0.8-SNAPSHOT) at
>  > >
>  > >
>
> http://fest.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/fest/m2/repository/fest/fest-swing/0.8-SNAPSHOT/
>  > >
>  > > The changelog for this release can be found at
>  > > http://fest.easytesting.org/swing/changes-report.html
>  > >
>  > > We are in the process of updating the project's documentation before
>  > > having a full 0.8 release (next week.) This release adds new features
>  > > and is focused on making test troubleshooting easier. For example,
>  > > when a GUI component is not found, the ComponentLookupException
>  thrown
>  > > shows a list of available components in the hierarchy. Such list uses
>  > > indentation to better understand such hierarchy.
>  > >
>  > > I hope that helps.
>  > >
>  > > Best regards,
>  > > -Alex.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>
>