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[hyades-dev] Re: SWT test automation, was: gui testing tool which supports eclipse ?????

"Tom Roche" <tlroche@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> There are a lotta folks currently looking for a good, Java-based,
>> JUnit-integrated, whitebox, SWT test automation framework--i.e. not
>> a blackbox tool (like RobotJ), and not a native-oriented tool (like
>> the Mercury tools or the Rational Robot family).

>> Note that I am _not_ trying to slam Rational--they have a
>> nice-looking product called TestRT

>> http://www.rational.com/demos/viewlets/test_rt/component_testing/1/componenttesting_viewlet_viewlet_swf.html

>> that I wish they could extend to support launched instances of
>> Eclipse workbenches--but their current offerings for SWT are IMHO
>> tester- oriented, rather than developer-oriented.

Frank McGrath Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:59:05 -0500
> Regarding RobotJ:

> It is not as convenient as being in the same process and directly
> accessing the methods of your objects. It is not a unit-testing
> tool. But if you are a developer that needs to do system testing, it
> may fit your needs.

That I am not, but I need something that will whitebox unit-test SWT
UIs, with good JUnit integration. Is there any chance that TestRT can
be extended to do this? Or that Hyades will be providing such a tool
in any defined timeframe?



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