[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: How to JUnit-test Draw2D applications?

[Jens v.P. <developer@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm answering myself, just in case someone finds my initial question:

The swtbot4gef should to the job, have a look at 
http://code.google.com/p/swtbot4gef/ or read Ketan Padegaonkar's blog 
at http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2009/08/04/gef-support-for-swtbot.html

Cheers

Jens

On 2009-05-16 17:01:41 +0200, Jens v.P. <developer@xxxxxxxxx> said:

> Hi all,
>
> in order to write some tests for the GEF3D project, I was wondering how 
> to do a test of a Draw2D functionality. In other words: How to test a 
> figure? I'm not interested in testing its getters and setters 
> (figure.set(x)==figure.getX() is not a very interesting question), but 
> in testing the actual graphical output. What I'm thinking about is some 
> type of (fuzzy) image comparison -- this would be applicable to Draw3D 
> graphics as well (since I simply have to compare screenshots). Or are 
> there other, better techniques? Is there a known library for comparing 
> images?
>
> Cheers
>
> Jens