Squish tip of the week: How to work with an already running application
Question: Is it possible for Squish to hook into (interact with) an application that was started manually?
Answer: Absolutely!
Here’s how
- Start the application using start*aut instead of starting it directly:
startaut --port=<portNumber> <AUT_PATH>
- Register the AUT as an Attachable AUT
Going Forward
Using start*aut you can playback or interact with a running application using Squish, because the hook is already loaded and ready.
- Update your Test Suite Setting’s Application list to use <No Application>
- Now when you record, the Record Settings window displays where you can select to use the running application
Simplify starting the AUT
Create a shell or batch file and use it instead of the direct AUT executable to start your application.
C:\squish\bin\startaut --port=9999 C:\myApplication.exe
start*aut variations:
- androidobserver for android AUTs
- startaut for Qt, Mac OS X, and Tk AUTs
- startjavaaut for Java AUTs
- startwinaut for native Windows AUTs
Related topics
About start*aut
Attaching to running applications
Application Context
About the Squish Hook
