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Control of Sub-processes During GUI Testing
Read moreTesting GUI software can often start sub-processes. These can be either background services which are not directly visible to the user, or they can show an additional UI. The Squish GUI Tester allows the user to control which of the sub-processes will be hooked and which are to be...
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Detecting Problematic Object Names Automatically
Read moreNot all object names are equal. Some are “less good” than others, for various reasons. To avoid proceeding to use problematic object names, it can be useful to make the test script developers aware of them automatically, as early as possible. In our Knowledge Base article Example – Custom...
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GUI Testing Through Optical Character Recognition in the Cloud
Read moreRobust and reliable GUI tests are essential for the continuous deployment of today’s software projects. The Squish GUI Tester supports you in achieving this goal through dedicated Squish editions, which are aware of various GUI toolkits and technologies. Image-based Testing is included as a complementary feature for dynamically rendered visualizations....
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Screenshots in Squish Reports: Simplifying Result Analysis
Read moreThe Squish GUI Tester excels at verifying an application’s user interface. But comprehensive verifications can come at a cost: the resulting test reports become huge and daunting to analyze. Take advantage of additional screenshots in Squish reports to get a better understanding of what happened.
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Finding Table Cells by Header Text in Java Applications
Read moreIn another article, we demonstrated how to find table cells by header text in Qt applications. Here, we will show how to do the same thing in a Java AUT (Application Under Test). Motivation Finding table cells by header text leads to more readable tests. Furthermore, this is useful if...
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Disable Logging of All But Some Messages
Read moreMotivation Logging is a useful tool for testing. It can be used for different purposes throughout a test: outputting properties of a GUI object, tracking the current executed step, debugging which particular code path is being followed, and why, and much more. However, tests tend to grow either in...
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Running GUI Tests on Each Commit in GitLab CI/CD
Read moreIn a recent article, we wrote about running Squish tests on merge requests in GitLab. In this article, we present a solution to run Squish tests on each commit. Overview We invoke the squishrunner command to execute tests and generate JUnit and web reports. Additionally, squishrunner is called with...
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Measuring Code Coverage on Devices with Limited Memory
Read moreIn this article, we would like to explore the possibilities that are available to a Squish Coco user if he or she wants to use the tool on devices with limited memory. It is relatively clear that things don’t get better if we have less memory. Therefore, the whole...
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Verifying the Visual Order of GUI Elements
Read moreThis tip demonstrates how to verify that GUI elements are properly arranged from left to right and top to bottom. Verifications in Squish The Squish GUI Tester has several ways to do functional tests of Graphical User Interfaces. One recurring scenario is verifying the layout of GUI elements. A...
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