openQA - end to end testing of operating systems
summary
openQA is an end-to-end integration tester that simulates keyboard/mouse, captures VNC/video and matches screenshots with OpenCV using needles (PNG+JSON regions), running image checks roughly once per second. The core automation uses OS-AutoInst, tests run on QEMU or bare metal (IPMI, Raspberry Pi via USB‑SD mux), and jobs produce disk artifacts for dependent tests. The test API is Perl-based and the system already keeps rolling releases like Tumbleweed tested continuously, including Windows and mainframe consoles.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:30OpenQA overview
- 4:25Why should you use it
- 9:00Architecture
- 11:50Web UI
- 16:40Advanced features
- 20:45When to use openQA
- 23:20How to get started
- 27:00Starting from scratch
- 29:00Bare metal testing
- 32:55Call for action
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