How to automate Qt GUI Tests
summary
Automated GUI testing for Qt apps uses froglogic’s Squish GUI Tester to hook into the running app (no code edits if linked dynamically) and traverse the Qt object tree, using object-based identification plus optional image checks. Tests run as scripts (Python, JavaScript, Tcl, Ruby, Perl), map Gherkin steps (Gherkin BDD) to script functions, and execute via squishrunner + squishserver (remote and distributed runs supported). Demo verifies an energy UI (set speed/heating → 37 kW), outputs HTML reports, and integrates into CI with coverage-driven test selection.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:45Challenges
- 4:03GUI Tester
- 5:06ObjectBased Testing
- 7:36Test Scripting
- 9:28Behavior Driven Development
- 12:10Multiplication Testing
- 12:47Architecture
- 15:04Integrations
- 16:12Time
- 18:46Demonstration
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