The Linux Desktop Testing Project (LDTP) is an

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that uses computer

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to automate

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s. The GUI functionality of an application can be tested in Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD and embedded environments. The Mac OS X version is called PyATOM, and the Windows version is Cobra. LDTP can test any accessibility-enabled

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application,

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, any Swing-based

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, Qt 4-based and

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4.x applications. LDTP is/was used by the following companies/organizations: *

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* Palm Source *

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LDTP can be used to remotely test applications. The LDTP is released under the

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History

LDTP version 0.1.0 was released in January 2005 and then showcased and discussed at

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2005. It was then used at the

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in 2006 for

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integration,

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automation, and LDTP regression suite under

organization. Then again in 2007, it was used by the Mozilla Foundation for

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automation and

integration.

Example

This is an example of how LDTP would test writing in

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: #!/usr/bin/env python3 # The standard import stuff. from ldtp import * from ooldtp import context as locate from time import sleep # Here we open the app. launchapp("gedit") # Now we find it and make sure it is open. gedit_win = locate("*gedit") gedit_win.waittillguiexist() # Now we type into gedit. text_field = gedit_win.getchild("txt1") text_field.enterstring("G'Day mate!") # Save a picture to prove we did it. imagecapture("*gedit", "/tmp/foo.png") # Quit gedit. quit = gedit_win.getchild("mnuQuit") quit.selectmenuitem() # Close without saving. dont_save = locate("Question") dont_save.waittillguiexist() button = dont_save.getchild("btnClosewithoutSaving") button.click() # Wait until gedit is gone. gedit_win.waittillguinotexist()

Diagram of how LDTP works

References

External links

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Mago
Ubuntu wrapper using LDTP {{FOSS Freedesktop.org Free software programmed in Python

History

Example

Diagram of how LDTP works

See also

References

External links