Automated GUI testing of linux applications
linux, testing, user-interface
Solution
There are two different kind of tools that I know:
- Based on the accessibility layer: LDTP, dogtail, strongwind
- Based on image recognition: sikuli, xpresser
In my opinion, LDTP is the best tool right now since it provides a way to access programatically to the widgets in your application through the accessibility layer. However, the accessibility layer isn't really stable yet, in particular if it's enabled system-wide. So I'd let LDTP enable accessibility just for your application for testing.
Sikuli looks promising, but I'm reluctant to recommend it because I'm not completely sure that a change in resolution, theme, font, etc. won't break all your test cases and you may end up spending a considerable amount of time maintaining them.
Problem
I'm looking for automated GUI testing apps. So far, I've found Froglogic's Squish, Dogtail, and the Linux Desktop Testing Project. Are there any good free tools for testing linux apps out there? I don't have the option of rewriting the applications that I'm testing.