Linux Desktop Testing Project

Linux Desktop Testing Project

Initial release	(help)
Repository	github.com/ldtp
Written in	Python, C, C#, Other
Operating system	Linux, OS X, Windows
Type	Automated testing
License	GNU LGPL
Website	ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/

The Linux Desktop Testing Project (LDTP) is a set of open source testing tool that uses uses Assistive technology to automate GUIs. 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 GNOME application, Mozilla, OpenOffice.org, any Swing-based Java, Qt 4-based and KDE 4.x applications.

LDTP is used by the following companies/organizations:

• GNOME QA community
• Mozilla QA community
• Openoffice.org QA community
• KDE QA community
• Novell/SuSE, Sun China
• Palm Source (access-company)
• VMware Inc

LDTP can be used to remotely test applications.

The LDTP is released under the LGPL.

History.

LDTP version 0.1.0 was released in January 2005 and was then showcased and discussed at GUADEC 2005. It was then used at the Google Summer of Code in 2006 for 'Tinderbox integration', 'Evolution automation', and 'LDTP regression suite' under GNOME organisation. Then again in 2007, it was used by the Mozilla Fondation for Firefox automation and Tinderbox integration.

Example

This is an example of how LDTP tests, testing writing in gedit:

#!/bin/bash

# The standard import stuff.
from ldtp import *
import ooldtp 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()

See also

• List of Linux GUI testing tools
• Desktop Linux

External links

• Homepage
• Mago Ubuntu wrapper using LDTP