[Testing] FYI Virtusa: Sugarbot - Automated Testing Tool for Sugar

[James Cameron]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 03:08:06PM +0200, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 14:08, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:51:12AM +0200, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> >> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 23:53, Tim McNamara <mcnamara.tim at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hello all at Virtusa,
> >> >
> >> > I am unsure whether you have been made aware of an automated tool
> >> > that can be used effectively to automate regression testing for
> >> > Sugar, Sugarbot[1]. ?With this tool, test analysts can automate
> >> > actions within Activities by using Python scripts. A short video
> >> > with lots of information is available.[2]
> >>
> >> Hi, I would recommend that we reuse GNOME testing tools instead:
> >>
> >> http://live.gnome.org/DesktopTesting
> >>
> >> Sugarbot basically aims to reimplement what AT-SPI already is.
> >
> > Do either Sugarbot or GNOME testing tools actually work on Sugar? ?Has
> > anyone done it recently to confirm it works? ?Is there a Sugar version
> > dependency? ?Where can we find documentation on how to create and run
> > tests?
> 
> The instructions for using Mago to test a GNOME application should
> apply for testing Sugar.
> 
> The outstanding work in Sugar is the same that is required to make it
> accessible, [...]

So I take it this means it doesn't work yet.  Thanks, that's useful
data.

-- 
James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/