LDTP (http://ldtp.freedesktop.org) works on Windows/Linux/Mac/Solairs/FreeBSD/NetBSD/Palm Source, yes its Cross Platform GUI testing tool. Please share your feedback with us (nagappan@gmail.com).
Mandatory requirements
- GNOME Version - min 2.24
- Accessibility should be enabled
Install the following packages
- pyatspi (python-atspi)
- python-twisted-web
- python-wnck
- python-gnome
Optional dependency packages
- Python Imaging Library (http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/) to compare two images
- Pystatgrab (http://www.i-scream.org/pystatgrab/) to moitor memory and CPU utilization
Setting up LDTP from source in Linux environment
- check out source from with the following command: 'git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/ldtp/ldtp2.git'
- When prompted for password enter
- change to the source directory with the following command: 'cd ldtp2'
- build with 'python setup.py build'. Assuming that all the above mentioned packages are installed
- setup with 'python setup.py install' as the root user
Note: If your GNOME version is less than or equal to 2.24, then use LDTPv1 (1.7.x)
LDTP works in the following platforms:
- http://www.opensuse.org/ OpenSuSE
- http://opensolaris.org/ OpenSolaris
- http://ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu
- http://www.debian.org/ Debian GNU/Linux
- http://fedora.redhat.com/ Fedora Core
- http://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD
How to write test scripts using ldtp for your module ?
- How to create LDTP test scripts in python - http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/LDTP_test_scripts_in_python
- Refer existing pyautosuite test scripts - http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ldtp/pyautosuite/
- Refer API Reference page for list of LDTP functions available - http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/user-doc/index.html
How do I contact LDTP team incase of any help ?
- Join the LDTP team on IRC for technical help, online
Server : irc.freenode.net
Channel : #ldtp
- Join the LDTP Mailing List - http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/Mailing_20list
If you are interested in contributing to LDTP ?
- You are welcome to do that. Check TODO page and pitch in where ever you can contribute ;) - ping us in the mailing list
For Java compilation:
Download commons-codec-1.6.jar, ws-commons-util-1.0.2.jar, xmlrpc-client-3.1.3.jar, xmlrpc-common-3.1.3.jar and place it in JavaLDTP/lib/
Download jar files from this location or any other apache mirror. Make sure you have the version mentioned in the jar or latest
http://mirror.cc.columbia.edu/pub/software/apache/commons/codec/binaries/commons-codec-1.6-bin.zip
http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/ws/xmlrpc/
In eclipse its compiled by default. FIXME: Write how to compile from command line
# Note: The following steps created for Windows installer
To create Ldtp.jar
cd ldtp\JavaLDTP\bin
jar cvf ..\..\Ldtp.jar * # Note: Tested this on Mac with a forward slash though, haven't created Jar on Windows
To use LDTP Java library:
Include Ldtp.jar file available under ldtp folder in your project