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testar – scriptless testing through graphical user interface
Author(s) -
Vos Tanja E. J.,
Aho Pekka,
Pastor Ricos Fernando,
RodriguezValdes Olivia,
Mulders Ad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
software testing, verification and reliability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1689
pISSN - 0960-0833
DOI - 10.1002/stvr.1771
Subject(s) - graphical user interface , scripting language , graphical user interface testing , computer science , automation , human–computer interaction , software engineering , user interface , open source , interface (matter) , test (biology) , world wide web , user interface design , engineering , software , user experience design , programming language , operating system , mechanical engineering , paleontology , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , biology
Summary Covering all the possible paths of the graphical user interface (GUI) with test scripts would take too much effort and result in serious maintenance issues. We propose complementing scripted testing with scriptless test automation using the open‐source testar tool. This paper gives a comprehensive overview of testar and its latest extensions together with the ongoing and future research. With this paper, we hope we can help and encourage other researchers to use testar for their GUI testing‐related research and pave the way for an international research agenda in GUI testing built upon stable and open‐source infrastructure.