Issue IX - 28 September 2006
We are proud to announce the release of LDTP 0.6.0. This release features
number of important breakthroughs in LDTP as well as in the field of Test
Automation. This release note covers a brief introduction on LDTP followed by
the list of new features and major bug fixes which makes this new version of
LDTP the best of the breed. Useful references have been included at the end of
this article for those who wish to hack / use LDTP.
About LDTP
==========
Linux Desktop Testing Project is aimed at producing high quality test
automation framework and cutting-edge tools that can be used to test Linux
Desktop and improve it. It uses the Accessibility libraries to poke through the
application's user interface. The framework also has tools to record test-cases
based on user events in the interface of the application which is under
testing. We strive to help in building a quality desktop.
This release features an all new TCP interface of the server which, is covered
briefly below.
Recording has taken new heights and the code is much organized now. More bug
fixing and documentation changes.
Whats new in this release...
============================
+ Remote TCP based execution
Tests can, now, be carried out from a remote terminal. LDTP Clients
can connect to the new TCP interface and run tests with-in the box that is
running the server. This kind of interface comes handy for testing
applications running in small devices. This interface is contributed by "Palm
Source".
+ Recording using LDTP
This new version of LDTP features a recorder tool which would help in
generating automation scripts automatically by recording user events. This
would greatly reduce the time required for creating and maintaining
automation scripts. Thanks to Venkateswaran ('whacko'), Harishankaran
('sp2hari') and Theyagarajan ('Taggy') for making this happen. For more
information on this please refer to http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/RecordHOWTO
+ Bug fixes
This version includes loads of bug fixes to address important issues
like memory leak, API functionality, accessibility compatible issues etc., For
a detailed list please refer to release notes section of our project site
hosted in http://ldtp.freedesktop.org. Thanks to all the developers for their
contribution and dobey especially.
LDTP news
=========
* Rodney Dawes (dobey) accessibility test suite -
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/ldtp/a11y-test-suite/
* Presenting LDTP in GNOME Accessibility Summit, Boston, 2006
* Presenting LDTP in Mozilla Accessibility Summit, Boston, 2006
LDTP Recording demo
=============
Record / Playback of scripts -
http://freeshell.in/%7Etaggy/ldtp/ldtpguidemo.html
References
=======
For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit
http://ldtp.freedesktop.org
For information on various APIs in LDTP including those added for this release
can be got from http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/user-doc/index.html
To subscribe to LDTP mailing lists, visit
http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/Mailing_20list
IRC Channel - #ldtp on irc.freenode.net
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Linux Desktop Testing Project - http://ldtp.freedesktop.org
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