Welcome newbie! I think there is definite interest in GUI testing via a Java library.
Since the library drives automation in the openoffice process, it might be thought of as an extension. Is that your thinking? (I am thinking where it could be kept in the Apache project structure.) For contribution, there are a couple of steps to take. First, for this substantial work, an iCLA is required from you. Links to the iCLA can be found here: <http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas>. The iCLA document includes instructions for where to send it. Some of your co-workers who have done this already. Also, please check with your employer to ensure that there is approval for you to make this donation. Then next steps can be considered. If there are questions about preparation of a donation that you prefer to be private, please send your messages to [email protected]. - Dennis E. Hamilton tools for document interoperability, <http://nfoWorks.org/> [email protected] gsm: +1-206-779-9430 @orcmid -----Original Message----- From: Zhe Liu [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 18:29 To: [email protected] Subject: Anybody interested in TestTool? I wrote a Java lib to replace it. Hi all, Vcl TestTool is used by GUI automated testing for OpenOffice.org, but it has many drawbacks. Too many errors, difficult to debug, maintain and execute parallelly. I found many people mentioned this problem. Libreoffice has abondoned the tool. But I think GUI automated testing still is valuable. It can test the product more like the actual users. I has been working for long time on automated testing in Symphony project. I wrote a Java lib which can connect to the automation (automation module in source code) server in openoffice process and do GUI automated testing. The lib can be integrated with JUnit or other Java testing framework. Anybody interested in the lib? I can contribute it to community. Suggestion is welcome. PS, I am a newbie here. :-) Thanks. - Liu Zhe
