Squish GUI Tester is a comprehensive cross-platform and cross-technology automation tool for GUI testing across multiple environments, including desktop, mobile, and web. It supports various GUI technologies and offers advanced features like multi-application testing, remote execution, and integrations with numerous test management and CI tools. Squish also facilitates behavior-driven development (BDD) using Gherkin syntax for clearer test specifications.

1. Squish GUI Tester

2. About Squish GUI Tester
● Cross-platform, cross-technology GUI Test Automation Tool
● Platforms:
– Desktop (Windows, Linux, Unix, macOS)
– Embedded (Linux, Android, WinCE, QNX, …)
– Mobile (iOS, Android, Linux, …)
– Web
● Supports many GUI technologies:
– Cross-platform: Qt, QML/QtQuick, Web, Tk, Java/Swing,
Java/SWT, Java/RCP, JavaFx
– Native: Windows (MFC, WinForms, WPF, ...), macOS, iOS,
Android
– Support for hybrid UIs (e.g. Qt + Web)

3. Object Identification
● Dedicated, robust GUI toolkit object recognition
– Object based
– Image based

4. Test Development
● Capture & replay + powerful scripting
● Eclipse-based development environment (Squish IDE)
● Property and visual verifications

5. BDD
● Tell a story with your tests and create a shared understanding
● Get executable specifications using Gherkin syntax
● Use consistent business terminology
● Automate using Squish's recording & scripting
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Scenario: Bbbb ccc
Given foo bar zzz
And zilch zorro
When I do something
Then something should
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Scenario: Bbbb ccc
Given foo bar zzz
And zilch zorro
When I do something
Then something should
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Scenario: Bbbb ccc
Given foo bar zzz
And zilch zorro
When I do something
Then something should
Developer
Tester
Documentation
Customer,
Business Owner
Analyst Developer,
Tester

6. Advanced Features
● Multi-Application testing
● Remote/distributed test execution architecture (mobile, embedded)
● Support for FMI (Functional Mockup Interfaces)

7. Architecture

8. Embedded & Mobile
● Remote testing architecture
– IDE (Eclipse based) / runner on a desktop
– AUT automated on device or Simulator/Emulator

9. Multi Application Testing

10. Integrations
● Open formats and standards, driven command line tools
● Integrations into test management and continuous integration tools

11. Integrations
● Microsoft ALM (Visual Studio / TFS / Microsoft Test Manager) (Squish is Microsoft's
PSP for GUI testing)
● HP Quality Center / ALM
● Rational Quality Manager
● Ant
● CTest/CMake/CDash
● CruiseControl
● Eclipse IDE
● JUnit
● Jenkins
● Bamboo
● TeamCity
● Robot Framework
● Maven
● TestTrack TCM (Seapine)
● XStudio
● SpiraTest
● MKS
● Polarion
● And more ...

12. Safety Standards
● Fit for use in IEC 61508, ISO 26262, EN 50128 and DO 178C

13. Demo!