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gtklogger: A Tool For Systematically Testing Graphical User Interfaces

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Author(s)

Stephen A. Langer, Faical Y. Congo, Andrew C. Reid, Rhonald Lua, Valerie R. Coffman

Abstract

We describe a scheme for systematically testing the operation of a graphical user interface. The scheme provides a capability for generating event logs, which are recordings of a user session with the interface. These logs can be annotated with assertion statements, comparing reference test data with data retrieved by introspection on the GUI elements. Such an annotated log forms a test case, suitable for incorporation into a regression test suite.
Citation
Technical Note (NIST TN) - 1862
Report Number
1862
NIST Pub Series
Technical Note (NIST TN)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

software testing, graphical user interface
Information technology and Conformance testing

Citation

Langer, S. , Congo, F. , Reid, A. , Lua, R. and Coffman, V. (2015), gtklogger: A Tool For Systematically Testing Graphical User Interfaces, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1862 (Accessed October 15, 2025)

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Created August 20, 2015, Updated November 10, 2018
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