Using FIT and RCP Robot together

I layed out the main idea why it is a great idea to use FIT together with RCP Robot in the article "GUI-Test für RCP-Anwendungen" in Eclipse Magazin 1.08.



The main idea is that you can save a lot of time by using the same story tests for testing the model (early on) and the GUI (later, when available). No need to create different tests, just another set of FIT fixtures!

This approach also supports story-test-driven development and involves non-technical people into the development process a lot better than formal specifications or JUnit tests do.

To get an impresseion how this works, look at the two examples for RCP FIT. Both have a story test in an XLS file. These are model tests, not GUI tests.

Then look at these examples:

• CreateJavaProjectRobotFitTest-1.0.0.zip
• RCPMailRobotFitTest-1.0.0.zip

The Aha! is that these are GUI tests but use the same story tests as the previous two examples! They are driven by a FIT story test, using a FIT fixture based on RCP Robot that eventually drives the GUI.

I will add more about these ideas soon.