Squish (Froglogic)

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Squish GUI Tester
Developer(s) Froglogic
Initial release18 November 2003 (2003-11-18)
Stable release
6.7 / 30 March 2021;2 months ago (2021-03-30)
Operating system Windows, Unix-like, OS X, iOS, Android, Windows CE and QNX
Size 220 MB
Available inEnglish
Type Graphical user interface testing
License Trialware
Website froglogic.com/squish

Squish is a commercial cross-platform GUI and regression testing tool that can test applications based on a variety of GUI technologies (see list below). It is developed and maintained by Froglogic. [1] [2]

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Overview

Squish is developed and maintained by Froglogic. [1] Version 1.0 was released on 18 November 2003. Squish uses property-based object identification (independent of screen position), and is able to record and replay test scripts written in JavaScript, Perl, Python, Ruby or Tcl. [3] [4] It is a two-component system, consisting of a runner, which interprets and executes scripts, and a server, which hooks in and controls the application under test (AUT) by injecting a module into it that provides a TCP/IP connection between the AUT and the program running the test. [1] Both components work on Windows, Linux, several Unix variants, Mac OS X, [1] iOS, Android, Windows CE and QNX and other RTOSes.[ citation needed ]

As of version 6.0, the Squish GUI Tester fully integrates support for behavior-driven development (BDD) and testing extended by special functionality to apply this to GUI tests. Squish is compatible with the Gherkin (domain-specific language) used in tools such as Cucumber.[ citation needed ]

Squish is shipped with the full source code. [4]

According to Froglogic, Squish is used by more than 3,000 companies. [5]

In May 2012, Squish won Dr. Dobb's Jolt Productivity Award. [4]

Supported GUI technologies

According to Froglogic, Squish supports the following platforms: [6]

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References

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  2. Leithold, Alfred (2008). Tests executed in Squish for Qt. Structured Testing in Practice. GRIN Verlag. p. 53. ISBN   9783638894623.
  3. "froglogic Releases Automated Qt GUI Testing Tool Squish 1.0". LinuxDevices. Ziff Davis. 18 November 2003. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Riley, Mike (1 May 2012). "Jolt Awards: The Best Testing Tools - Jolt Productivity Award - froglogic Squish". Archived from the original on 1 September 2015.
  5. "Our Customers". Froglogic. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  6. "Squish GUI Testing". Froglogic. Retrieved 30 August 2013.