Microsoft Windows automation (nonfiction)

Microsoft Windows automation

Tools for desktop app automation testing

Sikulix

• SikuliX Home Page
• Automates anything you see on the screen of your desktop computer running Windows, Mac, or some Linux/Unix. It uses image recognition powered by OpenCV to identify and control GUI components. You can both automate desktop or web applications regardless of any technology. It is useful when there is no easy access to a GUI’s internal or source code.
• Was an open-source research project at the User Interface Design Group at MIT.
• Uses Python (specifically Jython) for scripting
• PSMRL: a group of five parameters which can be used interchangeably in some contexts
  • Pattern
  • String
  • Match
  • Region
  • Location

WinAppDriver

• WinAppDriver (nonfiction)
• You can use WinAppDriver by itself or with Appium @ GitHub.com/Microsoft
• WinAppDriver and NodeJS with Selenium driver @ Stack Overflow

Appium

• How to Install Appium Server and Node on Windows through Command Line @ testbytes.net
• Write a test @ appium.io

Webdriver.io (WDIO)

• WDIO Globals @ webdriver.io
  • npm i @wdio/globals --save-dev
• WinAppDriver service for WDIO @ webdriver.io
• Selenium vs WebDriverIO @ testsigma.io

See also

• Winium
• Tricentis Tosca
• Micro Focus UFT
• SikuliX (nonfiction)

PowerShell

Get The Windows App ID of an application:

get-StartApps | Where-Object {$_.Name -like '*Application Name*'}

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)

Categories

• Category:Microsoft Windows (nonfiction)
• Category:Automation (nonfiction)

External links

• How to automate tasks in Windows @ The Verge (4 April 2024) - You can save a lot of time and effort by automating repetitive actions, although some methods can get seem complex at first