VisualWorks Testing Plugin Reference/en
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Introduction[Bearbeiten]
The VisualWorks plugin interfaces to running VisualWorks application via the expecco bridge protocol, which is based on the protocol described [ Embedded_Systems_C_Bridge_API#Bridge_Wire_Protocol | here ].
The plugin provides the following functionality:
- explore the UI in the expecco GUI browser (the widget hierarchy)
- interact with VisualWorks UI components (simulate user interactions)
- record/playback
- execute code inside the VisualWorks image
Preparation[Bearbeiten]
The VisualWorks image must have the expecco bridge code installed and running. For this, it must either be started with a script (command line argument) to load the expecco bridge code upon startup, or it must have been deployed with the bridge parcel already installed.
The expecco bridge code is a separate package, provided by exept.
Code Execution[Bearbeiten]
You can create elememtary VisualWorks action blocks, which contain Smalltalk code which will be executed inside the VisualWorks image. This is similar to remote Smalltalk/X code execution and the API is described in the [Expecco_API/en#Bridged_Smalltalk_Elementary_Blocks | Bridges Smalltalk Elementary Blocks API Documentation].
GUIBrowser Integration[Bearbeiten]
Assuming that the expecco bridge is running in your VisualWorks image, open the GUIBrowser tab:
