TestFX

Simple and clean testing for JavaFX.

Status

Version 4 is in alpha phase. Release notes are listed in CHANGES.md and latest documentation is only available via gradle javadoc.

Features

• A fluent and clean API.
• Flexible setup and cleanup of JavaFX test fixtures.
• Simple robots to simulate user interactions.
• Rich collection of matchers to verify expected states.

Support for:

• Java 8 features and JavaFX 8 controls.
• JUnit testing framework and Hamcrest matchers.
• Precise screenshots of failed tests.
• Headless testing using Monocle.

Example

public class DesktopPaneTest extends ApplicationTest {
    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {
        Scene scene = new Scene(new DesktopPane(), 800, 600);
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }

    @Test
    public void should_drag_file_into_trashcan() {
        // given:
        rightClickOn("#desktop").moveTo("New").clickOn("Text Document");
        write("myTextfile.txt").push(ENTER);

        // when:
        drag(".file").dropTo("#trash-can");

        // then:
        verifyThat("#desktop", hasChildren(0, ".file"));
    }
}

Gradle and Maven

Gradle build.gradle with testfx-core and testfx-junit from Bintray’s JCenter (at https://jcenter.bintray.com/):

repositories {
    jcenter()
}

dependencies {
    testCompile "org.testfx:testfx-core:4.0.+"
    testCompile "org.testfx:testfx-junit:4.0.+"
}

Maven pom.xml with testfx-core from Maven Central repository (at https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/).

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>maven-central-repo</id>
        <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
        <snapshots>
            <enabled>false</enabled>
        </snapshots>
    </repository>
</repositories>

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.testfx</groupId>
        <artifactId>testfx-core</artifactId>
        <version>4.0.1-alpha</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.testfx</groupId>
        <artifactId>testfx-junit</artifactId>
        <version>4.0.1-alpha</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Maven pom.xml with testfx-core (SNAPSHOT) from Sonatype Snapshots repository (at https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/).

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>maven-central-repo</id>
        <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
        <snapshots>
            <enabled>false</enabled>
        </snapshots>
    </repository>
    <repository>
        <id>sonatype-snapshots-repo</id>
        <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
        <snapshots>
            <enabled>true</enabled>
       </snapshots>
    </repository>
</repositories>

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>junit</groupId>
        <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
        <version>4.12</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.testfx</groupId>
        <artifactId>testfx-core</artifactId>
        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Documentation

• How to use TestFX in your project
• How to build and deploy TestFX
• How to contribute

Motivation

The motivation for creating TestFX was that the existing library for testing JavaFX, Jemmy, was too verbose and unwieldy. We wanted more behavior driven tests with easy-to-read code that our tester could follow and modify on her own.

Today, TestFX is used in all of the about 100 automated GUI tests in LoadUI (video).

• Comparison with Jemmy, in the TestFX wiki.
• “Ten Man-Years of JavaFX: Real-World Project Experiences”, conference session at JavaZone and JavaOne.

Similar Frameworks

• Jemmy, by the Oracle SQE team.
• Automaton, a new testing framework that supports JavaFX as well as Swing.
• MarvinFX, test support for JavaFX Propertys.

Mailing List

Head over to testfx-discuss@googlegroups.com for discussions, questions and announcements.

Credits

TestFX was initially created by @dainnilsson and @minisu as a part of LoadUI in 2012. Today, it is being extended and maintained by @hastebrot, @Philipp91, @minisu and the other contributors.

License

Copyright 2013-2014 SmartBear Software
Copyright 2014-2017 The TestFX Contributors

Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.1 or - as soon they will be approved by the
European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "Licence"); You may
not use this work except in compliance with the Licence.

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http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/eupl.html

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