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How to debug Jython Scripts in QF-Test

By the usage of script nodes QF-Test allows embedding of special custom functionality into your test-cases. Typically, these scripts are supposed to be short and relatively simple containing just dedicated functionality, whereas the majority of test logic is done via QF-Test visual nodes.

In this article I explain how to prepare an Eclipse or standalone Liclipse IDE to connect to the Jython interpreter of QF-Test and allow enhanced debugging.

30. January 2020, Karlheinz Kellerer

The license server was shut down and still uses only the old license

OK, this is a really special case, but with the increasing use of the QF-Test license server this case is happening more often. The license server just has to be reachable by all QF-Test instances, which use a compatible client license for the server license. When starting, they ask explicitly just this license server if the requested license is still available.

05. November 2019, Mike Schmidt

Really a 'Great Place to Work'? - An internship at QFS

You are interested in QF-Test, you already have a trial version and/or want to know more about this company? Most of the time you can only catch a superficial glimpse of the companies on their websites. How the employees are and what it's like to work in this company is not really known. You may find an article or an award. Fantastic. But what is behind this appearance? I spent three weeks at QFS as an intern and would like to give you a little insight into the company behind the product.

28. October 2019, Carolin Tutsch

Read and write Excel files from QF-Test

If you want to use data from an MS Excel file in your QF-Test tests or want to write test results to MS Excel files then go on reading.

08. October 2019, Ute Erler

Execute test-cases and/or test-sets with a certain tag

Large test projects may consist out of several thousands of test-cases. Often executing them all would need a considerable amount of time, even if multiple machines are used in order to replay the different tests. The solution are tags.

01. October 2019, Yann Spöri

The impact of geometry on component recognition

This is a short article about why QF-Test records geometry information for components, what impact these values have and how to change them either after or during recording.

19. September 2019, Gregor Schmid

Software Testing Thesis

We want to help students in writing their software testing thesis, we decided to start a reference list for relevant testing topics.

06. August 2019, Author unavailable

Using QF-Test in Continuous Integration Systems

Continuous Integration Systems (CI-Systems) support the teams at their steady work on the various sub-steps of the software development process. The main objective being the improvement of software quality.

11. July 2019, Thomas Max

Veni, vidi, variavi – Using Variables

There‘s no way around using variables if a test-suite has to to be flexible, reusable, and elegant. But where are variables set? Which value of the variable is used if I defined multiple ones at different positions? And how can I find out? This article aims to answer these questions.

10. July 2019, Daniel Rieth

News about the print(…) and println(…) module

If you are working with QF-Test scripting nodes, no matter whether you prefer Jython, Groovy or JavaScript, you will come across the QF module sooner or later. This module, accessible in all script nodes and script terminals via the variable qf, holds a bunch of helper methods designed to make the life of a script programmer easier.

04. July 2019, Pascal Bihler

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