v2.2.9

Image detection and improved text recognition

Testo Framework now provides you with the opportunity to detect images on the screen (additionally to detecting text). Image detection can be used in the actions wait, click(lclick, rclick, dclick) and the check expressions.

In addition, the accuracy of text recognition has been significantly improved, including large text, italics and bold text.

GeForce RTX 30 Series support

Added support for the latest series of video cards. Please note that the Testo GPU-version now requires a CUDA driver with CUDA version 11.1 support.

Improved performance of guest additions

The copyto and copyfrom actions now work much faster and are suitable for copying very large files. Guest additions use no more than 1MB of RAM for their work. When updating Testo to a new version, do not forget to update the ISO image with guest additions.

Macros with commands

Macros now can consist of commands (additionally to macros with actions).

video virtual machine attribute

Now you can change the settings for the emulated video device in virtual machines with the new video attribute.

Custom virtual machine loaders

Now it is possible to customize the virtual machine boot loader if, for some reason, you're not OK with the default boot loader.

Testo interpreter exit codes

Testo interpreter now has several exit codes.

v2.1.0

Flash Commands

A new commands type appeared in Testo-lang - flash commands. Now you can reference flash drives in tests as virtual entities (alongside with virtual machines). The following actions are available for flash drives:

1. copyto (Copy files from the Host to the flash drive);
2. copyfrom (Copy files from the flash drive to the Host);
3. print, abort (Works just like for virtual machines);
4. Macro calls, if and for clauses (Works just like for virtual machines).

Waiting for the erasing confirmation in testo clean

testo clean command now prints all the virtual entities that the Testo Framework is about to erase before the actual erasing. The actual erasing requires a confirmation. There is also --assume_yes command-line argument available for testo clean mode.

Arbitrary number of --test_spec and --exclude command-line arguments

Now you can specify --test_spec and --exclude command-line arguments multiple times. Test will be scheduled to run according the order in which these aruments apper in the command line.

Printing macro call stack

Now when an error occurs inside a macro call - you get the whole macro call stack printed out for you

v2.0.1

Fixating Testo Lang syntax and backward compatibility guarantees.

Major update reflects fixating the main concepts and syntax constructs in Testo Lang. We have a clear vision for the Testo Lang future and we have a lot of new features planned for 2.x versions. However we are certain that new features won't lead to losing backward compatibility.

And thus we hereby give you our guarantees that starting with 2.0.1 Testo version all the already working tests will work in any future 2.x Testo version. In an unlikely event of backward compatibility-breaking syntax change, Testo will support the old syntax for some time. Additionally, a message will pop up warning of using deprecated syntax.

Redesign of Virtual Flash Drives managing

The Virtual Flash Drive managing is completely re-done. Thus the tests using virtual flash drives reliability increased greatly.

Extended actions parameterization possibilities

Several actions now can take strings as some arguments (instead of the usual literals). In this strings param referencing is available (as in any other strings). Below you can see the complete list of arguments that now may be passed as strings:

• timeout value in shutdown actions;
• interval value in press actions;
• interval value in type actions;
• timeout value in sleep actions;
• timeout and interval values in wait actions;
• timeout and interval values in check expressions;
• timeout value in mouse actions;
• name values in plug/unplug flash/link/nic actions;
• timeout value in exec actions;
• timeout value in copyto/copyfrom actions.

Now you could, for example, place an plug flash action in a macro with the flash name passed as the macro argument.

Param resolving algorithm changes

When trying to reference a param which wasn't declared an error will be generated (instead of returning an empty string).

To check whether a param is declared or not a new expression DEFINED is now available in if statements.

Other changes

• Now RANGE could take integers as arguments (as well as strings).
• A command contain exactly one virtual machine, no more.
• The Windows guest additions installer is now English.

v1.6.1

Self-building

We are glad to inform you that Testo Framework has reached a new step in its lifecycle. Version 1.6.1 is the first Testo version which was build by the Testo itself. Yes, Testo is a tests automation framework but it doesn't mean you can't automate other tasks with it (for example, building a project or deploying a Virtual Test Bench for debugging puproses). Keep that in mind when doing your routines for a 100-th time.

Fixes

• fixed a bug with the unplug dvd action
• fixed a bug when copying files from a Windows-guest to a Linux-host with a copyfrom action
• fixed a bug when copying files from a Linux-host to a Windows-guest with a copyto action

v1.6.0

Importing manually setup virtual machines

Testo Framework now have the possibility to create virtual machines with a disk imported from an existing virtual machine. Now you can manually setup a virtual machine, configure it to your liking and then import the results into Testo Framework.

Multiple disks in a single virtual machine support

Now you can specify several disks inside one virtual machine configuration.

Holding down keyboard keys

Added the possibility to hold down and release keyboard keys.

Selective semantic checks improvement

Numerous bugs were fixed in the selective semantic checks algorithm (first introduced in version 1.5.1).

v1.5.1

GPU-accelerated screen contents detection

Testo Framework now have two distributives:

1. With CPU-driven neural network processing
2. With GPU-driven neural network processing

Right now can guarantee Testo support for videocards NVIDIA GTX 1050 and higher. Nvidia-provided driver is required.

Adjustment for the files checksumming threshold

With the new command line argument --content_cksum_maxsize you can change the maximum size of files which have checksum calculated based on the contents (not a Last Modify timestamp). Default value is 1 Megabyte.

Selective semantic checks

Semantic analysis is now done only for the tests you want to run (according to the --test_spec and --exclude command line arguments).

Only the virtual machines and flash drives mentioned on these tests are undergone the semantic checks.

Basically it means you don't need to have actual artifacts (iso-images, copyto files and so on) for tests you don't want to run.

cpus attribute in virtual machine declarations

The cpus attribute now doesn't stand for number of virtual CPUs in the virtual machine, but rather for number of Cores. The CPU is always single now.

Other changes

Now press support NumPad keys.

v1.5.0

New possibilities for mouse actions

Added the possibility to place the mouse cursor with much more accuracy:

• If there are several instances if an expected text on the sceen you can specify which one interests you;
• You can navigate the cursor inside the text instance;
• After the cursor positioning inside the text instance you can move it to the right left up or down as much as you need;
• All the specifiers are also available as methods and functions inside JS-selectors.

Adjustment for the default values of timeouts and intervals in actions

Added the posibility to change the default values for timeouts and intervals using special (reserved) params.

interval specificator for type actions

Now you can adjust typing speed in type actions with changing the interval between the key pressings.

JS-selectors changes

JS-selectors are re-developed and now have new classes and functions. Backward compatibility is lost.

Guest additions

• Guest additions now support Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 guests
• Guest Additions now support x86 guest OSes

v1.4.0

Mouse actions

Now you can control the mouse cursor with the mouse action:

• Move the cursor to a certain text on the screen
• Move the cursor to specified coordinates
• Move the cursor with JS-selectors
• Additionally you can click, right-click or double-click the mouse
• Hold down and relesae left and right mouse buttons

interval specificator in several actions

In actions wait and press as well as in expressons check you can specify an interval <time_interval> option with which you can adjust screen checking frequency (wait, check) and keys pressing frequency (press).

Newlines in one-line strings

It is possible now to add newlines in one-line strings. Newlines must be preceded with the escaped character like this: \n

Other changes

• New action: sleep
• New syntax for the for loop
• copyto action supports cyrillic file names