Is there no information about any good or proper device for automated testing on Windows CE / Mobile platforms? Those I know about, include, test quest, countdown, SOTI pocket controller, and eggplant. Is there any more that I am missing?
Alternatively, is anyone aware of VNC or remote display device that replicates Windows Visual Objects hierarchy for Windows Mobile, instead of displaying the entire device, a single bitmap? If this can be done, the mainstream desktop automation tool can be implemented on Windows Mobile.
N.B I have already read this which is useful, but looking for a viable option to close the shelf option. There are several posts related to this post.
I know your question is straight "There are tools to automate testing on CE", But did you believe that one version of the app is targeting your automation that can be accessed from a standard desktop environment? In this way, you are open to all standard automation devices.
For example, I worked on some projects where we needed to automate testing for the device. In all cases, the RF device was actually connecting just one web browser with a web based app. Similar URLs and simplified forms can be plugged into a standard desktop browser and can be automated with any normal automation toolets. Automation does not replace manual testing, so what we did on those projects was an automatic regression test of the same web interface used by RF devices, but still performs some prudential manual tests directly on the devices. In addition, regarding the VNC / bitmap issue, I have gone down that road before and agree that this is a nightmare. The use of standard desktop UI automation on VNC bitmap is not only unreliable and unmanifest, But slow - in most devices, the CPU removes the desired image from top to bottom, searching for the whole bitmap. It's really slow.
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