Hi, Yes, STAF supports Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. You can see the supported platforms here: http://staf.sourceforge.net/getcurrent.php
I'm assuming that you will be using STAX to control the test execution. If so, then you can log any data or testcase output/results to the STAX job log. These logs are in binary format, but there are utilities that allow you to convert them to HTML (http://staf.sourceforge.net/current/STAFJava.htm#Header_STAFLogFormatter). Or, you could create any type of report that you want within the STAX job. If you wanted to create a pdf file, then you would need to use Acrobat to create it. If you want to store the output, then you could put the output into a database (i.e. via a <process> element in your STAX job) or copy it to a server. STAX also provides conditional execution control (via the <if> element), and gives you control over whether a testcase was successful or failed. So, yes, it sounds like STAF/STAX will work for your test environment. You may want to read the Getting Started Guides to become more familiar with STAF/STAX: http://staf.sourceforge.net/current/STAFGS.pdf http://staf.sourceforge.net/current/staxgs.pdf Thanks, David David Bender 11501 Burnet Rd. Phone (T/L): 1-512-286-5315 STAF/STAX Development Bldg. 903-5B002 (363-5315) Austin, TX ITN: 23635315 IBM Software Group, 78758-3400 Email: bda...@us.ibm.com WPLC From: "Brendan Simon (eTRIX)" <brendan.si...@etrix.com.au> To: "STAF (Software Test Automation Framework)" <staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: 09/17/2010 05:11 AM Subject: [staf-users] automated testing for embedded devices Hello, I have a number (4) of hand-held devices, which connect to a computer via usb (serial protocol) to be managed by a user executing application software on the host computer. I wish to set up an Automated Test Framework (ATF) to test the "host software" with the hand-held devices. I want to test correct functionality of new host software features and verify that no regressions have crept into the host software (i.e. correct functionality of existing features). The host software executes on Mac OS X. The highest priority is to be able to test the latest host software against the latest firmware for each of the devices, however it would be good to be able to test against various firmware versions and various host software versions. Also, not all devices support all features provided by the host software, so I need someway of executing only the appropriate tests, and/or specifying that a test failure is expected. I'd like to produce test reports in various formats (text, pdf, html). Is this a STAF feature ?? Would it be a good idea to store test results in a database and then create reports from that ?? What support is there is STAF for storing test results and creating test reports ?? I presume STAF is capable of providing these features. Yes ?? I presume STAF will run equally well on OS X (e.g. a MacBook) or a Linux box or a Windows box. Yes ?? Is there a particular way to set up STAF to best provide the testing for my scenario described above ?? Thanks for any assistance and insights. I am new to automated test tools so hopefully STAF will be able to do what I want. Cheers, Brendan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ staf-users mailing list staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/staf-users
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