Preparing to Use JavaStar: JavaStar Main Menu


Once you launch JavaStar, the main menu appears, along with the Project Settings screen:

JavaStar main menu

Create Test Script is where you start your application. This leads you to the Record/Playback window where you can record scripts, generate declarations, play back scripts (primarily for debugging), and inspect the application components without recording your actions. These functions are described in different chapters--see the chapters "Recording Scripts," "Interacting and Inspecting," "Generating and Using Declarations," and to some extent in "Running Tests."

Compose Test is where you combine scripts to form complex tests: adding pass/fail dependencies, passing parameters, setting scripts to restart the application, and more. You can find instructions on how to compose tests in the chapter "Composing Tests."

Run Test is where you run tests that log results. In this window, you can specify arguments to send to the test, and override your default directory settings. This option, as well as other ways of running tests, is covered in the chapter "Running Tests."

Edit Test Script is where you edit and compile scripts and declaration files. Read about editing features in the "Customizing Options" chapter.

Monitor Test Status is where you track the status of multiple JavaStar processes. You can terminate execution of a process from here. The chapter "Monitoring Test Status" describes how this works.

View Test Results opens the full-featured Results Viewer. Here you can view the results of any test run, getting summary or detailed information, filtering for the results you want. You can also archive, extract, or print results from here. See the chapter "Viewing and Analyzing Results" for details on how to use the Results Viewer.

Set Options is where you can view system information and set options that control the look of the user interface. For more information, see the chapter "Customizing Options."

Quit exits the JavaStar application.

The Project Files panel is where you define the application or applet you want to test and the JavaStar options you want to use while testing that program. See the section "Creating a Project File."




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