Squish – GUI Test Automation

Module 1: Introduction to Squish

• Multi-platform GUI automation philosophy
• Architecture: squishserver, squishrunner, IDE
• AUT registration and supported technologies
• IDE: test suites, scripts, object map
• Scripting languages: Python, JavaScript, Tcl
• Squish vs UFT vs Selenium for specialised GUIs

Module 2: Object Identification

• Object Map: centralised identification repository
• Symbolic names vs real names
• Property-based object identification
• Wildcard and regex matching
• findObject and waitForObject functions
• Multi-property identification for dynamic UIs

Module 3: Python Scripting in Squish

• Squish Python API: test functions and assertions
• mouse_click, type, keyclick interactions
• test.verify and test.compare assertions
• waitForObject: timing and loading states
• Exception handling and error recovery
• Python helper functions for reusable code

Module 4: Qt Application Testing

• Qt widget types: buttons, lists, tables, combo boxes
• Qt Model/View testing: list and table validation
• Custom Qt widget property access
• Qt Quick (QML) application testing
• Qt signals and slots: event-driven testing
• Qt-specific patterns for embedded and desktop apps

Module 5: Embedded & Cross-Platform Testing

• Embedded Linux GUI testing
• Testing on hardware targets via network
• Automotive HMI testing with Squish
• Medical device UI validation workflows
• Cross-platform test reuse across targets
• Remote testing on network-connected devices

Module 6: BDD with Squish

• Squish BDD: Gherkin feature files
• Step implementation in Python or JavaScript
• Combining BDD and scripted tests
• BDD reporting in Squish IDE
• Non-technical stakeholder collaboration
• Structuring BDD suites for Qt applications

Module 7: Data-Driven & Visual Testing

• testdata module and CSV input
• Image verification and screenshot comparison
• Visual testing baseline management
• OCR text verification for non-standard controls
• Table and list data validation patterns
• Localisation testing: multi-language UIs

Module 8: CI/CD & Enterprise Features

• squishrunner command-line for CI
• Jenkins and GitLab CI integration
• XML and HTML report output
• Batch testing multiple test suites
• Code coverage integration with Qt
• Squish enterprise deployment and licensing

Our Squish instructors are experienced Qt and embedded systems testing specialists who have implemented Squish for automotive HMI validation, medical device UI testing, and industrial control systems. They have Qt development backgrounds and experience in ASPICE, IEC 62304, and DO-178 regulated environments.