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How to Test a Tauri App End-to-End (No WebDriver Needed)
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How to Test a Tauri App End-to-End (No WebDriver Needed)

DEV Community: rust·Ian Jennings·about 4 hours ago
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You can test a Tauri app end-to-end without WebDriver by describing each step in plain language. TestDriver matches each description against screenshots of the installed app, so:

you test the same .deb your users install, with nothing compiled into it

you don't write or maintain selectors

your test reads like the steps you'd give a teammate

TestDriver generates and runs black-box end-to-end tests. It starts your app in a fresh virtual machine, looks at the screen and uses a real mouse and keyboard, so it never needs selectors or access to your code. Each test is a normal Vitest file, and every run is recorded as a replay.

The example installs Yaak , an open-source API client built with Tauri, sends a request and checks the response.…

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