Documentation/Nightly/SlicerApplication/QtTesting

Overview

Too lazy to do the same actions over and over? QtTesting is the answer! The QtTesting library provides you with an easy way to record and play macros with 3DSlicer. Included in this library is a user-friendly recording interface that shows you what actions you're recording as well as a simple and smart playback interface that will allow you to control actions whenever you want. With no input from the user, QtTesting record all accomplished actions from the point you have started the record until you stop it! "Create a puppet and let it do the rest ... "

Slicer developers already use this library to record tutorials and test Slicer3D application.

Recorder

How to Start Go to Edit and click to the action Record Macro to start to record all your events. The record dialog will appear at the bottom left of the application Record dialog : Shows the last event recorded Numbers of events recorded You can stop the recording at anytime by clicking on the Stop button Save your macro After stopped the record, a dialog will appear to allow you to save your macro.

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Player

How to Start Go to Edit and click to the action Play Macro to start to play back. Player dialog : Controler widget Start, pause, stop or play by step your macro. Log check button, allow you to Show/Hide messages about events. Change the Time step to control the speed. Player tab : Default tab Show you the macro file played. Info tab : SHow you the last event played.

User limitations

QtTesting in 3DSlicer is still under development, and some events won't be recorded or not properly.

Following what is subject to not work :

• Some actions under submenu, mainly actions on widget.

work not perfectly:

• A shift appear when you are using the 3D interactor.