What approach should I take (if it's even possible) to unit test a standard event driven Winforms app where display and logic are mixed together.
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A:
You'll need to use a UI Automation testing framework, unless you want to rework your UI to decouple the display and logic.
Some examples include products like TestComplete.
Visual Studio 2010 is going to add some functionality for this exact scenario, as well.
Reed Copsey
2009-12-11 20:15:01
To my experience, its better to separate display and logic. Those GUI Robot applications may only be helpful if you have a separate testing department which is really willing to use them because they save them some effort.
Doc Brown
2009-12-12 14:11:14
I agree, completely. However, the OP asked how to test an app that explicitly has display + logic mixed...
Reed Copsey
2009-12-12 18:06:44