Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How do you automate testing for a complex WPF application without breaking the bank? With Microsoft's CodedUI deprecated and TestStack.White unsupported, we searched for the best open-source alternative. The answer is FlaUI.
In this video, we review the FlaUI library and demonstrate how SciChart uses it to automate smoke tests, verify UI interactions, and perform visual regression testing on our WPF Examples Suite. See why we chose this open-source tool over expensive commercial suites like Ranorex or Telerik Test Studio.
What you'll see:
– Why we chose FlaUI: Comparing options for WPF UI Automation
– Setup: Implementing basic smoke tests (App start, Crash detection)
– Interaction: Automating clicks on Buttons and ListBox items
– Visual Verification: Implementing Image Capture and Comparison
– Quality Assurance: How automated testing speeds up our release cycle
Why Developers Choose FlaUI for WPF Testing
– Open Source: Free to use and actively maintained (unlike TestStack.White)
– Modern Support: Works with WPF, WinForms, Win32, and Store Apps
– Lightweight: Easy integration without the bloat of commercial suites
– Reliable: Robust element detection for XAML-based applications
Resources FlaUI GitHub Repository: github.com/Roemer/FlaUI
SciChart WPF Examples Source Code: github.com/abtsoftware/scichart.wpf.examples
Start Free Trial: scichart.com/getting-started
SciChart is committed to software quality. By integrating robust UI automation, we ensure that our high-performance charts are not only fast but reliable for mission-critical deployments.
#UIAutomation #WPF #FlaUI #TestAutomation #DotNet #SoftwareTesting #QA #Csharp #OpenSource #DevOps
How do you automate testing for a complex WPF application without breaking the bank? With Microsoft's CodedUI deprecated and TestStack.White unsupported, we searched for the best open-source alternative. The answer is FlaUI.
In this video, we review the FlaUI library and demonstrate how SciChart uses it to automate smoke tests, verify UI interactions, and perform visual regression testing on our WPF Examples Suite. See why we chose this open-source tool over expensive commercial suites like Ranorex or Telerik Test Studio.
What you'll see:
– Why we chose FlaUI: Comparing options for WPF UI Automation
– Setup: Implementing basic smoke tests (App start, Crash detection)
– Interaction: Automating clicks on Buttons and ListBox items
– Visual Verification: Implementing Image Capture and Comparison
– Quality Assurance: How automated testing speeds up our release cycle
Why Developers Choose FlaUI for WPF Testing
– Open Source: Free to use and actively maintained (unlike TestStack.White)
– Modern Support: Works with WPF, WinForms, Win32, and Store Apps
– Lightweight: Easy integration without the bloat of commercial suites
– Reliable: Robust element detection for XAML-based applications
Resources FlaUI GitHub Repository: github.com/Roemer/FlaUI
SciChart WPF Examples Source Code: github.com/abtsoftware/scichart.wpf.examples
Start Free Trial: scichart.com/getting-started
SciChart is committed to software quality. By integrating robust UI automation, we ensure that our high-performance charts are not only fast but reliable for mission-critical deployments.
#UIAutomation #WPF #FlaUI #TestAutomation #DotNet #SoftwareTesting #QA #Csharp #OpenSource #DevOps
