Open source testing tool for iPhone, iPad apps

BROOMFIELD, USA: Gorilla Logic, open source test tools solutions provider has announced the latest version of FoneMonkey, the open source functional testing tool for iPhone and iPad applications.

New features include the ability to write test cases in JavaScript and a new API that makes it easier to create lists of FoneMonkey commands, resulting in increased efficiencies for developers looking to boost their productivity when developing mobile applications, said a press release.

"The latest release of FoneMonkey allows QA engineers to now write complete test suites without having to know Objective C, increasing their overall productivity while enhancing both the quality and functionality of iPhone and iPad applications," said Stu Stern, president and CEO of Gorilla Logic and co-creator of FoneMonkey.

"We recently provided a preview of these new capabilities at the 360 iDev Conference and we were pleased to see the positive response from the application development community," added Stern.

According to the release, new features of the Fall FoneMonkey release include:

* Programmed scripts for Objective-C and Java Script can be generated automatically or scripted manually, resulting in the ability to create extensive tests or suites of tests.

* The ability to drive tests using CSV files to seamlessly input the necessary data without delay and create databases in Excel to drive QA engineers and developers' tests.

* Updated recording capabilities so that changes to the UI will not break previously scripted tests.

* Automated testing capabilities resulting in increased efficiencies.

The company claims that, it is the only testing tool for iOS that records all actions with the iPhone or iPad while in use and plays them back as a test script at any time.

FoneMonkey supports development as well as QA testing, and tests can easily be incorporated into continuous integration environments.