Simple and clean testing for JavaFX.
TestFX requires a minimum Java version of 8 (1.8).
- See the Javadocs for latest
master
. - See the changelog CHANGES.md for latest released version.
- A fluent and clean API.
- Flexible setup and cleanup of JavaFX test fixtures.
- Simple robots to simulate user interactions.
- Rich collection of matchers and assertions to verify expected states of JavaFX scene-graph nodes.
Support for:
- Java 8/9/10/11+
- Multiple testing frameworks (JUnit 4, JUnit 5, and Spock).
- Hamcrest matchers or AssertJ assertions (or both!).
- Screenshots of failed tests.
- Headless testing using Monocle.
To add a dependency on TestFX using Gradle, use the following:
dependencies {
testCompile "org.testfx:testfx-core:4.0.16-alpha"
}
Beginning with Java 11, JavaFX is no longer part of the JDK. It has been extracted to its own project: OpenJFX. This means, extra dependencies must be added to your project.
The easiest way to add the JavaFX libraries to your Gradle project is to use the JavaFX Gradle Plugin.
After following the README for the JavaFX Gradle Plugin you will end up with something like:
plugins {
id 'org.openjfx.javafxplugin' version '0.0.8'
}
javafx {
version = '12'
modules = [ 'javafx.controls', 'javafx.fxml' ]
}
Next add a dependency corresponding to the testing framework you are using in your project. TestFX currently supports JUnit 4, JUnit 5, and Spock.
dependencies {
testCompile "junit:junit:4.13-beta-3"
testCompile "org.testfx:testfx-junit:4.0.16-alpha"
}
dependencies {
testCompile 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.5.1'
testCompile "org.testfx:testfx-junit5:4.0.16-alpha"
}
dependencies {
testCompile "org.spockframework:spock-core:1.3-groovy-2.5"
testCompile "org.testfx:testfx-spock:4.0.16-alpha"
}
Finally you must add a dependency corresponding to the matcher/assertions libraries that you want to use with TestFX. TestFX currently supports Hamcrest matchers or AssertJ assertions.
testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest', version: '2.1'
testCompile group: 'org.assertj', name: 'assertj-core', version: '3.13.2'
To add a dependency on TestFX using Maven, use the following:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.testfx</groupId>
<artifactId>testfx-core</artifactId>
<version>4.0.16-alpha</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
Beginning with Java 11, JavaFX is no longer part of the JDK. It has been extracted to its own project: OpenJFX. This means, extra dependencies must be added to your project.
The easiest way to add the JavaFX libraries to your Maven project is to use the JavaFX Maven Plugin.
After following the README for the JavaFX Maven Plugin you will end up with something like:
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
<artifactId>javafx-controls</artifactId>
<version>12.0.2</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
<artifactId>javafx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.0.3</version>
<configuration>
<mainClass>hellofx/org.openjfx.App</mainClass>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
Have a look at Maven Central's org.openjfx entry for an overview of available modules.
Next add a dependency corresponding to the testing framework you are using in your project. TestFX currently supports JUnit 4, JUnit 5, and Spock.
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>4.13-beta-3</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.testfx</groupId>
<artifactId>testfx-junit</artifactId>
<version>4.0.16-alpha</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
<artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
<version>5.5.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.testfx</groupId>
<artifactId>testfx-junit5</artifactId>
<version>4.0.16-alpha</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.spockframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spock-core</artifactId>
<version>1.3-groovy-2.5</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.testfx</groupId>
<artifactId>testfx-spock</artifactId>
<version>4.0.16-alpha</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
Finally you must add a dependency corresponding to the matcher/assertions libraries that you want to use with TestFX. TestFX currently supports Hamcrest matchers or AssertJ assertions.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
<artifactId>hamcrest</artifactId>
<version>2.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
<version>3.13.2</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
TestFX brings along a couple of custom Hamcrest matchers in package org.testfx.matcher.*
.
TestFX uses its own AssertJ based assertion implementation class: org.testfx.assertions.api.Assertions
.
import org.junit.Test;
import org.testfx.api.FxAssert;
import org.testfx.framework.junit.ApplicationTest;
import org.testfx.matcher.control.LabeledMatchers;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class ClickableButtonTest_JUnit4Hamcrest extends ApplicationTest {
private Button button;
/**
* Will be called with {@code @Before} semantics, i. e. before each test method.
*/
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
button = new Button("click me!");
button.setOnAction(actionEvent -> button.setText("clicked!"));
stage.setScene(new Scene(new StackPane(button), 100, 100));
stage.show();
}
@Test
public void should_contain_button_with_text() {
FxAssert.verifyThat(".button", LabeledMatchers.hasText("click me!"));
}
@Test
public void when_button_is_clicked_text_changes() {
// when:
clickOn(".button");
// then:
FxAssert.verifyThat(".button", LabeledMatchers.hasText("clicked!"));
}
}
import org.junit.Test;
import org.testfx.assertions.api.Assertions;
import org.testfx.framework.junit.ApplicationTest;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class ClickableButtonTest_JUnit4AssertJ extends ApplicationTest {
private Button button;
/**
* Will be called with {@code @Before} semantics, i. e. before each test method.
*/
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
button = new Button("click me!");
button.setOnAction(actionEvent -> button.setText("clicked!"));
stage.setScene(new Scene(new StackPane(button), 100, 100));
stage.show();
}
@Test
public void should_contain_button_with_text() {
Assertions.assertThat(button).hasText("click me!");
}
@Test
public void when_button_is_clicked_text_changes() {
// when:
clickOn(".button");
// then:
Assertions.assertThat(button).hasText("clicked!");
}
}
TestFX uses JUnit5's new extension mechanism via org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith
. By using this, implementors are not forced anymore to inherit from ApplicationTest
and are free to choose their own super classes.
It does also make use of JUnit5's new dependency injection mechanism. By using this, test methods have access to the FxRobot
instance that must be used in order to execute actions within the UI.
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
import org.testfx.api.FxAssert;
import org.testfx.api.FxRobot;
import org.testfx.framework.junit5.ApplicationExtension;
import org.testfx.framework.junit5.Start;
import org.testfx.matcher.control.LabeledMatchers;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
@ExtendWith(ApplicationExtension.class)
class ClickableButtonTest_JUnit5Hamcrest {
private Button button;
/**
* Will be called with {@code @Before} semantics, i. e. before each test method.
*
* @param stage - Will be injected by the test runner.
*/
@Start
private void start(Stage stage) {
button = new Button("click me!");
button.setId("myButton");
button.setOnAction(actionEvent -> button.setText("clicked!"));
stage.setScene(new Scene(new StackPane(button), 100, 100));
stage.show();
}
/**
* @param robot - Will be injected by the test runner.
*/
@Test
void should_contain_button_with_text(FxRobot robot) {
FxAssert.verifyThat(button, LabeledMatchers.hasText("click me!"));
// or (lookup by css id):
FxAssert.verifyThat("#myButton", LabeledMatchers.hasText("click me!"));
// or (lookup by css class):
FxAssert.verifyThat(".button", LabeledMatchers.hasText("click me!"));
}
/**
* @param robot - Will be injected by the test runner.
*/
@Test
void when_button_is_clicked_text_changes(FxRobot robot) {
// when:
robot.clickOn(".button");
// then:
FxAssert.verifyThat(button, LabeledMatchers.hasText("clicked!"));
// or (lookup by css id):
FxAssert.verifyThat("#myButton", LabeledMatchers.hasText("clicked!"));
// or (lookup by css class):
FxAssert.verifyThat(".button", LabeledMatchers.hasText("clicked!"));
}
}
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
import org.testfx.api.FxRobot;
import org.testfx.assertions.api.Assertions;
import org.testfx.framework.junit5.ApplicationExtension;
import org.testfx.framework.junit5.Start;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
@ExtendWith(ApplicationExtension.class)
class ClickableButtonTest_JUnit5AssertJ {
private Button button;
/**
* Will be called with {@code @Before} semantics, i. e. before each test method.
*
* @param stage - Will be injected by the test runner.
*/
@Start
private void start(Stage stage) {
button = new Button("click me!");
button.setId("myButton");
button.setOnAction(actionEvent -> button.setText("clicked!"));
stage.setScene(new Scene(new StackPane(button), 100, 100));
stage.show();
}
/**
* @param robot - Will be injected by the test runner.
*/
@Test
void should_contain_button_with_text(FxRobot robot) {
Assertions.assertThat(button).hasText("click me!");
// or (lookup by css id):
Assertions.assertThat(robot.lookup("#myButton").queryAs(Button.class)).hasText("click me!");
// or (lookup by css class):
Assertions.assertThat(robot.lookup(".button").queryAs(Button.class)).hasText("click me!");
// or (query specific type):
Assertions.assertThat(robot.lookup(".button").queryButton()).hasText("click me!");
}
/**
* @param robot - Will be injected by the test runner.
*/
@Test
void when_button_is_clicked_text_changes(FxRobot robot) {
// when:
robot.clickOn(".button");
// then:
Assertions.assertThat(button).hasText("clicked!");
// or (lookup by css id):
Assertions.assertThat(robot.lookup("#myButton").queryAs(Button.class)).hasText("clicked!");
// or (lookup by css class):
Assertions.assertThat(robot.lookup(".button").queryAs(Button.class)).hasText("clicked!");
// or (query specific type)
Assertions.assertThat(robot.lookup(".button").queryButton()).hasText("clicked!");
}
}
import org.testfx.framework.spock.ApplicationSpec;
class ClickableButtonSpec extends ApplicationSpec {
@Override
void init() throws Exception {
FxToolkit.registerStage { new Stage() }
}
@Override
void start(Stage stage) {
Button button = new Button('click me!')
button.setOnAction { button.setText('clicked!') }
stage.setScene(new Scene(new StackPane(button), 100, 100))
stage.show()
}
@Override
void stop() throws Exception {
FxToolkit.hideStage()
}
def "should contain button"() {
expect:
verifyThat('.button', hasText('click me!'))
}
def "should click on button"() {
when:
clickOn(".button")
then:
verifyThat('.button', hasText('clicked!'))
}
}
To run TestFX tests as part of your Travis CI build on Ubuntu and/or macOS take the following steps:
-
Ensure that your unit tests are triggered as part of your build script. This is usually the default case when using Maven or Gradle.
-
If you wish to test in a headless environment your must add Monocle as a test dependency:
build.gradle
dependencies { testCompile "org.testfx:openjfx-monocle:8u76-b04" // jdk-9+181 for Java 9, jdk-11+26 for Java 11 }
pom.xml
<dependency> <groupId>org.testfx</groupId> <artifactId>openjfx-monocle</artifactId> <version>8u76-b04</version> <!-- jdk-9+181 for Java 9, jdk-11+26 for Java 11 --> <scope>test</scope> </dependency>
-
Base your Travis configuration on the following. Some different build variations are shown (Glass/AWT robot, Headed/Headless, (Hi)DPI, etc.) adjust the build matrix to your requirements.
.travis.yml
language: java sudo: false # Linux OS: run in container matrix: include: # Ubuntu Linux (trusty) / Oracle JDK 8 / Headed (AWT Robot) - os: linux dist: trusty jdk: oraclejdk8 env: - _JAVA_OPTIONS="-Dtestfx.robot=awt" # Ubuntu Linux (trusty) / Oracle JDK 8 / Headed (Glass Robot) / HiDPI - os: linux dist: trusty jdk: oraclejdk8 env: - _JAVA_OPTIONS="-Dtestfx.robot=glass -Dglass.gtk.uiScale=2.0" # Ubuntu Linux (trusty) / Oracle JDK 8 / Headless - os: linux dist: trusty jdk: oraclejdk8 env: - _JAVA_OPTIONS="-Djava.awt.headless=true -Dtestfx.robot=glass -Dtestfx.headless=true -Dprism.order=sw" # macOS / Oracle JDK 8 / Headless - os: osx osx_image: xcode9.4 jdk: oraclejdk8 env: - _JAVA_OPTIONS="-Djava.awt.headless=true -Dtestfx.robot=glass -Dtestfx.headless=true -Dprism.order=sw -Dprism.verbose=true" # Headed macOS is not currently possible on Travis. addons: apt: packages: - oracle-java8-installer before_install: - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == linux ]]; then export DISPLAY=:99.0; sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start; fi install: true before_script: - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == osx ]]; then brew update; brew cask reinstall caskroom/versions/java8; fi script: - ./gradlew check before_cache: - rm -f $HOME/.gradle/caches/modules-2/modules-2.lock - rm -fr $HOME/.gradle/caches/*/plugin-resolution/ - rm -f $HOME/.gradle/caches/*/fileHashes/fileHashes.bin - rm -f $HOME/.gradle/caches/*/fileHashes/fileHashes.lock cache: directories: - $HOME/.gradle/caches/ - $HOME/.gradle/wrapper/ - $HOME/.m2
Your TestFX tests should now run as part of your Travis CI build.
To run TestFX tests as part of your Appveyor build on Windows take the following steps:
-
Ensure that your unit tests are triggered as part of your build script. This is usually the default case when using Maven or Gradle.
-
If you wish to test in a headless environment your must add Monocle as a test dependency:
build.gradle
dependencies { testCompile "org.testfx:openjfx-monocle:8u76-b04" // jdk-9+181 for Java 9 }
pom.xml
<dependency> <groupId>org.testfx</groupId> <artifactId>openjfx-monocle</artifactId> <version>8u76-b04</version> <!-- jdk-9+181 for Java 9 --> <scope>test</scope> </dependency>
-
Base your Appveyor configuration on the following. Some different build variations are shown (Glass/AWT robot, Headed/Headless, (Hi)DPI, etc.) adjust the build matrix to your requirements.
appveyor.yml
version: "{branch} {build}" environment: matrix: # Java 8 / AWT Robot - JAVA_VERSION: "8" JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0 _JAVA_OPTIONS: "-Dtestfx.robot=awt -Dtestfx.awt.scale=true" # Java 8 / AWT Robot / HiDPI - JAVA_VERSION: "8" JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0 _JAVA_OPTIONS: "-Dtestfx.robot=awt -Dtestfx.awt.scale=true -Dglass.win.uiScale=200%" # Java 8 / Headless - JAVA_VERSION: "8" JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0 _JAVA_OPTIONS: "-Djava.awt.headless=true -Dtestfx.robot=glass -Dtestfx.headless=true -Dprism.order=sw -Dprism.text=t2k" # Java 10 / AWT Robot / HiDPI - JAVA_VERSION: "10" JAVA_HOME: C:\jdk10 _JAVA_OPTIONS: "-Dtestfx.robot=awt -Dtestfx.awt.scale=true -Dglass.win.uiScale=200%" # Java 11 / AWT Robot / HiDPI - JAVA_VERSION: "11" JAVA_HOME: C:\jdk11 _JAVA_OPTIONS: "-Dtestfx.robot=awt -Dtestfx.awt.scale=true -Dglass.win.uiScale=200%" build_script: - ps: | if ($env:JAVA_VERSION -eq "11") { $client = New-Object net.webclient $client.DownloadFile('http://jdk.java.net/11/', 'C:\Users\appveyor\openjdk11.html') $openJdk11 = cat C:\Users\appveyor\openjdk11.html | where { $_ -match "href.*https://download.java.net.*jdk11.*windows-x64.*zip\`"" } | %{ $_ -replace "^.*https:", "https:" } | %{ $_ -replace ".zip\`".*$", ".zip" } echo "Download boot JDK from: $openJdk11" $client.DownloadFile($openJdk11, 'C:\Users\appveyor\openjdk11.zip') Expand-Archive -Path 'C:\Users\appveyor\openjdk11.zip' -DestinationPath 'C:\Users\appveyor\openjdk11' Copy-Item -Path 'C:\Users\appveyor\openjdk11\*\' -Destination 'C:\jdk11' -Recurse -Force } elseif ($env:JAVA_VERSION -eq "10") { choco install jdk10 --version 10.0.2 --force --cache 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\cache' -params 'installdir=c:\\jdk10' } // Note: Currently Java 8 is the default JDK, if that changes the above will have to change accordingly. shallow_clone: true build: verbosity: detailed test_script: - gradlew build --no-daemon cache: - C:\Users\appveyor\.gradle\caches - C:\Users\appveyor\.gradle\wrapper -> .gradle-wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties - C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin -> appveyor.yml - C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib -> appveyor.yml - C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\cache -> appveyor.yml
Head over to our gitter chat for discussion and questions.
The testfx-legacy
subproject is deprecated and no longer supported. It is highly recommended
that you switch from using testfx-legacy
. If you want to continue using it you should cap
the versions of testfx-core
and testfx-legacy
to 4.0.8-alpha
, which was the last released
version of testfx-legacy
. Using a newer version of testfx-core
with an older version of
testfx-legacy
will very likely break (and does with testfx-core
versions past 4.0.10-alpha
).
Thanks to all of the contributors of TestFX!