GUI fuzzing

[ichorid]

Fuzzing is the most efficient method of testing complex GUIs. However, implementing one can be a tricky task, especially in the case of desktop applications that are written in more than one language and splitted into several parts (hello, Tribler, I'm looking at you!).

To implement fuzzing in Tribler, we'll need:

• a framework for Qt scripting, or a bridge to a popular GUI testing platform.
• a way to automatically build an FSM for the GUI.
• a library to fuzz and explore the GUI FSM.

Good read on the topic: https://www.fuzzingbook.org/html/GUIFuzzer.html#

[synctext]

GUI testing is a part of deployment testing

[Dmole]

Qt LTS Releases To Be Restricted To Commercial Customers, Other Commercial Changes[1]... So one might expect some fast version hopping.