can we test desktop applications using spectron?

[karthik1407s]

Hi, I have an application(.exe) developed using angular and electron( initially a web application is built using angular and then it is converted into desktop application using electron packager), can I test this application, installed in my PC, using spectron?

[shivakrishnach31]

I also have the same question. @kevinsawicki @zeke Could you please respond and help us.

Thanks in Advance, Shiva

[robinwassen]

@karthik1407s @shivakrishnach31 I have not tested Spectron, but looking at the docs it seems like this is exactly what it does.

The first thing you do to setup the tests is:

var app = new Application({
  path: '/Applications/MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyApp'
})

The path specified is the path to the executable on macOS, should also work on Windows since there is AppVeyor support.

[csharsha]

Anyone of you lucky enough to test .exe application in windows? If yes please help. I need one.

[ericyahhh]

@csharsha It works as @robinwassen described above. For .exe files you also need to simply specify the absolute path to it:

var app = new Application({
  path: '/[PATH]/MyApp.exe'
})

You don't even need to worry about the backslash on Windows.