Eggplant Functional 23 Release Notes
The notes below provide descriptions of the new features and changes introduced with each release of Eggplant Functional (EPF). You are strongly encouraged to read about the relevant changes whenever you upgrade from an earlier version.
Compatibility
Beginning with EPF 23.1.1, you can find the EPF-supported software, operating systems, and system recommendations on the Prerequisites page.
Notes
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Beginning with EPF 23.2.0 and 23.2.1, a Japanese version of the EPF documentation is available. Note that the Japanese documentation version is 23.0.0. But the versions should be in sync in a future release. You can find the Japanese documentation here, which is the English EPF documentation url with the "/ja" extension.
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Eggplant Functional will no longer support the classic iOS and Android Gateways starting in the fall of 2024. Users are encouraged to migrate to the Eggplant Gateway embedded in Eggplant Functional.
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Eggplant Functional will remove the auto-classification of elements in Autoscan feature in an upcoming release.
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Tables functionality will be removed in a future release.
EPF 23.4.104 (October 2024)
The EPF 23.4.104 release is available for Mac and Windows only. It contains the same updates and bug fixes as the 23.4.3 release described below, except that it includes a different version of the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) component, which is the EPF component that reads text.
Included OCR Version
The EPF 23.4.104 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.2
, which we recommend for best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Eastern language recognition, we recommend release 23.4.3 as described below.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion()
put ocrversion() --> 12.2
EPF 23.4.3 (October 2024)
Included OCR Version
The EPF 23.4.3 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.4
, which we recommend for best results with Eastern language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Western language recognition, we recommend release 23.4.104. - Linux OCR version:
12.3
, which provides best results for recognition of all languages on Red Hat, CentOS, and Ubuntu.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion()
put ocrversion() --> 12.2
Features
The 23.4.3 release of EPF contains the new SenseTalk version 2.20 which includes:
- New Excel color and Worksheet functionality
- Property list performance improvements
Defects
- Improves SenseTalk Performance when modifying nested Property Lists (CRD-1662)
- Fixes an issue with RDP Beta not respecting
DefaultWidth
andDefaultHeight
parameters (CRD-1675) - Fixes the Contrast Slider in RHEL8 version of EPF (CRD-1679)
- Updates the macOS installation drive icon (CRD-1506)
- Fixes an issue with API Tests not returning all cookies from HTTP requests (CRD-1658 - partial)
- Fixes an EPF crash when running SenseTalk Scripts from DAI
Security and Dependency Updates
- Updates LibTIFF to the latest version
- Updates 3rd Party Dependencies
SenseTalk Enhancements
The 23.4.3 release of EPF contains the new SenseTalk version 2.20, including new Excel color and Worksheet functionality, and property list performance improvements.
Additional Excel Functionality
- Adds the ability to set the
HeaderRow
to any arbitrary row when accessing worksheets as a Database - Adds the ability to override
ColumnNames
when accessing worksheets as a Database - The
CellRange
function now allows for accessing non-contiguous rows and columns - New Worksheets can now be created in an existing Workbook from SenseTalk
- Many new worksheet properties can now be accessed and modified from SenseTalk. For example:
FillPattern
,BorderStyle
,RowHeight
, etc. For a full list see Excel File Interaction
Performance Improvements
- Addresses a subtle bug where modifying nested property lists (property lists containing property lists of property lists containing property lists…) would slow down execution for large lists. Such operations are on the order of two orders of magnitude faster in SenseTalk 2.20.
Defect Fixes
- Fixes a subtle issue when comparing a list within a list when there was only a single nested list. When two lists were compared, only the first element of the nested lists were compared. This has been addressed in SenseTalk 2.20.
Example:
# In the case that a list contains a single nested list
# only the first element in each nested list is checked
# when checking for equality...
if [["ice", "t"]] is equal to [["ice", "cube"]]
put "The list comparison is bugged!" # is printed every time in SenseTalk < 2.20
else
put "This works as expected" # is printed every time in SenseTalk >= 2.20
end if
# If there is more than one nested list, the comparison has always worked...
if [["ice", "t"], ["vanilla", "ice"]] is equal to [["ice", "cube"], ["eazy", "e"]]
put "The list comparison is bugged!"
else
put "This works as expected" # is printed every time for all versions of SenseTalk
end if
# If there is more than one nested list, the comparison has always worked,
# even when the other nested list is the same (so we know that the second item
# in the first nested list is checked)
if [["ice", "t"], ["biz", "markie"]] is equal to [["ice", "cube"], ["biz", "markie"]]
put "The list comparison is bugged!"
else
put "This works as expected" # is printed every time for all versions of SenseTalk
end if
EPF 23.4.103 (September 2024)
The EPF 23.4.103 release is available for Mac and Windows only. It contains the same updates and bug fixes as the 23.4.2 release described below, except that it includes a different version of the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) component, which is the EPF component that reads text.
Included OCR Version
The EPF 23.4.103 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.2
, which we recommend for best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Eastern language recognition, we recommend release 23.4.2 as described below.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion()
put ocrversion() --> 12.2
EPF 23.4.2 (September 2024)
The EPF 23.4.2 release includes new iOS support as well as a number of fixes described below.
Eggplant Functional will no longer support the classic iOS and Android Gateways starting in the fall of 2024. Users are encouraged to migrate to the Eggplant Gateway embedded in Eggplant Functional.
Eggplant Functional will remove the auto-classification of elements in Autoscan feature in an upcoming release.
Included OCR Version
The EPF 23.4.2 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.4
, which we recommend for best results with Eastern language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Western language recognition, we recommend release 23.4.103. - Linux OCR version:
12.3
, which provides best results for recognition of all languages on Red Hat and Ubuntu.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion()
put ocrversion() --> 12.2
Features
- All security settings set for RDP connections are now honored by the new RDP Beta connection type
- Adds support for iOS 17 and beta iOS 18 via Eggplant Gateway
Defect Fixes
- Addresses a hang that would occur when image search failed on RHEL8. (CRD-1638)
- Fixes an issue where Eggplant Functional would incorrectly modify search rectangle coordinates while rounding non-integer values. (CRD-1595)
- Fixes a parsing failure from Git during Test Config. (CRD-1640)
- Fixes a problem where a "WARNING: Secure coding is not enabled" message would display when launching the DAI 7.3 Run Agent. (CRD-1622)
- Fixes an issue where RDP Beta wouldn't show the hostname and port in the connection list.
- Fixes the root cause of TypeText Mobile Commands breaking, enabling rotateMobile and Search Button to return correct results.
- Fixes an issue with keyboard mapping of the Alt key on Single System SUTs. (CRD-1650)
Security and Dependency Updates
- Addresses a known instance of CVE-2023-45853 with a LibXL dependency update.
- Updates FFmpeg, libtiff, and ImageMagick dependencies.
EPF 23.4.102 (August 2024)
The EPF 23.4.102 release is available for Mac and Windows only. It contains the same updates and bug fixes as the 23.4.1 release described below, except that it includes a different version of the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) component, which is the EPF component that reads text.
Included OCR Version
The EPF 23.4.102 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.2
, which we recommend for best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Eastern language recognition, we recommend release 23.3.2 as described below.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion()
put ocrversion() --> 12.2
Sensetalk Enhancements
This release contains SenseTalk version 2.19. This is the same version included with the 23.4.1 Release of EPF.
EPF 23.4.1 (August 2024)
Included OCR Version
The EPF 23.4.1 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.4
, which we recommend for best results with Eastern language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Western language recognition, we recommend release 23.4.103 as described below. - Linux OCR version:
12.3
, which provides best results for recognition of all languages on Red Hat and Ubuntu.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion()
put ocrversion() --> 12.4
Features
EPF is now available in the Iron Bank marketplace, Platform One's hardened container image repository. This enables a secure software supply chain for all software engineers in the greater Department of Defense (DoD) community. For more information, visit Platform One and the Eggplant Fusion Engine container image.
Defect Fixes
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Fixes an issue where running multiple instances of Eggplant Functional would cause it to launch the “Submit Support Request” dialog box on subsequent launches. (CRD-924)
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Fixes an issue where the PC could not be shut down after disconnecting from a Single System SUT.
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Fixes an issue where calling an API test from a script or handler would cause a confusing error that said “Load Script … Not a valid suite” and would fail to run. (CRD-1300)
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Addresses a hang that would occur when running Gherkin feature files in some situations. (CRD-1601)
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Fixes a problem where checkboxes for API Headers in the API Test dialog box were not functional. (CRD-1554)
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Fixes a bug where after disconnecting from a selenium connection, Eggplant Functional was unaware of the disconnection and attempted to use selenium, causing the script to fail in error. (CRD-1509)
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Corrects documentation links under the Connection List, which are now updated and accurate. (CRD-1517)
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Improves notification that Single System SUT is only supported on 64 bit.
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Improves login restrictions of Single System SUTs in that Admin access is limited to the Admin account and User access is limited to the User account.
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Provides performance improvements to the Single System SUT connection type.
Sensetalk Enhancements
The EPF 23.4.1 release contains SenseTalk version 2.19 + 5323.956, which includes the following improvements:
Added support for 11 higher-level math functions
acos
(arc cosine),asin
(arc sine),atanPt
(arc tangent given a point),cosh
(hyperbolic cosine),sinh
(hyperbolic sine),tanh
(hyperbolic tangent),acosh
(inverse hyperbolic cosine),asinh
(inverse hyperbolic sine),atanh
(inverse hyperbolic tangent),log10
(base 10 logarithm),cbrt
(cube root).
SenseTalk Defect Fixes
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Addresses an issue where use of
Wait Until
orWait While
would cause a memory spike and eventual crash. (CRD-1594) -
Addresses an issue on Windows systems when using the
put
or similar commands would cause a crash in some situations. (CRD-1635)
EPF 23.4.0 and 23.4.100 (August 2024)
EPF versions 23.4.0 and 23.4.100 does not include any new updates but bundles the updates of EPF 23.3.1, 23.3.2 and 23.3.3 and is verified to work with DAI 7.4:
EPF 23.3.3 and 23.3.104 (July 2024)
EPF versions 23.3.3 and 23.3.104 contain the following CVE Fixes:
Otherwise, they provide the same functionality as their previous releases:
- EPF 23.3.3 contains the same functionality as 23.3.2.
- EPF 23.3.104 contains the same functionality as 23.3.103.
EPF 23.3.103 (June 2024)
The EPF 23.3.103 release is available for Mac and Windows only. It contains the same updates and bug fixes as the 23.3.2 release described below, except that it includes a different version of the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) component, which is the EPF component that reads text.
Included OCR Version
The EPF 23.3.103 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.2
, which we recommend for best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Eastern language recognition, we recommend release 23.3.2 as described below.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion()
put ocrversion() --> 12.2
EPF 23.3.2 (June 2024)
The EPF 23.3.2 release is for all supported EPF platforms: Mac, Windows, and linux. The linux support consists of two installation packages for Ubuntu (one for Ubuntu 16.04 and one for 22.04) and two installation packages for RHEL (one for RHEL 7 and CentOS 7, and one for RHEL 8.)
On June 30, 2024, CentOS Linux 7 reached End of Life (EOL). EPF 23.3.2 is the final release for CentOS 7.
Included OCR Versions
The EPF 23.3.2 release includes the following OCR versions:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.4
, which we recommend for best results with Eastern language recognition. For best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows, we recommend EPF 23.3.103 as described above. - Linux OCR version:
12.3
, which provides best results for recognition of all languages on Red Hat, CentOS, and Ubuntu.
Features
The EPF 23.3.2 release includes a new SenseTalk GatherNamespaces
command (and function) and _namespaces
special property, as well as EPF and SenseTalk defect fixes. See SenseTalk Improvements for more information about the SenseTalk updates.
Defect Fixes
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Fixes an issue where scripts that were added or deleted in Schedules were not saved when EPF restarted on Mac or Windows. This issue was reported against EPF version 23.3.100. See Running Scripts using Eggplant Functional Schedules for more information about using schedules.
-
Fixes an issue with the SenseTalk
random()
andany item
functions failing to randomize a result on Windows. Previously, these functions were returning the same number every time, instead of a different, random number as expected. For example, the commandlog random(1,10)
should not return the same value every time. This issue was reported against EPF 23.2.102. See Using Random() or Using Any for more information about either function. -
Addresses crashes reported when capturing images on SUTs in some scenarios, such as an when you capture an image near the bottom of the screen. See Image Capture Best Practices for more information about capturing images.
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Addresses crashes that occurred when the cursor was near the border of the Viewer window for SUTs connected using the RDP connection type.
-
Fixes an issue where the RDP Beta connection type was not showing the hostname and port in the Connection List. See Using the Eggplant Functional Connection List for more information about different display options in the Connection List.
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Fixes an issue where the RDP Beta Connection type was not preserving newline characters in the text you specify with the
SetRemoteClipboard
command. See SetRemoteClipboard Command for more information about using this command. -
Fixes an issue where
libSenseTalkEngine.so
messages were being written to the logs for EPF on Ubuntu 22.04 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8. -
Fixes an issue where the script indentation was not aligning properly in the EPF GUI Script Editor on Ubuntu 22.04 and RHEL 8. See The Script Editor for more information about using the Script Editor.
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Fixes an issue on Windows where EPF SUT connections failed when you side-loaded Eggplant Gateway (EPGW) with the message, "Gateway Location:...not valid. Please ensure the Gateway exists at the specified location." This issue occurred even when the specified location was correct. This issue was reported against EPF versions 23.3.1/23.3.102. Note Eggplant Gateway is an embedded component in EPF that facilitates SUT connections. EPF provides the option to change the version of Eggplant Gateway that your EPF runs with, which is called "side-loading."
SenseTalk Improvements
The EPF 23.3.2 release contains SenseTalk version 2.18 + 5281.735, which includes the following improvements:
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Updated the STTreeNodeXModule to version 3.3, with better support for namespaces. See Using XML and Tree Structures in SenseTalk Scripts for more information about SenseTalk and tree structures.
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Added the
GatherNamespaces
command and function, which copies all namespace definitions within a tree into the top-level (root) node to allow these node expressions to be used. Note that a node expression cannot locate a node with a namespace prefix when the namespace prefix is not defined in the root node of the tree being searched. -
Added a
_namespaces
special property to allow you to access and change the namespace definitions of a tree. The value of the_namespaces
property is a property list in which each key is a namespace prefix and its value is the associated namespace URI. For example:put "<unit>liter</unit>" as tree into unitTree
set unitTree's _namespace to {u:"https://www.cuemath.com/measurement/"}
put unitTree-->"<unit xmlns:u="https://www.cuemath.com/measurement/">liter</unit>
-
-
Added new syntax for a reference to a container. You can now use container
by reference
or containeras a reference
to specify a reference. See References to Containers for more information on this topic.
SenseTalk Defect Fixes
-
Fixes an issue where SenseTalk XML processing was not evaluating name spaces defined in sub-elements.
-
Fixes a bug with the
replace
command that would fail to perform the replace within a property list that was the value of a property within another property list. -
Fixes a problem changing the
_attributes
property values of a tree, which on Windows and Linux systems only added or replaced the attribute values; it did not remove existing attributes. See Three Special Properties: _tag, _children, _attributes for more information about the_attributes
property.
EPF 23.3.102 (May 2024)
The EPF 23.3.102 release is available for Mac and Windows only. It contains the same updates and bug fixes as the 23.3.1 release described below, except that it includes a different version of the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) component, which is the EPF component that reads text.
Included OCR Version
The 23.3.102 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.2
, which we recommend for best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Eastern language recognition, we recommend release 23.3.1 as described below.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion() -->
12.2`
EPF 23.3.1 (May 2024)
The EPF 23.3.1 release is for all supported EPF platforms: Mac, Windows, and linux. The linux support consists of two installation packages for Ubuntu (one for Ubuntu 16.04 and one for 22.04) and two installation packages for RHEL (one for RHEL 7 and CentOS 7, and one for RHEL 8.)
Included OCR Versions
The 23.3.1 release includes the following OCR versions:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.4
, which we recommend for best results with Eastern language recognition. For best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows, we recommend EPF 23.3.102 as described above. - Linux OCR version:
12.3
, which provides best results for recognition of all languages on Red Hat, CentOS, and Ubuntu.
Features
The EPF 23.3.1 release contains the following new features:
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Adds support for Windows network domain users in Single System-type SUT connections, which are only available on Windows. For example, you can now specify usernames in the following format:
<DOMAIN_NAME>\<user_name>
, where<DOMAIN_NAME>
is your network domain and<user_name>
is the username you use to log into your network. For more information about Single System connection types, see Connecting to the Same System (Single System Testing). -
Adds support for the GUI in the EPF installation packages for RHEL 8 and Ubuntu 22.04. Earlier releases of these packages only supported command line runs of scripts using the
runscript
command (also known as "headless executions"). -
Adds support for playing audio on SUTs over Beta RDP connections only. Note that this capability only allows you to play audio by manipulating the SUT through the Viewer window. For example, you could push the play button in a music app to play music. This capability does not provide any SenseTalk commands to enable scripted interaction to play audio on the SUT. Previously, you could not play audio on SUTs. For example, on Windows, you would see a disabled sound device on the desktop taskbar.
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Provides better handling of languages for some VNC-type SUT connections. In addition to typing Unicode characters over VNC connections, you can now use the
RemoteClipboard()
function to copy and paste Unicode characters from the SUT's clipboard. To use this feature, the SUT targeted by your VNC connection must be running a VNC server that supports the RFB ("remote frambuffer") extended clipboard protocol, such as UltraVNC and TigerVNC. (Note that VNC connections require that a VNC server be running on the SUT.) An example of a VNC Server you would not be able to use this feature with is TightVNC. For more information about using theRemoteClipboard()
function, see the RemoteClipboard Function.
Defect Fixes
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Implements general stability improvements to the EPF Ubuntu 22.04 and RHEL 8 linux versions.
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Implements the following SUT remote clipboard-related fixes in the Beta RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) connection type only. If you are not using the Beta RDP connection type, you may still experience the issues listed below.
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Fixes an issue where the
RemoteClipboard()
function returned question mark characters (?????
) instead of Hebrew characters. -
Fixes an issue where the
RemoteClipboard()
function returned question mark characters (?????
) instead of Chinese characters. -
Fixes an issue where the
RemoteClipboard()
function did not return Japanese characters. -
Fixes an issue where the
RemoteClipboard()
function did not return anything when Unicode characters were copied. -
Fixes an issue where the
RemoteClipboard()
function could not copy text that included a special character. -
Fixes an issue copying speech history text data with the JAWS (Job Access With Speech) application to the remote clipboard.
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To use the Beta RDP connection type in EPF, you must enable it in the EPF Preferences as follows:
- Choose Preferences (Settings on Mac) from the Eggplant menu.
- When the Preferences pane opens, display the Connections tab and, in the RDP Features section, enable the Use New RDP Connection (Beta) option.
Enabling this option switches any saved RDP connections that are in your Connection List (and saved in your Preferences) to use this Beta RDP connection type. Disabling it reverts them to the original RDP connection type. For more information about the Beta RDP connection, see the "Features" section for the 23.1.0 release below.
SenseTalk
Release 23.3.1 does not contain any SenseTalk updates.
EPF 23.3.100 (April 2024)
The EPF 23.3.100 release is available for Mac and Windows only. It contains the same updates and bug fixes as the 23.3.0 release described below, except that it includes a different version of the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) component, which is the EPF component that reads text.
Included OCR Version
The 23.3.100 release includes the following OCR version:
- Includes OCR version
12.2
, which we recommend for best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Eastern language recognition, we recommend release 23.3.0 as described below.
You can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion() -->
12.2`
EPF 23.3.0 (April 2024)
The EPF 23.3.0 release is for all supported EPF platforms: Mac, Windows, and linux. The linux support consists of two installation packages for Ubuntu (one for Ubuntu 16.04 and 20.04, and one for 22.04) and two installation packages for RHEL (one for RHEL 7 and CentOS 7, and one for RHEL 8.)
Included OCR Versions
The 23.3.0 release includes the following OCR version:
- Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.4
, which we recommend for best results with Eastern language recognition. For best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows, we recommend EPF 23.3.100 as described above. - Linux OCR version:
12.3
, which provides best results for recognition of all languages on Red Hat, CentOS, and Ubuntu.
Features
EPF 23.3.0 provides the following new features:
- Adds Support for Single System SUT Connections (Windows version of EPF only)
- Adds Support for RHEL 8 for Command Line Test Runs
Adds Support for Single System SUT Connections (Windows version of EPF only)
A Single System connection type is now available when you add a connection in the EPF Connection list. This connection type enables you to establish a connection to a child session on the same machine where you are running EPF and use it as a system under test (SUT). See Connecting to the Same System (Single System Testing) for detailed information.
Single System connections use your Windows credentials. Therefore, we recommend using the Windows Credential Manager to secure these (and all) your SUT connections. See Secure SUT Connection Credentials for more information.
The benefits of single-system testing include:
- You can automate tests on your own machine
- You do not need a second machine
- You do not need to open ports on your machine
- Your SUT connection is not vulnerable to disconnects due to network disruptions.
Using Single System Connections in the EPF GUI
You must create and save Single System connections through the EPF Connection List, which means using EPF in GUI mode. See Single System Specific Options on the Connection List page for information about creating these connections.
You can then connect to an existing Single System SUT using the Connection List or during a test script run in the EPF Suite window using the connect
command as decribed below.
Using Single System Connections in a Script
You can connect to a Single System SUT during a script run, but you must first create and save the connection in the Connection List. Then you can pass the saved connection name with the connect
command as shown in the example below:
connect 'mySingleSystemSUT`
The connect
command does not have an option for Single System connections.
You cannot create Single System connections as temporary connections during a script run with the connect
command.
Adds Support for RHEL 8 for Command Line Test Runs
This release adds EPF support for command line (runscript
) executions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 8. The EPF GUI is not supported in this release. However, you can enable it for limited use with assistance from our Customer Support.
If you are upgrading from an EPF on RHEL 7 or CentOS 7, or you installed a previous version of EPF on RHEL 8, you need to reset the SUT connection passwords for your existing connection list connections after you upgrade to this EPF for RHEL 8 package. Contact Customer Support for assistance enabling the GUI to reset the passwords.
To install EPF on RHEL 8, you must use elevated privileges with the dnf
package manager and the following commands:
-
Download EPF for RHEL 8 from the EPF Downloads page to the machine where you want to install EPF.
-
Unpack the EPF archive.
-
Open a terminal and install the new EPF package from the extracted Eggplant folder with elevated privileges and the following command:
sudo dnf install <path_to_extracted_folder>/Eggplant_rocky.rpm
To uninstall EPF from RHEL 8, you must use elevated privileges with the dnf
package manager and the following command:
sudo dnf remove Eggplant
Note that the E in the eggplant package name must be upper-case.
Defect Fixes
EPF release 23.3.0 contains the following defect fixes:
-
Fixes a script error that occurred when calling the
InstallApp
command over an Android connection with a space in the Android package (.apk) file name. -
Fixes a crash when connecting to a screenshot SUT in some situations.
-
Fixes an issue so that EPF now correctly inputs double-byte and wide characters over VNC and beta RDP connections in some situations. It also now logs the characters properly from Eggplant. Note this fix works with the TightVNC VNC server. However, due to variations among the servers, issues could still occur with other VNC servers. For information about how to use beta RDP connections, see the Features section in the EPF 23.1.0 Release Notes below.
-
Removed outdated 18.1 Release Notes from the installed files.
-
Fixes a "Gateway Error: Logon failed" when attempting a beta Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) SUT connection in some situations. For information about RDP connections, see Eggplant Functional Connection Types: VNC vs. RDP.
SenseTalk 2.17
The 23.3.0 release of EPF contains SenseTalk version 2.17, which includes the following improvements:
- Fixes a bug that would convert some boolean values (for example,
Yes
,No
) contained in a list toTrue
andFalse
when copied.
EPF 23.2.102 (Feb 2024)
The EPF 23.2.102 release is available for Mac and Windows only. It contains the same updates and bug fixes as the 23.2.2 release described below, except that it includes a different Optical Character Recognition (OCR) version as follows:
-
Includes OCR version
12.2
, which we recommend for best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows. For best results with Eastern language recognition, we recommend release 23.2.2 as described below.ノートYou can verify what version of OCR your EPF instance is running with using the following SenseTalk function:
ocrversion()
-->12.2
EPF 23.2.2 (Feb 2024)
The EPF 23.2.2 release is for all supported EPF platforms: Mac, Windows, and linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, and two Ubuntu versions: one for Ubuntu 22.04 and one for 16.04).
Features
EPF release 23.2.2 includes the following new feature:
- Adds support for Citrix Workspace App version 23.9.0 (2309) for Citrix system under test (SUT) connections. For a list of Citrix Workspace versions that EPF supports, please see Citrix Connections on the EPF Prerequisites page. You can download the Citrix Workspace App from the Citrix website.
This release also contains the following:
-
Includes the following OCR versions:
-
Mac and Windows OCR version:
12.4
, which we recommend for best results with Eastern language recognition. For best results with Western language recognition on Mac and Windows, we recommend EPF 23.2.102 as described above. -
Linux OCR version:
12.3
, which provides best results for recognition of all languages on Red Hat, CentOS, and Ubuntu.
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Modifies a flag for running scripts with the
runscript
command at the command line (in "headless" mode) for EPF installations on Ubuntu 22.04. The flag-GSBackend
now uses thelibgnustep-headless
option instead of-GSBackend libgnustep-back-headless
, which is the appropriate flag to use for EPF headless instances running on other linux installations, such as Ubuntu 16.04, CentOS 7.x, or Red Hat 7. See Running from the Command Line for more information.
Defect Fixes
This EPF 23.2.2 release contains the following defect fixes:
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Corrects an issue in DAI where helper suites were not used when pushed from a Git source control repository during DAI test executions.
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Supports Microsoft Excel file names containing full-width characters, such as Japanese.
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Allows suite path names containing full-width characters, such as Japanese, to show when you select a script or image and choose Reveal in Explorer (on Windows, Reveal in Finder on Mac) or execute a script via the
shell
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Allows the host ID to work properly on the License panel on Mac.
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Fixes the error
NSCharacterConversionException - unable to convert to encoding
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Supports EPF launching after the DAI Agent restarts or awakens from sleep.
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Fixes a condition where Eggplant Gateway (EPGW) disconnected, but the SUT Viewer window remained open. The Viewer window now closes as expected.
SenseTalk Improvements
The 23.2.2 release of EPF contains SenseTalk version 2.16, which includes the following improvement:
SenseTalk 2.16
- Updates the ST_Excel XModule to version 1.1, including a newer version of the
libxl
library. TheST_ExcelVersion()
function now includes the underlying libxl version number (currently 04020000).
EPF 23.2.0 for Ubuntu 22.04 (Feb 2024)
This EPF 23.2.0 release is for command line (runscript
) executions on Ubuntu 22.04. The EPF GUI is not supported in this release. However, you can enable it for limited use with assistance from our Customer Support.
Installing EPF on Ubuntu 22.04
To install EPF on Ubuntu 22.04, you must use elevated privileges with the apt
package manager and the following commands:
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Download the EPF for Ubuntu 22.04 from the EPF Downloads page to the machine where you want to install EPF.
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Unpack the EPF archive.
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Open a terminal and update packages on the Ubuntu 22.04 machine with the following command:
sudo apt update
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Install the new EPF package from the extracted Eggplant folder with elevated privileges and the following command:
sudo apt install Eggplant.deb
Uninstalling EPF from Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall EPF from Ubuntu 22.04, you must use elevated privileges with the `apt' package manager and the following command:
sudo apt remove eggplant
Known Issues
The following list contains known issues for working with EPF on Ubuntu 22.04:
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If you try to launch the the EPF GUI, you see the message "GUI mode on this platform is disabled by default. Please contact Customer Support for instructions to enable the GUI on this platform." If you do enable the GUI, you will see some differences in the user interface panels from the way they look in EPF on Ubuntu 16.04. Customer Support can provide you with more information.
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If you are upgrading an EPF from Ubuntu 16.04, or you installed a previous version of EPF on Ubuntu 22.04, you need to reset the system under test (SUT) connection passwords for your existing connections due to a change in encryption schemes between the two versions. You need to enable the GUI to change these passwords.
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Attempts to make a Selenium webdriver connection to an IPV6 address hang indefinitely when you use the SenseTalk
WebConnect
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Limited support for the Beta RDP connection type is available. For more information about the Beta RDP connection, see the "Features" section for the 23.1.0 release below.
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You may see "LibSenseTalkEngine.so" warnings in your
runscript
script run output. -
The
CompareScreen
command can intermittently fail.