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VI Tester is a software test framework for LabVIEW by JKI that allows software developers to test their LabVIEW code (VIs). Software testing is a critical component of agile development and test driven development processes and is also critical for validating software functionality. VI Tester is based on the industry standard xUnit software test architecture that is used in many other programming languages. This architecture is very flexible and powerful, but also very easy for beginners to learn.
You can download and install VI Tester with VI Package Manager.
Important: VI Tester is not a tool for testing hardware -- use NI TestStand for that.
The VI Tester framework is composed of three parts:
- Unit Tests that you write to test your software application -- a unit test is just a VI that you write to test another VI
- Graphical User Interface for running tests -- a.k.a the "Graphical Test Runner"
- Object-oriented Test Framework -- the core architecture of the test framework
See the VI Tester Getting Started Guide
See the VI Tester Wiki for documentation.
VI Tester requires the following software:
- LabVIEW 2013 or greater on any operating system
- VI Package Manager for installation
VI Tester is an open source project initially created by JKI and now maintained by the VIPM Community. To submit bugs, feature requests, or contributions, please submit an issue to the project tracker.
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