GmbH announced today the latest release of their automated GUI test tools, GUIdancer and Jubula in versions 6.0.1 and 1.2.1. The new standalone versions of both tools contain an integration with Chronon, - the "DVR for Java", which records the entire execution of a Java program and allows it to played back anywhere. The replayed program can be analyzed using Chronon's groundbreaking Time Travelling Debugger to quickly identify and solve any problems or bugs that might have occurred in the original program. The release of GUIdancer and Jubula coincides with the Eclipse Juno release, which also sees the Eclipse Jubula feature updated to include features that were made available in the standalone versions in spring.

“We are pleased to be able to offer our normal summer service release with the extra benefit of an added feature” said Achim Lörke, Project Manager for Jubula and GUIdancer. “After speaking with Chronon Systems at EclipseCon in North America, we decided to work together to offer GUIdancer and Jubula users the opportunity to improve their analysis capabilities by integrating the Chronon recorder into the tools.”

When the Chronon recorder is active, debug information is collected while the application is running. In the GUIdancer and Jubula context, this means that an application being tested automatically can also be collecting debug information. Once the test is finished, the recorded file can be imported into the Chronon Time Travelling Debugger to step through the source code to easily identify and analyze problems.

The standalone versions of GUIdancer and Jubula also come with the Chronon recorder embedded in themselves, which allows users of the tools to easily report any troubles with the tools themselves back to BREDEX GmbH by sending them as a Chronon recording.

“The integration of the wildly popular Jubula and GUIdancer along with Chronon's award winning DVR for Java is a powerful combination and brings the best of both testing and debugging tools in one package. We believe that this integration will help teams to improve their quality and to reduce the time they spend analyzing errors.” said Prashant Deva, CTO of Chronon systems. “The Chronon Time Travelling Debugger offers an unparalleled opportunity to examine the control flow of a program, even after the program is no longer running. The integration with GUIdancer and Jubula allows this information to be collected by an automated test so that any problems found can be quickly dealt with.”

Jubula offers cross-platform test automation for Swing, SWT/RCP/GEF and HTML applications and can be downloaded from the Eclipse Jubula Project Page. GUIdancer is based on Jubula and extends Jubula to offer a range of professional features for testers such as Code Coverage analysis, reporting, a web-based Dashboard, test quality assurance (Teststyle) and context-based working with Mylyn. GUIdancer can be down- loaded from the GUIdancer Shop on the BREDEX website. Demo licenses are available to try out the features.

BREDEX GmbH offers support, training and consulting for both tools, as well as for topics such as test management and strategy.

BREDEX GmbH
Since 1987, BREDEX GmbH has been providing high quality information technology services in the areas of consultancy, analysis and design, software development, quality assurance and training. Based in Braunschweig, the company has a history of long term customer satisfaction and a focus on forward thinking, developing individual solutions that bring future standards to current project needs. BREDEX is a strategic member of the Eclipse Foundation and is the company behind the Eclipse Jubula Project, a powerful and cost effective automatic test tool for Java and HTML applications. BREDEX also develops GUIdancer, a tool based on Jubula with added value and comfort for testers and test managers. For more information: www.bredexsw.com.