Apple Scripting

AppleScript (AS) is a scripting language that allows to directly control Macintosh applications, including the Mac OS itself. The AppleScript compiler is provided by Mac OS and Script Editor is used to write and execute AppleScripts.

AppleScript allows to create sets of written instructions, known as scripts, to automate repetitive tasks, customize applications, and control complex workflows.

Application support for AppleScript is provided by R&D team wherever required in the product. The role of QA is to test all those features in the application, which are made Scriptable.

Framework
The commonly used framework for AppleScript is divided into two parts:
• AS suite
It consists of all AppleScripts to provide the test case input and steps in the form of AppleScripts.
• EggPlant suite
It consists of scripts written in Eggplant, which verify the job performed by AS at application’s UI.

To know more about Automation Scripts, please refer to Automation Scripts

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