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2022.2 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 4.2.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 4.2.0.0
TestResults.io Engine: 4.2.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 4.2.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 4.2.0.0
New Features
Visual Designer:
It’s now easier to model tables, thanks to the new item template and a simpler initialization. Learn how to use this in this short video.
Screens in the screen explorer are now sorted alphabetically and show their elements, so you have a clear overview of the available elements in your model.
Screens can now be copied directly in the screen explorer (also to other projects).
Engine:
Added a local test runner
Simulation connection now supports text entry
Allow access to debug log
Models:
Reporting and exception handling has been improved:
Introduce ScreenNotFoundException
Add possibility for a recovery method before a retry in Do method
Increased support for Windows 11
Drop Support for IE and older Edge versions (pre-chromium)
Known limitations
Visual Designer:
For new installations the only way to activate a license is to create a new TestResults.io solution.
2021.2 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 4.1.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 4.1.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 4.1.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 4.1.0.0
New Features
Visual Designer:
Support for Visual Studio 2022
New UI with Improved usability through consistency with VisualStudio theming
Support for creating models for "Digital Twin Testing"
Allow moving screens and folders in Screen Explorer
Models:
Support for Win11
Support for Firefox 89.0 with new UI
Improved reliability of connections to newly deployed Cloud VMs
Improved reporting of failed interactions
Support for creating models for "Digital Twin Testing"
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
For new installations the only way to activate a license is to create a new TestResults.io solution.
Small possibility of keys (Alt, Ctrl) getting stuck when switching between Remote Viewer and Visual Studio.
TestResults.io Engine:
Combination of Resize and Select Filter does not work correctly.
2021.1 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 4.0.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 4.0.0.0
TestResults.io Engine: 4.0.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 4.0.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 4.0.0.0
EnvironmentModel MacOS X: 4.0.0.0
New Features
Visual Designer:
Better Git support for foreign test suites, images are automatically restored
Automatically updating referenced models thorough support for nuget floating references
Tuned pixel ratio calculation (for all devices)
Multiple performance improvements for startup and solution loading time
UX Enhancements:
Test Environment viewer is automatically activated on execution
Additional information in screen editor
Direct access to Boolean settings in page editor
Scrolling in Test Environment viewer
Alignment with Visual Studio 2019 properties management
TestResults.io Engine:
First iteration of TestResults.io’s Visual Document Object Model (DOM). Currently we provide you information on logical distance. Additional updates will bring a full Visual DOM.
Text detection extended with new AI based algorithm in combination with new machine learning based models
Optimized startup time for first step execution in case text detection is used
Models:
Multi-detection: New methods to handle notification and warning popups, i.e., you can wait for multiple screens or objects and the test can do clean-up work for popups that are not part of the functional test
Automatic detection of drop-down content area with boundaries agnostic layout scan, i.e., drop down don’t need to have any visible boundary anymore. The new algorithm will still detect them based on visual differences.
Every screen provides a default scroller (BaseScreen change)
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
For new installations the only way to activate a license is to create a new TestResults.io solution.
Small possibility of keys (Alt, Ctrl) getting stuck when switching between Remote Viewer and Visual Studio.
TestResults.io Engine:
Combination of Resize and Select Filter does not work correctly.
2020.4 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 3.3.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 3.3.0.0
TestResults.io Engine: 3.3.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 3.3.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 3.3.0.0
EnvironmentModel MacOS X: 3.3.0.0
EnvironmentModel Android: 3.3.0.0
New Features
Visual Designer:
App possibility to edit generated screens.
Add Screen Explorer window with an overview of generated screens.
New and improved UI for Test Environments window.
TestResults.io Engine:
Allow to search for multiple image folders at once.
Automatic scaling of images for image searches on devices with different pixel ratio (such as mobile devices with different screen sizes).
Extended support for Android.
Models:
Initial release of Android Environment Model.
Elements with different states (e.g. Checkbox, Button) now offer dedicated properties to refer the corresponding images.
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
For new installations the only way to activate a license is to create a new TestResults.io solution.
Small possibility of keys (Alt, Ctrl) getting stuck when switching between Remote Viewer and Visual Studio.
TestResults.io Engine:
Combination of Resize and Select Filter does not work correctly.
2020.3 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 3.2.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 3.2.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 3.2.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 3.2.0.0
New Features
Visual Designer:
Generated classes for screens are added behind user defined class in solution explorer, generated classes for images are now added in obj folder and not included in project structure anymore.
New SW Model template for web applications which directly supports Browser functionality and BrowserScroller.
Usability improvements in Screen Editor.
Models:
Optimized screen initialization: No more NullRefExceptions from Elements when you forget to wait on a screen. Elements are now instantiated in constructor of the screen. ScreenSelect (and thus the Filters of the elements on that screen) will be updated dynamically after the screen is initialized.
New methods for Button: WaitForActive and WaitForInactive​
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
For new installations the only way to activate a license is to create a new TestResults.io solution.
TestResults.io Engine:
Combination of Resize and Select Filter does not work correctly.
2020.2 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 3.1.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 3.1.0.0
TestResults.io Engine: 3.1.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 3.1.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 3.1.0.0
New Features
Visual Designer:
Software model reference can be changed to a different sw model globally or on test case through the TestResults.io context menu.
TestResults.io Engine:
Avoid detecting ligatures such as ﬁ (fi) in OCR engine.
Models:
Support for new Chromium-based Edge Browser (old Edge is still supported as Edge_PreChromium)
New property FindElementBeforeRetry to control whether to check if an element is still on screen before a retry.
New method SetSelectFilter to set a select filter on an OnScreenElement.
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
For new installations the only way to activate a license is to create a new TestResults.io solution.
Screen names and project folders with white-spaces are not handled correctly in all cases.
TestResults.io Engine:
Connection LiveTrack are not supported when executing through the Visual Designer.
Combination of Resize and Select Filter does not work correctly.
2020.1 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 3.0.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 3.0.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 3.0.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 3.0.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Mac: 3.0.0.0  
New Features
Visual Designer:
UX Improvements for screenshot taker (rectangle selection & modification and zooming).
Include subfolders from build output in the testcontainer.
Allow renaming of projects etc without breaking linkage from designer project to portal (portal id now saved in App.config file).
Old images are deleted from build output during clean and rebuild to avoid searching for old images during test execution.
Models:
New extension method t.WaitForMultipleElements to simultanously wait for multiple elements and react on the element that was found first.
Button and TextBox interaction methods will search the element again before a retry to handle position changes between retries.
SystemHelpers.CopyFile is being replaced by CopyFolder and CopyFiles, depending on the type of item that shall be copied.
New method SystemHelpers.LoginRecentUser to handle Windows lock screen.
CmdWindow.VerifyText returns text from last command as out parameter.
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
When switching to Capture Mode through keyboard shortcut, the image preview is not updated.
For new installations the only way to activate a license is to create a new TestResults.io solution.
TestResults.io Engine:
Connection UpdateRate and LiveTrack are not supported when executing through the Visual Designer.
Combination of Resize and Select Filter does not work correctly.
2019.4 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 2.4.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 2.4.0.0
TestResults.io Engine: 2.4.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 2.4.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 2.4.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Mac: 2.4.0.0  
New Features
Visual Designer:
Automatically add reference to software model when creating a test case project.
Automatically instantiate newly created screens in App class.
TestResults.io Engine:
Simplified interfaces and made member names more consistent (e.g. text detection parameters).
Caching for image search can be disabled with image parameter.
SlowApproach for Mouse.Click can be disabled with parameter.
Models:
Simplified interfaces and improved intelliSense comments.
Added GenericScroller class that should work with most scrollers.
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
Potential crash during communication with the portal when internet connection is lost.
TestResults.io Engine:
Connection UpdateRate and LiveTrack are not supported when executing through the Visual Designer.
Combination of Resize and Select Filter does not work correctly.
2019.3 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 2.3.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 2.3.0.1
TestResults.io Engine: 2.3.0.1
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 2.3.0.1 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 2.3.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Mac: 2.3.0.0  
New Features
Screen Editor Workflow optimized according to user feedback
Initial setup wizard for new TestResults.io solutions
Streamlined F5 experience
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
Connection to the Test Env. needs to be opened before starting an execution in order to see the live execution.
2019.2 - TestResults.io platform
Release Details
Released TestResults.io test automation platform 2.2.0.0
Release Components
Visual Designer: 2.2.0.0
TestResults.io Engine: 2.2.0.0
TestResults.io Models (available at nuget.org):
BaseModel: 2.2.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Windows : 2.2.0.0 
EnvironmentModel Mac: 2.2.0.0  
New Features
Advanced Visual Screen Editor - now you can automatically generate screens and its elements (e.g. Buttons, TextBoxes) without any coding
Added connection support for Android devices (Engine and Visual Designer)
Known bugs
Visual Designer:
Connection to the Test Env. needs to be opened before starting an execution in order to see the live execution.
After saving an image, if the user selects the new rectangle the hotspot is not reset
Name of Controls and Screen names need to be entered without spaces. Otherwise the generated screen C# class will show invalid variable names.
Engine:
Image Modification for OCR Engine only works with FindText(), but not with GetText()