qmlbot.rst

qmlbot

Fixture that helps interacting with QML.

Example - load qml from string:

def test_say_hello(qmlbot):
    qml = """
    import QtQuick 2.0

    Rectangle{
        objectName: "sample";
        property string hello: "world"
    }
    """
    item = qmlbot.loads(qml)
    assert item.property("hello") == "world"

Example - load qml from file:

from pathlib import Path


def test_say_hello(qmlbot):
    item = qmlbot.load(Path("sayhello.qml"))
    assert item.property("hello") == "world"

Note: if your components depends on any instances or @QmlElement's you need to make sure it is acknowledge by qmlbot.engine