Testing with GUI in WebIDE

I'm working on some new functions around testing plugin in WebIDE.
To get some feedback, I created a small video
on youtube.
Main change is the option to use images as background for testing.
Values from Espruino Board overlay this image, so you will see actual data.

@JumJum, great intro - raising some questions:
a) Can I use this feature just for a graphical console (or monitor for Espruino)?
b) Where can I place code for doing stuff in the IDE to not overload the Espruino?

Testing plugin is designed as a simple GUI to support testing and quick&dirty presentations.
It supports a lot of functions, but it's not a full blown up GUI-Interface.
WebIDE would not be the right place for a sophisticated GUI, this should be done in a seperate application.

Testing supports 2 main functions.
1. Display values from Espruino board
WebIDE defines a function on Espruino, which creates and sends an JSON-Object and calls this function. Incoming data is interpreted and displayed as circle(alarm, warning,status), bar(0-100) or text(string or integer).
2. Actions sent to Espruino board
Clicking on the image sends data to Espruino. This can be assigning a value(number, boolean, string) or a command(e.g. calling a function). Commands are designed for short snippets right now, this could possibly be changed(from textbox to textarea).

Definition of display and actions is stored locally, in a subfolder of local project folder (see link to tours in project part of options). Format is JSON see example:

{ "imageUrl":"Alarming.jpg",
  "testMode":"Image",
  "dataPoints":[
    {"label":"L07","expression":"a1","type":"number","points":[],"display":"A","x":"930","y":"300"},
    {"label":"P13","expression":"a2 * 0.7","type":"number","points":[],"display":"A","x":"670","y":"290"},
    {"label":"GeneralAlarm","expression":"as*2","type":"number","points":[],"display":"none","x":"0","y":"0"},
    {"label":"F03","expression":"w1*0.5","type":"number","points":[],"display":"W","x":"45","y":"455"},
    {"label":"T07","expression":"w2*0.3","type":"number","points":[],"display":"W","x":"170","y":"380"},
    {"label":"GeneralWarning","expression":"ws*1.5","type":"number","points":[],"display":"none","x":"0","y":"0"},
    {"label":"Motor","expression":"s1","type":"number","points":[],"display":"S","x":"170","y":"480"},
    {"label":"Log","expression":"asyncLog","type":"text","points":[],"display":"T","x":525,"y":75},
    {"label":"L09","expression":"process.memory().free / 30","type":"number","display":"B","x":"760","y":"790"}
  ],
  "actionPoints":[
    {"label":"Alarm","expression":"testAlarm()","type":"command","x":"66","y":"30"},
    {"label":"Warning","expression":"testWarning()","type":"command","x":"208","y":"30"},
    {"label":"Status","expression":"testStatus()","type":"command","x":"337","y":"30"},
    {"label":"Reset","expression":"resetAll();","type":"command","x":"0","y":"0"}
  ]
}

You obviously can control what image is loaded... How about adding actionPoint of type image, which takes the expression result - literally or executed on Espruino - and loads the 'next' definition. Such an option of hard - or Espruino soft - controlled loading of definition enables flows through views (images)... More about along these lines in a later post.

In what language is this testing plug-in written? (I'd like the answer: JS ;-) - of course).

Hmm, I could imagine a displayType like "switchTesting", giving name of a testingFile.
This would stop actual polling, load and display new testingFile, create a new polling function on Espruino, and start polling again. I will check it.
Language for plugins is Javascript
BTW, would be nice to get some more information about your project. I was working in technical plants supporting DCS, where something similiar is often used.

No software without regression testing. I was thinking along these lines... If I can use a - or the - plugin to drive this with having the test driver and tests running within the IDE and not on the board, that helps. - Left you also a message.

Amazing!

This will be very useful for certain kinds of projects, and it looks like it provides a path of least resistance to displaying information from the Espruino visually.

...on an 'unlimited display' (not as the tiny 320x240 and even worse 128x64...

Even those are luxuriant compared to what many use - the 84x48 nokia displays >.<