[Bug-xnee] Re: XNEE problems / Questions

[Henrik Sandklef]

Burke, James wrote:

> > Also, I need the script cability to fake user input and time how long
>  > it takes specific tasks to complete.
>
> This depends on what you define as a task. A window update? A line 
> written in a canvas? A disk write? A program executed and exited?
>
> JB - Tasks of interest would be things that a typical consumer
> JB - might do on a netbook or smartphone. For example, open an editor,
> JB - open a file, input text, save the file, searching the file
> JB - for all instances of a word, browsing a file at a certain rate, etc.
> JB - I'm looking for a way to automate this as well as be able to 
> JB - measure performance for each of these tasks. Knowing when a 
> JB - program is executed, window up and ready for input would also
> JB - be required, as well as determing when the program is exited.
>
>  > Are you aware of any other tools like xnee that would
>  > meet my requirements?
>
> Depends on the above
>
> > Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated.

Easiest would be to record/replay some "test cases" and measure the time 
it takes to exec cnee. This can typically be done inside a shell script, 
e g (bash syntax):

START_TIME=$(date +%s)

cnee --replay ........ lots of args

STOP_TIME=$(date +%s)

EXEC_TIME=$(( $STOP_TIME - $START_TIME ))