The Stb-tester Portal#

To control your Stb-tester Nodes, visit your Stb-tester Portal in a web browser. The address is something like https://<company>.stb-tester.com where <company> is different for each company or team. If you don’t know the address of your Stb-tester Portal, contact support@stb-tester.com.

Sign in#

The portal uses your GitHub account to log in. If you don’t already have a GitHub account, you can create a free account at https://github.com/.

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The first time you log in, you will be redirected to a GitHub authorization form that asks you to grant us permission to see your email address and GitHub username. We use this information for authentication; we do not have access to your private Git repositories or any other account information.

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Select your device#

Click on the device name at the top left corner of the screen to access a menu where you can quickly switch between your devices:

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For more details, see Test farm in the User Interface Reference.

Live video#

In the right-hand pane you should see the live video from your device-under-test:

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If the video doesn’t play#

The live video may not work if there is a complicated NAT or firewall between your network and the Stb-tester Node’s network. If the video doesn’t play, you can view a low-framerate stream of JPEG screenshots from the settings menu underneath the video:

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For more details, see Live video formats in the User Interface Reference.

Manual control#

On the Manual control tab you can send keypresses interactively to the device-under-test.

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Each model of set-top box recognizes a different infrared protocol. Choose the appropriate configuration from the “Remote control” drop-down menu. For more details see Remote control configuration.

Run a test#

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The Stb-tester Portal comes with some example testcases. Select one (or more) testcases and press Run tests.

While the test runs, you will see the status of the test in the right-hand pane, above the live video.

View test results#

When the test has completed, click on the “[Results]” link. You will see the results of all the tests in the job you just ran. Click on a row to view details of that test-run, including a video recording, logs, and other test artifacts.

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You can search through previous test runs using the search filter. See the User Interface Reference for details.

The test-pack git repository#

The testcases (Python scripts) are stored in a git repository, along with some configuration files. This git repository is hosted on GitHub in a private repository — only users in your organization will have access.

The address of the git repository is shown in the Stb-tester Portal:

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Follow that link to view your test scripts in GitHub’s web interface.

Next steps#