Time for action – working with menus

Note that SWTBot works on a non-UI thread by default to avoid deadlock with modal dialogs and other user interface actions. If the tests need to interact with specific SWT widgets, it is necessary to invoke a Runnable via the UI thread.

To make this easier, the SWTBot framework has several helper methods that can provide a facade of the workspace, including the ability to click on buttons and show menus.

1. Create a new test method in the UITest class called createProject with a @Test annotation.
2. Create a new SWTWorkbenchBot instance.
3. Use the menu method of the bot to navigate the File | Project... menus, and perform a click.
4. Use the shell method of the bot to get the newly opened shell with a title of New Project. Activate the shell to ensure that it has focus.
5. Use the tree method of the bot to find a tree in the shell, and expandNode the General node, and finally select the Project.
6. Invoke the Next > button with a click. Note the space between the...