[Solved] Telerik Test Studio Docker Headless Mode

[Amit]

Hello Team,

I am a licensed user ([e-mail]) of Progress® Test Studio® Web & Desktop - Perpetual License

Can you please confirm if you can run Progress® Test Studio® Web & Desktop in headless mode in Docker for testing a WPF application?

[Ivaylo]

Hello Amit,

Unfortunately running WPF application tests in a headless Docker container is not supported.

This behavior is expected due to the fundamental differences between web and desktop automation technologies:

• Headless Support is Web-Only: Test Studio supports headless execution exclusively for web tests using Chrome Headless or Edge Chromium. These browsers can operate without a graphical user interface (GUI) because they provide a programmatic way to render the DOM.

• WPF and the Desktop Session: WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) testing requires an active, interactive Windows desktop session to "draw" the UI elements so that Test Studio can identify and interact with them.

• Docker Container Constraints: Standard Docker containers are designed to be "headless" environments. While Test Studio can run web tests in Docker using a headless browser, it cannot initialize the necessary graphical subsystem required for a WPF application to launch

Thank you for your understanding.

Regards,
Ivaylo
Progress Telerik