QA Wolf runs Windows desktop tests on disposable VMs
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On October 14, the Hacker News front page covered QA Wolf's architecture for running Windows desktop app tests on Linux. The setup treats Windows machines like phones, with a device scheduler handing out the VMs a test needs. Each test claims a Windows VM running on Google Compute Engine (GCE) through DeviceClaim and destroys it when the test finishes. The core flow described is claiming and destroying a VM per test, using disposable Windows devices to support desktop testing on Linux.
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- Hacker News front pageRunning Windows desktop tests from Linux with disposable VMs
为在 Linux 上测试 Windows 桌面应用，该方案把 Windows 机器当作手机一样的设备：每个测试通过 DeviceClaim 从设备调度器领取一台 GCE 上的 Windows VM，用完即销毁。
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