WIP: SWTBot test case: Serial Monitor verification

[AndriiFilippov]

Description

SWTBot Serial Monitor test cases

Fixes # (IEP-1624)

Type of change

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• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)

Test Configuration:

• ESP-IDF Version:
• OS (Windows,Linux and macOS):

Dependent components impacted by this PR:

• Component 1
• Component 2

Checklist

• [ ] PR Self Reviewed
• [ ] Applied Code formatting
• [ ] Added Documentation
• [ ] Added Unit Test
• [ ] Verified on all platforms - Windows,Linux and macOS

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Tests
  • Added end-to-end UI test for the Serial Monitor workflow on newly created projects (create, build, flash, verify output).
  • Enhanced test utilities to improve terminal/console handling, flash completion detection, and text-wait conditions.
  • Introduced a dedicated flash wait timeout in Linux test configurations to improve stability and timing.
  • Improved synchronization and reliability across UI-driven test flows.

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Walkthrough

Adds a Linux test config flash timeout, introduces a new SWTBot UI test for Serial Monitor flow, extends ProjectTestOperations with terminal/flash wait helpers, and adds a text-contains wait utility for terminal content scanning.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Test configuration tests/com.espressif.idf.ui.test/configs/default-test-linux.properties	Adds property default.project.flash.wait=60000.
Test wait utilities tests/com.espressif.idf.ui.test/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/test/common/utility/TestWidgetWaitUtility.java	Adds waitUntilTextContains(...) to wait for case-insensitive text in Terminal view; minor whitespace tweak.
Project operations (helpers) tests/com.espressif.idf.ui.test/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/test/operations/ProjectTestOperations.java	Adds waitForProjectMonitorAndDisconnect, findTextInSerialMonitorOutput, viewTerminal, waitProjectFlash; enhances viewConsole to select console via dropdown.
Executable UI test tests/com.espressif.idf.ui.test/src/com/espressif/idf/ui/test/executable/cases/project/NewEspressifIDFProjectSerialMonitorTest.java	New SWTBot JUnit test covering create → build → flash → serial monitor verification flow, with setup/teardown and dialog handling.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  autonumber
  actor Tester
  participant SWTBot as SWTBot Runner
  participant IDE as Eclipse IDE
  participant Ops as ProjectTestOperations
  participant Util as TestWidgetWaitUtility
  participant Console as Console View
  participant Terminal as Terminal View

  Tester->>SWTBot: Run NewEspressifIDFProjectSerialMonitorTest
  SWTBot->>IDE: Create new ESP-IDF project
  SWTBot->>IDE: Build project via context menu
  Ops->>Console: viewConsole("Build Console")
  Ops->>Console: Wait for build completion

  SWTBot->>IDE: Open Run Configurations and Launch Flash
  Ops->>Console: viewConsole("ESP-IDF Console")
  Ops->>Console: waitProjectFlash (wait for "Hard resetting via RTS pin...")

  Ops->>Terminal: viewTerminal("Serial", timeout)
  Util->>Terminal: waitUntilTextContains("Hello", timeout)
  Ops->>Terminal: Disconnect terminal

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~25 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• espressif/idf-eclipse-plugin#1123 — Also modifies TestWidgetWaitUtility with wait methods and adds SWTBot tests, overlapping utility patterns.

Suggested reviewers

• kolipakakondal
• alirana01

Poem

I built, I flashed—ears all a-quiver,
Watching the console’s texty river.
A “Hello” hops across the screen,
Terminal whispers, bright and clean.
Timeouts set, the waits align—
Carrots for logs; results divine. 🥕🐇

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