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+Overview
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+*testium* is an automated test framework developed in python by François Dausseur.
+This software is developed in python and it implements the Qt6 graphical framework.
+
+It has been developed since 2013 with production and development testing in mind.
+
+It's function is to automate the execution of tests. It can be invoked either as command line terminal application or as a graphical interface application.
+
+Tests reports generation and customization are also in this tool's scope.
+
+Its main features are:
+
+* YAML test description,
+* Test configuration files in YAML, JSON or XML,
+* Full range of pre-existing Test items,
+* Test steps, loops,
+* Dynamic variables expansion at test runtime,
+* Conditional test step execution,
+* Modularity of tests (reusable test sequences),
+* etc.
+
+All these features give the ability to the test engineer to perform efficient and robust testings.
+
+.. figure:: testium_snapshot.png
+
+   testium
+
+Each test is described with the help of a `YAML <https://yaml.org/>`_ file having .tum as extension.
+This file is analyzed and then displayed as a tree in a graphical way in the
+GUI (see Figure above).