September 9th, 2025 Release Notes: Enhanced Mainframe, HTML Attributes, AI Live Mode

Expanded Mainframe Testing Environment with TN5250 Protocol Support

We’ve enhanced testRigor’s mainframe testing capabilities by adding support for the TN5250 protocol, enabling robust testing of IBM i (AS/400) mainframes. When creating a mainframe test suite, users can now select the Terminal Emulator from a dropdown menu that includes:

• TN3270 (for IBM z/OS mainframes)

• TN5250 (for IBM i / AS400 systems)

Additionally, the existing login command is now fully supported for mainframe environments and works seamlessly with the default testRigor authentication page. These updates significantly improve mainframe testing by expanding protocol coverage and ensuring reliable user authentication, providing a more comprehensive and stable testing experience for complex terminal-based applications.

Caption: TN5250 available in the options.

Caption: Mainframe menu interaction.

Caption: Mainframe operations supported.

Enhanced Support for HTML Attributes Validation in Automated Testing

testRigor now enables thorough validation of HTML element attributes and properties to enhance web UI testing accuracy. This feature allows you to interact directly with any attribute of HTML elements and perform validations on their presence or specific values.

For example, on a blog page, you can validate the presence and correctness of anchor tag attributes like `href` through:

• Checking stored values or passing elements directly

• Validating whether an element has or does not have a specific attribute

• Comparing attribute values to expected data

If a validation fails, such as an incorrect or missing attribute value, the failure is clearly visible during test execution, enabling fast troubleshooting.

This flexible attribute validation empowers you to verify any HTML property, making your automated tests more robust and adaptable to dynamic web content.

Caption: href HTML content.

Caption: Steps to validate HTML attribute.

Caption: Indeed, the element is not empty, so it correctly handles the error by showing this element is not empty.

AI-Powered Command Generation in Live Mode for Complex Applications

testRigor introduces advanced AI support in Live Mode specifically designed to enhance command generation during test suite creation. This feature is ideal for complex applications such as Flutter apps, Citrix environments, games, and canvas-based interfaces that lack traditional accessibility information. This can be established since the time you create a new test suite.

When starting a Live Mode session, users can enable the new Generate Command Strategy option, allowing AI to intelligently suggest commands based on the UI elements you interact with. For example, clicking on a text box triggers AI-powered prompts asking what value to enter, streamlining input automation. Similarly, AI provides command suggestions for buttons and can even propose additional suggested commands in the coordinates for canvas or graphical elements.

This AI-driven command generation simplifies test creation in challenging environments by dynamically adapting to non-standard UI components, improving test accuracy and speeding up automation workflows.

Caption: Type of accessibility for ai in live mode when creating test suite.

Caption: Live mode with AI option.

Caption: Add an item using AI.

Caption: AI generated command using AI.

Caption: Click using AI in live mode.

Caption: Coordinates and commands using AI suggestion.