Status QA Desktop

vac:qa:status:2025q3-status-qa-desktop

Description §

Collaborate with Status team to ensure that the Status Desktop app behaves as expected. Add new automated tests to the existing e2e testing framework for new features. Oversee testing strategy around releases.

Alignment with VAC Narratives:

• By helping to test the Status Desktop application, VAC QA contributes directly to the narrative of internal collaboration and efficiency..
• Helps maintain a high standard for both internal and external contributions by detecting discrepancies early and closing testing gaps.

Task List §

Release Testing §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q3-status-qa-desktop:release-testing
• owner: nastya
• status:
• start-date:
• end-date:

Description §

• Oversee testing strategy for new releases.
• Ensure that the VAC QA team, Status developers, and the community provide sufficient testing to support high-quality releases.

Deliverables §

• PRs

Shell view §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q3-status-qa-desktop:shell-view
• owner: nastya
• status:
• start-date:
• end-date:

Description §

• Add new automated tests for the Shell view feature.
• Review and assist devs with feature testing.

Deliverables §

• PRs

Ethereum follow protocol §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q3-status-qa-desktop:eth-follow-protocol
• owner: nastya
• status:
• start-date:
• end-date:

Description §

• Add new automated tests for the Ethereum follow protocol feature.
• Review and assist devs with feature testing.

Deliverables §

• PRs

Backup user data §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q3-status-qa-desktop:backup-user-data
• owner: nastya
• status:
• start-date:
• end-date:

Description §

• Add new automated tests for the Backup user data feature.
• Review and assist devs with feature testing.

Deliverables §

• PRs

Maintenance §

• fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q3-status-qa-desktop:maintenance
• owner: nastya
• status: in progress (10%)
• start-date: 2025/07/01
• end-date: 2025/09/30

Description §

• Ongoing maintenance of Status Desktop tests. This includes updating tests for changes in status, addressing regressions, investigating and resolving issues, and implementing minor improvements to the testing framework as needed.

Deliverables §

• chore(@e2e): disable testrail for nightly job and fix nightly tests
• bug: Application crashes when trying to mint tokens with no access to data providers