Glossary

Glossary

comparison engine

VisualTest allows you to compare screenshots using two engines:

  • AI Model (detecting the changes using AI)

  • DOM Model (Document Object Model)

comparison mode

VisualTest allows you to compare screenshots in two modes:

  • Detailed (showing both content and design differences)

  • Layout (ignoring content diffs, showing only structural, web layout changes)

detailed mode

One of the two comparison modes. It shows both content and design differences:

  • Text

  • Font

  • Color

  • CSS elements

element

One of the three screenshot formats. It captures a specific visual element.

fullpage

One of the three screenshot formats. It captures the whole page.

layout mode

One of the two comparison modes. It shows only structural, web layout changes.

Layout mode is available in three sensitivities:

  • Low - only large elements (medium and small element shifts are ignored).

  • Medium medium and large elements (small element shifts are ignored).

  • High - smallmedium and large elements (most granular).

project token

Your project token is an identifier created and used by VisualTest to associate a test run with a specific project.

The SDKs specify where to insert your project token into the scripts.

To locate your project token, go to the Project Settings page in the UI.

screenshot

VisualTest captures and compares snapshots of the app under test. These snapshots are called 'screenshots'.

There are three formats of screenshots, fullpage, viewport and element.

viewport

One of the three screenshot formats. It captures the visible portion of the page.

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