http://www.automatedqa.com/products/testcomplete/testing-qt-apps/
How would they have been able to do that? Is there a Qt inspection library? Standard window spy tools work in some areas, but other important areas (such as list items in a list view) are not inspectable through Windows messages.
I know there’s the QtTest framework, but what I’d like is something that can access an application as a whole so that I can have automated integration testing.
Found the answer: http://www.ranorex.com/support/user-guide-20/qt-accessible-plugin.html
http://doc.qt.io/archives/4.3/accessible.html
Exactly what is needed to automate a UI. Will then work with any UI automation software, which I’ve now learned apparently uses the accessibility API.