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SWTBot/Troubleshooting
SWTBot fails with"swtbottestapplication" could not be found in the registry
If you get an error like:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Application "org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.core.swtbottestapplication" could not be found in the registry. The applications available are: some.long.list.of.application.ids
Then the most common cause is that the target platform does not have the "org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.core" plugin.