# bslatkin/dpxdt

Make continuous deployment safe by comparing before and after webpage screenshots for each release. Depicted shows when any visual, perceptual differences are found. This is the ultimate, automated end-to-end test.

Repository: https://github.com/bslatkin/dpxdt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dpxdt
Homepage: https://dpxdt-test.appspot.com
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2016-12-05T18:07:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4944, "days_push": 3558, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1438, forks 117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.831521+00:00)

## What it is
Depicted (dpxdt) is a Python tool and server for visual regression testing that captures webpage screenshots via PhantomJS and generates perceptual difference images between releases. It ships as a local CLI driven by YAML configs and as a self-hostable API server for team release workflows.

## Use cases
- compare webpage screenshots before and after a release
- visual regression testing in continuous deployment
- generate perceptual diff images of web pages
- screenshot local web servers from a YAML config
- integrate screenshot diffs into CI pipelines

## When to choose
- you need automated visual diff checks as part of a release workflow
- you want a self-hosted screenshot diff server with a team review workflow
- you test reusable tools or pages served locally

## When to avoid
- you need modern browser support - it relies on the deprecated PhantomJS
- you want an actively maintained tool - the last release was in 2016
- you need a turnkey SaaS visual testing service

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: testing, e2e-testing, image-processing, cli
- domain: testing, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: visual-regression, screenshot-diff, perceptual-diff, phantomjs, continuous-deployment, automation

## Member repositories
- bslatkin/dpxdt (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.831521+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:39.426197+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bslatkin/dpxdt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.831521+00:00, sha 27148c7366a7)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/dpxdt/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:47:18.331201+00:00, sha 2dfb19c03482)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.