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shrik18
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

Clone Datasource using groovy script

I have a datasource using internal datagen and another datasource using groovy. I want to trasnfer complete datasource 1 to datasource 2. Baiscally make a copy. How can I achieve this using groovy?
  • shrik18's avatar
    shrik18
    8 years ago

    Hi,

    I found a work around for this. I used groovy script to set data in property step. Added a property "rows" in property step which would determine the number of rows in datasource. Used this propery in number of rows field of datasource. This let me manipulate the datasource upto some extent.

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shrik18
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago
Datasource 2 is groovy script. What I am trying to do is create dynamic datasource. Depending on condition Datasource will have all the values from Datasource 1 or Datasource 3.
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    groovyguy
    Community Hero
    8 years ago

    Bear with me, I am still trying to understand what you are trying to do.


    DataSource1 : Internal Datagen.

    DataSource2: Dynamic datasource

    DataSource3: Groovy datasource

     

    Based on a condition, you want to alter DataSource 2 to either be DataSource 1 or DataSource 3? Is that the use case you are trying to figure out?

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      shrik18
      Occasional Contributor
      8 years ago

      groovyguyThanks for your prompt replies.  Let me make it simple, Use case is 

      Datasource1: using datagen multiple properties multiple rows
      Datasource2: using datagen mulitple properties multiple rows
      Datasource3:  using groovy. This one will be dynamic and condition will be inside this datasource

      For example : Datasource 3 with groovy will look like 
      if(x = 1)
      Datasource 3 = Datasource 1 
      else 
      Datasource 3 = Datasource 2

      • groovyguy's avatar
        groovyguy
        Community Hero
        8 years ago

        I think what you want is possible, but not in the way you want. For the groovy script datasource, you could likely copy properties from either of the other two datasource based on a condition, but this will get complex really quickly if DataSource1 and DataSource2 have varying different properties.

         

        What about the following:

        1. DataSource1 (DataGen)
        2. DataSource2 (DataGen)
        3. Groovy Script test step:
          1. Condition to decide which DataSource to use
          2. Based on condition, it will copy the setup of either DataSource1 or DataSource2 to DataSource3
        4. DataSource3 (DataGen)

         

         

        Using a DataSource - Groovy test in DataSource3 would require you to basically completely code out the datagen steps you want to use from DataSource 1 or 2, or how to get data from them. The way I present would re-use the same. Does that sound feasible?