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4 years ago

Creating a custom Delay teststep via a Groovy scripting step

I managed to create a custom Delay test step via Groovy script but I can't seem to modify the step. def stepName = "DelayTimeWindow" def newPropertiesStep = testCase.getTestStepByName(stepName) if...

nmrao
4 years ago
hazel_chua

I tried the way you are showing, but it still works. Please find the test case link which can be imported into a test suite.

How to use:

Import xml into test suite and run the Groovy Script test step.

What it does?

This time, changing the value of CUSTOM_DELAY with in the groovy script and run the Delay step from within Groovy to see the delay is changed or not dynamically.

Also Delay step is activated / deactivated and activated back to demonstrate. As you pointed you could not disable in you messages.

In the below screen shot, you can notice the log time difference

Initial value of property is 1s

Test run #1 with 3sec delay

Test run #2 with 10s delay

https://github.com/nmrao/sample-soapui-projects/blob/master/delayTestCase/dynamicDelayInGroovy.xml

nmrao

Champion Level 3

4 years ago

hazel_chua

Please set the value as dynamic evaluated property as shown below which is using test case level custom property:

Changed custom property value between two tests and the same can be seen in the log timings

nmrao
Champion Level 3
4 years ago
This way, one can disable / enable the test step "Delay" on demand without any issues.
hazel_chua
Contributor
4 years ago
What I mean by disabled is to set the test step to the disabled state so it looks like :

I'm just about to try out your method of setting the Delay property's value to a property expansion syntax
- nmrao
  Champion Level 3
  4 years ago
  Yes, i mean the same regarding disabling Delay step.
  - hazel_chua
    Contributor
    4 years ago
    There is no visible property that I can set to change the test step from active to disabled or vice versa. I can only seem to do it when I right click on the test step and then manually selecting either Enable or Disable.
    
    Also, your concept didn't work.
    
    I am not seeing the delays.