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MikeDally's avatar
MikeDally
Contributor
10 years ago

How do I clone an existing Groovy test step and insert it into another test case?

Hi there,   I want to dynamically build a SoapUI test structure so that my team can significantly reduce their prep time and get straight into testing. In one of my previous posts I was able to gen...
  • rupert_anderson's avatar
    rupert_anderson
    10 years ago

    Hi Mike,

     

    Where you say clone a Groovy TestStep, following on from your excellent work before, would it be acceptable to your needs to rather than clone, create new Groovy TestSteps for each of your scripted TestCases?

     

    What I mean is say you had a TestCase object testCase, then what do you think about doing something like:

     

    testCase.addTestStep("groovy", "HelloGroovy").setScript("log.info 'Hello!'")

     

    ?

     

    That way you could effectively script in all the Groovy steps you need and supply custom scripts if necessary.

     

    Cheers,

    Rup

rupert_anderson's avatar
rupert_anderson
Valued Contributor

Hi Mike,

 

Where you say clone a Groovy TestStep, following on from your excellent work before, would it be acceptable to your needs to rather than clone, create new Groovy TestSteps for each of your scripted TestCases?

 

What I mean is say you had a TestCase object testCase, then what do you think about doing something like:

 

testCase.addTestStep("groovy", "HelloGroovy").setScript("log.info 'Hello!'")

 

?

 

That way you could effectively script in all the Groovy steps you need and supply custom scripts if necessary.

 

Cheers,

Rup

MikeDally's avatar
MikeDally
Contributor
10 years ago

Rupert, you are the MAN! This does exactly what I need it to :D

 

Many thanks,

 

Mike

  • MikeDally's avatar
    MikeDally
    Contributor
    10 years ago

    This all feels very progressive! It's the first time I've tried something like this, but I'm glad I did!

     

    Anyway, as per your suggestion, I now generate a new Groovy script step. I'm using a String method to return the specific script I want, and then calling that as a parameter in my script creation step, a la:

     

    import com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.registry.GroovyScriptStepFactory
import com.eviware.soapui.impl.rest.RestResource;
import com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.registry.RestRequestStepFactory
import com.eviware.soapui.config.TestStepConfig
import com.eviware.soapui.impl.rest.RestRequest;
import com.eviware.soapui.impl.rest.RestService;
listOfTestCases = [
'Address Lookup with valid PostCode',
'Address Lookup with Valid CompanyName',
'Address Lookup with Valid Street',
'Address Lookup with Valid town',
'Address Lookup with Valid CompanyName & Postcode',
'Address Lookup with Valid Street & Postcode',
'Address Lookup with Valid Town & PostCode',
'Address Lookup with Valid CompanyName & Street',
'Address Lookup with Valid CompanyName & Town',	
'Address Lookup with Valid Street & Town',	
'Address Lookup with Valid Postcode, CompanyName, Street & Town']
for (String testCase : listOfTestCases) {
   tc = context.testCase.testSuite.addNewTestCase(testCase)
   tc.addProperty("testcycl-id") 
   tc.addProperty("cycle-id") 
   tc.addProperty("test-id") 
   tc.addProperty("run-id") 
   tc.addProperty("test-config-id")
   tc.addProperty("test-step-id")
   tc.addTestStep("groovy", "Set request headers").setScript(requestHeaderMethodText())

// ... other code here
 }
}

// Store my groovy script as a String so it can be called in the test //generation script.
def String requestHeaderMethodText(){
	return "import java.net.InetAddress;" + " \n" +
    "def currentTimeInMillis = System.currentTimeMillis().toString()" + " \n" +
    "ipAddress = InetAddress.getLocalHost();" + " \n" +
    "testRunner.testCase.setPropertyValue( 'cleId', currentTimeInMillis)" + " \n" +
    "testRunner.testCase.setPropertyValue( 'userIp', ipAddress.getHostAddress().toString())" + " \n"
	}
    • rupert_anderson's avatar
      rupert_anderson
      Valued Contributor
      10 years ago

      Yeah, it's quite cool, thanks for sharing that!

       

      Yeah, this whole script driving soapui is something I have wondered and played about with, but not actually worked out what the practical uses are, so its good to see you using it in anger.

       

      I did wonder whether there was a market for it in CI scripts e.g. to build up and run projects on the fly, without needing the UI at all. Although now I am thinking the project generation use-case via the UI may be the most practical use...

       

      Thanks,

      Rup

      • MikeDally's avatar
        MikeDally
        Contributor
        10 years ago

        Yeah, from a CI perspective this approach might be limited - you store it in a repo and the structure should already be there.

         

        For our purposes, the script's intended use is mainly just a one-time execution: it allows us to significantly cut down on the prep tasks (and time) and get straight into testing. It's especially useful when you're working against some desperately tight deadlines :D

         

        That being said, there could be use for it with CI tools such as Worker (I think), whereby the CI instance is terminated once it's not being used anymore.

         

        In our case, necessity is definitely the mother of invention ;)

         

        Cheers,

         

        Mike

  • rupert_anderson's avatar
    rupert_anderson
    Valued Contributor
    10 years ago

    Hi Mike,

     

    No problem, happy to help!

     

    I like your Groovy scripting of SoapUI line of questions! Keep on taking SoapUI to new places! :-)

     

    Cheers,

    Rup