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codehausss
Contributor
10 years ago

How to read and use SoapUI API for non Dev people?

Hello,   i don't have any background in development especially in java. I would like to learn how to read and use SoapUI API from SoapUI API docs (http://www.soapui.org/apidocs/index.html?overview...
  • nmrao's avatar
    nmrao
    10 years ago

    Context is defined at project, test suite, and test case levels. So object can vary depending upon where it is being accessed. And similarly TestRunner.

    To your question, both are not same, testRunner is member variable of context object. Applies to all levels.

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nmrao
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In the video, it is explained how one can explore the soapUI API.

 

Below is groovy script test step.

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If you notice above, below variables are accessible:

log, context, testRunner.

 

Now, if you want to know details about testRunner variable, then just have the following statement in the groovy step and execute it, so that you would know what is the type of this variable

 

 

log.info testRunner

You may see below output

 

 

 

Sun Nov 08 00:10:13 IST 2015:INFO:com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.panels.support.MockTestRunner@43810d51

Now open the class MockTestRunner in soapui's api docs where you can see the allowed methods on testRunner say getTestCase().

 

As you mentioned, testRunner.testCase and testRunner.getTestCase() are same. testRunner.testCase is groovified version(ignores explict get and paranthesis). Other one is java way.

 

So, like above, you can find any object's class and look into api docs to get the methods.

 

And similarly, if you see the project load script, test suite setup, teardown and test case setup and teardown (all of them or groovy type ) different variables available and are mentioned like how we see for groovy step.

codehausss's avatar
codehausss
Contributor
10 years ago

Thanks nmrao, very clear explanation, i am started to understand how to read the API document.

 

would like to ask you agan:

 

  1. Only "get" followed by "parantheses" i can ommit from method name, is it correct?
  2. I am able to access another teststep inside another test suite using
    log.info testRunner.testCase.testSuite.project.workspace.getProjectByName("myProject").testSuites["yourTestSuite"].testCases["TestCase 1"].testSteps["delete"].testRequest.responseContentAsXml
    is there any possibility to shortened above script?
  3. I am able to run another teststep inside another test suite using
    log.info testRunner.testCase.testSuite.project.workspace.getProjectByName("myProject").testSuites["yourTestSuite"].testCases["TestCase 1"].testSteps["delete"].run(testRunner, context)
    but i can not understand what is the meaning from (TestCaseRunner runner, TestCaseRunContext runContext) inside run method.
    What is the function of testRunner and context inside this method?

 

regards,

 

  • nmrao's avatar
    nmrao
    Champion Level 3
    10 years ago

    #1. Yes.

    Like, context.testCase.name and context.getTestCase().getName() are same and here there are no arguments involved.

     

    Similarly set also, however, it mostly may contain some argument.

     

    How to set a test case property

     

    But it will be little different if there are arguments to be passed for either set and get methods.

     

     

    context.testCase.setPropertyValue('PROPERTY_NAME','PROPERTY_VALUE')

    Can also be expressed as

     

     

     

    context.testCase.properties['PROPERTY_NAME'].value = 'PROPERTY_VALUE'

     

     

    How to get a test case property

     

     

    context.testCase.getPropertyValue('PROPERTY_NAME')

    or

     

     

     

    context.testCase.properties['PROPERTY_NAME'].value

    At least, above are some variants of set / and get methods while using groovified.

     

     

    2. Gald know that.

     

    If you want to access artifacts from other test suite, one must at least have project object(by accessing it successive parents). Here, you went one level ahead i.e., workspace which is not required.

     

    Get the project object :

    def currentProject = context.testCase.testSuite.project

     

    Then use currentProject later for all references if you dont want to use it long.

    currentProject.testSuites["yourTestSuite"].testCases["TestCase 1"].testSteps["delete"].testRequest.responseContentAsXml

     

    #3 one is also same as above.

     

    • codehausss's avatar
      codehausss
      Contributor
      10 years ago

      Many thanks nmrao for you explanation

       

      if my understanding are correct, context and testRunner have same meaning?

      when i should use context and when i should use testRunner?

       

      hopefully you're not get boring with my question :)

      • nmrao's avatar
        nmrao
        Champion Level 3
        10 years ago

        Context is defined at project, test suite, and test case levels. So object can vary depending upon where it is being accessed. And similarly TestRunner.

        To your question, both are not same, testRunner is member variable of context object. Applies to all levels.