Disable test items during execution

Question

Hi,

I would like to disable (child) test items during execution of the parent item.

A Project Suite variable (DoLightRun) is defined to manage skipping specific (child) tests that have this script attached:

function SkipMeAndMyChildren()

{

if (ProjectSuite["Variables"]["GetVariableDefaultValue"]("DoLightRun"))

{

var childCount = Project["TestItems"]["Current"]["ItemCount"];

var childIndex = 0;

for (childIndex = 0 ; childIndex < childCount ; childIndex++)

{

//DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE PROPERTY IS READ ONLY

//Project["TestItems"]["TestItem"](childIndex)["Count"] = 0;

//DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE PROPERTY IS READ ONLY

//Project["TestItems"]["TestItem"](childIndex)["Enabled"] = false;

}

// Quit this parent test project

Runner["Stop"](true);

}

}

Is there some posibility to get this to work? I would really like to disable/enable test items during execution of the suite. Many thanks in advance for any tips.

alexkaras · Accepted Answer

Hi,&gt; I don't know if you can from a script [...]No, this is not possible from the script.Alternative (to COM-based) approach may be to read some configuration file that specifies what test items should be either executed and/or skipped, iterate through all test items in the given test project and either execute or skip them.

googleid_114358 · Answer

Hi Edgar.I designed something similar here.I want some checkpoint to be critical and if they fail, I provide a list of TestItem to skip.First, I created an XML node that contains all my test item (including folders).If I want to disable an item or a folder, I push it into a List.I add an event handler on OnStartTest event that look if current test item is contains in the list of disabled one.If the item has been disabled, I call the Runner.Stop() and log a warning to explain why the item has been disabled.It works fine. Let me know if you are interested, I would provide some script.Cheers.Guillaume.

hlalumiere · Answer

I don't know if you can from a script, but you can do it from a COM application:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Private Sub FindTestAndEnableRecurse(ByRef TCTest As TCTest) As Boolean&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FindTestAndEnableRecurse = False&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim TestList As TestComplete.ItcProjectTests_COMAccess = TestExecuteObject.Integration.TestSuite(TCTest.ProductName)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim TestFound As TestComplete.ItcProjectTestItem_COMAccess = Nothing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For i As Integer = 0 To TestList.Count - 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If TestList.TestItem(i).Name.ToUpper.Contains(TCTest.TestCode.ToUpper) Then&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Log("Found test " &amp; TCTest.TestCode &amp; " at index " &amp; i &amp; ".")&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TestFound = TestList.TestItem(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EnableDisableTest(TestFound, True)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Else&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EnableDisableTest(TestList.TestItem(i), False)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; End If&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Next&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If Not TestFound Is Nothing Then FindTestAndEnableRecurse = True&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; End Function&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Public Sub EnableDisableTest(ByRef ThisTest As TestComplete.ItcProjectTestItem_COMAccess, bEnable As Boolean)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ThisTest.Enabled = bEnable&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For j As Integer = 0 To ThisTest.ChildCount - 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EnableDisableTest(ThisTest.ChildTestItem(j), bEnable)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Next&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; End Sub

edgar_brodie · Answer

Thanks for the answers and the confirmation that I want something that is not supported.

Also thanks for the tips on Com, however I am not sure my team wants me to invest into "getting into Com" in order to allow switching off branches and sub branches in our test item tree if the user (any of our testers) switches a checkbox as ProjectSuite variable...

In my opinion, it would, for script-kiddies like me be very fulfiling if the property Project["TestItems"]["TestItem"](childIndex)["Enabled"] was not read-only. Maybe some day...

tanyayatskovska · Answer

Hi Edgar, &nbsp; Actually, we have a suggestion to implement this functionality, and your request has increased its rating. Thanks! At the moment, you can use Hugo's example. &nbsp;

tanyayatskovska · Answer

Hi Guillaume, &nbsp; Interesting solution! Of course, we are interested in your script :) &nbsp;

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