How to achieve before() and after() functionality in Test Complete

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Is there an equivalent, or is there a way to achieve, before(), after(), beforeEach(), and afterEach() functionality available @ https://mochajs.org/#hooks?I want to execute my tests in the sequence below:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Before:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; OpenBrowser()&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Login()&nbsp; &nbsp; Tests:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Project1:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Project2:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Project3:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test3&nbsp; &nbsp; After:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Logout()&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; CloseBrowser()&nbsp;Update:&nbsp;I looked at Events &gt; Test Engine Events &gt; OnStartTest/OnStopTest, which is equivalent to&nbsp;beforeEach() and afterEach(). But could not find anything which is similar to before() and after() - execute steps once before all tests and once after all tests.

alexkaras · Accepted Answer

Hi,
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As it was stated by Robert, TestComplete does not have means to execute some code at the start and end of the whole test run. You may try to emulate this in code. Consider this approach:
-- I assume that you are testing web application;
-- For web applications, the first step for almost any test is to get the reference to the tested web page via Page object provided by TestComplete;
-- You may implement a function in your test code that you will&nbsp;call from any place where you need to get a reference to the tested page. This function will try to find the page and return it if found. Otherwise it will resort to the browser start and site login sequence.

tristaanogre · Answer

It depends somewhat as to how you have built your project in TestComplete. &nbsp;There isn't a "on start project" or "on stop project" handler. &nbsp;What I do in these cases is add Test Items in the project to perform those tasks when the project starts up and when it finishes. &nbsp;These aren't something you need to control as events, just code/tests that need to be run.

jose_pjoseph · Answer

tristaanogre, thanks for the reply.OpenBrowser() and CloseBrowser() mentioned above are script routines, and Login() and Logout() are test items which call those script routines in addition to performing the login and logout tasks. Test Complete structure is as below, currently:&nbsp;ProjectSuite:&nbsp; &nbsp; Project1:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test2&nbsp; &nbsp; Project2:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test1&nbsp; &nbsp; ..&nbsp; &nbsp; ....&nbsp; &nbsp; Project9:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Tests&gt;&nbsp;Each test needs to be executed while logged in. As of now, we are in the initial stages and have few tests and I am calling Login() and Logout() from each test. But I do not want to do that each time as that will add a lot of overhead when we have hundreds of tests. I am looking to have Login() called once at the beginning and Logout() called once at the end whether I am executing a single test, all the tests in the project or all the tests in the project suite.&nbsp;You mentioned "perform those tasks when the project starts up and when it finishes" in your reply. Can you please explain a bit more about how I can do that? I think that is basically what I am looking for, execute Login() when the project/project suite starts and execute Logout() when the project/project suite finishes.

jose_pjoseph · Answer

@tristaanogre, thanks for the reply.OpenBrowser() and CloseBrowser() mentioned above are script routines, and Login() and Logout() are test items which call those script routines in addition to performing the login and logout tasks. Test Complete structure is as below, currently:&nbsp;ProjectSuite:&nbsp; &nbsp; Project1:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test2&nbsp; &nbsp; Project2:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Test1&nbsp; &nbsp; ..&nbsp; &nbsp; ....&nbsp; &nbsp; Project9:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;Tests&gt;&nbsp;Each test needs to be executed while logged in. As of now, we are in the initial stages and have few tests and I am calling Login() and Logout() from each test. But I do not want to do that each time as that will add a lot of overhead when we have hundreds of tests. I am looking to have Login() called once at the beginning and Logout() called once at the end whether I am executing a single test, all the tests in the project or all the tests in the project suite.&nbsp;You mentioned "perform those tasks when the project starts up and when it finishes" in your reply. Can you please explain a bit more about how I can do that? I think that is basically what I am looking for, execute Login() when the project/project suite starts and execute Logout() when the project/project suite finishes.

jose_pjoseph · Answer

Looks like my posts are getting deleted. Tried posting a reply twice and can't find it now.

jose_pjoseph · Answer

Trying a third time.&nbsp;tristaanogre, thanks for the reply.OpenBrowser() and CloseBrowser() mentioned above are script routines, and Login() and Logout() are test items which call those script routines in addition to performing the login and logout tasks. Test Complete structure is as below, currently:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; ProjectSuite:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Project1:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Test1&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Test2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Project2:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Test1&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;....&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Project9:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;Tests&gt;&nbsp;Each test needs to be executed while logged in. As of now, we are in the initial stages and have few tests and I am calling Login() and Logout() from each test. But I do not want to do that each time as that will add a lot of overhead when we have hundreds of tests. I am looking to have Login() called once at the beginning and Logout() called once at the end whether I am executing a single test, all the tests in the project or all the tests in the project suite.&nbsp;You mentioned "perform those tasks when the project starts up and when it finishes" in your reply. Can you please explain a bit more about how I can do that? I think that is basically what I am looking for, execute Login() when the project/project suite starts and execute Logout() when the project/project suite finishes.

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