How to access a variable outside a method in groovy ?

[_ivanovich_]

Hi,

 i have a variable at project leve like: ${#Project#value} 

i have a groovy step with this:

//VAR
//def expected_value = testRunner.testCase.testSuite.project.getPropertyValue("value") as Integer

//TEST
def test_validate_name(){
def responseContent = testRunner.testCase.testSuite.project.getPropertyValue( "response" )
def slurperresponse = new JsonSlurper().parseText(responseContent)

float expected_value = 200
float[] a = slurperresponse.values.DATA.FILE.[0].value
float actual_value  = a.collect { "$it" }.join( '' ) as float
assert actual_value <= expected_value
}

It works if i keep this line inside the medthod:

float expected_value = 200

If i put comment on this line and use the variable from outside the method with this line:

def expected_value = testRunner.testCase.testSuite.project.getPropertyValue("value") as Integer

it throws error: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke method test_validate_name() on null object

I tried with this set.context('{Project#value}') it doesn't work.

Do you have any suggestions ? 

[nmrao]

We dont have visibility of the context. So, can't understand below statement.

But when i call from another class from another testsuite it says it cannot find expected_value.

[_ivanovich_]

@nmrao 

please check image.

i tried to explain.

[nmrao]

Had a feeling the usage is not correct. If you want to re-use some code, then you have to use script library.
For more details, please refer below thread
https://community.smartbear.com/t5/SoapUI-Pro/Calling-custom-Groovy-script-from-Script-Assertion-in-...

[_ivanovich_]

@nmrao 

Hi,

I'm using library.

the whole project is running fine with library.

I cannot post the whole part of the code for library.

but i'm invesgating...

[Nastya_Khovrina]

Hi @_ivanovich_,

I've checked your screenshot and have some comments:

- you cannot write a script at one Groovy script test step, and, then, use its methods in another part of the project;

- you said that you use libraries, so that shouldn't be the case, but, inside the method, you use a test step response. To make your test_validate_name method independent, you can pass both values as parameters. 

Note that there is the RunTestCase test step. You can write a groovy script in this test case and run it when it's needed with different parameters. Maybe, this will help you.

[sonya_m]

Thank you everyone for help!

Hi @_ivanovich_ , please share your progress with us. Have you solved the issue?

Perhaps, Nastya's latest comment could help straighten things out a bit?

[HimanshuTayal]

I think this screenshot makes me clear of your problem....please refer attached dummy project hope it will solve your problem..it explains 2 parts:

1) calling groovy script from same Test case

2) calling groovy script from diffrent Test Suite

[HimanshuTayal]

@_ivanovich_  have you got any time to check the xml file which i have shared, hope it will resolve your issue, eager to know the result.... 🙂

[_ivanovich_]

@HimanshuTayal 

Hi,

no it doesn't resolve the probleme, the context is not the same.

solution is in progress....

[HimanshuTayal]

@_ivanovich_ :

Didn't get "context is not the same", can you please breif more.