For Web Application Is any one creating the framework where generic functions are created for different web objects like check box, Text box, button? for e.g. for select and click on the button function SelectButton(ButtonObj) { if(ButtonObj.WaitForProperty("Enabled", true, 3000)){ ButtonObj.ClickButton(); Log.Message(ButtonObj.contentText + " is clicked");}else{ Log.Error("No Button is Found");}} Then from the main script .. call this function by passing Alias Name Mapping as parameters Have attached the scrrenshots. Let me know if any more information is needed. ThanksNishchal

Actually, this appears to be a bit of a different situation than just selecting a radio button from within a group. For example, we have in our test application something that looks like this: This first shows the different radio buttons presented on the web page in individual groupings. This is what one of those groupings looks like in the object browser And this is what I have them mapped as. These are static controls on a particular page that are always in the same place, organized in the same way. So, I can statically map them because I can depend upon them always looking the same way. So, the way I'd make this a generic function would be something like (JavaScript) function clickRadioButton(parentGroup, buttonName) { var buttonObject; buttonObject = parentGroup.WaitAliasChild(buttonName, -1); if (buttonObject.Exists) { buttonObject.Click(); } } function test() { clickRadioButton(Aliases.myPage.radiogroupA, 'radiobuttonNA'); } However, what you have is not quite the same thing. What it appears to be to me is that you have a dynamic table of employees, each row has a radio button that you want to click on. So, you're task is actually two-fold:1) Find the particular row that corresponds to the employee you wish to select 2) Click the radio button on that row. So, first, I'd have a piece of code specifically to find the row in the table of choice. We already utilize a piece of code for that function findRow(tableObject, stringSearch, searchColumn, maxRows = 0) { var cellFound = Utils.CreateStubObject(); var upperLimit; if (maxRows == 0) { upperLimit = tableObject.RowCount; } else { upperLimit = maxRows; } if ((searchColumn == 999) || (searchColumn == undefined)) { cellFound = tableObject.FindChild('innerText', aqConvert.VarToStr(stringSearch) + '*', 0, true); } else { for (var i = 1; i < upperLimit; i ++) { if (aqString.Trim(tableObject.Cell(i, searchColumn).innerText) == aqString.Trim(aqConvert.VarToStr(stringSearch)) ) { cellFound = tableObject.Cell(i, searchColumn); break; } } } if (cellFound.Exists) { return cellFound.RowIndex; } else { return -1; } } So, you'd utilize this code in another method that would specifically search for the employee you want and then click on the appropriate radiobutton in that row. Something like: function clickRadioButtonInRow(tableObject, searchText, searchColumn, radiobuttonColumn = 0) { var rowNumber; rowNumber = findRow(tableObject, searchText, searchColumn); if (rowNumber == -1) { throw Error('Could not find the search text: ' + searchText); } tableObject.Cell(rowNumber, radiobuttonColumn).RadioButton('*').Click(); } This should be generalized enough that, given any table that has a radio button that you wish to click on, will search that table for the button based upon the search text and then click on it. This is pretty close to what we're doing in a similar section of our own application.

If it meets your business needs, does what you need it to do, and is easily maintainable and expandable... then yes, it's a good framework. As mentioned, I don't go quite this granular. I prefer to write my framework on a functional level (applying a payment, entering contact details, saving a file, etc) rather than on granular controls. As for code completion, this is to be expected. The function you displayed doesn't know what "ButtonObj" is... there's no context for it to know how to complete that code. As for radio buttons, what I would do is map the parent object for the radio buttons (panel, etc) and each of the buttons underneath it. Your parameters for that function would be the parent object and the button name. But this is just one way, I'm sure there are others. Again... if it works for you, then it works.

Based on your code what i understand, you want to have some generic functions which can perform actions like ClickButton, Select Dropdown, etc. Yes, this kind of functions would be useful when you want to have a framework for Object actions. In some scenarios, It won't be helpful if you trying to do different operations with Textbox. As tristaanogre, AlexKaras said, If it is useful for your AUT structure and business needs then it is good have. I have similar kind of function that i wrote for Setting up of Text, function EnterText(objMainObject,strValue,strFridenlyName) { //objMainObject should be Text box object if(objMainObject != null) { if((objMainObject.Exists) && (objMainObject.Visible)) { if(aqConvert.VarToStr(strValue) == "null") { objMainObject.Keys("^a"); objMainObject.Keys("[BS]"); } else if(aqConvert.VarToStr(strValue) != "") { if(aqString.Compare(aqConvert.VarToStr(objMainObject.getText()),strValue,true) != 0) { objMainObject.Keys(strValue); if(aqString.Compare(aqConvert.VarToStr(objMainObject.getText()),strValue,true) == 0) { Log.Event(strFridenlyName + " object is entered as " + strValue); } else { Log.Error(strFridenlyName + " object is not entered as " + strValue); } } else { Log.Event(strFridenlyName + " object is already as " + strValue); break; } } else { Log.Message("No value found for input"); } } } }

I haven't gone quite to that level but I know others who have. It's not an unusual way of doing things. An automation framework can be as granular or as general as you would like. In a POS application I did testing on, I had generic functions for applying payments that I used all over the place. That's a bit more generalized as it's not a single button press but I know of some other framework structures that go a bit more granular. Are you haven particular problems with this? Is there something not working for you?

Thank you very much for the updates. No this kind of framework requires less coding in terms of creating the functions for every applications. Yes We have to be dependent on Name mapping as we are passing Name Mapping as parameters. The biggest challenge is code completion do not appear . For e.g. if you look at the the screenshot functionscript1.png . Also if we have new type of web Object then there is a challenge of writing the functions ie. writing the logic for e.g. how can we write the generic function of radio buttons. Do you think is this a good framework ? ThanksNG

Framework - generic functions - passing Name mapping as parameters

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shankar_r
Community Hero
7 years ago
Based on your code what i understand, you want to have some generic functions which can perform actions like ClickButton, Select Dropdown, etc.

Yes, this kind of functions would be useful when you want to have a framework for Object actions.

In some scenarios, It won't be helpful if you trying to do different operations with Textbox.

As tristaanogre, AlexKaras said, If it is useful for your AUT structure and business needs then it is good have.

I have similar kind of function that i wrote for Setting up of Text,

function EnterText(objMainObject,strValue,strFridenlyName) { //objMainObject should be Text box object if(objMainObject != null) { if((objMainObject.Exists) && (objMainObject.Visible)) { if(aqConvert.VarToStr(strValue) == "null") { objMainObject.Keys("^a"); objMainObject.Keys("[BS]"); } else if(aqConvert.VarToStr(strValue) != "") { if(aqString.Compare(aqConvert.VarToStr(objMainObject.getText()),strValue,true) != 0) { objMainObject.Keys(strValue); if(aqString.Compare(aqConvert.VarToStr(objMainObject.getText()),strValue,true) == 0) { Log.Event(strFridenlyName + " object is entered as " + strValue); } else { Log.Error(strFridenlyName + " object is not entered as " + strValue); } } else { Log.Event(strFridenlyName + " object is already as " + strValue); break; } } else { Log.Message("No value found for input"); } } } }
- nisgupta
  Valued Contributor
  7 years ago
  Thank everyone for the updates .
  
  The reason why I am trying to go create generic functions because we have 300-400 web applications that will be automated in the future. If I create generic functions and passing Name Mapping as parameters then we have to create less functions whenever we work for automation for new application.
  
  I am trying to create generic function for radio button. We are using java script .
  
  Let me know if additional details . Attached the screenshot.
  - shankar_r
    Community Hero
    7 years ago
    Hi,
    
    You can create generic function to click the Radio button and it will have only the Click operation.
    
    But in-order to know which Radio needs to be clicked, you need to have function to identify that.
    
    ForEx:
    
    In your attached screenshot, if you want to click the second radio button how will find it. If you know how to find it then you create common functions to do that.
tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
7 years ago
I haven't gone quite to that level but I know others who have. It's not an unusual way of doing things. An automation framework can be as granular or as general as you would like. In a POS application I did testing on, I had generic functions for applying payments that I used all over the place. That's a bit more generalized as it's not a single button press but I know of some other framework structures that go a bit more granular.

Are you haven particular problems with this? Is there something not working for you?
- nisgupta
  Valued Contributor
  7 years ago
  Thank you very much for the updates.
  
  No this kind of framework requires less coding in terms of creating the functions for every applications. Yes We have to be dependent on Name mapping as we are passing Name Mapping as parameters.
  
  The biggest challenge is code completion do not appear . For e.g. if you look at the the screenshot functionscript1.png .
  
  Also if we have new type of web Object then there is a challenge of writing the functions ie. writing the logic for e.g. how can we write the generic function of radio buttons.
  
  Do you think is this a good framework ?
  
  Thanks
  NG
  - tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    7 years ago
    If it meets your business needs, does what you need it to do, and is easily maintainable and expandable... then yes, it's a good framework.
    
    As mentioned, I don't go quite this granular. I prefer to write my framework on a functional level (applying a payment, entering contact details, saving a file, etc) rather than on granular controls.
    
    As for code completion, this is to be expected. The function you displayed doesn't know what "ButtonObj" is... there's no context for it to know how to complete that code.
    
    As for radio buttons, what I would do is map the parent object for the radio buttons (panel, etc) and each of the buttons underneath it. Your parameters for that function would be the parent object and the button name. But this is just one way, I'm sure there are others. Again... if it works for you, then it works.
AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
7 years ago
Hi Nishchal,

Fully in line with Robert - if this framework works for you then it is a good one.

The only potential problem is non-existing objects.

I.e.: your code for drop-down contains a line like

<parameterObject>.WaitProperty("Exists", true, ...)

While running, TestComplete will try to evaluate the <parameterObject> and if it does not exist, TestComplete will wait for the object to appear within default timeout. If it is expected that the <parameterObject> may not exist then you will get not necessary execution performance loss.

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