How to Check Clipboard of remote machine from TestLeft test code

[jongleur]

I'd like to make sure the right content is copied to the clipboard in a TestLeft test

When the Application under test (WPF application) is executed locally, this can be done with the following (C#) code snippet:

string clipboard = string.Empty;

Thread thread = new Thread(() => clipboard = System.Windows.Clipboard.GetText());
thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
thread.Start();
thread.Join();
Assert.Equal("0461-002 | 0017 - 00 | 02-40-50 A 001", clipboard);

but that get's the content of the local clipboard where the xunit test is executed.

Using a RemoteDriver it doesn't get the correct result of course.

Is there any way to access the clipboard of the remote machine?

I failed yet to find something e.g. in Driver.Desktop.

[AlexKaras]

Hi,

> Is there any way to access the clipboard of the remote machine?

I think that this is a generic question of system programming and is irrelevant to TestLeft itself.

Not sure, but maybe something like that will help:

https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/3046/Share-the-Clipboard-Using-NET-Remoting

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-rdsod/eaebc7cd-a43b-42ac-af4f-bdddbe...

https://www.google.com/search?q=c%23+get+%22remote%22+clipboard+text

[jongleur]

Hi Alex,

thanks for the fast response, but I don't think it's a solution.

Of course I could implement something on the remote machine, but I guessed it's kind of a standard api of a system and a UI test should IMHO be able to check it as well.

In TestExecute there is sys.Clipboard to get or set the content for that purpose, in TestLeft it's missing.

I don't have an RDP session, just the REST api from TestLeft to TestExecute.

[AlexKaras]

Hi,

OK, I see your question and the problem.

Unfortunately, all infrastructure (except test log) provided by TestComplete/TestExecute is absent in TestLeft and its implementation is left at the mercy of test code developer.

You may contact Support directly via the https://support.smartbear.com/testleft/message/. Maybe guys will provide you with some solution.

[jongleur]

thanks.

Did that, and got an idea as response to find the parent of the IProcess to get it's properties - still have to check out if that helps.

[jongleur · Accepted solution]

Found a solution with help of the payed support:

• - Get the IProcess Node of the application under test
• - Get it's Parent node (which is the Sys object)
• - use GetProperty<string>("ClipBoard") (which works for string content of the clipboard; didn't test yet for binary/image content).

Thanks for your help anyway.