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Re: Run the test hold by a TestItem
FWIW here is the code I use: function run_test_from_testitem(testitem) { var caption = testitem.elementToBeRun.Caption var start = aqString.Find(caption, "KeywordTest"); var tiret = aqString.Find(caption, " - "); if(start == -1) { // script // caption: "Script\combinations - run_xxxxx" var file_name = caption.substr(7, tiret-7) var test_name = caption.substr(tiret+3, 200) var code = file_name + "[\"" + test_name + "\"]()" try { eval(file_name) } catch(e) { Log.Error("Error: script unit not imported: " + file_name) throw e } eval(code) } else { // keyword test var test_name = aqString.SubString(caption, tiret+3,200); KeywordTests[ test_name ].Run(); } }1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Run the test hold by a TestItem
You are right, I can do that. But I find it much more easier/faster to organize tests items with a GUI : I can move items up/down, drag to create new tests, create new tests groups with a click, and what I use the most is enable/disable some test items to debug or select what part of tests I want to run. In fact, the first thought I had was : instead of TestItems and KeywordTests which are similar yet can't be used the same way, it would be much more logical and clean to have a generic Test object, which is sub-classed as KeywordTest, or ScriptTest, or TreeTest. A TreeTest being just a tree structure with enable/disable checkboxes and come with a GUI (but can also be accessed by script). See: a KeywordTest can be already a list of other KeywordTest, which can be enabled/disabled (via right click menu), we just miss the variation with a tree instead of a list. This way you can call a TreeTest in a KeywordTest or all kind of nesting you want, and use the checkbox GUI to enable/disable or organize any kind of object you want. But I understand this is not how TestComplete was designed and implement it now would maybe require lot of change.1.5KViews0likes0CommentsRun the test hold by a TestItem
Hello, Since I am too limited by the way tests are run in the View>Organize Tests panel, I was happy to find I can code my own run logic by accessing TestItems by scripting ( https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/project-objects/project/testitem/index.html ). Unfortunately, this interface seems to be for display only because there is no way to run the KeywordTest or script held in the test item. I found a bit strange there exists a property TestItem.ElementToBeRun but no method to actually run it ! The workaround is to parse the caption string, but this is ugly and vary if it's a script or keyword test. Finally, there is no way to access arguments specified in the Organize Test panel In brief: add a .run method to TestItem or TestItemElement which call the associated KeywordTest or script function Bonus: add a new property which point to the KeywordTest object (or script) Bonus 2: add a way to access arguments given to this TestItem Thanks!1.5KViews2likes3Comments