How To: Read data from the Windows Registry
Hello all, I have recently learned how to retrieve data from the Windows registry in JavaScript test units. I am using this to return the OS information and application path information. This is very useful when added to the EventControl_OnStartTest event code. This will allow you to return OS information and other needed data at each test run. Some test management systems may provide this information for you or it may be logged in the in data produced in a pipeline run. This will embed the information directly into your test log. SmartBear KB Links: Storages Object Storages Object Methods Storages.Registry Method Section Object Get SubSection Method This bit of code will return the Product Name and Current Build from the registry. This location may vary between OS's so you will want to check this with RegEdit. let Section = Storages.Registry("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE); let regKeyString = Section.GetSubSection("CurrentVersion").Name; let productIdString = Storages.Registry(regKeyString, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 1, true).GetOption("ProductName", ""); let currentBuildString = Storages.Registry(regKeyString, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 1, true).GetOption("CurrentBuild", ""); Log.Message("Windows Version: " + productIdString + " Build: " + currentBuildString ) I have also found the need to find and set an application path and work folder in the project TestedApp for running through a pipeline because the pipeline deploys the application to a non-standard path. let Section = Storages.Registry("SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\<_yourSectionName>\\", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE); let regKey = Section.GetSubSection(<_yourSubSectionName>).Name; let Path = Storages.Registry(regKey, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 0, true).GetOption("", ""); let WorkFolder = Storages.Registry(regKey, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 0, true).GetOption("Path", ""); let appIndex = TestedApps.Find(<_yourAppName>); if (appIndex >= 0){ if(TestedApps.Items(<_yourAppName>).Path != Path){ TestedApps.Items(<_yourAppName>).Path = Path } if(TestedApps.Items(<_yourAppName>).WorkFolder != WorkFolder){ TestedApps.Items(<_yourAppName>).Params.ActiveParams.WorkFolder = WorkFolder; } } else{ Log.Error("TestedApp " + <_yourAppName> + " does not Exist.") Runner.Stop(true); } I hope you find these links and code examples as useful as I have! Have a great day!
Test Complete not able to click on mobile application and record keyword tests
Hi Team, I have setup a MAC appium server for testing both iOS and Android applications. While testing android applications, I'am able to load the application to the mobile device but I'am not able to click on any options in the mobile application from Testcomplete . However Once I load the application to mobile, I can directly click on the mobile to navigate within the application. Another issue is that even if I do all the navigations in the phone directly and try to record keyword test , no test steps are getting recorded. Please help on this issues.
Performing select all and delete on BitBar iPad or Android device
I am using TestComplete connected to Bitbar and am trying to simulate selecting the Text in a box and deleting it. I need to do this on the same app but on IOS and Android platforms if the code is different for both? As far as i can tell it doesn't support .SetText , nor key strokes, .Keys("^A[Del]"), for select all and delete I can't find any documentation for how to proform this function. Can anyone give any guidance?Can Testcomplete connect to two android mobile devices through local appium at the same time?
Hi, I have setup the local appium server and would like to use Testcomplete for recording keyword tests .In our android application testing, we would need to connect to multiple devices at the same time and verify the communication between applications in the two different devices. Is it possible to connect to two mobile devices from Testcomplete at the same time ?
Is it possible to do android mobile test automation without an .apk file?
I am creating android mobile test automation using a local appium server and I want to be able to test an application that is currently downloaded on the android device. I do not have access to the apk file for this application but the app is already installed, I just need to be able to access it. What would I need to do to create automation without the apk file because TestComplete prompts you to enter the location of where the file is stored?
TestComplete for iOS testing
Hi all, Are there a lot of community members that use TestComplete with Appium to test web applications on iOS on a regular basis? Is that a fairly smooth process for you? It seems like detecting webview content and test responsiveness can be inconsistent at best. I have had a ticket open with the support team for a few months and have made some progress, but have not been able to provide any usable automation to our internal customers yet. Also, the documentation (Set up Appium on macOS for Testing iOS Devices | TestComplete Documentation (smartbear.com)), shows that it only supports Appium 1.22. If you have had success are you using the old version of Appium or have you tried Appium 2.0? There must be a way to optimize this for better performance, but I'm struggling so far. I'll keep working at it and if I come up with any solutions, I'll be sure to share! Thanks for your help, Mike
Mobile - Swipe to an element
Hello! I am trying to find a way how I can scroll in an application until an element is visible. Basically the original issue is that using app.FindElementByXpath of an object errors with "Unable to find an element that matches the specified 'xpath' selector strategy", however, it works when I manually scroll onto the object. On web, I am aware of the ScrollIntoView functionality, but can't find anything similar for android/ios? Thanks in advance!
