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MikeDally
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9 years ago
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How do I clone an existing Groovy test step and insert it into another test case?

Hi there,   I want to dynamically build a SoapUI test structure so that my team can significantly reduce their prep time and get straight into testing. In one of my previous posts I was able to gen...
  • rupert_anderson's avatar
    rupert_anderson
    9 years ago

    Hi Mike,

     

    Where you say clone a Groovy TestStep, following on from your excellent work before, would it be acceptable to your needs to rather than clone, create new Groovy TestSteps for each of your scripted TestCases?

     

    What I mean is say you had a TestCase object testCase, then what do you think about doing something like:

     

    testCase.addTestStep("groovy", "HelloGroovy").setScript("log.info 'Hello!'")

     

    ?

     

    That way you could effectively script in all the Groovy steps you need and supply custom scripts if necessary.

     

    Cheers,

    Rup

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rupert_anderson
Valued Contributor
9 years ago

Hi Mike,

 

Where you say clone a Groovy TestStep, following on from your excellent work before, would it be acceptable to your needs to rather than clone, create new Groovy TestSteps for each of your scripted TestCases?

 

What I mean is say you had a TestCase object testCase, then what do you think about doing something like:

 

testCase.addTestStep("groovy", "HelloGroovy").setScript("log.info 'Hello!'")

 

?

 

That way you could effectively script in all the Groovy steps you need and supply custom scripts if necessary.

 

Cheers,

Rup

  • MikeDally's avatar
    MikeDally
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    Rupert, you are the MAN! This does exactly what I need it to :D

     

    Many thanks,

     

    Mike

    • MikeDally's avatar
      MikeDally
      Contributor
      9 years ago

      This all feels very progressive! It's the first time I've tried something like this, but I'm glad I did!

       

      Anyway, as per your suggestion, I now generate a new Groovy script step. I'm using a String method to return the specific script I want, and then calling that as a parameter in my script creation step, a la:

       

      import com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.registry.GroovyScriptStepFactory
import com.eviware.soapui.impl.rest.RestResource;
import com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.teststeps.registry.RestRequestStepFactory
import com.eviware.soapui.config.TestStepConfig
import com.eviware.soapui.impl.rest.RestRequest;
import com.eviware.soapui.impl.rest.RestService;
listOfTestCases = [
'Address Lookup with valid PostCode',
'Address Lookup with Valid CompanyName',
'Address Lookup with Valid Street',
'Address Lookup with Valid town',
'Address Lookup with Valid CompanyName & Postcode',
'Address Lookup with Valid Street & Postcode',
'Address Lookup with Valid Town & PostCode',
'Address Lookup with Valid CompanyName & Street',
'Address Lookup with Valid CompanyName & Town',	
'Address Lookup with Valid Street & Town',	
'Address Lookup with Valid Postcode, CompanyName, Street & Town']
for (String testCase : listOfTestCases) {
   tc = context.testCase.testSuite.addNewTestCase(testCase)
   tc.addProperty("testcycl-id") 
   tc.addProperty("cycle-id") 
   tc.addProperty("test-id") 
   tc.addProperty("run-id") 
   tc.addProperty("test-config-id")
   tc.addProperty("test-step-id")
   tc.addTestStep("groovy", "Set request headers").setScript(requestHeaderMethodText())

// ... other code here
 }
}

// Store my groovy script as a String so it can be called in the test //generation script.
def String requestHeaderMethodText(){
	return "import java.net.InetAddress;" + " \n" +
    "def currentTimeInMillis = System.currentTimeMillis().toString()" + " \n" +
    "ipAddress = InetAddress.getLocalHost();" + " \n" +
    "testRunner.testCase.setPropertyValue( 'cleId', currentTimeInMillis)" + " \n" +
    "testRunner.testCase.setPropertyValue( 'userIp', ipAddress.getHostAddress().toString())" + " \n"
	}
      • rupert_anderson's avatar
        rupert_anderson
        Valued Contributor
        9 years ago

        Yeah, it's quite cool, thanks for sharing that!

         

        Yeah, this whole script driving soapui is something I have wondered and played about with, but not actually worked out what the practical uses are, so its good to see you using it in anger.

         

        I did wonder whether there was a market for it in CI scripts e.g. to build up and run projects on the fly, without needing the UI at all. Although now I am thinking the project generation use-case via the UI may be the most practical use...

         

        Thanks,

        Rup

    • rupert_anderson's avatar
      rupert_anderson
      Valued Contributor
      9 years ago

      Hi Mike,

       

      No problem, happy to help!

       

      I like your Groovy scripting of SoapUI line of questions! Keep on taking SoapUI to new places! :-)

       

      Cheers,

      Rup