Understanding the Script¶

Purpose¶

When you create a new test in Rapise, four files are created:

<TestName>.sstest - the test project file (e.g. MyTest.sstest)
Main.js - the main test script file that contains the entry point of the test - Test function.
Objects.js - the file that contains recorded objects.
User.js - the file that contains user defined functions.

where <TestName> is the name of your Test.

You can have as many JavaScript files in your test directory as you like, but Main.js is the main test script (unless you specify otherwise in the Settings Dialog). When you record, your interactions are written to Main.js and objects are written to Objects.js when you Playback the test, Main.js is the script that will run. All Rapise test scripts must have the same basic structure.

Usage¶

If you are going to modify the script, or create a test script from scratch, you will need to know the test script structure.

Basic Script¶

Main.js

// Default entry point of the test
function Test()
{
    //script logic
}

// List of loaded libraries. It is automatically populated by the recorder.
g_load_libraries=["Web"]; // This script will load the Web library

User.js

//Put your custom functions and variables in this file

Object.js

var saved_script_objects = 
{
   //array of objects used in this script.
};

Full script¶

The following functions are also recognized by Rapise and may be present in the test script. Put these functions either in Main.js or User.js.

TestInit() - This function is called once before script playback. It should be used to initialize script-wide data (counters, open datasets, etc).

More advanced ways of defining multiple test initialization handlers is to use SeSOnTestInit with callback:

SeSOnTestInit(function(){
    Log("Initializing...");
});

SeSOnTestInit may be used multiple times. For example, one may use it in the custom library to launch an application or clean up the logs and then use it in the test to do test-specific actions.

Please, note: SeSOnTestInit should be not be put into the Test because Test is invoked after initialization.

TestFinish() - This function is called once after test execution. It should be used to release resources (data sets, spreadsheets). TestFinish() is a good place to post-process Reports. It may also be used as an integration point with external test management or bug tracking systems.

More advanced ways of defining multiple test finalization handlers is to use TestFinish with callback:

SeSOnTestFinish(function(){
    Log("Finalizing...");
});

SeSOnTestFinish may be used multiple times. For example, one may use it in the custom library to close an application.

TestPrepare() - For advanced users; TestPrepare() is called before recording and before playback. It may be used to properly initialize libraries.

More advanced ways of defining multiple test prepare handlers is to use SeSOnTestPrepare with callback:

SeSOnTestPrepare(function(){
    Log("Preparing...");
});

SeSOnTestPrepare may be used multiple times. For example, one may use it in the custom library to configure environment for the application and then use it in the test to do test-specific actions.

Please, note: SeSOnTestPrepare should be not be put into the Test because Test is invoked after initialization.

SeSOnTestFailed - May be used to do something on test failure event.

SeSOnTestFailed(function(status){
    Log("Test Failed");
});

status parameter will always be 0 (Failed) or -1 (Undefined).

SeSOnTestReportReady - Final point, called when report is closed and is ready for post-processing.

SeSOnTestReportReady(function(){
    // Don't use anything that writes to the report at this point!
    // Only low level operations and functions: File, WScript.Shell etc.
    Log("Test done with status: "+g_testPassed);
    Log("Report file: "+g_reportFileName);
})

SeSOnObjectNotFound - Final point, called when object is not found on the screen.

SeSOnObjectNotFound(function (/**string*/ objectId, /**object*/params){
    // When 'Back' is not on the screen, use 'Home' instead.
    if(objectId=='Back') return SeS('Home', params);
});

objectId - object id; params - additional locator parameters (if any).

SeSOnLocatorValue - a way to modify default object locator value. Useful when you, for example.

SeSOnLocatorValue(function(/**string*/ value, /**object*/objInfo){
    // We use '{home_xpath}' as a placeholder to replace it with different value here.
    // ID is accessible as objInfo.object_id
    if(value=='{home_xpath}') return "//a[@href='Default.aspx']";
    return value;
});

value - value to replace; objInfo - all locator values.

Understanding the Script¶

Purpose¶

Usage¶

Basic Script¶

Full script¶

See Also¶