Re: [Marathonman-devel] Interleaving play and record

[Santosh D. <san...@gm...>]

On 7/27/05, Cerecke, Carl <car...@hp...> wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> Because many tests may have a common starting sequence, it would be
> useful to be able to pause playback, then record some actions. As far as
> I can tell, marathon does not have this ability.

An alternative to this would be to use the capture script
functionality. If you have a common starting sequence and need to
record this repeatedly (such as login). you could record this as a
capture script and then insert it in every recording you do. hope this
helps

>=20
> Also, I have added some useful features to marathon for playback. One is
> an "interactive()" script which pauses playback and pops up an
> interactive jython console where components can be interactively queried
> (and changed, if you really want). When the console is closed, playback
> resumes as normal. Another feature, which can be called from within the
> console, is a jython function which generates tests for all the testable
> components in a window. These generated tests can then be inserted into
> a script. Saves having to click on every little thing during a record to
> check everything.
>

interesting thought. can you send me the scripts ?
=20
> Anyway, the killer feature marathon needs is a way to jump from playback
> to record.
>=20

> If this is just a matter of hacking some code, then I can do it. If it
> requires a big reorganisation of the marathon internals, I don't have
> the time. If anybody has a feel for the size of the task, please let me
> know.
>=20

regards
santosh s