[Http-webtest-general] Re: control the test flow in wtscript?

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>>>>> "UB" == u burghardt <u.b...@gm...> writes:

UB> Hi,
UB> is there an elegant solution for controlling the test flow within a
UB> wtscript?
UB> Is it possible to skip testcases or explicitely to define the successor
UB> testcase?

UB> I want to run dynamic tests whereby the sequence of testcases may vary
UB> depending on a response.

UB> in a wtscript there are 6 tests listed: A, B, C, D, E, F
UB> in general these tests run in this sequence

UB> is it possible to define a test flow like 

UB> A, B, C (if X then D else E, F)
UB> X may be computed in a on_response hook

UB> if this is not possible (yet) I would try to implement theses tests
UB> splitting the flow into three scripts ((A,B,C), (D), (E,F))
UB> and managing the flow in the calling perl script...
UB> just another (related) question:

No, currently HTTP-WebTest doesn't have builtin support for such
control of test flow. Though splitting test case into parts will work.

UB> <example_code>
UB> $webtest->run_wtscript('case1');
UB> my $content = $webtest->current_response->content;
UB> my ( $Next_Start_URL ) = $content =~ /action='(.+?)'/;
UB> if ( $content =~ /something/ ) {
UB>     $webtest->run_wtscript('case2.1');
UB> }
UB> else {
UB>      $webtest->run_wtscript('case2.2');
UB> }
UB> </example_code>

UB> is there a possibility to make the $Next_Start_URL
UB> available in the lateron called wtscripts case2.1
UB> or case2.2?

You can use global vars to pass this information into the next test
case:

test_name = N/A
    url = "$main::Next_Start_URL"
end_test

this example assumes that $Next_Start_URL is declared in package main
and it is a global var (i.e. not 'my').

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