How to bind variables to global parameters

[A_C]

Hi

I want to bind a module variable to a global variable.
The problem is that the module is only called in user code and so it is not part of the test suite.
Is there an easy way to do that?

[McTurtle]

Hello A_C,

Let's say that this is the code of the user code module that you call from another user code module:

namespace ModuleInModuleCall
{
	[TestModule("EC0F68E4-12E6-419B-B799-567CC9F0A536", ModuleType.UserCode, 1)]
	public class CalledModule : ITestModule
	{
		public CalledModule()
		{
			// Do not delete - a parameterless constructor is required!
		}

		string _TestVariable = "";
		[TestVariable("d6c86bb6-81b4-4368-bb40-dccd86c90437")]
		public string TestVariable
		{
			get { return _TestVariable; }
			set { _TestVariable = value; }
		}

		void ITestModule.Run()
		{
			Report.Info(TestVariable);
		}
	}
}

Then the module that is calling the "sub-module" from the test suite needs to look like this:

namespace ModuleInModuleCall
{
	[TestModule("D789D756-E923-4AC0-8DB0-AB1944B20930", ModuleType.UserCode, 1)]
	public class CallingModule : ITestModule
	{
		public CallingModule()
		{
			// Do not delete - a parameterless constructor is required!
		}

		string _varFromOutside = "";
		[TestVariable("d3c66faa-267d-45f8-9713-2287655c93d4")]
		public string varFromOutside
		{
			get { return _varFromOutside; }
			set { _varFromOutside = value; }
		}
		void ITestModule.Run()
		{
			Mouse.DefaultMoveTime = 300;
			Keyboard.DefaultKeyPressTime = 100;
			Delay.SpeedFactor = 1.0;
			
			var myCalledModule=new CalledModule();
			myCalledModule.TestVariable=varFromOutside;
			TestModuleRunner.Run(myCalledModule);
		}
	}
}

Now you can bind "varFromOutside" to a global parameter and it will be passed to this user code module and the same value will be passed over to the instance of "CalledModule" via "myCalledModule.TestVariable=varFromOutside;".

The key is in this line:

ModuleInModuleCall.png

Does this help?

Regards,
McTurtle

[A_C]

Hello McTurtle ,

thanks for your advice, that works.
But is have also found an easier solution.
You can read and set global parameters with TestSuite.Current.Parameters["GlobalParam"].
This line in the calles module does the job.

namespace ModuleInModuleCall
{
variable = TestSuite.Current.Parameters["GlobalParam"]

[odklizec]

Hi A_C,

Although the solution you found is easier, it's not something I would personally rely on. Calling global parameters (and parameters as such) directly from code could make your solution messy and not so easy to read and maintain. But it should be OK in case it's just one call/code module