Pause UI Test on failure

[R Stewart]

Apart from logging failures during the testing process is there a way to have the computer stop executing the test and beep so that I could look in real time for more information on the error?

For example Navigate to a page and if a Verify 'Inner Text' Exact 'something in here' doesn't show after 30 seconds I would be notified?

Thanks,

Ray

[Cody]

Hi R Stewart,

There isn't a built-in feature like that. I've logged a feature request on this. You could implement it yourself in a code-behind method though. Do you need an example showing how to do this?

Greetings,
Cody
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[R Stewart]

I'd love a code example where the testing would be paused and perhaps a beep or sound with a popup on the screen.

Thanks,

Ray

[Cody]

Hi R Stewart,

Certainly! Convert your verification step to code and then just use standard .NET programming to catch the exception and do anything you want with the catch block. For example:

[CodedStep(@"Verify 'TextContent' 'Contains' 'Africa' on 'AfricaStrongTag'")]
public void BingTest_CodedStep()
{
    string Expected = "Unexpected Africa";
    try
    {
        // Verify 'TextContent' 'Contains' 'Africa' on 'AfricaStrongTag'
        Pages.AfricaBing_0.AfricaStrongTag.AssertContent().TextContent(ArtOfTest.Common.StringCompareType.Contains, Expected);
    }
    catch (Exception)
    {
        Console.Beep();
        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(String.Format("Error occurred in verification. Expected:\"{0}\" Actual:\"{1}\". Pausing test.",
            Expected, Pages.AfricaBing_0.AfricaStrongTag.BaseElement.TextContent));
        throw;
    }
}

Be sure to re-throw the exception at the end of your catch block so that the framework will see it and catch it as well. Else the framework won't know an error occurred and will blindly move on to the next step thinking everything is fine.

Greetings,
Cody
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