Hallo Marc,

I updated Webtest to Canoo Webtest: R_1378. After some problems Webtest is 
working again.
I had to change my test setup as following:
<webtest (...)>
    <config (...)/>
      <steps>
                <storeProperty description="convert Ant to dynamic" 
name="hasAdminRights" value="def.hasAdm.Prop"/>
                <groovy> System.out.println(
                    "#hasAdminRights BEFORE call= 
"+step.getWebtestProperty("hasAdminRights")
                    .toString());</groovy>
                <mytask userRole="usuario"/>
                <groovy> System.out.println(
                    "#hasAdminRights AFTER call= 
"+step.getWebtestProperty("hasAdminRights")
                    .toString());</groovy>
        </steps>
</webtest>

My class looks basically like this:
public class CommonTasks extends WebtestTask{
    private String userRole = null;
    public void execute() throws BuildException{
        if (userRole == null) throw new 
BuildException("ResolveUserRights.userRole not set");
        userRole = userRole.toUpperCase();
        getProject().log("userRole: "+userRole, Project.MSG_WARN);
       (CodeInsideHere)
    }
    public void setUserRole(String userRole) {
        if (userRole == null) throw new 
BuildException("ResolveUserRights.userRole is null");
        this.userRole = userRole;
    }
}

(CodeInsideHere) is where I try to access the dynamic

1)
CodeInsideHere=
        setDynamicProperty("hasAdminRights", "hasAdminRights2");
        getProject().log("hasAdminRightsDyn 
:"+getDynamicProperty("hasAdminRights"));
===>
   [groovy] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.extension.groovy.GroovyInvoker) - No 
existing binding for this webtest, creating a new one
   [groovy] #hasAdminRights BEFORE call= def.hasAdm.Prop
     [null] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - >>>> Start Step: null (3/4)
     [null] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - WrappedSteps.attributes not 
found.
userRole: USUARIO
hasAdminRightsDyn :hasAdminRights2
   [groovy] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - >>>> Start Step: groovy (4/4)
   [groovy] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.extension.groovy.GroovyInvoker) - Reusing 
existing binding of this webtest.
   [groovy] #hasA
Conclusion:
    Looks like I can set dynamic properties in my java class with NO effect for 
everything outside the class.

2)
getProject().log("hasAdminRightsDyn :"+getDynamicProperty("hasAdminRights"));
===>
     [null] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - WrappedSteps.attributes not 
found.
userRole: USUARIO
hasAdminRightsDyn :null
   [groovy] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - >>>> Start Step: groovy (4/4)
   [groovy] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.extension.groovy.GroovyInvoker) - Reusing 
existing binding of this webtest.
   [groovy] #hasAdminRights AFTER call= def.hasAdm.Prop
Conclusion:
    hasAdminRights was never set

3)
        boolean isUser=true;
        getProject().log("-->BEFORE:", Project.MSG_ERR);
        StorePropertyStep sp = new StorePropertyStep();
        sp.setProject(getProject());
        sp.setLocation(getLocation());
        sp.setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper(getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper());
        sp.setDescription("set isUserProperty");
        //sp.setWebtestProperty("userRole", "userRole", 
Step.PROPERTY_TYPE_DYNAMIC);
         sp.setName("hasAdminRights");
         sp.setProperty("hasAdminRights");
         sp.setValue(Boolean.toString(isUser));
         sp.doExecute();
        //sp.setWebtestProperty("userRole", "userRole");
        //sp.execute();
        getProject().log("<--AFTER", Project.MSG_ERR);
===>
userRole: USUARIO
-->BEFORE:
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Running with: Canoo Webtest: R_1378.
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Exception thrown from this class: 
org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Message was: 
java.lang.NullPointerException
ERROR (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Cannot handle unexpected exception in 
step AntWrapper at  with ()
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml:25:
 java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:373)
at com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:85)
...
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getDefaultPropertyType(Step.java:311)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.setWebtestProperty(Step.java:333)
...
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getDefaultPropertyType(Step.java:311)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.setWebtestProperty(Step.java:333)

4)
The same as above happens when using this for (CodeInsideHere)
        StorePropertyStep sp = new StorePropertyStep();
        sp.setWebtestProperty("hasAdminRights", "hasAdminRights");


Trys I made with the old Version ......... (not really important any more)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
<<<<<<<<<<<Concerning Canoo Webtest: R_1217. <<<<<<<<<<<
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
 Here I tried to access a Dynamic Property via
1)
        getProject().log("hasAdminRights 
:"+getWebtestProperty("hasAdminRights"));

2)
       setWebtestProperty("isUser", Boolean.toString(isUser), 
Step.PROPERTY_TYPE_DYNAMIC);

3)
        getProject().log("-->BEFORE:", Project.MSG_ERR);
        StorePropertyStep sp = new StorePropertyStep();
        sp.setContext(getContext());
        sp.setContainer(getContainer());
        sp.setProject(getProject());
        sp.setLocation(getLocation());
        sp.setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper(getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper());
        sp.setDescription("set isUserProperty");
         sp.setName("userRole");
         sp.setProperty("userRole2");
         sp.setValue(Boolean.toString(isUser));
         sp.doExecute();
        getProject().log("<--AFTER", Project.MSG_ERR);

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
with this class:
Line3: import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Echo;

import com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask;
import com.canoo.webtest.engine.Context;
import com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step;
import com.canoo.webtest.steps.store.StorePropertyStep;

// extends com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step
// WebtestTask
public class CommonTasks extends Step{
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -1390935335854603020L;
    private String userRole = null;
   
    @Override
    public void doExecute() throws BuildException{
        if (userRole == null) throw new 
BuildException("ResolveUserRights.userRole not set");
        super.expandProperties();
        userRole = userRole.toUpperCase();
       
        getProject().log("userRole: "+userRole, Project.MSG_WARN);
        // getProject().log("user.user.rolename::
        // 
"+getProject().getProperty("user.user.rolename").toString(),Project.MSG_WARN);
        boolean isUser = false;
        boolean isAdmin = false;
        boolean isClient = false;
        boolean hasUserRights = false;
        boolean hasClientRights = false;
        boolean hasAdminRights = false;
       
        if (userRole.equals(getProject().getProperty("user.user.rolename")))
            isUser = true;
        if (userRole.equals(getProject().getProperty("user.admin.rolename")))
            isAdmin = true;
        if (userRole.equals(getProject().getProperty("user.client.rolename")))
            isClient = true;

        if (isUser || isAdmin || isClient)
            hasUserRights = true;
        if (isAdmin || isClient)
            hasClientRights = true;
        if (isAdmin)
            hasAdminRights = true;
       
        com.canoo.webtest.extension.groovy.GroovyStep st;
        /*
        getProject().log("-->BEFORE:", Project.MSG_ERR);
        StorePropertyStep sp = new StorePropertyStep();
        sp.setContext(getContext());
        sp.setContainer(getContainer());
        sp.setProject(getProject());
        sp.setLocation(getLocation());
        sp.setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper(getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper());
        sp.setDescription("set isUserProperty");
       
        //sp.setWebtestProperty("userRole", "userRole", 
Step.PROPERTY_TYPE_DYNAMIC);
       
         sp.setName("userRole");
         sp.setProperty("userRole2");
         sp.setValue(Boolean.toString(isUser));
         sp.doExecute();
         //sp.setWebtestProperty("userRole", "userRole");
        //sp.execute();
        getProject().log("<--AFTER", Project.MSG_ERR);
       
               
        getProject().setProperty("isUser", Boolean.toString(isUser));
        getProject().setProperty("isAdmin", Boolean.toString(isAdmin));
        getProject().setProperty("isClient", Boolean.toString(isClient));
        getProject().setProperty("hasUserRights", 
Boolean.toString(hasUserRights));
        getProject().setProperty("hasAdminRights", 
Boolean.toString(hasAdminRights));
        getProject().setProperty("hasClientRights", 
Boolean.toString(hasClientRights));
        */
    //    getProject().log("hasAdminRights 
:"+getWebtestProperty("hasAdminRights"));
    //    getProject().log("con class :"+con.getClass(),Project.MSG_WARN);
       
        //  step.dynamicProperties.image_alt
        //getContext();
        //super.expandProperties();
        //setDynamicProperty();
        //expandDynamicProperties("isUser");
        //setWebtestProperty("isUser", Boolean.toString(isUser), 
Step.PROPERTY_TYPE_DYNAMIC);
        //getContext().getWebtest().setDynamicProperty(name, value);
        //setWebtestProperty("isUser", Boolean.toString(isUser), 
Step.PROPERTY_TYPE_DYNAMIC);
       
        getProject().log("isUser(I): "+Boolean.toString(isUser), 
Project.MSG_ERR);
        getProject().log("isUser(E): 
"+getProject().getProperty("isUser").toString(), Project.MSG_ERR);
       
        /*
        for (Object o : getProject().getProperties().keySet()) {
            getProject().log("Key: " + o.toString(), Project.MSG_WARN);
        }*/
       
        /*
        for(java.util.Iterator it = 
getProject().getProperties().entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();){
            Map.Entry e = (Map.Entry) it.next();
            getProject().log(e.getKey() +"::"+ e.getValue(), Project.MSG_WARN);
        };*/
    }

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the result is

1)
  [webtest] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask) - Canoo Webtest: R_1217.
   [config] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.engine.Configuration) - Surfing with 
browser Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0b; Windows 98)
     [null] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - >>>> Start Step: null 
"<unknown>" (1/1)
userRole: USUARIO
   [mytask] 2006-08-24 15:34:53,687 [main ERROR Step ]: Cannot handle 
unexpected exception in step CommonTasks at 
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml:17:
  with (stepType="mytask")
   [mytask] java.lang.NullPointerException
   [mytask] at 
com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getDefaultPropertyType(Step.java:402)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getWebtestProperty(Step.java:462)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getWebtestProperty(Step.java:451)
   [mytask] at javaTestSupport.CommonTasks.doExecute(CommonTasks.java:78)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:77)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.engine.Engine.executeSteps(Engine.java:38)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask.execute(WebtestTask.java:105)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:64)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:378)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:40)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.EclipseDefaultExecutor.executeTargets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.run(InternalAntRunner.java:423)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.main(InternalAntRunner.java:137)
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Running with: Canoo Webtest: R_1217.
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Exception thrown from this class: 
com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Message was: Unexpected exception caught: 
java.lang.NullPointerException
ERROR (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Cannot handle unexpected exception in 
step AntWrapper at  with (description="<unknown>")
com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException: Unexpected exception caught: 
java.lang.NullPointerException, Step: CommonTasks at 
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml:17:
  with (stepType="mytask")
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.handleUnexpectedException(Step.java:607)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:138)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:77)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at com.canoo.webtest.engine.Engine.executeSteps(Engine.java:38)
at com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask.execute(WebtestTask.java:105)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:64)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:378)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185)
at 
org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:40)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.EclipseDefaultExecutor.executeTargets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.run(InternalAntRunner.java:423)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.main(InternalAntRunner.java:137)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getDefaultPropertyType(Step.java:402)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getWebtestProperty(Step.java:462)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getWebtestProperty(Step.java:451)
at javaTestSupport.CommonTasks.doExecute(CommonTasks.java:78)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
... 23 more
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask) - Test report successfully created.
     [echo] justATest
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 11 seconds
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2)
Buildfile: 
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml
Trying to override old definition of task sleep
test3:
  [webtest] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask) - Canoo Webtest: R_1217.
   [config] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.engine.Configuration) - Surfing with 
browser Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0b; Windows 98)
     [null] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - >>>> Start Step: null 
"<unknown>" (1/1)
userRole: USUARIO
   [mytask] 2006-08-24 15:38:06,437 [main ERROR Step ]: Cannot handle 
unexpected exception in step CommonTasks at 
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml:17:
  with (stepType="mytask")
   [mytask] java.lang.NullPointerException
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.setWebtestProperty(Step.java:426)
   [mytask] at javaTestSupport.CommonTasks.doExecute(CommonTasks.java:86)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:77)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.engine.Engine.executeSteps(Engine.java:38)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask.execute(WebtestTask.java:105)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:64)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:378)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:40)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.EclipseDefaultExecutor.executeTargets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.run(InternalAntRunner.java:423)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.main(InternalAntRunner.java:137)
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Running with: Canoo Webtest: R_1217.
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Exception thrown from this class: 
com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Message was: Unexpected exception caught: 
java.lang.NullPointerException
ERROR (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Cannot handle unexpected exception in 
step AntWrapper at  with (description="<unknown>")
com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException: Unexpected exception caught: 
java.lang.NullPointerException, Step: CommonTasks at 
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml:17:
  with (stepType="mytask")
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.handleUnexpectedException(Step.java:607)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:138)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:77)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at com.canoo.webtest.engine.Engine.executeSteps(Engine.java:38)
at com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask.execute(WebtestTask.java:105)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:64)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:378)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185)
at 
org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:40)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.EclipseDefaultExecutor.executeTargets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.run(InternalAntRunner.java:423)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.main(InternalAntRunner.java:137)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.setWebtestProperty(Step.java:426)
at javaTestSupport.CommonTasks.doExecute(CommonTasks.java:86)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
... 23 more
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask) - Test report successfully created.
     [echo] justATest
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 6 seconds
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3)
Buildfile: 
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml
Trying to override old definition of task sleep
test3:
  [webtest] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask) - Canoo Webtest: R_1217.
   [config] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.engine.Configuration) - Surfing with 
browser Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0b; Windows 98)
     [null] INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - >>>> Start Step: null 
"<unknown>" (1/1)
userRole: USUARIO
-->BEFORE:
   [mytask] 2006-08-24 15:46:20,656 [main ERROR Step ]: Cannot handle 
unexpected exception in step CommonTasks at 
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml:17:
  with (stepType="mytask")
   [mytask] java.lang.NullPointerException
   [mytask] at 
com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getDefaultPropertyType(Step.java:402)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.setWebtestProperty(Step.java:422)
   [mytask] at 
com.canoo.webtest.steps.store.StorePropertyStep.doExecute(StorePropertyStep.java:28)
   [mytask] at javaTestSupport.CommonTasks.doExecute(CommonTasks.java:66)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:77)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.engine.Engine.executeSteps(Engine.java:38)
   [mytask] at com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask.execute(WebtestTask.java:105)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:64)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:378)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185)
   [mytask] at 
org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:40)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.EclipseDefaultExecutor.executeTargets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32)
   [mytask] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.run(InternalAntRunner.java:423)
   [mytask] at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.main(InternalAntRunner.java:137)
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Running with: Canoo Webtest: R_1217.
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Exception thrown from this class: 
com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Message was: Unexpected exception caught: 
java.lang.NullPointerException
ERROR (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Cannot handle unexpected exception in 
step AntWrapper at  with (description="<unknown>")
com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException: Unexpected exception caught: 
java.lang.NullPointerException, Step: CommonTasks at 
C:\projetos\celplay_pettoy\workspace\website\webtest\testes\justATest.webtest.xml:17:
  with (stepType="mytask")
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.handleUnexpectedException(Step.java:607)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:138)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:77)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at com.canoo.webtest.engine.Engine.executeSteps(Engine.java:38)
at com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask.execute(WebtestTask.java:105)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:64)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:378)
at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185)
at 
org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:40)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.EclipseDefaultExecutor.executeTargets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32)
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.run(InternalAntRunner.java:423)
at 
org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.main(InternalAntRunner.java:137)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.getDefaultPropertyType(Step.java:402)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.setWebtestProperty(Step.java:422)
at 
com.canoo.webtest.steps.store.StorePropertyStep.doExecute(StorePropertyStep.java:28)
at javaTestSupport.CommonTasks.doExecute(CommonTasks.java:66)
at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
... 23 more
INFO (com.canoo.webtest.ant.WebtestTask) - Test report successfully created.
     [echo] justATest
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 9 seconds


Marc Guillemot wrote:

> Hi Stefan,
>
> 1) the stack of the root exception should appear in the log. It is more 
> helpfull. Otherwise, try with the debugger.
>
> 2) same thing, provided information is not enough
>
> 3 & 4) sorry, I've never used these steps, perhaps can Paul answer your 
> question.
>
> Marc.
>
> PS: what about using the latest build, it would be easier for us to look at a 
> particular line of the source
>
> Stefan Kuhn wrote:
>
>> Concerning webtest.version::Canoo Webtest: R_1217.
>>
>> I have several problems with Canoo Webtest, they could be split in these 
>> points:
>> 1.   Access dynamic properties in an own java class
>> 2.   Execute webtest steps in a java class
>> 3.   Access an email (via the filters)
>> 4.   Proper way to wait for a specific email
>>
>> 1)
>> The declarative approach of ANT (and webtest) seems inappropriate sometimes. 
>> The webtest documentation suggests to use Groovy in this case, but because 
>> of the good Eclipse support and meaningful error msgs I choose to use Java 
>> for more complex situations.
>>
>> My first problem is that I can't access webtests dynamic properties in my 
>> Java class.  The ANT side declaration looks like this :
>>
>> <taskdef name="mytask" classname="javaTestSupport.CommonTasks" 
>> classpathref="classpath"/>
>> <webtest (...)">
>> <config (...)/>
>>   <steps>
>>         <mytask userRole="test" />
>>   </steps>
>> </webtest>
>>
>> My Java-Class:
>> public class CommonTasks extends com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step{
>>     public void doExecute() throws BuildException{
>>           setWebtestProperty("isUser", Boolean.toString(isUser), 
>> Step.PROPERTY_TYPE_DYNAMIC);
>>     }
>> }
>>
>> leads to:
>> INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Exception thrown from this class: 
>> com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException
>> INFO (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Message was: Unexpected exception 
>> caught: java.lang.NullPointerException
>> ERROR (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Cannot handle unexpected exception in 
>> step AntWrapper at  with (description="<unknown>")
>> com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException: Unexpected exception 
>> caught: java.lang.NullPointerException, Step: CommonTasks at 
>> C:\(...)\justATest.webtest.xml:17:  with (stepType="mytask")
>> at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.handleUnexpectedException(Step.java:607)
>> at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:138)
>> at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
>> at com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:77)
>> at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
>>
>> My first thought Just to use ant properties (because they are not immutable 
>> in a java-class) doesn't work neither, because webtest doesn't seems to 
>> expand the ant properties during a webtest.  Starting a new webtest with 
>> another session is not useful.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2)
>> My workaround now was just to execute StoreProperty inside Java.
>> So I created a StoreProperty Step and tried to execute it as follows:
>>        StorePropertyStep sp = new StorePropertyStep();
>>        sp.setContext(getContext());
>>        sp.setContainer(getContainer());
>>        sp.setProject(getProject());
>>        sp.setLocation(getLocation());
>>        sp.setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper(getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper());
>>        sp.setDescription("set isUserProperty");
>>        sp.setWebtestProperty("userRole", "userRole", "dynamic");
>>        /*      Other options I played around with
>>         sp.setName("userRole");
>>         sp.setProperty("userRole2");
>>         sp.setValue(Boolean.toString(isUser));
>>         sp.doExecute();
>>         sp.setWebtestProperty("userRole", "userRole");
>>        sp.execute();
>>        */
>>
>> all result in this kind of exception:
>> ERROR (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Cannot handle unexpected exception in 
>> step AntWrapper at  with (description="<unknown>")
>> com.canoo.webtest.engine.StepExecutionException: Unexpected exception 
>> caught: java.lang.NullPointerException, Step: CommonTasks at 
>> C:\(...)\justATest.webtest.xml:17:  with (stepType="mytask")
>> at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.handleUnexpectedException(Step.java:607)
>> at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:138)
>> at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
>> at com.canoo.webtest.extension.AntWrapper.doExecute(AntWrapper.java:77)
>> at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
>> (...)
>> Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
>> at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.setWebtestProperty(Step.java:426)
>> at javaTestSupport.CommonTasks.doExecute(CommonTasks.java:61)
>> at com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step.execute(Step.java:135)
>>
>> ==> How to set/get dynamic canoo/webtest properties in a java class?
>>
>> 3)
>> I switched to testing emails and after some hours I stuck in problems again.
>> I want to access the content of a plain email. Therefore I want to SAVE the 
>> email once. Whenever I try to do this, an exception is thrown
>>
>> Following code is working:
>>      <emailSetConfig server="@{eMail.mailServer}" type="@{eMail.serverType}" 
>> password="@{eMail.password}" username="@{eMail.userName}" 
>> delay="@{eMail.serverDelay}" />
>>            <sleep seconds="@{emailReceiveTime}"/>
>>                       <emailStoreMessageId 
>> from="@{eMail.petToyServerEMailAdress}" to="@{eMail.UserEmailAddress}" 
>> property="confirmEMail.id" propertyType="dynamic" 
>> subject="@{eMail.registerdNewUserSuccessfully.Header}" />
>>
>>            <emailMessageContentFilter description="MessageContent of 
>> confirmation email" contentType="simple" messageId="#{confirmEMail.id}" />
>>
>> I verified that the code is working properly by adding <verifyText 
>> text="xxxx"/> with good/bad values.
>>
>> If I add to emailMessageContentFilter save="xxx" or if I change in my 
>> <config> saveresponse="true" the following exception occurs:
>> C:\\webtest\commonTasks.webLib.xml:258: The following error occurred while 
>> executing this line:
>> C:\\website\build.xml:310: org.dbunit.dataset.NoSuchTableException: rotina
>> ERROR (com.canoo.webtest.steps.Step) - Cannot handle unexpected exception in 
>> step AntWrapper at  with (description="<unknown>")
>> C:\\website\webtest\testes\createNewUser.webtest.xml:108: The following 
>> error occurred while executing this line:
>> C:\\website\webtest\commonTasks.webLib.xml:258: The following error occurred 
>> while executing this line:
>> C:\\website\build.xml:310: org.dbunit.dataset.NoSuchTableException: rotina
>> at 
>> org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.addLocationToBuildException(ProjectHelper.java:539)
>> at 
>> org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:380)
>> at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
>> at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364)
>> at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:64)
>> at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275)
>>
>> 4)
>> Is there a better way than try to guess the time until a specific email 
>> arrives? My code right now looks like this and is not very useful.
>>            <emailSetConfig  .../>
>>            <sleep seconds="@{emailReceiveTime}"/>
>>            <emailStoreMessageCount ...
>>
>> Thanks /MfG
>>         Stefan 
>
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