Hmm, now I've worked out how to separate screens, I get the error The <group> type doesn't support nested text data
If I delete the descriptions in ant.group, the test runs successfully. I have Screen3Test.groovy and Common.groovy. In Common.groovy I have successfulScreen2(AntBuilder) which includes a call to successfulScreen1(AntBuilder) which includes a call to successfulLogin(AntBuilder). (All part of a webflow). Screen3Test.groovy calls successfulScreen2(AntBuilder). Am I abusing the framework ? The alternative design would be to have Screen3Test.groovy calling successfulLogin, successfulScreen1, successfulScreen2. Thanks for any pointers Martin -----Original Message----- From: Dierk König [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 October 2008 12:28 To: [email protected]; Flower, Martin Subject: RE: [Webtest] Modularising Test | OK, I've got the following class working, now that I added ant.group | in the common method. Is this solution correct, and as simple as | possible ? It is correct. | I think I would be happier if I | understood why ant.group is necessary. | def verifyHomePage() { | ant.group { | verifyTitle "BBC NEWS | News Front Page" | } | } | } you can just as well write the method as def verifyHomePage() { ant.verifyTitle "BBC NEWS | News Front Page" } However, using 'group' for reusable parts is a best practice. You will find that it makes your reports much more readable, especially when giving it a dynamic description: def verifyHomePage(String title) { ant.group(description:"Title must contain $title") { verifyTitle title } } The reason for using 'ant.' in this scenario is that your webtest steps are really mehtod calls. These calls must be effected on the AntBuilder instance. Note that nested method calls like those within the closure after 'ant.group' are resolved against 'ant' as well. This makes using 'group' convenient in addition to the advantages listed above. happy testing Dierk This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. _______________________________________________ WebTest mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canoo.com/mailman/listinfo/webtest
