Test case result using TFS API

Question

I am using TFS API to get data about Test Plan, Test Suites, Test Cases etc. I want to get result of each step executed in a Test Case. Is there a way to get it? 

Thanks

 

Answer 1

Hi there

 

You need to use the ITestActionResult interface - see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.client.itestactionresult_members.aspx

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Answer 2

I want to add few more details to my question. While executing a test case, I enter comments and screen shot for each step. I want to capture that data using the TFS API. Is it possible using the ITestActionResult interface?

 

-Thanks

Answer 3

 

var tfsColl = TfsTeamProjectCollectionFactory.GetTeamProjectCollection(uri);
var tcmService = tfsColl.GetService<ITestManagementService>();
var testProject = tcmService.GetTeamProject("project name");

// this example gets the suite on the first plan that matches the name "Suite Name", you can modify the query or iterate to find the one you want
var plans = testProject.TestPlans.Query("SELECT * FROM TestPlan");
var testSuite = plans[0].RootSuite.Entries.First(suite => suite.Title == "Suite Name").TestSuite;

// iterate each test case
foreach (ITestSuiteEntry suiteEntry in testSuite.TestCases)
{
 var testResults = testProject.TestResults.ByTestId(suiteEntry.TestCase.Id);
 
 // iterate each result for the case
 foreach (ITestCaseResult result in testResults)
 {
 for (int actionIndex = 0; actionIndex < suiteEntry.TestCase.Actions.Count; actionIndex++)
 {
  var action = suiteEntry.TestCase.Actions[actionIndex];
  if (!(action is ITestStep))
  continue;

  var step = action as ITestStep;
  
  var topIteration = result.Iterations.FirstOrDefault();
  if (topIteration == null)
  continue;

  var actionResult = topIteration.Actions[actionIndex];

  string comment = actionResult.Comment;

  foreach (var attachment in actionResult.Attachments)
  {
   attachment.DownloadToFile(Path.Combine("C:\attachments", attachment.Name));
  }
 }
 }
}

 

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-Aidan

Answer 4

Thank Aidan! I was working along the same lines. The issue is that  the line,

string comment = actionResult.Comment;

does not provide the comments entered for each step while the test was being executed. Moreover, is there a way to capture "Expected Result" for steps that have any?

 

 

Answer 5

I figured out how to get Expected Result for the step but the individual comments for each step still remains an issue for me.

 

Thanks

Answer 6

I inserted a check to find if "actionResult.Comment" is returning Null. In my case, it returns Null for each step where as every step has a comment in it. Moreover, I am also not sure if "actionResult.Comment" would get me what I want.

Any assistance is highly appreciated.

Thanks

 

Answer 7

Hi KShar

Replace your line

 

actionResult.Comment

with

actionResult.ErrorMessage

 

This should give you the result you need.

Thanks

Rob

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Answer 8

Thanks Rob! It worked for me. So, the comments that are entered for each step while the test case is being executed, are treated as error messages rather than step-comments.