Adding UI Forms to Coded UI Testing

Question

Hi,

        Can anyone pls help me to use windows UI form in codedUI ( the user has to check the test methods listed in that Form)

 

thanks & regards,

viswa

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viswa........

Answer 1

viswanathan,

You can start by recording the actions using Coded UI Test Builder. Create a Test Project and add a CodedUITest into it. Choose Record options and record the actions.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd286681.aspx

-Tejas.

Answer 2

hi Tejas,

           It seems u r not clear with my question.

I have the many methods

For Ex, i) Student_Creation

            ii) Student Mark updation ,,, etc..

I wnt to run all such methods in an order. Such order of methods has to be listed for the Tester who can select the test methods that needs to be executed.

hope u understand.. So i need to start up my test with an ui page listing some test methods. Pls help me

 

thanks & regards

viswa

 

 

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viswa........

Answer 3

You could create an Ordered Test?

Test - New Test - Ordered Test

Answer 4

That means you want to provide UI in windows form through which end user should be able to select single/ multiple tests and execute them using a button. Correct me if I am wrong.

Answer 5

Hi TejasJ

Ya U are very correct.. i have idea to execute the selected tests but no idea to bring up UI in windows form.. There is a possiblity to add windows form but no idea to make it as start up form(as we use in windows application)

 

 

thanks & regards,

viswa

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viswa........

Answer 6

hi Fletch

 

the code snippet will not be given to the user and the user don know to create order test & don know to use VST  .. so the solution has to be executed as a patch file..

thanks & regards,

viswa.

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viswa........

Answer 7

Hi viswa,

Sorry that I am not clear your requirement.

1. TejasJ said that you will privide this UI for End Users (you have confirmed it).

    1.1 Why not Testers but End Users choose the Test Methods?

    1.2 Will the End Users install VS2010?

 

    I think most of the End Users do not have VS2010 installed. If you want to run script in the environment without VS2010, it is better to use Windows UI Automation http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms753388.aspx

 

2. If you want Testers to choose the options, you can add a Windows Form UI to the test project, and from the UI, Testers can choose the test methods.

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Ruiz Yi
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 8

Hi Ruiz Yi,

        As u said

"If you want Testers to choose the options, you can add a Windows Form UI to the test project, and from the UI, Testers can choose the test methods".

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I want to do the same but don know how to start the application running with that windows form(i.e windows form as start up form) no such option. so pls help me to do these

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thanks & Regards, viswa

Answer 9

You should be creating another project in the solution of type 'Windows Forms Application', set as start up project with UI form of the kind you want. In this project, add reference to the dll created by your test project(this holds all the test methods and control definitions etc). You can use System.Reflection to list the test methods and allow end-user to execute them.

Note that, the end user must have required installations to execute the test binaries.

Also, for executing the test methods from outside of a test project, you need to manipulate Playback.Initialize() and Playback.Cleanup() methods explicitly.

Answer 10

Hi viswa,

You need 2 projects to do this.

1. You Windows Form Application.

    This is the application for the End Users. With it, End Users can Create a Student or Update Marks.

 

2. The Test Project.

    2.1 Create a Coded UI Test

          You may record following method using the Coded UI Test Builder:

          LaunchApp();

          OpenCreateStudentForm();

          OpenUpdateMarksForm();

         CloseApp();

   2.2 Add a Windows Forms to this Test Project 

         This form may contains some checkbox

   2.3 Update the test method

       

        [TestMethod]   
        public CodedUITest1()
        {
            using (var options = new Form())
            {
                options.ShowDialog();
                
                 this.UIMap.LaunchApp();
                 
                 if(options.chkCreateStudent.Checked)
                 {
                         this.UIMap.CreateStudent();
                  }
                 if(options.chkCreateStudent.Checked)
                 {
                         this.UIMap.UpdateMark();
                  }

                  this.UIMap.CloseApp();
            }
        }

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Ruiz Yi
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 11

Hi TejasJ,

       Can u explain briefly how to use "System.Reflection to list the test methods and allow end-user to execute them". Or is there is any examples that wil make me clear?

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thanks & Regards, viswa

Answer 12

Viswa,

check this thread: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vsautotest/thread/6ee9647c-00b0-4815-b4c0-3c89889534e7.

The attribute to search for would be "TestMethod" as each test in TestClass is attributed with "TestMethod"

-Tejas.

Answer 13

Hi Ruiz Yi,

         I have 2 projects i) Windows form application  ii) Test Project

am calling the methods of the test project in windows button click(i.e. in windows Project). I did this by adding the reference of 2nd(Test)project to the 1st project. But while getting executed am getting error as

Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Playback, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

can any one pls help me to get out of this??!!...................

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thanks & Regards, viswa

Answer 14

hi TejasJ ,

         How to manipulate Playback.Initialize() and Playback.Cleanup() methods explicitly.?

can u help me out on this..

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thanks & Regards, viswa

Answer 15

Viswa,

If you are using a test project, you don't need to handle this. playback.Initialize() and Playback.Cleanup() are automatically called in the before and after test methods are/have executed.

But if you are using another project type like class library/Console App/ Winform app, you will have to call these methods. Call Playback.Initialize() before executing first TestMethod. Call Playback.Cleanup() after all methods are finished:

try
{
   // Initialize playaback
   Playback.Initialize();

   // Call test methods to be executed
   Test.Test1(); 
}
finally
{
   // Cleanup
   Playback.Cleanup();
}

If you face any issues, then you might need to also handle assembly resolving manually.

-Tejas.

Answer 16

Hi tejasJ

ya still am having problem..

how to  handle assembly resolving manually..? could you help me out?

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thanks & Regards, viswa

Answer 17

Check this:

http://blogs.kungfucoder.com/blog/post/2011/10/11/Coded-UI-Testing-Could-not-load-Visual-Studio-Test-Assembly.aspx

-Tejas.

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