Add items in List with GlobalVariables

[Dino]

Hi all,

It’s impossible for me to add datas when running a test.

A person has already succeeded? If so, what was the solution?

I tried GlobalVariables.test.add (“test”) it does not work.

thanks in advance

[HeleneB]

Hi,
You can use

def list = []
list.add("test")
GlobalVariable.test = list

But the value will never be displayed in the profile

[Dino]

Thank you @HeleneB

The list saves the additions?

at each end of test cases in a test suite, I want to add a data item in my GlobalVariable list.

I then have a TestListener that will iterate on this list.

[HeleneB]

So, on each TC, use

def list = GlobalVariable.list as List
list.add("something")
GlobalVariable.list = list

[Ibus]

@Dino for a persistent solution,which will survive across testsuites,you can also export the needed data to an external file

[Dino]

Yes I agree @Ibus .

However, I wanted to avoid reading and writing to an external file since there is this option with GlobalVariables.

I will soon test the method of @HeleneB and come back to you.

For information, currently I stock my datas in a GlobalVariables type “String”. In the Test Listener I parse the data with a “,”

[Ibus]

@Dino

However, I wanted to avoid reading and writing to an external file since there is this option with GlobalVariables.

you may want to think twice.
accumulating data in global variables means accumulating data in memory (more objects spawned).
with external file, you move the pressure on IO devices. a carefully written method will just work beautiful, grab_ that/save_that/release_mem. take care not to spawn unneeded IO requests.

just saying …

[Dino]

I understand what you mean. thanks @Ibus for your advices

[kazurayam]

@Dino

I tried GlobalVariables.test.add (“test”) it does not work.

Just try this in your test case:

List ls = (List)GlobalVariable.test
ls.add("test")

And in your Test Listener,

    @AfterTestCase
	def sampleAfterTestCase(TestCaseContext testCaseContext) {
		List ls = (List)GlobalVariable.test
		for (item in ls) {
			println "item is \'${item}\'"
		}
	}

[kazurayam]

You need to explicitly cast a GlobalVariable of type java.lang.Object into java.util.List before calling .add("test").

But why?

In the project you would find a file <projectDir>/Libs/internal/GlobalVariable.groovy.

The file would look something like this:

package internal

import com.kms.katalon.core.configuration.RunConfiguration
import com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain


/**
 * This class is generated automatically by Katalon Studio and should not be modified or deleted.
 */
public class GlobalVariable {
     
    /**
     * <p></p>
     */
    public static Object test
     
...

This file was a Groovy class generated by Katalon Studio based on the “Profiles > default” settings. Please note that the GlobalVariable.test is declared as an instance of java.lang.Object; not as a java.util.List. This is the whole reason why you need to explicitly cast the GlobalVariable.test in the Test Case and the Test Listener.

[Dino]

Hi,

I confirm that it works

thank you