TsRead

class TsRead

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AddTag(tag)

Add a specific tag to this step.

Parameters:
tag : str

The tag to be set

Clone()

Call this method if you want to use API-objects in multiple contexts, e.g. if you want to insert a specific test step in multiple blocks.

Returns:

A copy of this object

Return type:

TsRead

DeactivateExpectation()

Deactivates the expectation so that the result will not be evaluated.

DeactivateFailedComment()

Deactivates the expectation for the failed comment so that the result will not be evaluated.

DeactivateSaveIn()

Deactivates the test step’s save in property, so the value will not be stored in a package variable.

DeactivateSuccessComment()

Deactivates the expectation for the success comment so that the result will not be evaluated.

DeactivateTimeOption()

Deactivates any time option set on the test step. This is equivalent to selecting the option “none” in the test step’s time options menu.

DeleteTranslatedCommentText(language)

Deletes a comment for the test step in the given language.

Parameters:
language : str

Language of the text (‘en_US’, ‘de_DE’, ‘zh_CN’)

GetActionColumnText()

Returns the text value of the “action” column.

Returns:

Action column text

Return type:

str

GetActiveTimeOptionType()

Returns the type of the currently active time option.

Returns:

Type of active time option (“Timeless”, “Finally”, “TrueForWithin”, “Generally”, “SyncOnly”, “PollingCycleMultiplier”)

Return type:

string

GetComment()

Returns the comment of the test step in the current test case language.

Returns:

Comment text as shown in the comment tab

Return type:

str

GetCommentColumnText()

Returns the text value of the “comment” column.

Returns:

Comment column text

Return type:

str

GetError()

Returns a list of errors. Note that the error messages depend on the program language ecu.test is set to. Because of that we do not recommend to check against exact error messages, unless you are certain about the respective program language.

Returns:

List of errors

Return type:

list[str]

GetExpectation()

Returns the expectation expression from the evaluation of the test step, or None, if no expectation was defined.

Returns:

The expectation

Return type:

Expectation

GetExpectationExpression()

Returns the expectation expression from the evaluation of the test step, or None, if no expectation was defined.

Returns:

The expectation

Return type:

string

GetFailedComment()

Returns the failed comment of the step.

Returns:

The failed comment

Return type:

string

GetIndex()

Returns the zero based index in the parent.

Returns:

Zero based index

Return type:

integer

GetLineNo()

Returns the test steps line number within its test case.

Returns:

Line number

Return type:

int

GetMappingItemReferenceName()

Returns the unique reference name of the mapping item used by this test step.

Returns:

Reference name of used mapping item

Return type:

str

GetMinimumDuration()

Returns the minimum duration of the test step’s time option, if a corresponding option has been set.

Returns:

The minimum duration, else None

Return type:

string

GetMinimumDurationUnit()

Returns the unit of the minimum duration of the test step’s time option, if a corresponding option has been set.

Returns:

The unit of the minimum duration, else None

Return type:

string

GetParameterColumnText()

Returns the text value of the “parameter” column.

Returns:

Parameter column text

Return type:

str

GetParent()

Returns the parent test step.

Returns:

The parent test step or None if it is a top level test step.

Return type:

TestStep

GetPollingCycle()

Returns the polling cycle of the test step’s time option, if a corresponding option has been set.

Returns:

The polling cycle, else None

Return type:

string

GetPollingCycleUnit()

Returns the unit of the polling cycle of the test step’s time option, if a corresponding option has been set.

Returns:

The unit of the polling cycle, else None

Return type:

string

GetRepresentation(axis='z')

Returns the representation of a certain axis of the accessed test quantity.

Parameters:
axis : str

Axis to set representation for (x, y, z)

Returns:

Representation for axis (PHYS, TEXT, RAW, BITS)

Return type:

str

GetSaveInVariableName()

Returns the currently selected variable to save the data.

Returns:

The variable’s name

Return type:

string

GetSuccessComment()

Returns the success comment of the step.

Returns:

The success comment

Return type:

string

GetTags()

Returns the tags set for this step.

Returns:

A (sorted) list of tags

Return type:

list[str]

GetTestManagementId()

Returns the test management id of the test step.

Returns:

Test step id.

Return type:

str

GetTestStepId()

Returns the test step id.

Returns:

test step id

Return type:

str

GetTimeout()

Returns the timeout of the test step’s time option, if a corresponding option has been set.

Returns:

The timeout else None

Return type:

string

GetTimeoutUnit()

Returns the unit of the timeout of the test step’s time option, if a corresponding option has been set.

Returns:

The unit of the timeout else None

Return type:

string

GetTranslatedCommentText(language)

Returns the text value of the “comment” column in the given language.

Parameters:
language : str

Language of the requested text (‘en_US’, ‘de_DE’, ‘zh_CN’)

Returns:

Comment column text

Return type:

str

GetType()

Returns the type (class name) of the test step, e.g.

  • “TsPreconditionBlock”

  • “TsWait”

  • “TsIfThenElse”

  • “TsSwitchCase”

  • “TsCaseNode”

Returns:

Type (class name) of the test step

Return type:

str

GetUnit(axis='z')

Returns the unit of a certain axis of the accessed test quantity.

Parameters:
axis : str

Axis to set unit for (x, y, z)

Returns:

Unit for axis

Return type:

str

GetValueColumnText()

Returns the text value of the “value” column in your current test case language.

Returns:

Value column text

Return type:

str

IsBreakpoint()

Checks whether the test step is a break point.

Returns:

True if test step is a break point, else False

Return type:

boolean

IsContainer()

Returns True, if the test step supports calling GetChildren as well as manipulating the structure of its children. (e. g. via inserting or deleting sub test steps).

Returns:

True if it can contain test steps, else False

Return type:

boolean

IsEnabled()

Returns the state of the test step.

Returns:

True if test step is enabled, otherwise False

Return type:

bool

IsInPostcondition()

Returns True if the test step is located in a postcondition

Returns:

True if the test step is located in a postcondition, else Flase

Return type:

bool

IsInPrecondition()

Returns True if the test step is located in a precondition

Returns:

True if the test step is located in a precondition, else False

Return type:

bool

IsOk()

Returns the internal state of correctness of the test step.

Returns:

True if no problems were found, else False

Return type:

boolean

IsVisible()

Checks whether the test step is visible. This depends on the test step itself or a parent test step being disabled.

Returns:

True if test step is visible, else False

Return type:

boolean

RemoveTag(tag)

Remove a specific tag from this step.

Parameters:
tag : str

The tag to be removed

SetBreakpoint(enable)

Sets or unsets the test step to act as a break point.

Parameters:
enable : boolean

True if test step is a break point, else False

SetComment(comment)

Sets a comment for the test step in the current test case language.

Parameters:
comment : str

Text to be displayed in the comment tab

SetEnabled(state=True)

Enable or disable the test step.

Parameters:
state : bool

True (Default) to enable, False to disable the test step.

SetExpectation(expectation)

Sets the expectation in the evaluation of the test step. The expectation will be activated if it was not enabled previously.

Parameters:
expectation

The expectation

SetExpectationExpression(expectation)

Shortcut to set an expectation for an unspecific type in the evaluation of the test step. The expectation will be activated if it was not enabled previously.

Parameters:
expectation : string

The expectation

SetFailedComment(failedComment)

Sets the expression for the failed comment of the step. The expression will be activated if it was not enabled previously.

Parameters:
failedComment : string

The expression for the failed comment

SetRepresentation(representation='PHYS', axis='z')

Sets the representation of a certain axis of the accessed test quantity.

Parameters:
representation : str

Representation for axis (PHYS, TEXT, RAW, BITS)

axis : str

Axis to set representation for (x, y, z)

SetSaveInVariableName(variableName)

Sets the name of the variable used for storing data by the test step. The variable will be created automatically if it does not already exist in the package where the test step is placed in. This method must not be called, if the test step has not been added to a package previously.

Parameters:
variableName : string

The variable’s name. Must not be None or an empty string.

Raises:

ApiError –

  • If SaveIn was called before the test step was added to a package.

  • If variableName is None or an empty string

SetSuccessComment(successComment)

Sets the expression for the success comment of the step. The expression will be activated if it was not enabled previously.

Parameters:
successComment : string

The expression for the success comment

SetTags(tags)

Set the list of tags for this step. The list of tags will be sorted and stored.

Parameters:
tags : list[str]

The list of tags

SetTestManagementId(testManagementId)

Sets the test management id of the test step.

Parameters:
testManagementId : str

Test management id of the test step

SetTimeOptionOnlySynchronization(timeout, pollingCycle=None, timeoutUnit='ms', pollingCycleUnit='ms')

Sets the test step’s time option to “only synchronization”.

Parameters:
timeout : string

The timeout to be used

pollingCycle : string

Optional polling cycle to be used.

timeoutUnit : string

Optional unit for the timeout (ms, s, min, h or d)

pollingCycleUnit : string

Optional unit for the polling cycle (ms, s, min, h or d)

SetTimeOptionPollingCycleMultiplier(pollingCycleMultiplier)

Sets the test step’s time option to “polling cycle multiplier”. This option must only be used when inserting the test step into a Multi-Check!

Parameters:
pollingCycleMultiplier : string

The polling cycle multiplier to be used.

SetTimeOptionTrueForAtLeast(minimumDuration, pollingCycle=None, minimumDurationUnit='ms', pollingCycleUnit='ms')

Sets the test step’s time option to “true for at least”.

Parameters:
minimumDuration : string

The minimum duration to be used

pollingCycle : string

Optional polling cycle to be used

minimumDurationUnit : string

Optional unit for the minimum duration (ms, s, min, h or d)

pollingCycleUnit : string

Optional unit for the polling cycle (ms, s, min, h or d)

SetTimeOptionTrueForAtLeastWithin(minimumDuration, timeout, pollingCycle=None, timeoutUnit='ms', minimumDurationUnit='ms', pollingCycleUnit='ms')

Sets the test step’s time option to “true for at least … within …”.

Parameters:
minimumDuration : string

The minimum duration to be used

timeout : string

The timeout to be used

pollingCycle : string

Optional polling cycle to be used

timeoutUnit : string

Optional unit for the timeout (ms, s, min, h or d)

minimumDurationUnit : string

Optional unit for the minimum duration (ms, s, min, h or d)

pollingCycleUnit : string

Optional unit for the polling cycle (ms, s, min, h or d)

SetTimeOptionWaitUntilTrue(timeout, pollingCycle=None, timeoutUnit='ms', pollingCycleUnit='ms')

Sets the test step’s time option to “wait until true”.

Parameters:
timeout : string

The timeout to be used

pollingCycle : string

Optional polling cycle to be used.

timeoutUnit : string

Optional unit for the timeout (ms, s, min, h or d)

pollingCycleUnit : string

Optional unit for the polling cycle (ms, s, min, h or d).

SetTranslatedCommentText(comment, language)

Sets a comment for the test step in the given language.

Parameters:
comment : str

Text to be displayed

language : str

Language of the text (‘en_US’, ‘de_DE’, ‘zh_CN’)

SetUnit(unit, axis='z')

Sets the unit of a certain axis of the accessed test quantity.

Parameters:
unit : str

Unit for axis

axis : str

Axis to set unit for (x, y, z)