Is it possible to use a dynamic file path on a runScript action?

[jbarriojim]

Hi,

I'm trying to pass the language of the APP to the maestro execution with a parameter to load the strings for the clicks or the assertions. The same application could have different languages.

My tries started focused on passing a dynamic value in the runScript action. I tried multiple things but it is not working. I can see the path that I want if I print it but it is not transformed when I use it in the file parameter.

Some of my tries:

appId: ${APPID}
env:
  filePath: /languages/${LANG}.js
---
- evalScript: ${console.log(filePath)}

# (0) Load language
- runScript:
    file: filePath

file: ${filePath}
file: ${env.filePath}
file: ${String(filePath)}

EXTRA INFO:
The filePath constant is solved properly at the evalScript clause.
/languages/en.js

Is any way to pass the file parameter a dynamic file path?

[simon-gilmurray]

Can you try:

filePath: ${"/languages/" + LANG + ".js"}

[jbarriojim]

Thank you for your fast answer, but unfortunately is not working.

It seems that the value is not resolved and is taken as a constant value.

[simon-gilmurray]

Hmm this might be an issue with the way you're trying to load it within the env at the start of the file, or it might be that runFlow doesn't like the JS parameter

Perhaps you can achieve this within the flow with something like this? (I haven't tested):

- evalScript: ${output.setLanguage = "/languages/" + LANG + ".js"}
- runScript:
    file: ${output.setLanguage}

If this doesn't work, then I'd be tempted to call out to a separate flow that has conditionals that loads the correct language file based on the parameter you've passed in, e.g.:

- runScript:
    when:
      true: ${LANG == 'Spanish'}
    file: /languages/spanish.js
- runScript:
    when:
      true: ${LANG == 'French'}
    file: /languages/french.js

[jbarriojim]

The first option is not working:
/e2e/.maestro/${output.setLanguage}
/e2e/.maestro/output.setLanguage

And as I mentioned it seems that the file parameter for runScript is not transforming the variables.

The second options could it be and option under a sub-flow that is called from all the test cases. Maybe it is not the most clean solution but...it must work 😄

I will be back with feedback.

[jbarriojim]

The second option is working. Thank you very much for your help!

Although, as a QA there is an improvement there 😃

[simon-gilmurray]

Great news! Agree it feels like something that could be added - recommend you raise an enhancement request on the issues tab, and feel free to mention in #product_wishlist on the Slack 🙂

[jbarriojim]

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