nexial-core 2.4 (2019-07-03)

2019-07-03

code fix to avoid modifying System properties while simultaneously reading such properties.
nexial-project.cmd: fixed the ECHO is off. error.
nexial-artifact-repair.cmd|sh: fixed invalid package reference.
nexial-artifact-repair.cmd|sh: fixed formatting issue in data and script files.
Fixed issue of opening an output excel/execution report after execution even if nexial.openResult or nexial.openExecutionReport is false.
enforce no text-wrap on param values of a Nexial output
perform data variable substitutions for external resources such as file.
removed wrong deprecated logs from desktop.useTable()

removed java.awt.headless=true from .commons.cmd and .commons.ssh in order to support Robot-based type key
enhanced to support the rendering of multi-line or wrapped text in execution output (Excel).
execution output color update for description column; now NOT as similar as a FAIL step
minor console output enhancement to highlight (in blue) any execution abort messages and reasons.
correct abort-related messaging to clarify execution flow and intent.
The execution_output.html, each plan file is now clearly separated into different section.
- also added scenario passed in execution_output.html and email_notification.html to capture total scenario passed for iteration, script and execution.
- minor stylesheet updates to give more room for the display of scenario and activity names.
handled special character which belong to MS windows character set but not ISO Latin causing problems in HTML.

[nexial.scope.mailTo] HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED BY nexial.mailTo
nexial.mailSubject: NEW System variable to custom email subject for post-execution email notification
nexial.mailHeader: NEW System variable to custom “header” content for post-execution email notification
nexial.mailFooter: NEW System variable to custom “footer” content for post-execution email notification

NUMBER expression: handle number with other symbols such as comma and dollar sign.
JSON expression: NEW operation compact(removeEmpty), which is functionally equivalent to JSON » compact(var,json,removeEmpty).
TEXT » replace(searchFor,replaceWith): support the replacement of empty text.

EndLoopIf(): Now supported early termination of a repeat-until loop without aborting the corresponding scenario.
EndLoopIf(): fix code to break repeat-until loop without breaking the enclosing iteration, and vice-versa.
code fix: now Nexial favors “fail-immediate” over “fail-fast”.

assertArrayEqual(array1,array2,exactOrder): minor improvement on console message to reflect the result of the said assertion.
startRecording(): prevent recording to commence if previous recording cannot be stopped.
assertArrayNotContain(array,unexpected): support assertion against null/empty array.
outputToCloud(resource): NEW command to support the transferring of output artifact to the cloud.

compareExtended(var,profile,expected,actual): enhanced with configuration option to compare some fields as number, compare case-insensitively or before-compare trim.
compareExtended(var,profile,expected,actual): enhanced to support numeric conversion of quoted text (e.g. "1.05").
compareExtended(var,profile,expected,actual): minor improvement to reduce runtime exceptions. Also enforce ...compareExt.output.display as required.

typeKeys: NEW command to automate a series of keystrokes to the current execution environment.

writeFile(file,content,append): support content as a HTTP resource, in addition to file and direct content.
writeFileAsIs(file,content,append): support content as a HTTP resource, in addition to file and direct content.
compare(expected,actual,failFast): supports comparison report render as HTML.
- default CSS for the HTML comparison report available at https://nexiality.github.io/documentation/assets/report/io-compare-report.css
compare(expected,actual,failFast): support expected and actual as a HTTP resource, in addition to file and direct content.

saveDiff(var,baseline,actual): NEW command to compare images and store its metadata to var.
crop(image,dimension,saveTo): Supports Asterisk(*) for width and height if image width or height is unknown
resize(image,width,height,saveTo): Supports Asterisk(*) for width and height if image width or height is unknown
compare(baseline,actual): DEPRECATED command use saveDiff(var,baseline,actual) instead

compact(var,json,removeEmpty): NEW command to compact JSON by removing null, empty text and empty nodes.

stabilize available open window/tab while attempting to select one of them via its index.
support enabling of chrome remote port (aka DevToolsActivePort) via new System variable nexial.browser.chrome.remote.port. By default, this System variable is not enabled. The default Chrome’s DevToolsActivePort is 12209 or 9555. This is needed when automating Electron application via chromedriver 4.x or above (set port to 12209).
enable external chromedriver logging for chrome and electron automation via System variable nexial.browser.logChrome, nexial.browser.logElectron, and nexial.browser.logElectronVerbose.
use ChromeDriverService so that chrome driver can reuse same port for driver-browser communication. This helps to stabilize chrome browser automation.
click(locator): honors nexial.browser.forceJSClick when found during execution. This allows user more controls on how a web element should be clicked.
clickAll(locator): NEW command to click on all web elements matching locator. This is useful to support the more modern web applications that use <DIV> elements to disguise as dropdown options.
for electron automation, automatically add chrome remote debugging port to 12209 if the System variable nexial.browser.chrome.remote.port is not found.

assertSoap(wsdl,xml): NEW command to validate SOAP xml against the schema defined in wsdl
assertSoapFaultCode(expected,xml): NEW command to assert the “fault code” in SOAP fault `xml.
assertSoapFaultString(expected,xml): NEW command to assert the “fault text” in SOAP fault `xml.
storeSoapFaultCode(var,xml): NEW command to extract and store “fault code” in SOAP fault xml.
storeSoapFaultString(var,xml): NEW command to extract and store “fault text” in SOAP fault xml.
assertCorrectness(xml,schema): enhance command to support automatic conformance retries over multiple schemas.
assertSoap(wsdl,xml): fix to handle multiple and possibly conflicting namespace(s) within one XSD embedded in a WSDL. Also some code optimization.
assertSoap(wsdl,xml): allow for empty <detail> node in SOAP Fault xml validation. Such condition will result in the corresponding step to SKIP
assertSoap(wsdl,xml): code fix to read/parse same XML against multiple XSD.

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