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== AMOlocators  ==
== Summary of libraries ==
 
*[[AMOlocators]] contains Xpath locators for elements on AMO pages.  
The module groups locators into dictionaries named for a page or list. The dictionaries' keys are mnemonics for the element it locates.  
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Purpose:  
Benefits:  
 
*Provide scripts writers a quick reference for time-consuming process of establishing a working locator.  
*Provide scripts writers a quick reference for time-consuming process of establishing a working locator.  
*Changes to web pages which could break many scripts could be resolved by updating the module.  
*Changes to web pages which could break many scripts could be resolved by updating the module.  
*Centralize 'best practices' for locator definition and 'tricks' to address complicated situations.
*Centralize 'best practices' for locator definition and 'tricks' to address complicated situations.
'''Naming convention of dictionaries'''
...'''_List[ ]''' references elements that appear once on a list, such as headers or sort selectors.
...'''_List_Item[ ]''' references elements on a particular item in a list. All keys require an index value into the list.
'''Locators that require an index value'''
Some locators require an index and must be followed by " ''% value"'' (where ''value'' is a numeric index) in order to select an item in a list, such as add-ons in a list or options in a select.
Locators that require an index are named as follows:
*all locators in the ..._List_Item[ ] dictionaries.
*dictionary keys that end in ''Indexed''.
<br>'''Naming conventions for element locators and dictionary keys'''
Locators&nbsp;include the tag type at the end of the key for controls that have an action . For example: detailLink, sortSelect. Keys for static elements may use the tag type to reference a specific element, such as PreviewImg.
Dictionary keys that don't end with a tag type generally refer to a section of text or a higher level node.<br>
'''item'''<br>
*Dictionaries that reference a list use this key for an entire item (i.e. add-on).<br>
**_List['item'] refers tp the item node on the list without an index.&nbsp; Could be used with an is_element_present to check if a list contains any items.
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*Suitable for: get_xpath_count( )
*Example: itemCount = sel.get_xpath_count ( AMOlocators.addonBrowsePage_List['item'] )
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**_List_Item['item'] refers to the item node using an index. &nbsp;To access a particular element on the n-th item, generally the mnemonic key for that element is used, rather than appending to this locator.<br>
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'''name'''<br>
*element with the item name.<br>
*Suitable for sel.get_text(&nbsp;)<br>
*Example: addonName = get_text( addonBrowsePage_List_Item['''name'''] % idx ) retrieves the text for the name on the ''idx''-th add-on in the list on the browse page.
'''*Link'''<br>
*Refers to a link. The last element in the locator is an &lt;a&gt;.&nbsp; Key name may simply be ''link ''for an item with only a few elements, or may be prefixed with the link destination or the element containing the link.
*Suitable for sel.click( )
*Example: sel.click( AMOlocator.addonBrowsePage_List_Item['detail''Link''']&nbsp;% idx ) clicks on the detail page link for the idx-th add-on listed in the browse page.
*Suitable for sel.get_attribute for href or other attribute in the &lt;a&gt; node.<br>
*Example 2: sel.get_attribute( AMOlocator.addonCategoryLandingPage_TopRatedList['ViewAllLink'] +&nbsp;"@href" ) retrieves the href attribute from the View All link of the Top Rated list on the category landing page.<br>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">*</span>'''Select'''<br>
*Refers to a select control. The last node in the locator is a &lt;select&gt;.
*Suitable for sel.select()
*Example: sel.select( AMO_locators.addonsSearchResults['sortSelect'], 'value=' + sortOption) selects from the add-ons search results page the sort option with the 'value' attribute specified by sortOption.<br>
'''*Option''' <br>
*Refers to options in a select control. The last node in the locator is an &lt;option&gt;.
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== AMOfunctions ==
This is intended as a summary of functions.  Refer to the in-line function doc regarding parameters and other information.
login - login to a generic user.  The parameter is mnenomic for the user type.
submitHeaderSearch - supplies data to the search panel in the AMO header and submits the search.  Only the selenium instance (sel) parameter is required, and other parameter are named and optional.  The script does not return the search results, rather it returns one of three strings:
null string - at least one item was returned in the search results based on locators defined in AMOlocators.  itself.
'no results' - the 'No Result Found' message was returned, based on locators defined in AMOlocators
'unexpected layout' - neither of the above conditions were detected using is_element_present( ) and locators for search results page.
getAdminFeaturedList - returns a dictionary of featured items from the admin control panel.  Items are qualified by the application and feature type (ex: extensions, persona) specified by the parameters.  The parameter values are the corresponding values found in the admin featured items list.  See the in-line function doc for more information on the structure of the dictionary that is returned.
isUserURL - returns True if the parameter is the format of a user profile URL, otherwise False.
getAddonIdFromURL - returns the add-on id segment of a URL for an add-on
userURLpattern - returns the pattern for a user profile URL.  defined as a function to allow more extendability.
userURLpatternGroup - returns the pattern for a user profile URL with id in a grouping to allow parsing URL id.  defined as a function.
isAddonURL - returns True if the parameter is the format of a add-on URL, otherwise False.
addonURLpattern - returns the pattern for a add-on URL.  defined as a function to allow more extendability.
addonURLpatternGroup - returns the pattern for a add-on URL with id in a grouping to allow parsing add-on id.  defined as a function.


verifyStarsRating - confirms the stars rating elements are in agreement within the locator specified by the parameter.  returns a list of strings describing the exceptions found, or an empty list if no exceptions are found.
*[[AMOfunctions]] contains functions for elements specific to AMO pages.

Latest revision as of 01:12, 10 April 2010

Summary of libraries

  • AMOlocators contains Xpath locators for elements on AMO pages.

Purpose:

  • Provide scripts writers a quick reference for time-consuming process of establishing a working locator.
  • Changes to web pages which could break many scripts could be resolved by updating the module.
  • Centralize 'best practices' for locator definition and 'tricks' to address complicated situations.
  • AMOfunctions contains functions for elements specific to AMO pages.
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