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Variables

It's possible to assign values to variables which are then stored in the test context and available to other tests. There are 3 ways to specifiy a variable value.

  • As a literal e.g. store "test@user.com" in a variable called "username"
  • From an environment variable e.g. Store the environment variable $TEST_USER_PASSWORD in the variable "test_pass"
  • From a built in function e.g. Store {{_random(10nlLs)}} in a variable called “password”

Variables are referenced in other test steps by enclosing the variable name in double curly braces e.g.

Type “{{password}}” in the password field

Built in functions​

Built in functions are follow the pattern _function(parameters). At present there is only one built in function _random().

_random()​

This function generates a random string suitable for using in a password field. The parameters indicate the length and composition of the string.

The first part of the parameter string is simply the overall length. This is followed by a number of specifiers.

n - a number
l - a lower case letter
L - an upper case letter
s - a special character

For example 10nlL requests a 10 character random string consisting of numbers, lower case letters and upper case letters.