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JS automated test validation rules for Scopy plugins. Auto-loads when reviewing or writing test automation scripts in `js/testAutomations/`.

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JS Test Automation Quality Check Rules

Apply these 7 validation categories when reviewing or generating JS automated test scripts for Scopy plugins.

CRITICAL

[T1] UID Matching

  • Every TestFramework.runTest("<UID>", ...) UID must exist exactly in the RST test documentation
  • No invented UIDs that are absent from the RST doc
  • No Category A/B RST UIDs that are absent from the JS test files

[T2] API Method Validity

  • Every <apiObject>.<method>() call must exist as a Q_INVOKABLE in the correct plugin's *_api.h
  • No invented or assumed method names — verify against the actual header
  • For cross-plugin calls (where the API object belongs to a different plugin than the one under test): identify the API object name → match it to the plugin whose initApi() calls setObjectName("<name>") with that name → validate the method against THAT plugin's *_api.h
  • Do not validate cross-plugin methods against the primary plugin's header

[T3] Sleep After Setters

  • Every setter call must be followed immediately by msleep(500) on the next non-empty line
  • This applies to setter calls on any plugin API object, including cross-plugin setters invoked after switchToTool()
  • No setter call may be left without a subsequent sleep

[T4] State Restoration

  • Every test that modifies plugin state must save the original value before changing it
  • The original value must be restored in all exit paths: normal completion, early return, and catch block

WARNING

[T5] Visual Test Pattern

  • Visual test files must use TestFramework.supervisedCheck() — never use msleep(VISUAL_DELAY) in visual test files
  • The visual delay constant (VISUAL_DELAY) must not appear in visual test files

[T6] File Termination

  • Both the main test file and the visual test file must end with this sequence in order:
    1. disconnectFromDevice()
    2. printSummary()
    3. scopy.exit()

INFO

[T7] Coverage

  • Compare RST Category A and Category B UIDs against JS test names
  • Flag any Category A/B UIDs that have no corresponding JS test implementation