TestArchitect Tutorial Part 3: Extending TestArchitect Lesson #10: WPF Extensibility Scenario WPF Extensibility solution

 Creating a handler

Creating a handler

Now create a class which works as a extension handler.

To create a handler, follow these steps:

1. Create a class: for example, OptionButtonHandler.cs, which extends ListBoxHandlerPattern.

   ListBoxHandlerPattern is a kind of handler base supporting the list box control.

2. Enter the code line below to import NetAgentExtension.

   using Logigear.TestArchitect.NetAgent.Extensions;
   

3. Override the GetControlSupportLevel method. This is the priority level of methods in this handler.

   Tip: 
   To obtain full name of the Telerik’s raw class, you can use the Interface Viewer to check the raw class’ name.

   Enter the code lines below:

   public override int GetControlSupportLevel(object autObject)
   {
       if (autObject.GetType().FullName == "Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadListBox")
       {
           return SupportLevel.CustomizeSupport;
       }
       return SupportLevel.NonSupport;
   }
   

4. Override only the necessary methods. In this example, we only need to override the GetItemCount method, because we are overriding the corresponding built-in action get list item count. The rest of the methods are inherited from the base handler.

   Enter the code lines below:

   public override TaResult GetItemCount(RequestLB_GetItemCount request)
   {
       TaResult result = null;
   
       ItemsControl itemControl = request.AutObject as ItemsControl;  
   
       int res = itemControl.Items.Count;
   
       result = new TaResult(TaResult.Type.Integer, res);
   
       return result;
   }
   

Generally, the OptionButtonHandler.cs class source code should resemble the following:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Logigear.TestArchitect.NetAgent.Extensions;
using Logigear.TestArchitect.NetAgent.Request;
using Logigear.TestArchitect.NetAgent.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows.Controls;

namespace Logigear.TestArchitect.NetAgent.SpecialControl
{
    public class OptionButtonHandler : ListBoxHandlerPattern
    {

        public override int GetControlSupportLevel(object autObject)
        {
            if (autObject.GetType().FullName == "Telerik.Windows.Controls.RadListBox")
            {
                return SupportLevel.CustomizeSupport;
            }
        return SupportLevel.NonSupport;
        }

        public override TaResult GetItemCount(RequestLB_GetItemCount request)
        {
            TaResult result = null;

            ItemsControl itemControl = request.AutObject as ItemsControl;  
            
            int res = itemControl.Items.Count;
            
            result = new TaResult(TaResult.Type.Integer, res);

            return result;
        }
    }
}