Allow plugin to access variables

[ChrisLMerrill]

🚀 Feature Proposal

The plugin support should allow plugins to access variables.

Motivation

My plugin collects data during the test which the test author might like access to. If I could access variables, then I could implement a store data command.

Example

My plugin allows test authors to measure the duration of events. If I could store a result in a variable, then the test author could use assert to fail a test if the site is too slow.

[darichey]

Does the absence of this feature mean that it is impossible for a custom command to pass information back to the IDE to be used in other commands? Is there any work around?

[corevo]

Plugins can set a variable, but they can't ask selenium IDE for the value, we should add a getter.

[darichey]

Sorry for polluting this issue, but is there docs on setting? I'm struggling to find them.

[tourdedave]

I don't see one either. We'll need to add it.

[darichey]

Do you mean just that the documentation is missing, but the functionality is present? If so, can you point me in the right direction for getting this working? Thanks.

[darichey]

Found it.

browser.runtime.sendMessage(seleniumExtId, {
  uri: "/playback/var",
  verb: "put",
  payload: {
    name: "my_var",
    contents: "value of var"
  }
})
.then(() => sendResponse(true))
.catch(console.error);

return true;

Would be great to get documentation on this page.

[tourdedave]

Yes, that's the one. I'll get it added to the docs.

[Shreypatel07]

@tourdedave @darichey @corevo can anyone of you please post a working example. So I successfully added a chrome plugin, my plugin is visible in command list of selenium ide, When I select my command and run, it returns a proper value but I am unable to stored that returned value in variable. So can you please advice me how to achieve this. Here I attach my background.js and manifest.json for reference. Your response will be appreciated. Thanks!

manifest.txt
background.txt

[corevo]

You can't put a variable unless a playback started, your code tries to do it even before the plugin registered.