Can't get sortkey of testcases in a testplan through XML-RPC API

[soul916]

Description of problem

When use XML-RPC API create testruns, can't get sortkey of testcases from testplan

Component (web, API, etc)

API

Version or commit hash (if applicable)

4.2

How often reproducible

Always

Steps to Reproduce

1.use rpc_client.TestCase.filter({'plan': planid]}) get testcases from a testplan
2.use rpc_client.TestRun.create create a new testrun
3.use rpc_client.TestRun.add_case(testrunid, testcaseid) add testcases to the new testrun

Actual results

The sortkey lost in all testcases of the new testrun, can't find a way to read the sortkey of testcases from a testplan.

Expected results

Need a method read the sortkey of testcases from a testplan.

Additional info

NA

[atodorov]

Need a method read the sortkey of testcases from a testplan.

Why do you need this ? What is your use-case ?

[soul916]

@atodorov Thanks for the reply.
I use kiwi for full automatic testing. When a new build available, I use XML-RPC API create test run then run test cases. Because some test cases must run in fixed sequence, I set the sort key in test plan. When I create the test run through XML-RPC I found the sort key lost and test cases return by the caseid order. I can’t get the sort key from XML-RPC that cause the auto testing always failed.

[atodorov]

@soul916 do you have your test cases added to a TestPlan before you start adding them to TestRun via the API ?

I think it will be much more beneficial to have an API method that creates a TestRun from a TestPlan and uses all the test cases from the plan instead of adding them one by one.

[soul916]

@atodorov Yes, you are right, an API create TestRun from a TestPlan is more convenient.
I added all testcases to testplan before create testrun.
At present the TestRun.create API only create the testrun without any cases added.
I can only add cases one by one now, and the sortkey lost after cases added.