Terminal Interaction

Interacting with the terminal emulator within Cycle emulates the user's interactions within the terminal emulator. The terminal emulator continues to run through Telnet and move between screens, as a user would do if they were on the floor in a production environment. The deep integration with the terminal emulator allows automated tests to enter text, press F keys, check where the cursor is located, and even use on-screen text as variables in tests.

The most basic interaction with the terminal emulator is to enter text into the screen. Using this Step, Cycle emulates a user typing text into the terminal emulator.

Entering text

To enter text into the terminal emulator screen, use the following Step:

I enter < TEXT > in terminal

Example:

I enter "SUPER" in terminal

In order to press Enter or other special keys into the terminal, a specific Step is needed. The ability to press Enter or an F key into the terminal emulator is needed to continue to the next screen or perform an action in most terminal emulator screens.

F keys

To press an F key in the terminal emulator, use the following Step:

I press keys <KEY_OR_KEY_COMBINATION> in terminal

Example:

I press keys F6 in terminal

This Step works for other known keys or key combinations in the terminal as well:

Example:

I press keys Enter in terminal