get_status Method

One of:

busy: The testing tool is currently running another test.
end_of_test: The testing tool has reached the end of the current test.
failed: The testing tool has failed.
init: The testing tool is in its initialization stage.
logical_running: The testing tool is running the test.
paused: The testing tool has paused execution of the current test.
ready: The testing tool is ready to run the test.
stopped: The testing tool has stopped execution of the current test.
test_passed: The test has been successfully completed.
test_failed: The test failed.
retry: You cannot execute the test on the current host. Try to execute the test on another host from the attached host group.

Gets the current status of the testing tool.

Remarks

During test execution, ALM checks the status of the testing tool and displays this information. This enables the tester to monitor the test’s progress at each stage of the run.

Syntax

int get_status( 
   ref string descr,
   ref string status
)

Parameters

descr

The testing tool’s current status.

status

One of:

busy: The testing tool is currently running another test.
end_of_test: The testing tool has reached the end of the current test.
failed: The testing tool has failed.
init: The testing tool is in its initialization stage.
logical_running: The testing tool is running the test.
paused: The testing tool has paused execution of the current test.
ready: The testing tool is ready to run the test.
stopped: The testing tool has stopped execution of the current test.
test_passed: The test has been successfully completed.
test_failed: The test failed.
retry: You cannot execute the test on the current host. Try to execute the test on another host from the attached host group.

Return Value

0 if the testing tool and host are ready to run tests, otherwise an error code.