Improve copy paste between Sikuli scripts

Reuse code and/or images:
look: https://answers.launchpad.net/sikuli/+question/127275

The new version Sikuli X will support this even better, but copying code including pictures from one tab to another in the IDE will not be supported yet.

Hi RaiMan,

I was able to utilize the code/image reuse, but when I try to incorporate it into a unit test, I get the following error:

Exception in thread "TestRunner-Thread" TypeError: run() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Running...

Is there an example with code/image reuse, running as a unit test?

I guess, when you tested the import/reuse feature, it was with some experimental code??
This error means, that you are using run() in a wrong way. Has nothing to do with import/reuse.

what are you using run() for and how?

pls. paste your statement.

Below is the script I am running. I'm running it as a unit test. I am not calling the run() method myself.

----

import sys

myLib = "/home/tchan/Workspace/Sikuli-Scripts/loginlogout.sikuli"
if not myLib in sys.path:
 sys.path.append(myLib)

# making unit reload without restarting IDE (workaround)
if 'loginlogout' in sys.modules:
 del sys.modules['loginlogout']
 loginlogout = None
 del loginlogout

# import
from loginlogout import *

def testNada(self):
 print "hello"
 assert not exists( )

Sorry, it seems, that I sent you on a buggy way ;-)

In theorie it should work. But somehow these imports inside the test class (which is wrapped around by the Siklui test feature) make the whole thing hang (the run() seems to be the internal call of the feature, that runs the test).

I tried with execfile(), and that works. Not as flexible and convenient as import, but ...

It would look like this:

execfile("/home/tchan/Workspace/Sikuli-Scripts/loginlogout.sikuli/loginlogout.py")

def testNada(self):
 print "hello"
 assert not exists( )

execfile() works as if the contained lines were in your script.

I see. So if I had two functions in my loginlogout.py class then I will need to break them out into two separate python scripts?

I'm using exefile() and I'm getting this error: Cannot load target image __pyclasspath__/1289956715719.png

Just tested with a pre-version of the new version Sikuli X, that comes with an built-in import feature for .sikuli's.

There the import solution works in the test environment.

So I suggest to live with execfile() in the moment, to get things going. When Sikuli X is available, you can easily switch to import based on your reusable .sikuli's.

question:
I will need to break them out into two separate python scripts?
answer:
no leave everything as is. what is read using execfile() is just like inline code.

error:
Cannot load target image __pyclasspath__/1289956715719.png
answer:
in your loginlogout.py seems to be an image reference like "__pyclasspath__/1289956715719.png". What do you think should that be? __pyclasspath__ is a magic member of sys.path, that in normal code has no meaning. If you have images in your loginlogout.sikuli, you have to either reference them with full-path or use setBundlePath().

With the current possibilities (either with import or with execfile) handling the images is a challenge. For library functions I use a central image repository and full-path references.

Again here the new version Sikuli X will solve this issue.