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Parse a list of files and load them, instead than take a snapshot for each file

Asked by Lucio

Hi,

I would like to automate an application, which read a file, perform a filter on that file and then load the next.

I can do the whole end to end workflow but I have a lots of files, so I was hoping that there is a way to load the files as variable, instead than take a snapshot of each and have Sikuli to find them. The files are loaded through a generic load pane in OSX; the same that you find in almost any application when you use the "file" menu and choose to open a file.

Is there a way to do that, but instead of use a snapshot for each file, to load the content of a folder as a list of strings and pass that to sikuli to find and open? Thanks

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RaiMan (raimund-hocke) said : 		#1

just look here:
https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/inputoutput.html#reading-and-writing-files

... and read the files directly in your script (no need to use any GUI automation)

for examples just use this prepared google search
http://www.lmdfdg.com/?q=python+read+file

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Lucio (theshinyknight) said : 		#2

Hi RaiMan, Thanks for the reply.

The problem here is that I need to open a file from the "open" menu of the application; and I am not aware of a way to do so in pure python.
I do not have to simulate opening in the default app, like I would do in finder for example, clicking on it; which is why I am not sure how to deal with this.

With Sikuli I can perform the task, but if you need to process 30 files, you need 30 screenshot, one for each file; and if the file list change, you have to create new screenshots; while I was hoping that I could pass a string with the file name to Sikuli, and it would find it in the current open directory. Not sure if I did state my problem clearly; this is the first time that I attempt UI automation...I've been working most of the time doing unit tests, not UI tests. Thanks!

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RaiMan (raimund-hocke) said : 		#3

ok, understood.

In any case you could first evaluate the filenames with pure Python code and
https://docs.python.org/2/library/os.html#os.listdir

then if it is a standard mac open dialog it should be possible to enter the filename textually (simulated with paste()) into the appropriate field of the open dialog and type enter.

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Lucio (theshinyknight) said : 		#4

Thanks, so I can create a list of files and save it, to be used by Sikuli? I do not have problems to deal with pure python, but I have problems to understand how the code has to be merged in the Sikuli script, without an example.

Should I type the python code directly in the Sikuli IDE? Should I modify the py file inside the Sikuli package?

Thanks!

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Best RaiMan (raimund-hocke) said : 		#5

the script code in Sikuli(X) scripts is in fact Python language (language level 2.7).

The interpreter used is the Java based Jython 2.7 (with SikuliX version 1.1.0+).
So you can just write down valid standard Python code.

No need to write the file list into a file so.

Just make a loop to fill a list and the make a loop with this list, to do what you want with the filenames.

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Lucio (theshinyknight) said : 		#6

Thanks RaiMan, that solved my question.