topic How to test grip funcionality in custom object in an objectARX app? in ObjectARX Forum

How to test grip funcionality in custom object in an objectARX app?

o.simeon81 — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:40:15 GMT

I have created an objectarx plugin with a custom entity and want to write a group of tests that will

actually test if movegrippointsat works as it should.

The tests should simulate the user's choice of the custom entity(ies), activation of grips, (dragging) and grip_stretching.

The purpose is to automate this testing in order for me not to do it manually each time I change something

in movegrippointsat.

Any idea (e.g. scripting, autolisp, objectARX) would be helpful.

Thank you in advance.

Re: How to test grip funcionality in custom object in an objectARX app?

tbrammer — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:01:30 GMT

You could try to develop a "virtual user" with AutoHotkey. It is a powerfull free tool that allows to write or record scripts that can simulate keyboard input, mousemoves and -clicks.

Also you could write test code that directly calls some of your overridden methods like getGripPoints(..) / moveGripPointsAt(..) like AutoCAD would do. The problem is that you need to find out the correct sequence and which parameters you have to pass.

I haven't tried this myself to test grips - but this is what I would do.