Automation Test Delay after latent command

Development Programming & Scripting
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I’m having a hard time figuring out how to write this particular automation test. The basic flow is:

  • Store map of actors in TMap X
  • Travel to Map 2
  • Travel back to Map 1
  • Store map of actors in TMap Y
  • Compare TMap X & TMap Y

My problem is that to travel to system Y/X I am using a latent automation command:
ADD_LATENT_AUTOMATION_COMMAND(FWarpToSystem(FString("/Game/Maps/System2")));

The problem is that once I run one latent command, I can’t run anything else besides latent commands in the test (because subsequent code executes before the latent command finishes). Because the latent commands don’t allow TestTrue/TestEqual I can’t encapsulate the final testing in a latent command.

What is a better way of doing this?

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Could you create a custom latent command that waits for a specific condition? E.g. FWaitForMatineeToCompleteLatentCommand in AutomationTestCommon.cpp

In your case it could be waiting until Warping to System2 is complete.

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I’m working on something similar right now and realized my original answer doesn’t help. You should be able to pass the FAutomationTestBase* to your latent command so you can use the TestTrue/TestEqual() functions. E.g.

DEFINE_LATENT_AUTOMATION_COMMAND_ONE_PARAMETER(FMyLatentCommand, FAutomationTestBase*, Test);
bool FMyLatentCommand::Update()
{
check(Test);
Test->TestFalse(TEXT(“Verifying a false condition”), AreMyActorsVisible());
return true;
}

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