Pre-request Script
| Definition | The first .csx script executed within a test case. |
| Naming Convention | <test-case-name>-init.csx |
| Purpose | Initialization of data and variables before executing any HTTP request. |
| Example Usage | Demo Pre-Request Script |
Features
Variables
You can access the test runner context using the globally available tp identifier for various purposes. One of them is variables setting/getting:
tp.SetVariable("TimeOfExecution", DateTime.UtcNow);
...
var time = tp.GetVariable("TimeOfExecution");
Directives
Load Directive
#load directive for referencing another scripts
You can provide either an absolute or a relative path.
IMPORTANT: Referenced script is automatically executed. For this reason, rather encapsulate logic in methods, to prevent unwanted execution.
#load "path\to\your\script.csx"
💁♂️ When using relative paths, the parent folder of the current script serves as the starting point.
NuGet Directive
#nuget directive to install NuGet packages:
#nuget "AutoBogus, 2.13.1"
💁♂️ Even though NuGet packages are installed globally across all scripts, you must use the
usingdirective to access them in your scripts.
Data Generation
As you can see in the provided example Demo Pre-Request Script, there is method which generates the data - GenerateCar(), which is defined in script GenerateNewCar.csx. The foundation of the data generation is in the class CarFaker.csx.
The example for data generation uses NuGet packagte AutoBogus.