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Eyes class

This class provides the main methods used to execute tests and checkpoints.

Import statement

import com.applitools.eyes.images.Eyes;

Eyes method

Syntax

Eyes eyes = new Eyes();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: Eyes

Use the object returned to call the various methods provided by the Eyes class.

abort method

Syntax

TestResults value = eyes.abort();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: TestResults

Remarks

If you call this method on a test that was opened but not closed, then then test will have an aborted status in the Eyes Test Manager. If you call it after the test has been successfully closed, then the call is ignored.

abortAsync method

Syntax

eyes.abortAsync();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: void

Remarks

If you call this method on a test that was opened but not closed, then then test will have an aborted status in the Eyes Test Manager. If you call it after the test has been successfully closed, then the call is ignored.

abortIfNotClosed method

Syntax

TestResults value = eyes.abortIfNotClosed();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: TestResults

Remarks

If you call this method on a test that was opened but not closed, then then test will have an aborted status in the Eyes Test Manager. If you call it after the test has been successfully closed, then the call is ignored.

addProperty method

Syntax

eyes.addProperty(name, value);

Parameters

name

Type: String

The name of the property.

value

Type: String

The value associated with the name.

Return value

Type: void

Remarks

  • You should not assign a given value to a property more than once in a given test run.
  • You can also associate properties with a batch using BatchInfo.addProperty.

check method

Syntax

boolean value = eyes.check(name, checkSettings);

Parameters

name

Type: String

The tag defines a name for the checkpoint in the Eyes Test Manager. The name may be any string and serves to identify the step to the user in the Test manager. You may change the tag value without impacting testing in any way since Eyes does not use the tag to identify the baseline step that corresponds to the checkpoint - Eyes matches steps based on their content and position in the sequences of images of the test. See How Eyes compares checkpoints and baseline images for details.

checkSettings

Type: ICheckSettings

The fluent API calls, starting with one of the Target methods.

Return value

Type: boolean

A return value of true indicates that the checkpoint matched, or is a new checkpoint. The meaning of a return value of false depends on whether this is the first checkpoint to return this value or not. For the first checkpoint that returns a value of false, the implication is that there was a mismatch. The test may choose to recapture the image and resend it (when using a check that supports this feature). Once one checkpoint has returned false, all the following checkpoints will also return false. This does not mean that the checkpoint mismatched; it means that Eyes will only know the final status of the checkpoint at the end of the test. If required, the actual result of the checkpoint should be obtained from the StepInfo object in the TestResults returned by the close method.

Remarks

For a detailed description of how to use this method see The Eyes SDK check Fluent API.

checkImage method

Syntax

boolean value = eyes.checkImage(image);

boolean value = eyes.checkImage(image, tag);

boolean value = eyes.checkImage(image, tag, ignoreMismatch);

boolean value = eyes.checkImage(path);

boolean value = eyes.checkImage(path, tag);

boolean value = eyes.checkImage(path, tag, ignoreMismatch);

Parameters

image

Type: BufferedImage

An image in a buffer.

tag

Type: String

The tag defines a name for the checkpoint in the Eyes Test Manager. The name may be any string and serves to identify the step to the user in the Test manager. You may change the tag value without impacting testing in any way since Eyes does not use the tag to identify the baseline step that corresponds to the checkpoint - Eyes matches steps based on their content and position in the sequences of images of the test. See How Eyes compares checkpoints and baseline images for details.

ignoreMismatch

Type: boolean

This parameter is used to implement retry of a checkpoint. If you are not implementing retry, then don't pass this parameter or pass a value of false. To implement retry, on all retry attempts apart from the last, pass this parameter a value of true. When the method returns, check the return value. A returned value of true means that the checkpoint passed, and you can continue with the next checkpoint. A returned value of false means that that the checkpoint did not match. Since this parameter was passed as true, Eyes will not store the outcome of this checkpoint and will expect that the next image sent is for the current step (i.e. is being retried). On the last retry attempt, pass a value of false. This way, Eyes knows that there will be no more retries, and it will store the results of the last check as the result of the current step. The next checkpoint sent will be treated as the next step. Note that since Eyes allows for new or deleted steps, once there is a mismatch for one step, all subsequent steps will also return a mismatch, and Eyes determines the actual match/mismatch/new/missing status of all the steps when the test is closed.

path

Type: String

The file system path to a file that contains the image.

image

Type: byte[]

The image as a byte stream (as it appears in the PNG image file).

Return value

Type: boolean

A return value of true indicates that the checkpoint matched, or is a new checkpoint. The meaning of a return value of false depends on whether this is the first checkpoint to return this value or not. For the first checkpoint that returns a value of false, the implication is that there was a mismatch. The test may choose to recapture the image and resend it (when using a check that supports this feature). Once one checkpoint has returned false, all the following checkpoints will also return false. This does not mean that the checkpoint mismatched; it means that Eyes will only know the final status of the checkpoint at the end of the test. If required, the actual result of the checkpoint should be obtained from the StepInfo object in the TestResults returned by the close method.

checkRegion method

Syntax

boolean value = eyes.checkRegion(image, region, tag, ignoreMismatch);

eyes.checkRegion(image, region, tag);
eyes.checkRegion(image, region);

Parameters

image

Type: BufferedImage

An image stored in a buffer in PNG format.

region

Type: Region

A non-empty region representing the screen region to check in screenshot pixel coordinates.

tag

Type: String

The tag defines a name for the checkpoint in the Eyes Test Manager. The name may be any string and serves to identify the step to the user in the Test manager. You may change the tag value without impacting testing in any way since Eyes does not use the tag to identify the baseline step that corresponds to the checkpoint - Eyes matches steps based on their content and position in the sequences of images of the test. See How Eyes compares checkpoints and baseline images for details.

ignoreMismatch

Type: boolean

This parameter is used to implement retry of a checkpoint. If you are not implementing retry, then don't pass this parameter or pass a value of false. To implement retry, on all retry attempts apart from the last, pass this parameter a value of true. When the method returns, check the return value. A returned value of true means that the checkpoint passed, and you can continue with the next checkpoint. A returned value of false means that that the checkpoint did not match. Since this parameter was passed as true, Eyes will not store the outcome of this checkpoint and will expect that the next image sent is for the current step (i.e. is being retried). On the last retry attempt, pass a value of false. This way, Eyes knows that there will be no more retries, and it will store the results of the last check as the result of the current step. The next checkpoint sent will be treated as the next step. Note that since Eyes allows for new or deleted steps, once there is a mismatch for one step, all subsequent steps will also return a mismatch, and Eyes determines the actual match/mismatch/new/missing status of all the steps when the test is closed.

Return value

Type: boolean

A return value of true indicates that the checkpoint matched, or is a new checkpoint. The meaning of a return value of false depends on whether this is the first checkpoint to return this value or not. For the first checkpoint that returns a value of false, the implication is that there was a mismatch. The test may choose to recapture the image and resend it (when using a check that supports this feature). Once one checkpoint has returned false, all the following checkpoints will also return false. This does not mean that the checkpoint mismatched; it means that Eyes will only know the final status of the checkpoint at the end of the test. If required, the actual result of the checkpoint should be obtained from the StepInfo object in the TestResults returned by the close method.

clearProperties method

Syntax

eyes.clearProperties();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: void

close method

Syntax

TestResults result = eyes.close();

TestResults result = eyes.close(throwEx);

Parameters

throwEx

Type: boolean

If this parameter has a value of true, then if there are new, missing, or mismatched steps, an exception will be thrown. If the parameter is set to false, then an exception will not be thrown for the above cases. If the parameter is not passed, then it is as if a true value was passed.

Return value

Type: TestResults

The result of the test can be obtained from the object returned. See TestResults class for a list of what information can be obtained from this object. See TestResults class for a list of what information can be obtained from this object.

closeAsync method

Syntax

eyes.closeAsync();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: void

getAgentId method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getAgentId();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

getApiKey method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getApiKey();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

getAppName method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getAppName();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

getBaselineBranchName method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getBaselineBranchName();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

getBaselineEnvName method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getBaselineEnvName();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

Returns the value most recently set by a call to setBaselineEnvName, or a value of null if the baseline environment name has not been assigned in this run.

getBatch method

Syntax

BatchInfo value = eyes.getBatch();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: BatchInfo

getBranchName method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getBranchName();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

getConfiguration method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.getConfiguration();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: Configuration

getDebugScreenshotsPath method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getDebugScreenshotsPath();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

Remarks

Enable and disable saving screenshots to the local disk using the setSaveDebugScreenshots method.

getDebugScreenshotsPrefix method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getDebugScreenshotsPrefix();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

Remarks

Enable and disable saving screenshots to the local disk using the setSaveDebugScreenshots method.

getHostApp method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getHostApp();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

getHostOS method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getHostOS();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

getIsDisabled method

Syntax

boolean value = eyes.getIsDisabled();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: boolean

If true, then all calls to Eyes are ignored, if false then all calls to Eyes work as usual.

getIsOpen method

Syntax

boolean value = eyes.getIsOpen();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: boolean

Return true if the Eyes.open method has been called on an eyes instance, and Eyes.close, Eyes.abort, Eyes.abortAsync or Eyes.abortIfNotClosed have not yet been called.

getMatchLevel method

Syntax

MatchLevel value = eyes.getMatchLevel();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: MatchLevel

Remarks

For a full description of the affect of each match levels and the different ways to apply them to tests, checkpoints and regions, How to use Eyes match levels.

getParentBranchName method

Syntax

String value = eyes.getParentBranchName();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: String

getProxy method

Syntax

AbstractProxySettings value = eyes.getProxy();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: AbstractProxySettings

The value returned is a ProxySettings object or null if no proxy is set.

getSaveDebugScreenshots method

Syntax

boolean value = eyes.getSaveDebugScreenshots();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: boolean

Remarks

Enable and disable saving screenshots to the local disk using the setSaveDebugScreenshots method.

getSaveDiffs method

Syntax

Boolean value = eyes.getSaveDiffs();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: Boolean

returns true if steps that have mismatches are automatically saved to the baseline.

getSaveNewTests method

Syntax

boolean value = eyes.getSaveNewTests();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: boolean

getScaleRatio method

Syntax

double value = eyes.getScaleRatio();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: double

getServerUrl method

Syntax

URI value = eyes.getServerUrl();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: URI

getViewportSize method

Syntax

RectangleSize value = eyes.getViewportSize();

Parameters

This method does not take any parameters.

Return value

Type: RectangleSize

open method

Syntax

eyes.open(appName, testName, dimensions);
eyes.open(appName, testName);

Parameters

appName

Type: String

The application name. This may be any string. You can set the application name for all tests using the Configuration.setAppName method or Eyes.setAppName method. If you do so, then set this parameter to a value of null to indicate that the configuration default should be used.

testName

Type: String

The name of the test. This name must be unique within the scope of the application name. It may be any string.

dimensions

Type: RectangleSize

If this parameter is not provided, and the viewport was not set using the setViewportSize method, then the viewport size is taken from the dimensions of the image of the first checkpoint. For the image SDK this is used to identify the baseline and does not affect the way the checkpoint image is processed in any other way.

Return value

Type: void

Remarks

After making a call to this method, you must eventually terminate the test by calling Eyes.closeAsync (in case of a normal completion) or Eyes.abortAsync (in case of an aborted test). If you want to run another test, then it is recommended to do this with a newly created Eyes instance to avoid side effects. However, in principle, it is legal to call Eyes.Open again to start a new test on the same Eyes instance.

setAgentId method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setAgentId(agentId);

Parameters

agentId

Type: String

The id of the agent in the format 'name/1.2.3'.

Return value

Type: Configuration

Remarks

To take effect, this method must be called before the call to open.

setApiKey method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setApiKey(apiKey);

Parameters

apiKey

Type: String

Your API key.

Return value

Type: Configuration

Remarks

Set this immediately after the Eyes object is created (before calling open). If you have an environment variable called APPLITOOLS_API_KEY that is set to the value of your API key, then you do not need to call this method, and Eyes will take the string from the environment value.

setAppName method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setAppName(appName);

Parameters

appName

Type: String

The application name. This may be any string.

Return value

Type: Configuration

Remarks

If you call this method, it must be called before the call to Eyes.open. In the call to Eyes.open, if you provide the application parameter, then it will override the value set here. If you don't provide the parameter or pass a null, then the value set here will be used.

setBaselineBranchName method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setBaselineBranchName(branchName);

Parameters

branchName

Type: String

The name of the baseline branch to use.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setBaselineEnvName method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setBaselineEnvName(baselineEnvName);

Parameters

baselineEnvName

Type: String

The name of the baseline environment.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setBatch method

Syntax

eyes.setBatch( new BatchInfo(name));

Parameters

batch

Type: BatchInfo

An object of the class BatchInfo that describes the batch.

Return value

Type: Configuration

Remarks

Call this method once before the calls to the open method for all tests that are supposed to be part of this batch.

setBranchName method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setBranchName(branchName);

Parameters

branchName

Type: String

The name of the branch from which the baseline will be taken and saved. This may be any string.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setConfiguration method

Syntax

eyes.setConfiguration(config);

Parameters

config

Type: Configuration

A configuration object that has the various properties/methods set to the required values.

Return value

Type: void

Remarks

The typical sequence for configuring a test is:

  • Create a Configuration object.
  • Set the properties you want to set up, using the various set methods.
  • Create an Eyes instance.
  • Call the Eyes.setConfiguration method with the configuration object.
  • Call the Eyes.open method to start the test session.

Once you've changed the configuration of an Eyes instance by calling Eyes.setConfiguration or by setting a configuration directly on the Eyes instance, if you want to change the configuration, you must use the following sequence:

  • Get the current configuration using Eyes.getConfiguration to a local variable.
  • Make changes to the local configuration value.
  • Assign the local configuration object to the Eyes instance using Eyes.setConfiguration.

setDebugScreenshotsPath method

Syntax

eyes.setDebugScreenshotsPath(pathToSave);

Parameters

pathToSave

Type: String

A pathname where saved checkpoint images should be stored.

Return value

Type: void

Remarks

Enable and disable saving screenshots to the local disk using the setSaveDebugScreenshots method.

setDebugScreenshotsPrefix method

Syntax

eyes.setDebugScreenshotsPrefix(prefix);

Parameters

prefix

Type: String

A prefix to be added to the saved checkpoint images filename.

Return value

Type: void

Remarks

Enable and disable saving screenshots to the local disk using the setSaveDebugScreenshots method.

setExplicitViewportSize method

Syntax

eyes.setExplicitViewportSize(explicitViewportSize);

Parameters

explicitViewportSize

Type: RectangleSize

The size of the viewport. A value of null disables the explicit size.

Return value

Type: void

setHostApp method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setHostApp(hostApp);

Parameters

hostApp

Type: String

The value to be used for the Host OS Property.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setHostOS method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setHostOS(hostOS);

Parameters

hostOS

Type: String

The value to be used for the Host OS property.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setIsDisabled method

Syntax

eyes.setIsDisabled(isDisabled);

Parameters

isDisabled

Type: boolean

If this has a value of true then all method calls to the SDK are ignored. Otherwise, all methods work as usual.

isDisabled

Type: Boolean

If this has a value of true then all method calls to the SDK are ignored. Otherwise, all methods work as usual.

Return value

Type: void

setMatchLevel method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setMatchLevel(matchLevel);

Parameters

matchLevel

Type: MatchLevel

Available match level values are:

For a description of these match levels and the different ways to apply them to tests, checkpoints, and regions, see Eyes match levels.

Return value

Type: Configuration

Remarks

For a full description of the affect of each match levels and the different ways to apply them to tests, checkpoints and regions, How to use Eyes match levels.

setParentBranchName method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setParentBranchName(branchName);

Parameters

branchName

Type: String

The branch name. This may be any string.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setProxy method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setProxy(abstractProxySettings);

Parameters

abstractProxySettings

Type: AbstractProxySettings

An object that defines how to connect to the proxy server by providing the user name, password, URI and port. This is an instance of the ProxySettings class.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setSaveDebugScreenshots method

Syntax

eyes.setSaveDebugScreenshots(saveDebugScreenshots);

Parameters

saveDebugScreenshots

Type: boolean

If set to true, then checkpoint images is saved to a local directory.

Return value

Type: void

setSaveDiffs method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setSaveDiffs(saveDiffs);

Parameters

saveDiffs

Type: Boolean

If this has a value of true, then the baseline will be updated with checkpoints that have mismatches.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setSaveNewTests method

Syntax

Configuration value = eyes.setSaveNewTests(saveNewTests);

Parameters

saveNewTests

Type: boolean

If False, the user will need to save the baseline explicitly in the Test Manager for new tests to be saved to the baseline. If True, Eyes will automatically create a baseline for tests with a status of 'new' (the default behavior).

Return value

Type: Configuration

setScaleRatio method

Syntax

eyes.setScaleRatio(scaleRatio);

Parameters

scaleRatio

Type: Double

The scale ratio to use.

Return value

Type: void

setServerUrl method

Syntax

eyes.setServerUrl('https://myEyesServer');
eyes.setServerUrl(new URI('https://myEyesServer');

Parameters

serverUrl

Type: String

The URL of the Eyes server. Pass a value of null to use the default cloud server.

serverUrl

Type: URI

The URI of your Eyes server in URI format. Pass a value of null to use the default cloud server.

Return value

Type: Configuration

setViewportSize method

Syntax

Configuration value = Eyes.setViewportSize(size);

Parameters

size

Type: RectangleSize

The size of the viewport

The size of the viewport passed as an object.

The size of the viewport passed as an object {'width':, 'height':}

Return value

Type: Configuration

Remarks

  • Call this method before the call to Eyes.open. Then, when calling the open method, don't pass the viewportSize parameter.

This method is a static method.