Depends-on group from another suite file

[dr29...@gmail.com]

Given a parent suite with multiple xml child suites:

<!DOCTYPE suite SYSTEM "https://testng.org/testng-1.0.dtd" >
<suite name="Parent suite">
<suite-files>
<suite-file path="component_a.xml"/>
<suite-file path="component_b.xml"/>
<suite-file path="component_c.xml"/>
</suite-files>
</suite>

Child suite sample:

<!DOCTYPE suite SYSTEM "https://testng.org/testng-1.0.dtd" >
<suite name="Regression suite">
<test name="Component A">
<groups>
<run>
<include name="A"/>
</run>
</groups>
<packages>
<package name="com.org.suites.*"/>
</packages>
</test>
</suite>

How to make all of the child suites depend on a new `smoke` suite?

<!DOCTYPE suite SYSTEM "https://testng.org/testng-1.0.dtd" >
<suite name="Regression suite">
<test name="Smoke">
<groups>
<run>
<include name="smoke"/>
</run>
</groups>
<packages>
<package name="com.org.suites.smoke.*"/>
</packages>
</test>
</suite>

Introducing hard dependency in a child xml :

<groups>
<run>
<include name="A"/>
</run>
<dependencies>
<group name="A" depends-on="smoke"/>
</dependencies>
</groups>

does not seem to work

org.testng.TestNGException:
DependencyMap::Method "RegressionTest.regressionTest()..." depends on nonexistent group "smoke"

Thanks

[Krishnan Mahadevan]

I don’t think you can establish dependency across suites. 

A quick way of doing this would be to store the state into a singleton which would then be queried by the suites to determine if they can proceed further or not. 

So the parent suite would set the state which the child suite would query. I don’t remember at the top of my head if the ordering is guaranteed when running a suite of suites wherein the master suite is just a container to house child suites. You might want to keep an eye out on that aspect as well. 

Hope that helps. 

Thanks & Regards
Krishnan Mahadevan

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[dr29...@gmail.com]

The share state of a singleton works for me.

Thank you for the suggestion!