Assertions

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Assertions are a very important components of a test. They make a test robust and are the right way to determine whether your application is working as desired. Relicx supports a variety of assertions. In this section below we will describe each of them 
Visual Assert
Description
Visual asserts are very important to determine whether elements are displayed correctly. They are often used to ensure a variety of visual validations starting from whether a logo is displayed correctly to whether the chart is displayed correctly with the same input data.
While creating this assertion, the user is supposed to select a specific area in the app
Parameter options
None
Advanced options
User can set a threshold that determines the sensitivity of comparison. 
Return value
True or False
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Assert user question
Description
This assertion uses AI to verify a question that a user may have on a specific page. For example a user may ask a question like "Am I on the dashboard page ?" , Relicx AI evaluates this question and returns a True or False
Parameter options
Question: Input for user question.
Make sure the question can be answered in True or False. 
Advanced options
None
Return value
True or False
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Wait for text
Description
This is one of the most popular assertions that allow the user to check whether a text exists or not within a specified wait time.  It also allows the user to set multiple retries after a specified wait time.
This assertion can be used to assert on text embedded in other elements like buttons. 
Parameter options
Text: This is the string that we are looking for
Present: This a boolean flag to determine whether the text exists or not
Advanced options
Maximum time to wait in ms: typically 30000 
Reload attempts: typically 0
Retry delai in ms: typically 5000 
Target picker: used to update the object 
Return value
True or False
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Assert object is visible
Description
Used to assert existence of a specific object
Parameter options
Target picker to pick the object
Advanced options
None
Return value
True or False
Assert object is clickable
Description
Used to assert whether object is clickable
Parameter options
Target picker to pick the object
Advanced options
None
Return value
True or False
Assert object is not clickable
Description
Used to assert whether object is not clickable
Parameter options
Target picker to pick the object
Advanced options
None
Return value
True or False
Run custom script
Description
If the user wants to run a custom script as part of the test execution, they can use this option 
Parameter options
Number of attempts: Usually 1 
Time between retries in ms: usually 0
Script content
Advanced options
None
Return value
True or False
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Assert URL
Description
Used to assert the test is on the desired URL
Parameter options
This assertion can either match the entire or part of the URL and users can use one of the condition types to match the URL
Advanced options
None
Return value
True or False
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Updated 16 Jun 2023

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Visual Assert

Assert user question

Wait for text

Assert object is visible

Assert object is clickable

Assert object is not clickable

Run custom script

Assert URL

Description	Visual asserts are very important to determine whether elements are displayed correctly. They are often used to ensure a variety of visual validations starting from whether a logo is displayed correctly to whether the chart is displayed correctly with the same input data. While creating this assertion, the user is supposed to select a specific area in the app
Parameter options	None
Advanced options	User can set a threshold that determines the sensitivity of comparison.
Return value	True or False

Description	This assertion uses AI to verify a question that a user may have on a specific page. For example a user may ask a question like "Am I on the dashboard page ?" , Relicx AI evaluates this question and returns a True or False
Parameter options	Question: Input for user question. Make sure the question can be answered in True or False.
Advanced options	None
Return value	True or False

Description	This is one of the most popular assertions that allow the user to check whether a text exists or not within a specified wait time. It also allows the user to set multiple retries after a specified wait time. This assertion can be used to assert on text embedded in other elements like buttons.
Parameter options	Text: This is the string that we are looking for Present: This a boolean flag to determine whether the text exists or not
Advanced options	Maximum time to wait in ms: typically 30000 Reload attempts: typically 0 Retry delai in ms: typically 5000 Target picker: used to update the object
Return value	True or False

Description	Used to assert existence of a specific object
Parameter options	Target picker to pick the object
Advanced options	None
Return value	True or False

Description	Used to assert whether object is clickable
Parameter options	Target picker to pick the object
Advanced options	None
Return value	True or False

Description	Used to assert whether object is not clickable
Parameter options	Target picker to pick the object
Advanced options	None
Return value	True or False

Description	If the user wants to run a custom script as part of the test execution, they can use this option
Parameter options	Number of attempts: Usually 1 Time between retries in ms: usually 0 Script content
Advanced options	None
Return value	True or False

Description	Used to assert the test is on the desired URL
Parameter options	This assertion can either match the entire or part of the URL and users can use one of the condition types to match the URL
Advanced options	None
Return value	True or False