Creating multiple test objects from a template object

In some situations, a test may require a set of objects that have nearly identical settings. For example, there could be a test that requires a set of activities that have the same type and priority.

You can create multiple test objects with the same values using a template object. A template object is an object created from a test data builder class whose create method is never called. Instead, multiple objects are declared and created from it.

To use a template object:

1. Declare the template object.
2. On the template object, set the values that need to be identical on each of the test objects.
   • Do not execute the create method on the template object.
3. Create the test objects from the template object.
   • Execute the create method on the test objects only.

The following code is an example of creating multiple activities from a template object. The type and priority fields are set in the template object. Therefore, both activities have the same type and priority. However, each activity has a distinct subject.

gw.transaction.Transaction.runWithNewBundle( \ bundleObj -> {
	var templateActivityBuilder = new gw.api.databuilder.ActivityBuilder()
	    .withType(ActivityType.TC_GENERAL)
	    .withPriority(Priority.TC_HIGH)
	
	var activity1 = templateActivityBuilder
	                  .withSubject("Test activity 1")
	                  .create(bundleObj)
	var activity2 = templateActivityBuilder
	                  .withSubject("Test activity 2")
	                  .create(bundleObj)
} , "su" )