testability-driver 1.2.1 → 1.3.0

data/lib/tdriver/base/behaviour/loader.rb

@@ -17,12 +17,30 @@
 ## 
 ############################################################################
 
+# behaviour abstract class
+#require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'abstract.rb' ) )
 
+# factory class
+#require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'factory.rb' ) )
 
+[
+  # behaviour abstract class
+  'abstract.rb',
 
-# behaviour abstract class
-require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'behaviour' ) )
-require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'factory' ) )
+  # behaviour factory class
+  'factory.rb'
+
+].each{ | filename |
+
+  require File.expand_path( 
+    File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), filename ) 
+  )
+
+}
 
 # load generic behaviours
-MobyUtil::FileHelper.load_modules( File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'behaviours' ) ) )
+MobyUtil::FileHelper.load_modules( 
+  File.expand_path( 
+    File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'behaviours' ) 
+  )
+)

data/lib/tdriver/base/controller/abstraction.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+############################################################################
+## 
+## Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
+## All rights reserved. 
+## Contact: Nokia Corporation (testabilitydriver@nokia.com) 
+## 
+## This file is part of TDriver. 
+## 
+## If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact 
+## Nokia at testabilitydriver@nokia.com . 
+## 
+## This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
+## modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public 
+## License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation 
+## and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the packaging 
+## of this file. 
+## 
+############################################################################
+
+module MobyController
+
+  module Abstraction
+
+    # TODO: document me
+    def set_adapter( adapter )
+  
+      @sut_adapter = adapter
+  
+    end           
+
+		# Execute the command(s). Sends output generated by make_message to the device using the @sut_adapter (see base class)     
+		# == params
+		# == returns
+		# == raises
+		def execute
+
+			@sut_adapter.send_service_request( 
+			
+			  *make_message
+
+      )
+
+		end
+
+  private
+  
+    # TODO: document me
+    def make_message
+
+      raise NotImplementedError, "controller not implemented for #{ self.class.name }"
+    
+    end
+  
+  end # Abstraction
+
+end # MobyController

data/lib/tdriver/base/controller/loader.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+############################################################################
+## 
+## Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
+## All rights reserved. 
+## Contact: Nokia Corporation (testabilitydriver@nokia.com) 
+## 
+## This file is part of Testability Driver. 
+## 
+## If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact 
+## Nokia at testabilitydriver@nokia.com . 
+## 
+## This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
+## modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public 
+## License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation 
+## and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the packaging 
+## of this file. 
+## 
+############################################################################
+
+# command_data controller abstraction class etc.
+require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'abstraction.rb' ) )

data/lib/tdriver/base/loader.rb

@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
 ## 
 ############################################################################
 
-
 # behaviour abstraction class, factory and all other related modules etc
 require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'behaviour/loader' ) )
 
 # command_data abstraction class etc.
 require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'command_data/loader' ) )
 
+# command_data controller abstraction class etc.
+require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'controller/loader' ) )
+
 # sut abstract class, generic sut etc
 require File.expand_path( File.join( File.dirname( __FILE__ ), 'sut/loader' ) )
 

data/lib/tdriver/base/sut/controller.rb

@@ -19,110 +19,127 @@
 
 module MobyBase
 
-	class SutController
+  class SutController
 
-		attr_accessor :sut_controllers, :execution_order #, :test_object_adapter, :test_object_factory
+    attr_accessor :sut_controllers, :execution_order #, :test_object_adapter, :test_object_factory
 
-		# Creating new SutController associates SutAdapter to the controller
-		# == params
-		# sut_adapter:: MobyController::SutAdapter descendant, e.g. MobyController::QT::SutAdapter
-		# == raises
+    # Creating new SutController associates SutAdapter to the controller
+    # == params
+    # sut_adapter:: MobyController::SutAdapter descendant, e.g. MobyController::QT::SutAdapter
+    # == raises
     # TypeError:: Wrong argument type $1 for SUT controller (expected $2)
-		# NameError:: No SUT controller found for %s (%s)
-		def initialize( sut_controllers, sut_adapter )
+    # NameError:: No SUT controller found for %s (%s)
+    def initialize( sut_controllers, sut_adapter )
 
-      sut_controllers.check_type( String, "Wrong argument type $1 for SUT controller (expected $2)" )
+      sut_controllers.check_type String, 'Wrong argument type $1 for SUT controller (expected $2)'
 
-			@sut_adapter = sut_adapter
+      @sut_adapter = sut_adapter
 
-			# empty sut controllers hash
-			@sut_controllers = {}
+      # empty sut controllers hash
+      @sut_controllers = {}
 
-			# empty sut controller execution order, this will be used when multiple sut controllers given
-			@execution_order = []
+      # empty sut controller execution order, this will be used when multiple sut controllers given
+      @execution_order = []
 
-			sut_controllers.split(";").each{ | sut_controller |
+      sut_controllers.split( ';' ).each{ | sut_type |
 
-				begin
+        begin
 
-					# controller module to extend
-					controller_module = eval( ( module_name = "MobyController::#{ sut_controller }::SutController" ) )
+          # add sut_controller to execution order list
+          @execution_order << sut_type
 
-					# add sut_controller to execution order list
-					@execution_order << sut_controller
+          # store sut controller
+          @sut_controllers[ sut_type ] = "MobyController::#{ sut_type }"
 
-					# store controller module to cache
-					@sut_controllers[ sut_controller ] = module_name.scan( /(.+)::/ )
+          # extend controller module
+          extend( eval( "#{ @sut_controllers[ sut_type ] }::SutController" ) )
 
-					# extend required controller behaviour
-					self.extend controller_module
+        rescue NameError
 
-				rescue NameError
+          raise MobyBase::ControllerNotFoundError, "No SUT controller found for #{ sut_type } (#{ @sut_controllers[ sut_type ] }::SutController)"
 
-					Kernel::raise MobyBase::ControllerNotFoundError.new( 'No SUT controller found for %s (%s)' % [ sut_controller, module_name ] )
+        end
 
-				end
+      }
 
-			}
+    end
 
-		end
+    # Function to execute a command on a SutController
+    # This method is not meant to be overwritten in descendants.
+    #
+    # Associates MobyCommand::CommandData implementation based on the MobyCommand class name,
+    # by finding implementation from the same module as the SutController instance. 
+    #
+    # example: MobyController::QT::SutController instance associates MobyController::QT::Application (module)
+    # implementation to MobyCommand::Application command_data object
+    #
+    # == params
+    # command_data:: MobyCommand::CommandData descendant
+    # == returns
+    # command_data implementation specific return value
+    # == raises
+    # TypeError:: Wrong argument type $1 for command_data (expected $2)
+    # MobyBase::CommandNotFoundError:: if no implementation is found for the CommandData object
+    def execute_command( command_data )
 
-		# Function to execute a command on a SutController
-		# This method is not meant to be overwritten in descendants.
-		#
-		# Associates MobyCommand::CommandData implementation based on the MobyCommand class name,
-		# by finding implementation from the same module as the SutController instance. 
-		#
-		# example: MobyController::QT::SutController instance associates MobyController::QT::Application (module)
-		# implementation to MobyCommand::Application command_data object
-		#
-		# == params
-		# command_data:: MobyCommand::CommandData descendant
-		# == returns
-		# command_data implementation specific return value
-		# == raises
-		# TypeError:: Wrong argument type $1 for command_data (expected $2)
-		# MobyBase::CommandNotFoundError:: if no implementation is found for the CommandData object
-		def execute_command( command_data )
-        command_data.check_type( MobyCommand::CommandData, "Wrong argument type $1 for command_data (expected $2)" )
-        
-        @execution_order.each{ | controller |
-          
-          begin 
-            
-            # extend command_data with combinination of command data object name and module name to be extended  
-            eval 'command_data.extend %s::%s' % [ @sut_controllers[ controller ].first.first, command_data.class.name.scan( /::(.+)/ ).first.first ]
+      command_data.check_type MobyCommand::CommandData, 'Wrong argument type $1 for command_data (expected $2)'
+
+      # retrieve controller for command; iterate through each sut controller      
+      @execution_order.each_with_index do | controller, index |
+      
+        begin 
 
-            # break if controller associated succesfully 
-            break
+          # extend command_data with combinination of corresponding sut specific controller  
+          command_data.extend eval("#{ @sut_controllers[ controller ] }::#{ command_data.class.name.gsub(/^MobyCommand::/, '') }")
+          
+          break
+        
+        rescue NameError
+                
+          # raise exception only if none controller found
+          if ( index + 1 ) == @execution_order.count
 
-          rescue NameError
+            raise MobyBase::ControllerNotFoundError, "No controller found for command data object #{ command_data.inspect }"
 
-            # raise exception only if none controller found
-            Kernel::raise MobyBase::ControllerNotFoundError.new( 'No controller found for CommandData object %s' % command_data.inspect ) unless controller.object_id != @execution_order.last.object_id
           end
 
-        }
-        
-        command_data.set_adapter( @sut_adapter )      
+        end
+      
+      end
+
+      # pass sut_adapter for command_data
+      command_data.set_adapter( @sut_adapter )
+
       retries = 0
+
       begin 
+
+        # execute the command
         command_data.execute
-      rescue Errno::EPIPE, IOError => e
-         raise if retries == 1
-         retries += 1
-         if MobyBase::SUTFactory.instance.connected_suts.include?(@sut_adapter.sut_id.to_sym)
-           @sut_adapter.disconnect
-           @sut_adapter.connect(@sut_adapter.sut_id)
-         end
+
+      rescue Errno::EPIPE, IOError
+
+        raise if retries == 1
+
+        retries += 1
+
+        if MobyBase::SUTFactory.instance.connected_suts.include?( @sut_adapter.sut_id.to_sym )
+
+          @sut_adapter.disconnect
+
+          @sut_adapter.connect( @sut_adapter.sut_id )
+
+        end
+
         retry
+        
       end
-		end
-
-		# enable hooking for performance measurement & debug logging
-		TDriver::Hooking.hook_methods( self ) if defined?( TDriver::Hooking )
+      
+    end # execute_command
 
+    # enable hooking for performance measurement & debug logging
+    TDriver::Hooking.hook_methods( self ) if defined?( TDriver::Hooking )
 
-	end # SutController
+  end # SutController
 
 end # MobyBase

data/lib/tdriver/base/sut/factory.rb

@@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ module MobyBase
     end
 
     # apply sut generic behaviours
-    MobyBase::BehaviourFactory.instance.apply_behaviour!(
-
-     :object => created_sut,
-     :object_type => [ 'sut' ], 
-     :sut_type => [ '*', created_sut.ui_type ],
-     :input_type => [ '*', created_sut.input.to_s ],
-     :env => [ '*', *sut_env.to_s.split(";") ],
-     :version => [ '*', created_sut.ui_version.to_s ]
+    TDriver::BehaviourFactory.apply_behaviour(
+
+      :object        => created_sut,
+      :object_type   => [ 'sut'                             ], 
+      :sut_type      => [ '*', created_sut.ui_type          ],
+      :input_type    => [ '*', created_sut.input.to_s       ],
+      :env           => [ '*', *sut_env.to_s.split(";")     ],
+      :version       => [ '*', created_sut.ui_version.to_s  ]
 
     )
 

data/lib/tdriver/base/sut/generic/behaviours/agent.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+############################################################################
+## 
+## Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
+## All rights reserved. 
+## Contact: Nokia Corporation (testabilitydriver@nokia.com) 
+## 
+## This file is part of Testability Driver. 
+## 
+## If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact 
+## Nokia at testabilitydriver@nokia.com . 
+## 
+## This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
+## modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public 
+## License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation 
+## and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the packaging 
+## of this file. 
+## 
+############################################################################
+
+module MobyBehaviour
+  
+  # == description
+  # Agent specific commands
+  #
+  # == behaviour
+  # AgentCommands
+  #
+  # == requires
+  # *
+  #
+  # == input_type
+  # *
+  #
+  # == sut_type
+  # *
+  #
+  # == sut_version
+  # *
+  #
+  # == objects
+  # AgentCommandService
+  module AgentCommands
+
+    include MobyBehaviour::Behaviour
+
+    # == nodoc
+    # == description
+    # Queries version of used agent 
+    #
+    # == arguments
+    # == returns
+    # String
+    #  description: version number in String format
+    #  example: "1.3"
+    #
+    # == exceptions
+    # 
+    # == info
+    # See SUT#agent method
+    def version
+      
+      # execute command/model by using sut controller
+      execute_command( 
+
+        # model
+        MobyCommand::AgentCommand.new( :command => :version ) 
+
+      )
+      
+    end
+
+    # enable hooking for performance measurement & debug logging
+    TDriver::Hooking.hook_methods( self ) if defined?( TDriver::Hooking )
+
+  end # AgentCommands
+
+end # MobyBehaviour

data/lib/tdriver/base/sut/generic/behaviours/sut.rb

@@ -51,23 +51,70 @@ module MobyBehaviour
       :current_application_id,    # id of the current appication if set
       :input,                     # the input method used for interacting with this sut as a symbol, eg. :key or :touch.
       :refresh_tries,             # number of retries for ui dump on error case
-      :refresh_timeout           # timeout between timeout retry
+      :refresh_timeout            # timeout between timeout retry
 
     )
 
     # == nodoc
     attr_reader(
 
-      :xml_data,      # sut xml_data
-      :x_path,        # x_path pattern for xml_data
-      :ui_type,       # type of the UI used on the sut, ie. s60, qt, windows
-      :ui_version,    # version of the ui used on the sut, ie 3.2.3
-      :frozen,        # flag that tells if the ui dump getting is disabled
-      :xml_data_crc,  # crc of the previous ui state message
-      :verify_blocks  # verify blocks
+      :xml_data,          # sut xml_data
+      :x_path,            # x_path pattern for xml_data
+      :ui_type,           # type of the UI used on the sut, ie. s60, qt, windows
+      :ui_version,        # version of the ui used on the sut, ie 3.2.3
+      :frozen,            # flag that tells if the ui dump getting is disabled
+      :xml_data_checksum, # checksum of the previous ui state message
+      :verify_blocks,     # verify blocks
+      :sut
 
     )
 
+  private
+
+    # this method will be automatically invoked after module is extended to sut object
+    def self.extended( target_object )
+
+      target_object.instance_exec{
+
+        initialize_settings
+
+      }
+
+    end
+
+    # TODO: document me
+    def initialize_settings
+
+      # default values
+      @x_path = '.'
+      @xml_data = ""
+      @dump_count = 0
+
+      # determines that should child test objects be updated
+      @update_childs = true
+      
+      @last_xml_data = nil
+      @frozen = false
+
+      # initialize cache for sut children
+      @child_object_cache = TDriver::TestObjectCache.new
+
+      @current_application_id = nil
+
+      # create empty hash for sut parameters if sut id not found from parameters
+      $parameters[ @id ] = {} unless $parameters.has_key?( @id )
+
+      @input            = sut_parameters[ :input_type,             'key' ].to_sym
+      @refresh_tries    = sut_parameters[ :ui_state_refresh_tries, '5'   ].to_f
+      @refresh_interval = sut_parameters[ :refresh_interval,       '0.5' ].to_f
+
+      # load verify blocks from defined sut configuration file 
+      @verify_blocks    = load_verify_blocks( sut_parameters[ :verify_blocks, nil ] )
+      
+    end
+    
+  public
+
     # == description
     # Connects selected SUT according to configuration in tdriver_parameters.xml.
     # == arguments
@@ -81,7 +128,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
     #  example: true
     def connect( id )
 
-      @_sutController.connect( id )
+      @sut_controller.connect( id )
 
     end
 
@@ -95,7 +142,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
     #  @sut.disconnect
     def disconnect
 
-      @_sutController.disconnect
+      @sut_controller.disconnect
 
     end
 
@@ -109,7 +156,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
     #  @sut.disconnect
     def received_data
 
-      @_sutController.received_bytes
+      @sut_controller.received_bytes
 
     end
 
@@ -123,7 +170,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
     #  @sut.sent_data
     def sent_data
 
-      @_sutController.sent_bytes
+      @sut_controller.sent_bytes
 
     end
 
@@ -297,23 +344,23 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
         )
 
-      rescue MobyBase::MultipleTestObjectsIdentifiedError => exception
+      rescue MobyBase::MultipleTestObjectsIdentifiedError
 
         $logger.behaviour "FAIL;Multiple child objects matched criteria.;#{ id };sut;{};child;#{ attributes.inspect }"
 
-        Kernel::raise exception
+        raise
 
-      rescue MobyBase::TestObjectNotFoundError => exception
+      rescue MobyBase::TestObjectNotFoundError
 
         $logger.behaviour "FAIL;The child object could not be found.;#{ id };sut;{};child;#{ attributes.inspect }"
 
-        Kernel::raise exception
+        raise
 
-      rescue Exception => exception
+      rescue Exception
 
         $logger.behaviour "FAIL;Failed when trying to find child object.;#{ id };sut;{};child;#{ attributes.inspect }"
 
-        Kernel::raise exception
+        raise
 
       ensure
 
@@ -370,7 +417,8 @@ module MobyBehaviour
       else
         $logger.behaviour "FAIL;No methods or parameters found for sut.setup"
 
-        Kernel::raise MobyBase::BehaviourError.new("Setup", "Failed to load sut.setup method check the :sut_setup parameter")
+        raise MobyBase::BehaviourError.new("Setup", "Failed to load sut.setup method check the :sut_setup parameter")
+        
       end
 
 
@@ -419,7 +467,8 @@ module MobyBehaviour
       else
         $logger.behaviour "FAIL;No method or parameters found for sut.teardown"
 
-        Kernel::raise MobyBase::BehaviourError.new("Teardown", "Failed to load sut.teardown method check the :sut_teardown parameter")
+        raise MobyBase::BehaviourError.new("Teardown", "Failed to load sut.teardown method check the :sut_teardown parameter")
+        
       end
 
     end
@@ -464,7 +513,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
         # refresh if xml data is empty
         self.refresh if @xml_data.empty?
 
-        Kernel::raise RuntimeError, "Can not create state object of SUT with id #{ @id.inspect }, no XML content or SUT not initialized properly." if @xml_data.empty?
+        raise RuntimeError, "Can not create state object of SUT with id #{ @id.inspect }, no XML content or SUT not initialized properly." if @xml_data.empty?
 
         source_data = @test_object_adapter.state_object_xml( @xml_data, @id )
 
@@ -532,7 +581,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
         )
 
         # raise same exception
-        Kernel::raise $!
+        raise
 
       ensure
 
@@ -611,7 +660,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
         $logger.behaviour "FAIL;Failed to capture screen.;#{ id.to_s };sut;{};capture_screen;#{ arguments.kind_of?( Hash ) ? arguments.inspect : arguments.class.to_s }"
 
-        Kernel::raise $!
+        raise
 
       end
 
@@ -641,7 +690,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
     #  |Key|Type|Description|Example|
     #  |:uid|String or Integer|Unique ID of the application|{ :uid => 268458181 }|
     #  |:name|String|Executable name of the application|{ :name => 'calculator' }|
-    #  |:restart_if_running|Boolean|Restart application if already running||{ :restart_if_running => true }|
+    #  |:restart_if_running|Boolean|Restart application if already running|{ :restart_if_running => true }|
     #  |:arguments|String|Comma separated list of arguments passed to the application when it is started|{ :arguments => '--nogui,-v' }|
     #  |:check_pid|Boolean|Overrides default value of SUT parameter :application_check_pid; When set to true, process id is used to test object identification|false|
     #   |:sleep_time|Integer|Number of seconds to sleep immediately after launching the process|{ :sleep_time => 10 }|
@@ -704,7 +753,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
         end
 
-        Kernel::raise ArgumentError, "Sleep time need to be >= 0" unless sleep_time >= 0
+        raise ArgumentError, "Sleep time need to be >= 0" unless sleep_time >= 0
 
         # try to find an existing app with the current arguments
         if target[ :try_attach ] || target[:restart_if_running]
@@ -751,7 +800,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
         if ( target[ :start_command ] != nil )
 
-          Kernel::raise MobyBase::BehaviourError.new("Run", "Failed to load execute_shell_method") unless self.respond_to?("execute_shell_command")
+          raise MobyBase::BehaviourError.new("Run", "Failed to load execute_shell_method") unless self.respond_to?("execute_shell_command")
 
           execute_shell_command( target[ :start_command ], :detached => "true" )
 
@@ -879,11 +928,11 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
         rescue MobyBase::TestObjectNotFoundError
 
-          Kernel::raise MobyBase::VerificationError, "No application type test object was found on the device after starting the application."
+          raise MobyBase::VerificationError, "No application type test object was found on the device after starting the application."
 
         rescue MobyBase::SyncTimeoutError
 
-          Kernel::raise MobyBase::VerificationError, "The application (#{ error_details }) was not found on the sut after being launched."
+          raise MobyBase::VerificationError, "The application (#{ error_details }) was not found on the sut after being launched."
 
         end
 
@@ -892,7 +941,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
         $logger.behaviour "FAIL;Failed to launch application.;#{ id.to_s };sut;{};run;#{ target.kind_of?( Hash ) ? target.inspect : target.class.to_s }"
 
-        Kernel::raise MobyBase::BehaviourError.new("Run", "Failed to launch application")
+        raise MobyBase::BehaviourError.new("Run", "Failed to launch application")
 
       end
 
@@ -968,7 +1017,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
         $logger.behaviour "FAIL;Failed to press key(s).;#{id.to_s};sut;{};press_key;#{ value }"
 
-        Kernel::raise $!
+        raise
 
       end
 
@@ -1086,7 +1135,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
     #
     def translate( logical_name, file_name = nil, plurality = nil, numerus = nil, lengthvariant = nil )
 
-      Kernel::raise LogicalNameNotFoundError, "Logical name is nil" if logical_name.nil?
+      raise LogicalNameNotFoundError, "Logical name is nil" if logical_name.nil?
 
       translation_type = "localisation"
 
@@ -1140,7 +1189,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
         end
 
-        Kernel::raise LanguageNotFoundError, "Language cannot be determind to perform translation" if ( language.nil? || language.empty? )
+        raise LanguageNotFoundError, "Language cannot be determind to perform translation" if ( language.nil? || language.empty? )
 
         translation = MobyUtil::Localisation.translation(
           logical_name,
@@ -1431,6 +1480,16 @@ module MobyBehaviour
       end
 
     end
+    
+    # == nodoc
+    # == description
+    # == returns
+    def agent
+
+      # pass agent command service object          
+      TDriver::AgentService.new( :sut => self )
+    
+    end
 
   private
 
@@ -1450,7 +1509,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
       current_time = Time.now
 
-      if !@frozen #&& ( @_previous_refresh.nil? || ( current_time - @_previous_refresh ).to_f >= @refresh_interval )
+      unless @frozen
 
         # determine should FindObjects service be used
         use_find_objects =  sut_parameters[ :use_find_object, 'false' ] == 'true' and self.respond_to?( 'find_object' ) == true
@@ -1459,23 +1518,26 @@ module MobyBehaviour
         refresh_arguments = refresh_args.clone
 
         MobyUtil::Retryable.while(
-          :tries => @refresh_tries,
-          :interval => @refresh_interval,
-          :unless => [ MobyBase::ControllerNotFoundError, MobyBase::CommandNotFoundError, MobyBase::ApplicationNotAvailableError ]
+
+          :tries => @refresh_tries, :interval => @refresh_interval, :unless => [ MobyBase::ControllerNotFoundError, MobyBase::CommandNotFoundError, MobyBase::ApplicationNotAvailableError ]
+
         ){
 
+          # store as local variable for less AST lookups
+          xml_data_checksum = @xml_data_checksum
+
           #use find_object if set on and the method exists
           if use_find_objects
 
-            # retrieve new ui dump xml and crc
-            new_xml_data, crc = find_object( refresh_arguments, creation_attributes, @xml_data_crc )
+            # retrieve new ui dump xml and checksum
+            new_xml_data, new_checksum = find_object( refresh_arguments, creation_attributes, xml_data_checksum )
 
-            crc = @xml_data_crc if new_xml_data.empty?
+            new_checksum = xml_data_checksum if new_xml_data.empty?
 
           else
 
-            # retrieve new ui dump xml and crc
-            new_xml_data, crc = execute_command(  
+            # retrieve new ui dump xml and checksum
+            new_xml_data, new_checksum = execute_command(  
             
               MobyCommand::Application.new(
                 :State,
@@ -1484,30 +1546,30 @@ module MobyBehaviour
                   :application_uid => refresh_args[ :id ],
                   :sut => self,
                   :refresh_arguments => refresh_args,
-                  :checksum => @xml_data_crc
+                  :checksum => xml_data_checksum
                 }
               )
             
             )
 
-            crc = @xml_data_crc if new_xml_data.empty?
+            new_checksum = xml_data_checksum if new_xml_data.empty?
 
           end
 
-          # parse the xml if crc does not match with previously retrieved crc
-          if ( @xml_data_crc == 0 || crc != @xml_data_crc || crc.nil? )
+          # parse the xml if checksum does not match with previously retrieved checksum
+          if ( xml_data_checksum == 0 || new_checksum != xml_data_checksum || new_checksum.blank? )
 
-              # parse new xml string, return cached object if one is found; crc is used for caching and identifying the duplicate xml strings
-              xml_data, from_cache = MobyUtil::XML.parse_string( new_xml_data, crc )
+            # parse new xml string, return cached object if one is found; checksum is used for caching and identifying the duplicate xml strings
+            xml_data, from_cache = MobyUtil::XML.parse_string( new_xml_data, new_checksum )
 
-              # store new xml data object
-              @xml_data = xml_data.root
+            # store new xml data object
+            @xml_data = xml_data.root
 
-              # store xml crc to be compared while next ui dump request; do not reparse xml if crc values are equal
-              @xml_data_crc = crc
+            # store xml checksum to be compared while next ui dump request; do not reparse xml if checksum values are equal
+            @xml_data_checksum = new_checksum
 
-              # mark that child objects needs to be updated 
-              @update_childs = true #unless from_cache
+            # mark that child objects needs to be updated 
+            @update_childs = true #unless from_cache
 
           end
 
@@ -1673,17 +1735,6 @@ module MobyBehaviour
       app_info
     end
 
-    # this method will be automatically invoked after module is extended to sut object
-    def self.extended( target_object )
-
-      target_object.instance_exec{
-
-        initialize_settings
-
-      }
-
-    end
-
     def load_verify_blocks( filename )
 
       # load verify blocks if filename not empty
@@ -1714,37 +1765,6 @@ module MobyBehaviour
 
     end
 
-    # TODO: document me
-    def initialize_settings
-
-      # default values
-      @x_path = '.'
-      @xml_data = ""
-      @dump_count = 0
-
-      # determines that should child test objects be updated
-      @update_childs = true
-      
-      @last_xml_data = nil
-      @frozen = false
-
-      # initialize cache for sut children
-      @child_object_cache = TDriver::TestObjectCache.new
-
-      @current_application_id = nil
-
-      # create empty hash for sut parameters if sut id not found from parameters
-      $parameters[ @id ] = {} unless $parameters.has_key?( @id )
-
-      @input            = sut_parameters[ :input_type,             'key' ].to_sym
-      @refresh_tries    = sut_parameters[ :ui_state_refresh_tries, '5'   ].to_f
-      @refresh_interval = sut_parameters[ :refresh_interval,       '0.5' ].to_f
-
-      # load verify blocks from defined sut configuration file 
-      @verify_blocks    = load_verify_blocks( sut_parameters[ :verify_blocks, nil ] )
-      
-    end
-
     # accessor for sut parameters
     def sut_parameters
     
@@ -1752,7 +1772,7 @@ module MobyBehaviour
     
     end
 
-    public # deprecated
+  public # deprecated
 
     # == nodoc
     # function to get TestObject