step by step manual triggering

[ayatest]

Let say that I have a script with some functions and some actions like below. (it will use mouseclicks as it is now, keyboard shortcuts, and maybe something else).

Func test()
; test to repeat in various states
MouseClick("left",734,75,1)
Sleep(2000)
MouseClick("left",763,76,1)
Sleep(2000)
EndFunc

; state 1
test()

; state 2
MouseClick("left",104,76,1)
Sleep(2000)
test()

At the moment, steps are separated by time based pauses. What I'd like to do (and I'd like to make it work in called functions and outside them in the script) - is to use (with or instead of "sleep") a single hotkey, to trigger manually each next step (mouseclick, sent key, etc). So at least such step by step routine.

What also would be useful, would  be to have:

- two keys to: shut down the script and pause the script

- a key to repeat (retrigger) last step (optional)

Could someone post an example how to wire such thing (if it's possible to wire it in autoit) with example above? (yes, I tried to wire terminate/pause part according to wiki, but for some reason it did not worked)

[pcjunki]

what's the name of the game your working on?

[ayatest]

It's not game, it's functional testing and multimedia recording.

[JohnOne]

That's a lot to ask for.

You can find some pause functions >here.

here is one possible way to repeat the last step, may not be the best but it's the first way I thought of as I don't generally use functions in this manner.

It is minimalistic.

#include <Array.au3>

Global $aFuncs[3] = [_Func1, _Func2, _Func3]
Global $RepeatLastStep

_ArrayShuffle($aFuncs)

$aFuncs[0]($aFuncs[0])
$aFuncs[1]($aFuncs[1])
$aFuncs[2]($aFuncs[2])

$RepeatLastStep($RepeatLastStep)

Func _Func1($func)
    ConsoleWrite("Func 1" & @LF)
    $RepeatLastStep = $func
EndFunc

Func _Func2($func)
    ConsoleWrite("Func 2" & @LF)
    $RepeatLastStep = $func
EndFunc

Func _Func3($func)
    ConsoleWrite("Func 3" & @LF)
    $RepeatLastStep = $func
EndFunc

Edited January 24, 2015 by JohnOne

[JohnOne]

Using Hotkeys

Native HotkeySet cannot handle function parameters, so need to alter the code slightly.

#include <Array.au3>

HotKeySet("^1", "_Func1")
HotKeySet("^2", "_Func2")
HotKeySet("^3", "_Func3")
HotKeySet("^4", "_RepeatLastStep")

Global $aFuncs[3] = [_Func1, _Func2, _Func3]
Global $RepeatLastStep

_ArrayShuffle($aFuncs)

While 3
    Sleep(333)
WEnd

Func _RepeatLastStep()
    If Not IsFunc($RepeatLastStep) Then Return
    ConsoleWrite("Repeating ")
    $RepeatLastStep()
EndFunc

Func _Func1()
    ConsoleWrite("Func 1" & @LF)
    $RepeatLastStep = _Func1
EndFunc

Func _Func2()
    ConsoleWrite("Func 2" & @LF)
    $RepeatLastStep = _Func2
EndFunc

Func _Func3()
    ConsoleWrite("Func 3" & @LF)
    $RepeatLastStep = _Func3
EndFunc 

EDIT: alter _RepeatLastStep function, due to error if called first.

Edited January 24, 2015 by JohnOne

[ayatest]

Well - I thought there will be some sort of a simple 1-command switch, like "sleep" (a sort of standard debugging routine).

Thanks, I will look into it, and let you know.