fho.deleteFolder

Purpose

This action deletes a folder and all its contents. All subfolders and contents are also deleted.

Use Cases

• Delete a temporary folder
• Reset the initial state before starting a test

Fields

Parameter	Description	Type	Mandatory	Encrypted
path	Path where the folder is located	string	N	N
folder	Folder to create	string	Y	N
connection	Connection where the folder will be located	string	N	N

• Currently on ssh type remote connections will work
  • if the parameter is empty, or defined as localhost then the process will be executed locally by the framework’s user
  • if the connection is located remotely, then a ssh connection will be established
  • if the connection parameter allowLocalhostExecution is set to N then ssh execution will be forced
• If the folder already exists, no action will be taken

Example 1

  - number: 1
    type: "fho.deleteFolder"
    name: "Action1"
    description: "Delete folder myFolder on myPath"
    component: ""
    condition: ""
    iteration: ""
    errorExpected: "N"
    errorStop: "N"
    parameters:
    - name: "path"
      value : "/myPath"
    - name: "folder"
      value : "myFolder"

Example 2

  - number: 2
    type: "fho.deleteFolder"
    name: "Action2"
    description: "Delete all folders on myPath"
    component: ""
    condition: ""
    iteration: ""
    errorExpected: "N"
    errorStop: "N"
    parameters:
    - name: "path"
      value : "/myPath"
    - name: "folder"
      value : "*"

Example 3

```yaml

• number: 1 type: “fho.deleteFolder” name: “Action1” description: “Delete folder myFolder on myPath - alternative approach” component: “” condition: “” iteration: “” errorExpected: “N” errorStop: “N” parameters:
  • name: “path” value : “”
  • name: “folder” va