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HpToolsLauncher/Runners/AlmTestSetsRunner.cs

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using HpToolsLauncher.Properties;
using Mercury.TD.Client.Ota.QC9;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Threading;
using System.Security;
using HpToolsLauncher.Utils;

namespace HpToolsLauncher
{
    public class AlmTestSetsRunner : RunnerBase, IDisposable
    {
        private readonly char[] _backSlash = new char[] { '\\' };

        private ITDConnection13 _tdConnection;
        private ITDConnection2 _tdConnectionOld;
        private const string TEST_DETAILS = "ID = {0}, TestSet = {1}, TestSetFolder = {2}";
        private const string XML_PARAMS_START_TAG = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?><Parameters>";
        private const string XML_PARAM_NAME_VALUE = "<Parameter><Name><![CDATA[{0}]]></Name><Value><![CDATA[{1}]]></Value></Parameter>";
        private const string XML_PARAM_NAME_VALUE_TYPE = "<Parameter><Name><![CDATA[{0}]]></Name><Value><![CDATA[{1}]]></Value><Type><![CDATA[{2}]]></Type></Parameter>";
        private const string XML_PARAMS_END_TAG = "</Parameters>";
        private readonly char[] COMMA = new char[] { ',' };
        private const string API_TEST = "SERVICE-TEST";
        private const string GUI_TEST = "QUICKTEST_TEST";
        private List<TestParameter> _params;
        private const string PASSWORD = "password";

        public ITDConnection13 TdConnection
        {
            get
            {
                if (_tdConnection == null)
                    CreateTdConnection();
                return _tdConnection;
            }
        }

        public ITDConnection2 TdConnectionOld
        {
            get
            {
                if (_tdConnectionOld == null)
                    CreateTdConnectionOld();
                return _tdConnectionOld;
            }
        }

        public bool Connected { get; set; }
        public string MQcServer { get; set; }
        public string MQcUser { get; set; }
        public string MQcProject { get; set; }
        public string MQcDomain { get; set; }
        public string FilterByName { get; set; }
        public bool IsFilterSelected { get; set; }
        public bool InitialTestRun { get; set; }
        public List<string> FilterByStatuses { get; set; }
        public List<string> TestSets { get; set; }
        public QcRunMode RunMode { get; set; }
        public string RunHost { get; set; }
        public TestStorageType Storage { get; set; }
        public double Timeout { get; set; }
        public bool SSOEnabled { get; set; }
        public string ClientID { get; set; }
        public string ApiKey { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// constructor
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="qcServer"></param>
        /// <param name="qcUser"></param>
        /// <param name="qcPassword"></param>
        /// <param name="qcDomain"></param>
        /// <param name="qcProject"></param>
        /// <param name="intQcTimeout"></param>
        /// <param name="enmQcRunMode"></param>
        /// <param name="runHost"></param>
        /// <param name="qcTestSets"></param>
        /// <param name="isFilterSelected"></param>
        /// <param name="filterByName"></param>
        /// <param name="filterByStatuses"></param>
        /// <param name="initialTestRun"></param>
        /// <param name="testStorageType"></param>
        /// <param name="isSSOEnabled"></param>
        public AlmTestSetsRunner(string qcServer,
                                string qcUser,
                                string qcPassword,
                                string qcDomain,
                                string qcProject,
                                double intQcTimeout,
                                QcRunMode enmQcRunMode,
                                string runHost,
                                List<string> qcTestSets,
                                List<TestParameter> @params,
                                bool isFilterSelected,
                                string filterByName,
                                List<string> filterByStatuses,
                                bool initialTestRun,
                                TestStorageType testStorageType,
                                bool isSSOEnabled,
                                string qcClientId,
                                string qcApiKey)
        {

            Timeout = intQcTimeout;
            RunMode = enmQcRunMode;
            RunHost = runHost;

            MQcServer = qcServer;
            MQcUser = qcUser;
            MQcProject = qcProject;
            MQcDomain = qcDomain;

            IsFilterSelected = isFilterSelected;
            FilterByName = filterByName;
            FilterByStatuses = filterByStatuses;
            InitialTestRun = initialTestRun;
            SSOEnabled = isSSOEnabled;
            ClientID = qcClientId;
            ApiKey = qcApiKey;

            Connected = ConnectToProject(MQcServer, MQcUser, qcPassword, MQcDomain, MQcProject, SSOEnabled, ClientID, ApiKey);
            TestSets = qcTestSets;
            _params = @params;
            Storage = testStorageType;
            if (!Connected)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("ALM Test set runner not connected");
                Environment.Exit((int)Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Failed);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// destructor - ensures dispose of connection
        /// </summary>
        ~AlmTestSetsRunner()
        {
            Dispose(false);
        }

        //------------------------------- Connection to QC --------------------------

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a connection to QC (for ALM 12.60 and 15)
        /// </summary>
        private void CreateTdConnection()
        {
            Type type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("TDApiOle80.TDConnection");

            if (type == null)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(GetAlmNotInstalledError());
                Environment.Exit((int)Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Failed);
            }

            try
            {
                object conn = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
                _tdConnection = conn as ITDConnection13;

            }
            catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(GetAlmNotInstalledError());
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                Environment.Exit((int)Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Failed);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a connection to QC (for ALM 12.55)
        /// </summary>
        private void CreateTdConnectionOld()
        {
            Type type = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("TDApiOle80.TDConnection");

            if (type == null)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(GetAlmNotInstalledError());
                Environment.Exit((int)Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Failed);
            }

            try
            {
                object conn = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
                _tdConnectionOld = conn as ITDConnection2;
            }
            catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(GetAlmNotInstalledError());
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                Environment.Exit((int)Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Failed);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns ALM QC installation URL
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="qcServerUrl"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private static string GetQcCommonInstallationUrl(string qcServerUrl)
        {
            return string.Format("{0}/TDConnectivity_index.html", qcServerUrl);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// checks Qc version (used for link format, 10 and smaller is old) 
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>true if this QC is an old one, false otherwise</returns>
        private bool CheckIsOldQc()
        {
            bool oldQc = false;
            if (TdConnection != null)
            {
                string ver, build;
                TdConnection.GetTDVersion(out ver, out build);
                if (ver != null)
                {
                    int intver;
                    int.TryParse(ver, out intver);
                    if (intver <= 10)
                        oldQc = true;
                }
                else
                {
                    oldQc = true;
                }
            }

            return oldQc;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// connects to QC and logs in
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="qcServerUrl"></param>
        /// <param name="qcLogin"></param>
        /// <param name="qcPass"></param>
        /// <param name="qcDomain"></param>
        /// <param name="qcProject"></param>
        /// <param name="SSOEnabled"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool ConnectToProject(string qcServerUrl, string qcLogin, string qcPass, string qcDomain, string qcProject, bool SSOEnabled, string qcClientID, string qcApiKey)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(qcServerUrl)
                || (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(qcLogin) && !SSOEnabled)
                || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(qcDomain)
                || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(qcProject)
                || (SSOEnabled && (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(qcClientID)
                || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(qcApiKey))))
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.AlmRunnerConnParamEmpty);
                return false;
            }

            if (TdConnection != null)
            {
                try
                {
                    if (!SSOEnabled)
                    {
                        TdConnection.InitConnectionEx(qcServerUrl);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        TdConnection.InitConnectionWithApiKey(qcServerUrl, qcClientID, qcApiKey);
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }
                if (TdConnection.Connected)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        if (!SSOEnabled)
                        {
                            TdConnection.Login(qcLogin, qcPass);
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                    }

                    if (TdConnection.LoggedIn)
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            TdConnection.Connect(qcDomain, qcProject);
                        }
                        catch (Exception ex)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                        }

                        if (TdConnection.ProjectConnected)
                        {
                            return true;
                        }

                        ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(Resources.AlmRunnerErrorConnectToProj);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(Resources.AlmRunnerErrorAuthorization);
                    }

                }
                else
                {
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerServerUnreachable, qcServerUrl));
                }

                return false;
            }
            else //older versions of ALM (< 12.60) 
            {
                try
                {
                    TdConnectionOld.InitConnectionEx(qcServerUrl);
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }

                if (TdConnectionOld.Connected)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        TdConnectionOld.Login(qcLogin, qcPass);
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                    }

                    if (TdConnectionOld.LoggedIn)
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            TdConnectionOld.Connect(qcDomain, qcProject);
                        }
                        catch (Exception ex)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                        }

                        if (TdConnectionOld.ProjectConnected)
                        {
                            return true;
                        }

                        ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(Resources.AlmRunnerErrorConnectToProj);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(Resources.AlmRunnerErrorAuthorization);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerServerUnreachable, qcServerUrl));
                }

                return false;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns error message for incorrect installation of Alm QC.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private string GetAlmNotInstalledError()
        {
            return "Could not create scheduler, please verify ALM client installation on run machine by downloading and in installing the add-in form: " + GetQcCommonInstallationUrl(MQcServer);
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// summarizes test steps after test has run
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <returns>a string containing descriptions of step states and messages</returns>
        private string GetTestStepsDescFromQc(ITSTest test)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            try
            {
                //get runs for the test
                RunFactory runFactory = test.RunFactory;
                List runs = runFactory.NewList(string.Empty);
                if (runs.Count == 0)
                    return string.Empty;

                //get steps from run
                StepFactory stepFact = runs[runs.Count].StepFactory;
                List steps = stepFact.NewList(string.Empty);
                if (steps.Count == 0)
                    return string.Empty;

                //go over steps and format a string
                foreach (IStep step in steps)
                {
                    sb.Append("Step: " + step.Name);

                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(step.Status))
                        sb.Append(", Status: " + step.Status);

                    string desc = step["ST_DESCRIPTION"] as string;

                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(desc)) continue;

                    desc = "\n\t" + desc.Trim().Replace("\n", "\t").Replace("\r", string.Empty);
                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(desc))
                        sb.AppendLine(desc);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                sb.AppendLine("Exception while reading step data: " + ex.Message);
            }
            return sb.ToString().TrimEnd();
        }


        //------------------------------- Retrieve test sets, test lists and filter tests --------------------------
        /// <summary>
        /// Get a QC folder
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="testSet"></param>
        /// <returns>the folder object</returns>
        private ITestSetFolder GetFolder(string testSet)
        {
            ITestSetTreeManager tsTreeManager;
            if (TdConnection != null)
            {
                tsTreeManager = (ITestSetTreeManager)TdConnection.TestSetTreeManager;
            }
            else
            {
                tsTreeManager = (ITestSetTreeManager)TdConnectionOld.TestSetTreeManager;
            }


            ITestSetFolder tsFolder = null;
            try
            {
                tsFolder = (ITestSetFolder)tsTreeManager.get_NodeByPath(testSet);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // if we are here, then most likely the current testSet is not a folder, so it's not necessary to print the error in release mode
                Debug.WriteLine("Unable to retrieve test set folder: " + ex.Message);
            }

            return tsFolder;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds all folders in the TestSet list, scans their tree and adds all sets under the given folders.
        /// Updates the test sets by expanding the folders, and removing them, so only test sets remain in the collection.
        /// </summary>
        private void FindAllTestSetsUnderFolders()
        {
            List<string> extraSetsList = new List<string>();
            List<string> removeSetsList = new List<string>();

            //go over all the test sets / testSetFolders and check which is which
            foreach (string testSetOrFolder in TestSets)
            {
                //try getting the folder
                ITestSetFolder tsFolder = GetFolder("Root\\" + testSetOrFolder.TrimEnd(_backSlash));

                //if it exists it's a folder and should be traversed to find all sets
                if (tsFolder != null)
                {
                    removeSetsList.Add(testSetOrFolder);

                    List<string> setList = GetAllTestSetsFromDirTree(tsFolder);
                    extraSetsList.AddRange(setList);
                }

            }

            TestSets.RemoveAll((a) => removeSetsList.Contains(a));
            TestSets.AddRange(extraSetsList);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Recursively find all test sets in the QC directory tree, starting from a given folder
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tsFolder"></param>
        /// <returns>the list of test sets</returns>
        private List<string> GetAllTestSetsFromDirTree(ITestSetFolder tsFolder)
        {
            List<string> retVal = new List<string>();
            List children = tsFolder.FindChildren(string.Empty);
            List testSets = tsFolder.FindTestSets(string.Empty);

            if (testSets != null)
            {
                foreach (ITestSet childSet in testSets)
                {
                    string tsPath = childSet.TestSetFolder.Path;
                    tsPath = tsPath.Substring(5).Trim(_backSlash);
                    string tsFullPath = string.Format(@"{0}\{1}", tsPath, childSet.Name);
                    retVal.Add(tsFullPath.TrimEnd());
                }
            }

            if (children != null)
            {
                foreach (ITestSetFolder childFolder in children)
                {
                    GetAllTestSetsFromDirTree(childFolder);
                }
            }
            return retVal;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the test scheduled to run
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="testSetList"></param>
        /// <param name="testSuiteName"></param>
        /// <param name="tsFolder"></param>
        /// <returns>the target test set</returns>
        public ITestSet GetTargetTestSet(List testSetList, string testSuiteName, ITestSetFolder tsFolder)
        {
            ITestSet targetTestSet = null;

            if (testSetList != null)
            {
                foreach (ITestSet testSet in testSetList)
                {
                    string tempName = testSet.Name;
                    var testSetFolder = testSet.TestSetFolder as ITestSetFolder;
                    try
                    {
                        if (tempName.Equals(testSuiteName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && testSetFolder.NodeID == tsFolder.NodeID)
                        {
                            targetTestSet = testSet;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                    }
                }
            }

            if (targetTestSet != null) { return targetTestSet; }

            return null;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the list of tests in the set
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="testStorageType"></param>
        /// <param name="tsFolder"></param>
        /// <param name="testSet"></param>
        /// <param name="tsName"></param>
        /// <param name="testSuiteName"></param>
        /// <param name="tsPath"></param>
        /// <param name="isTestPath"></param>
        /// <param name="testName"></param>
        /// <returns>list of tests in set</returns>
        public List GetTestListFromTestSet(TestStorageType testStorageType, ref ITestSetFolder tsFolder, string tsName, ref string testSuiteName, string tsPath, ref bool isTestPath, ref string testName)
        {
            if (testSuiteName == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("Missing test suite name");
            ITestSetTreeManager tsTreeManager;
            if (TdConnection != null)
            {
                _tdConnection.KeepConnection = true;
                tsTreeManager = (ITestSetTreeManager)_tdConnection.TestSetTreeManager;
            }
            else
            {
                _tdConnectionOld.KeepConnection = true;
                tsTreeManager = (ITestSetTreeManager)_tdConnectionOld.TestSetTreeManager;
            }

            try
            {
                //check test storage type
                if (testStorageType.Equals(TestStorageType.AlmLabManagement))
                {
                    tsFolder = (ITestSetFolder)tsTreeManager.NodeByPath["Root"];
                    GetTestSetById(tsFolder, Convert.ToInt32(tsName), ref testSuiteName);
                }
                else
                {
                    tsFolder = (ITestSetFolder)tsTreeManager.get_NodeByPath(tsPath);
                }

                isTestPath = false;
            }
            catch (COMException ex)
            {
                //not found
                tsFolder = null;
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message + " Trying to find specific test(s) with the given name(s) on the defined path, optionally applying the set filters");
            }

            // test set not found, try to find specific test by path

            if (tsFolder == null)
            {
                // if test set path was not found, the path may points to specific test
                // remove the test name and try find test set with parent path
                try
                {
                    int pos = tsPath.LastIndexOf("\\", StringComparison.Ordinal) + 1;
                    testName = testSuiteName;
                    testSuiteName = tsPath.Substring(pos, tsPath.Length - pos);
                    tsPath = tsPath.Substring(0, pos - 1);
                    tsFolder = (ITestSetFolder)tsTreeManager.get_NodeByPath(tsPath);
                    isTestPath = true;
                }
                catch (COMException ex)
                {
                    tsFolder = null;
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }
            }

            if (tsFolder != null)
            {
                List testList = tsFolder.FindTestSets(testSuiteName);

                if (testList == null)
                {
                    // this means, there was no test sets with the specified name, we treat it as a single test, as if a user specified it
                    return null;
                }

                return testList;
            }

            //node wasn't found, folder = null

            return null;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Check if some test is contained or not in a tests list
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="testList"></param>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool ListContainsTest(List<ITSTest> testList, ITSTest test)
        {
            for (var index = testList.Count - 1; index >= 0; index--)
            {
                if (testList[index].TestName.Equals(test.TestName))
                {
                    return true;
                }
            }

            return false;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Filter a list of tests by different by name and/or status
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="targetTestSet"></param>
        /// <param name="isTestPath"></param>
        /// <param name="testName"></param>
        /// <param name="isFilterSelected"></param>
        /// <param name="filterByStatuses"></param>
        /// <param name="filterByName"></param>
        /// <returns>the filtered list of tests</returns>
        public IList FilterTests(ITestSet targetTestSet, bool isTestPath, string testName, bool isFilterSelected, List<string> filterByStatuses, string filterByName, ref bool testExisted)
        {
            TSTestFactory tsTestFactory = targetTestSet.TSTestFactory;
            ITDFilter2 tdFilter = tsTestFactory.Filter;

            // DEF-673012 - causes problems when a non-existing and an existing specific test is given by the user, the list appears empty
            // tdFilter["TC_CYCLE_ID"] = targetTestSet.ID.ToString();
            // with commented out TC_CYCLE_ID, we get the initial testList by applying an empty filter
            IList testList = tsTestFactory.NewList(tdFilter.Text);

            List<ITSTest> testsFilteredByStatus = new List<ITSTest>();

            if (isFilterSelected.Equals(true) && (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filterByName) || filterByStatuses.Count > 0))
            {
                //filter by status
                foreach (string status in filterByStatuses)
                {
                    tdFilter["TC_STATUS"] = status;
                    IList statusList1 = tsTestFactory.NewList(tdFilter.Text);
                    for (int index = statusList1.Count; index > 0; index--)
                    {
                        testsFilteredByStatus.Add(statusList1[index]);
                    }
                }

                //filter by name
                for (int index = testList.Count; index > 0; index--)
                {
                    string tListIndexName = testList[index].Name;
                    string tListIndexTestName = testList[index].TestName;

                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filterByName))
                    {
                        if (filterByStatuses.Count == 0)
                        {
                            //only by name
                            if (!tListIndexName.ToLower().Contains(filterByName.ToLower()) &&
                            !tListIndexTestName.ToLower().Contains(filterByName.ToLower()))
                            {
                                testList.Remove(index);

                                if (isTestPath && testName.Equals(tListIndexTestName))
                                {
                                    testExisted = true;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        else //by name and statuses
                        {
                            if (!tListIndexName.ToLower().Contains(filterByName.ToLower()) &&
                                !tListIndexTestName.ToLower().Contains(filterByName.ToLower()) &&
                                !ListContainsTest(testsFilteredByStatus, testList[index]))
                            {
                                testList.Remove(index);

                                if (isTestPath && testName.Equals(tListIndexTestName))
                                {
                                    testExisted = true;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {   //only by statuses
                        if (!ListContainsTest(testsFilteredByStatus, testList[index]))
                        {
                            testList.Remove(index);

                            if (isTestPath && testName.Equals(tListIndexTestName))
                            {
                                testExisted = true;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            if (isTestPath)
            {
                // index starts from 1 !!!
                int tListCount = 0;
                tListCount = testList.Count;

                // must loop from end to begin
                for (var index = tListCount; index > 0; index--)
                {
                    string tListIndexName = testList[index].Name;
                    string tListIndexTestName = testList[index].TestName;

                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(tListIndexName) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(testName) && !testName.Equals(tListIndexTestName))
                    {
                        testList.Remove(index);
                    }
                    else if (testName.Equals(tListIndexTestName))
                    {
                        testExisted = true;
                    }
                }
            }

            return testList;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Search test set in QC by the given ID
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tsFolder"></param>
        /// <param name="testSetId"></param>
        /// <param name="testSuiteName"></param>
        /// <returns>the test set identified by the given id or empty string in case the test set was not found</returns>
        private string GetTestSetById(ITestSetFolder tsFolder, int testSetId, ref string testSuiteName)
        {
            List children = tsFolder.FindChildren(string.Empty);
            List testSets = tsFolder.FindTestSets(string.Empty);

            if (testSets != null)
            {
                foreach (ITestSet childSet in testSets)
                {
                    if (childSet.ID != testSetId) continue;
                    string tsPath = childSet.TestSetFolder.Path;
                    tsPath = tsPath.Substring(5).Trim(_backSlash);
                    string tsFullPath = tsPath + "\\" + childSet.Name;
                    testSuiteName = childSet.Name;
                    return tsFullPath.TrimEnd();
                }
            }

            if (children != null)
            {
                foreach (ITestSetFolder childFolder in children)
                {
                    GetAllTestSetsFromDirTree(childFolder);
                }
            }
            return string.Empty;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets test index given it's name
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="strName"></param>
        /// <param name="results"></param>
        /// <returns>the test index</returns>
        public int GetIndexOfTestIdentifiedByName(string strName, TestSuiteRunResults results)
        {
            return results.TestRuns.FindIndex(res => res.TestName == strName);
        }

        //------------------------------- Identify and set test parameters --------------------------
        /// <summary>
        /// Collect the inline parameters for the tests.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tList"></param>
        /// <param name="strParams"></param>
        /// <param name="runDesc"></param>
        /// <param name="initialFullTsPath"></param>
        /// <param name="params"></param>
        public void CollectInlineTestParams(IList tList, string strParams, string initialFullTsPath, List<TestParameter> @params)
        {
            int idx = 1;

            foreach (ITSTest3 test in tList)
            {
                try
                {
                    if (test.Type.Equals(API_TEST) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(strParams)) //API test
                    {
                        CollectInlineApiTestParams(test, strParams, @params, idx);
                    }
                    else if (test.Type.Equals(GUI_TEST) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(strParams)) //GUI test
                    {
                        CollectInlineGuiTestParams(test, strParams, @params, idx);
                    }
                }
                catch (ArgumentException)
                {
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerErrorParameterFormat, initialFullTsPath));
                }

                ++idx;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Collect the parameters for the tests from the props (CI args).
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="params"></param>
        /// <param name="testIdx"></param>
        private void CollectPropsTestParams(List<TestParameter> @params, int testIdx)
        {
            List<TestParameter> relevant = _params.FindAll(elem => elem.TestIdx == testIdx);
            @params.AddRange(relevant);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Schedule test instances to run.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="runDesc"></param>
        /// <param name="scheduler"></param>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <param name="idx"></param>
        private void ScheduleTest(TestSuiteRunResults runDesc, ITSScheduler scheduler, ITSTest3 test, int idx)
        {
            var runOnHost = RunHost;
            if (RunMode == QcRunMode.RUN_PLANNED_HOST)
            {
                runOnHost = test.HostName; //test["TC_HOST_NAME"]; //runHost;
            }

            //if host isn't taken from QC (PLANNED) and not from the test definition (REMOTE), take it from LOCAL (machineName)
            var hostName = runOnHost;
            if (RunMode == QcRunMode.RUN_LOCAL)
            {
                hostName = Environment.MachineName;
            }

            ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerDisplayTestRunOnHost, idx, test.Name, hostName));

            scheduler.RunOnHost[test.ID] = runOnHost;

            var testResults = new TestRunResults { TestName = test.Name };

            runDesc.TestRuns.Add(testResults);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Set test parameters for an API test
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <param name="strParams"></param>
        /// <param name="testParams"></param>
        /// <param name="idx"></param>
        private void CollectInlineApiTestParams(ITSTest3 test, string strParams, IList<TestParameter> testParams, int idx)
        {
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(strParams))
            {
                string[] @params = strParams.Split(COMMA, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
                IList<string> paramNames, paramValues;

                if (!Helper.ValidateInlineParams(@params, out paramNames, out paramValues))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException();
                }

                for (int i = 0; i < @params.Length; ++i)
                {
                    testParams.Add(new TestParameter(idx, paramNames[i], paramValues[i], null));
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Set test parameters for a GUI test
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <param name="strParams"></param>
        /// <param name="testParams"></param>
        /// <param name="idx"></param>
        private void CollectInlineGuiTestParams(ITSTest3 test, string strParams, IList<TestParameter> testParams, int idx)
        {
            var xmlParams = new StringBuilder();

            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(strParams))
            {
                string[] @params = strParams.Split(COMMA, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
                IList<string> paramNames, paramValues;

                if (!Helper.ValidateInlineParams(@params, out paramNames, out paramValues))
                {
                    throw new ArgumentException();
                }

                for (int i = 0; i < @params.Length; ++i)
                {
                    testParams.Add(new TestParameter(idx, paramNames[i], paramValues[i], null));
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// gets the type for a QC test
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="currentTest"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private TestType GetTestType(dynamic currentTest)
        {
            string testType = currentTest.Test.Type;
            return testType.ToUpper() == API_TEST ? TestType.ST : TestType.QTP;
        }

        // ------------------------- Run tests and update test results --------------------------------

        /// <summary>
        /// runs the tests given to the object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public override TestSuiteRunResults Run()
        {
            if (!Connected)
                return null;

            TestSuiteRunResults activeRunDescription = new TestSuiteRunResults();

            //find all the testSets under given folders
            try
            {
                FindAllTestSetsUnderFolders();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {

                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerErrorBadQcInstallation, ex.Message, ex.StackTrace));
                return null;
            }

            // we start the timer, it is important for the timeout
            Stopwatch swForTimeout = Stopwatch.StartNew();

            int idx = 1;
            //run all the TestSets
            foreach (string testSetItem in TestSets)
            {
                string testSet = testSetItem.TrimEnd(_backSlash);
                string tsName = testSet;
                int pos = testSetItem.LastIndexOf('\\');

                string testSetDir = string.Empty;
                string inlineTestParams = string.Empty;

                if (pos != -1)
                {
                    // check for inline params
                    testSetDir = testSet.Substring(0, pos).Trim(_backSlash);
                    if (testSetItem.IndexOf(" ", StringComparison.Ordinal) != -1 && testSet.Count(x => x == ' ') >= 1)
                    {
                        if (!testSet.Contains(':'))//test has no parameters attached
                        {
                            tsName = testSet.Substring(pos, testSet.Length - pos).Trim(_backSlash);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            int quotationMarkIndex = testSet.IndexOf("\"", StringComparison.Ordinal);
                            if (quotationMarkIndex > pos)
                            {
                                tsName = testSet.Substring(pos, quotationMarkIndex - pos).Trim(_backSlash).TrimEnd(' ');
                                inlineTestParams = testSet.Substring(quotationMarkIndex, testSet.Length - quotationMarkIndex).Trim(_backSlash);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        tsName = testSet.Substring(pos, testSet.Length - pos).Trim(_backSlash);
                    }
                }

                TestSuiteRunResults runResults = RunTestSet(testSetDir, tsName, inlineTestParams, swForTimeout, idx);
                if (runResults != null)
                    activeRunDescription.AppendResults(runResults);

                // if the run has cancelled, because of timeout, we should terminate the build
                if (_isRunCancelled) break;

                ++idx;
            }

            return activeRunDescription;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Runs a test set with given parameters (and a valid connection to the QC server)
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="tsFolderName">testSet folder name</param>
        /// <param name="tsName">testSet name</param>
        /// <param name="inlineTestParams"></param>
        /// <param name="swForTimeout"></param>
        /// <param name="testIdx"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public TestSuiteRunResults RunTestSet(string tsFolderName, string tsName, string inlineTestParams, Stopwatch swForTimeout, int testIdx)
        {
            string testSuiteName = tsName.TrimEnd();
            ITestSetFolder tsFolder = null;
            string tsPath = string.Format(@"Root\{0}", tsFolderName);
            string initialFullTsPath = string.Format(@"{0}\{1}", tsPath, tsName);
            bool isTestPath = false;
            string currentTestSetInstances = string.Empty, testName = string.Empty;
            TestSuiteRunResults runDesc = new TestSuiteRunResults();
            TestRunResults activeTestDesc = new TestRunResults();
            List testSetList = null;

            ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.GeneralDoubleSeperator);

            //get list of test sets
            try
            {
                testSetList = GetTestListFromTestSet(Storage, ref tsFolder, tsName, ref testSuiteName, tsPath, ref isTestPath, ref testName);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine("Unable to retrieve the list of tests");
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerCantFindTest, initialFullTsPath));
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }

            if (testSetList == null)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerCantFindTest, initialFullTsPath));
                UpdateTestResultsIfTestErrorAppearedBeforeRun(ref runDesc, ref activeTestDesc, initialFullTsPath, string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerCantFindTest, activeTestDesc.TestPath));

                return runDesc;
            }

            //get target test set
            ITestSet targetTestSet = null;
            try
            {
                targetTestSet = GetTargetTestSet(testSetList, testSuiteName, tsFolder);
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine("Empty target test set list");
            }

            if (targetTestSet == null)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerCantFindTest, initialFullTsPath));
                UpdateTestResultsIfTestErrorAppearedBeforeRun(ref runDesc, ref activeTestDesc, initialFullTsPath, string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerCantFindTest, activeTestDesc.TestPath));

                return runDesc;
            }

            ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.AlmRunnerStartingExecution);
            ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerDisplayTest, testSuiteName, targetTestSet.ID));

            //start execution
            ITSScheduler scheduler = null;
            try
            {
                //need to run this to install everything needed http://AlmServer:8080/qcbin/start_a.jsp?common=true
                //start the scheduler
                scheduler = targetTestSet.StartExecution(string.Empty);
                currentTestSetInstances = GetTestInstancesString(targetTestSet);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }

            if (scheduler == null)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(GetAlmNotInstalledError());

                //proceeding with program execution is tasteless, since nothing will run without a properly installed QC.
                Environment.Exit((int)Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Failed);
            }

            //filter tests
            bool testExisted = false;
            var filteredTestList = FilterTests(targetTestSet, isTestPath, testName, IsFilterSelected, FilterByStatuses, FilterByName, ref testExisted);

            //set run host
            try
            {
                //set up for the run depending on where the test instances are to execute
                switch (RunMode)
                {
                    case QcRunMode.RUN_LOCAL:
                        // run all tests on the local machine
                        scheduler.RunAllLocally = true;
                        break;
                    case QcRunMode.RUN_REMOTE:
                        // run tests on a specified remote machine
                        scheduler.TdHostName = RunHost;
                        break;
                    // RunAllLocally must not be set for remote invocation of tests. As such, do not do this: Scheduler.RunAllLocally = False
                    case QcRunMode.RUN_PLANNED_HOST:
                        // run on the hosts as planned in the test set
                        scheduler.RunAllLocally = false;
                        break;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerProblemWithHost, ex.Message));
            }

            //set test parameters
            if (filteredTestList.Count > 0)
            {
                // placeholder list for test parameters
                List<TestParameter> @params = new List<TestParameter>();

                CollectInlineTestParams(filteredTestList, inlineTestParams, initialFullTsPath, @params);
                CollectPropsTestParams(@params, testIdx);

                try
                {
                    CheckForDuplicateParams4Test(@params);
                }
                catch (ArgumentException)
                {
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(Resources.AlmDuplicateParameter);
                    throw;
                }

                // we prepare individual lists for the tests
                // while we check for duplicates
                // and then we set the test parameters

                int index = 1;
                foreach (ITSTest3 test in filteredTestList)
                {
                    SetParams(test, @params);

                    ScheduleTest(runDesc, scheduler, test, index);
                    ++index;
                }
            }

            // isTestPath is only true, if a specific test was given by the user
            // if, the filteredTestList is empty, because of the filtering, we should not set the job status to failed
            // only if, the specific given test was not found
            if (filteredTestList.Count == 0 && isTestPath && !testExisted)
            {
                //this will make sure run will fail at the end. (since there was an error)
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerCantFindTest, initialFullTsPath));

                UpdateTestResultsIfTestErrorAppearedBeforeRun(ref runDesc, ref activeTestDesc, initialFullTsPath, string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerCantFindTest, activeTestDesc.TestPath));
                return runDesc;
            }
            else if (filteredTestList.Count == 0)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.AlmTestSetsRunnerNoTestAfterApplyingFilters);
                return null;
            }

            //start test runner
            Stopwatch sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();

            try
            {
                //tests are actually run
                scheduler.Run(filteredTestList);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteErrLine(Resources.AlmRunnerRunError + ex.Message);
                return null;
            }

            ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.AlmRunnerSchedStarted + DateTime.Now.ToString(Launcher.DateFormat));
            ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.SingleSeperator);

            IExecutionStatus executionStatus = scheduler.ExecutionStatus;

            ITSTest prevTest = null;
            ITSTest currentTest = null;
            string abortFilename = string.Format(@"{0}\stop{1}.txt", Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), Launcher.UniqueTimeStamp);

            if (Storage == TestStorageType.AlmLabManagement)
            {
                Timeout *= 60;
            }
            //update run result description
            UpdateTestsResultsDescription(ref activeTestDesc, runDesc, scheduler, targetTestSet, currentTestSetInstances, Timeout, executionStatus, swForTimeout, ref prevTest, ref currentTest, abortFilename);

            //done with all tests, stop collecting output in the testRun object.
            ConsoleWriter.ActiveTestRun = null;

            string testPath;
            if (isTestPath)
            {
                testPath = string.Format(@"Root\{0}\", tsFolderName);
            }
            else
            {
                testPath = string.Format(@"Root\{0}\{1}\", tsFolderName, testSuiteName);
            }

            // if the run has been cancelled and a timeout is set, which has elapsed, skip this part, we are going to do it later with some corrections
            if (!_isRunCancelled && (Timeout == -1 || swForTimeout.Elapsed.TotalSeconds < Timeout))
                SetTestResults(ref currentTest, executionStatus, targetTestSet, activeTestDesc, runDesc, testPath, abortFilename);

            // update the total runtime
            runDesc.TotalRunTime = sw.Elapsed;

            // test has executed in time
            if (Timeout == -1 || swForTimeout.Elapsed.TotalSeconds < Timeout)
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerTestsetDone, testSuiteName, DateTime.Now.ToString(Launcher.DateFormat)));
            }
            else
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.SmallDoubleSeparator);
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.GeneralTimedOut);
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(">>> Updating currently scheduled tests' state");
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(">>> Setting all non-finished scheduled tests' state to 'Error'");
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.SmallDoubleSeparator);

                // we refresh the current test set instances' status
                executionStatus.RefreshExecStatusInfo(currentTestSetInstances, true);

                // stop all currently scheduled tests
                scheduler.Stop(currentTestSetInstances);

                // we should re-check every current test instances' status to perfectly match ALM statuses
                UpdateTestResultsAfterAbort(executionStatus, targetTestSet, runDesc, testPath);

                // scheduler process may not be terminated - this process is not terminated by the aborter
                TerminateSchedulerIfNecessary();

                Launcher.ExitCode = Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Aborted;

                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerTestsetAborted, testSuiteName, DateTime.Now.ToString(Launcher.DateFormat)));
            }

            return runDesc;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the Test's parameters.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <param name="params"></param>
        private static void SetParams(ITSTest3 test, List<TestParameter> @params)
        {
            switch (test.Type)
            {
                case API_TEST:
                    SetAPITestParams(test, @params);
                    break;
                case GUI_TEST:
                    SetGUITestParams(test, @params);
                    break;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the GUI Test's parameters.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <param name="params"></param>
        private static void SetGUITestParams(ITSTest3 test, List<TestParameter> @params)
        {
            var xmlParams = new StringBuilder();

            if (@params.Count > 0)
            {
                xmlParams.Append(XML_PARAMS_START_TAG);
                foreach (var param in @params)
                {
                    xmlParams.AppendFormat(XML_PARAM_NAME_VALUE_TYPE, SecurityElement.Escape(param.ParamName), SecurityElement.Escape(param.ParamVal), param.ParamType);
                }
                xmlParams.Append(XML_PARAMS_END_TAG);
            }

            if (xmlParams.Length <= 0) return;

            @params.ForEach(elem =>
            {
                if (elem.ParamType == PASSWORD)
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.GeneralParameterUsageMask, elem.ParamName));
                else
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.GeneralParameterUsage, elem.ParamName, elem.ParamVal));
            }
            );

            test["TC_EPARAMS"] = xmlParams.ToString();
            test.Post();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the API Test's parameters.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <param name="params"></param>
        private static void SetAPITestParams(ITSTest3 test, List<TestParameter> @params)
        {
            ISupportParameterValues paramTestValues = (ISupportParameterValues)test;
            ParameterValueFactory paramValFactory = paramTestValues.ParameterValueFactory;
            List listOfParams = paramValFactory.NewList(string.Empty);

            foreach (ParameterValue param in listOfParams)
            {
                // we search for the paramter by name in the relevant list, if found we set it, otherwise skip this parameter from the factory
                string name = param.Name;
                TestParameter tmpParam = @params.Find(elem => elem.ParamName.Equals(name));

                if (tmpParam == null) continue;

                param.ActualValue = tmpParam.ParamVal;
                param.Post();

                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.GeneralParameterUsage, tmpParam.ParamName, tmpParam.ParamVal));
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Checks if the parameter list contains duplicates, throws ArgumentException because uses a Dictionary internally.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="params"></param>
        private static void CheckForDuplicateParams4Test(List<TestParameter> @params)
        {
            // throws argumentexception if duplicate found
            Dictionary<string, object> tmpParams = new Dictionary<string, object>();
            @params.ForEach(param => tmpParams.Add(param.ParamName, param.ParamVal));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Terminates wexectrl process which belongs to the current HpToolsLauncher process
        /// </summary>
        private void TerminateSchedulerIfNecessary()
        {
            Process exeCtrl = Process.GetProcessesByName("wexectrl").Where(p => p.SessionId == Process.GetCurrentProcess().SessionId).FirstOrDefault();

            if (exeCtrl != null)
            {
                exeCtrl.Kill();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Iterates over the currently scheduled tests and updates their status according to their run status, if the test is already in a finished state, it won't update it,
        /// if it is in a non-finished state it sets to 'Error'
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="executionStatus"></param>
        /// <param name="targetTestSet"></param>
        /// <param name="runDesc"></param>
        private void UpdateTestResultsAfterAbort(IExecutionStatus executionStatus, ITestSet targetTestSet, TestSuiteRunResults runDesc, string testPath)
        {
            ITSTest currentTest;
            TestRunResults testDesc;
            TestState prevState;

            for (var k = 1; k <= executionStatus.Count; ++k)
            {
                TestExecStatus testExecStatusObj = executionStatus[k];
                currentTest = targetTestSet.TSTestFactory[testExecStatusObj.TSTestId];

                if (currentTest == null)
                {
                    continue;
                }

                testDesc = UpdateTestStatus(runDesc, targetTestSet, testExecStatusObj, true);

                prevState = testDesc.TestState;

                // if the test hasn't finished running and the timeout has expired, we should set their state to 'Error'
                if (testDesc.TestState != TestState.Passed && testDesc.TestState != TestState.Error
                    && testDesc.TestState != TestState.Failed && testDesc.TestState != TestState.Warning)
                {
                    testDesc.TestState = TestState.Error;
                    testDesc.ErrorDesc = Resources.GeneralTimeoutExpired;
                }

                // non-executed tests' group can be null, we should update it as well, otherwise in the report it won't be grouped accordingly
                if (testDesc.TestGroup == null)
                {
                    var currentFolder = targetTestSet.TestSetFolder as ITestSetFolder;
                    string folderName = "";

                    if (currentFolder != null)
                    {
                        folderName = currentFolder.Name.Replace(".", "_");
                    }

                    testDesc.TestGroup = string.Format(@"{0}\{1}", folderName, targetTestSet.Name).Replace(".", "_");
                }

                testDesc.TestPath = testPath + currentTest.TestName;

                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerUpdateStateAfterAbort, testDesc.TestPath, prevState.ToString(), testDesc.TestState));

                UpdateCounters(testDesc, runDesc);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Updates the runDesc run results by describing the non-existing test error as a testDesc
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="runDesc">run results to be updated</param>
        /// <param name="activeTestDesc">the non-existing test's description</param>
        /// <param name="tsPath"></param>
        /// <param name="errMessage"></param>
        private void UpdateTestResultsIfTestErrorAppearedBeforeRun(ref TestSuiteRunResults runDesc, ref TestRunResults activeTestDesc, string tsPath, string errMessage)
        {
            runDesc.NumTests++;
            runDesc.TotalRunTime = System.TimeSpan.Zero;
            runDesc.NumErrors++;

            activeTestDesc.TestState = TestState.Error;
            activeTestDesc.TestPath = tsPath;
            int pos = tsPath.LastIndexOf("\\", StringComparison.Ordinal) + 1;
            activeTestDesc.TestName = tsPath.Substring(pos);
            activeTestDesc.ErrorDesc = errMessage;
            activeTestDesc.FatalErrors = 1;
            activeTestDesc.Runtime = System.TimeSpan.Zero;

            if (activeTestDesc.TestGroup == null)
            {
                activeTestDesc.TestGroup = tsPath;
            }

            runDesc.TestRuns.Add(activeTestDesc);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="currentTest"></param>
        /// <param name="executionStatus"></param>
        /// <param name="targetTestSet"></param>
        /// <param name="activeTestDesc"></param>
        /// <param name="runDesc"></param>
        /// <param name="testPath"></param>
        /// <param name="abortFilename"></param>
        private void SetTestResults(ref ITSTest currentTest, IExecutionStatus executionStatus, ITestSet targetTestSet, TestRunResults activeTestDesc, TestSuiteRunResults runDesc, string testPath, string abortFilename)
        {
            if (currentTest == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("Current test set is null.");

            if (activeTestDesc == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("The test run results are empty.");

            // write the status for each test
            for (var k = 1; k <= executionStatus.Count; ++k)
            {
                if (File.Exists(abortFilename))
                {
                    break;
                }
                TestExecStatus testExecStatusObj = executionStatus[k];
                currentTest = targetTestSet.TSTestFactory[testExecStatusObj.TSTestId];

                if (currentTest == null)
                {
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format("currentTest is null for test.{0} after whole execution", k));
                    continue;
                }

                activeTestDesc = UpdateTestStatus(runDesc, targetTestSet, testExecStatusObj, false);
                UpdateCounters(activeTestDesc, runDesc);

                activeTestDesc.TestPath = testPath + currentTest.TestName;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// updates the test status in our list of tests
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="runResults"></param>
        /// <param name="targetTestSet"></param>
        /// <param name="testExecStatusObj"></param>
        /// <param name="onlyUpdateState"></param>
        private TestRunResults UpdateTestStatus(TestSuiteRunResults runResults, ITestSet targetTestSet, TestExecStatus testExecStatusObj, bool onlyUpdateState)
        {
            TestRunResults qTest = null;
            ITSTest currentTest = null;
            try
            {
                //find the test for the given status object
                currentTest = targetTestSet.TSTestFactory[testExecStatusObj.TSTestId];

                //find the test in our list
                var testIndex = GetIndexOfTestIdentifiedByName(currentTest.Name, runResults);

                qTest = runResults.TestRuns[testIndex];
                if (qTest.TestType == TestType.Unknown)
                {
                    qTest.TestType = GetTestType(currentTest);
                }

                //update the state
                qTest.PrevTestState = qTest.TestState;
                qTest.TestState = GetTsStateFromQcState(testExecStatusObj);

                if (!onlyUpdateState)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        //duration and status are updated according to the run
                        qTest.Runtime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(currentTest.LastRun.Field("RN_DURATION"));
                    }
                    catch
                    {
                        //a problem getting duration, maybe the test isn't done yet - don't stop the flow..
                    }

                    switch (qTest.TestState)
                    {
                        case TestState.Failed:
                            qTest.FailureDesc = GenerateFailedLog(currentTest.LastRun);

                            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(qTest.FailureDesc))
                                qTest.FailureDesc = string.Format("{0} : {1}", testExecStatusObj.Status, testExecStatusObj.Message);
                            break;
                        case TestState.Error:
                            qTest.ErrorDesc = string.Format("{0} : {1}", testExecStatusObj.Status, testExecStatusObj.Message);
                            break;
                        case TestState.Warning:
                            qTest.HasWarnings = true;
                            break;
                        case TestState.Waiting:
                        case TestState.Running:
                        case TestState.NoRun:
                        case TestState.Passed:
                        case TestState.Unknown:
                        default:
                            break;
                    }

                    var runId = GetTestRunId(currentTest);
                    string linkStr = GetTestRunLink(runId);

                    string statusString = GetTsStateFromQcState(testExecStatusObj).ToString();
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerTestStat, currentTest.Name, statusString, testExecStatusObj.Message, linkStr));
                    runResults.TestRuns[testIndex] = qTest;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                if (currentTest != null)
                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerErrorGettingStat, currentTest.Name, ex.Message));
            }

            return qTest;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Update run results description
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="activeTestDesc"></param>
        /// <param name="runDesc"></param>
        /// <param name="scheduler"></param>
        /// <param name="targetTestSet"></param>
        /// <param name="currentTestSetInstances"></param>
        /// <param name="timeout"></param>
        /// <param name="executionStatus"></param>
        /// <param name="sw"></param>
        /// <param name="prevTest"></param>
        /// <param name="currentTest"></param>
        /// <param name="abortFilename"></param>
        private void UpdateTestsResultsDescription(ref TestRunResults activeTestDesc, TestSuiteRunResults runDesc,
                                             ITSScheduler scheduler, ITestSet targetTestSet,
                                             string currentTestSetInstances, double timeout,
                                             IExecutionStatus executionStatus, Stopwatch sw,
                                             ref ITSTest prevTest, ref ITSTest currentTest, string abortFilename)
        {
            var tsExecutionFinished = false;

            while (!tsExecutionFinished && (timeout == -1 || sw.Elapsed.TotalSeconds < timeout))
            {
                executionStatus.RefreshExecStatusInfo(currentTestSetInstances, true);
                tsExecutionFinished = executionStatus.Finished;

                if (File.Exists(abortFilename))
                {
                    break;
                }
                for (var j = 1; j <= executionStatus.Count; ++j)
                {
                    try
                    {
                        ITestExecStatus baseTestExecObj = executionStatus[j];
                        TestExecStatus testExecStatusObj = (TestExecStatus)baseTestExecObj;

                        if (testExecStatusObj == null)
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine("testExecStatusObj is null");
                            continue;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            currentTest = targetTestSet.TSTestFactory[testExecStatusObj.TSTestId];
                        }
                        if (currentTest == null)
                        {
                            ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format("currentTest is null for test.{0} during execution", j));
                            continue;
                        }

                        activeTestDesc = UpdateTestStatus(runDesc, targetTestSet, testExecStatusObj, true);

                        if (activeTestDesc != null && activeTestDesc.PrevTestState != activeTestDesc.TestState)
                        {
                            TestState testState = activeTestDesc.TestState;
                            if (testState == TestState.Running)
                            {
                                int testIndex = GetIndexOfTestIdentifiedByName(currentTest.Name, runDesc);
                                if (testIndex == -1)
                                {
                                    Console.WriteLine("No test index exist for this test");
                                }
                                int prevRunId = GetTestRunId(currentTest);
                                if (prevRunId == -1)
                                {
                                    Console.WriteLine("No test runs exist for this test");
                                    continue;
                                }
                                runDesc.TestRuns[testIndex].PrevRunId = prevRunId;

                                //starting new test
                                prevTest = currentTest;
                                //assign the new test the console writer so it will gather the output

                                ConsoleWriter.ActiveTestRun = runDesc.TestRuns[testIndex];

                                ConsoleWriter.WriteLineWithTime(string.Format("Running: {0}", currentTest.Name));
                                activeTestDesc.TestName = currentTest.Name;
                                //tell user that the test is running
                                ConsoleWriter.WriteLineWithTime(string.Format("Running test: {0}, Test id: {1}, Test instance id: {2}", activeTestDesc.TestName, testExecStatusObj.TestId, testExecStatusObj.TSTestId));

                                //start timing the new test run
                                string folderName = string.Empty;

                                ITestSetFolder folder = targetTestSet.TestSetFolder as ITestSetFolder;
                                if (folder != null)
                                    folderName = folder.Name.Replace(".", "_");

                                //the test group is it's test set. (dots are problematic since jenkins parses them as separators between package and class)
                                activeTestDesc.TestGroup = string.Format(@"{0}\{1}", folderName, targetTestSet.Name).Replace(".", "_");
                            }

                            TestState execState = GetTsStateFromQcState(testExecStatusObj);

                            if (execState == TestState.Running)
                            {
                                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerStat, activeTestDesc.TestName, testExecStatusObj.TSTestId, execState));
                            }
                            else if (execState != TestState.Waiting)
                            {
                                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerStatWithMessage, activeTestDesc.TestName, testExecStatusObj.TSTestId, execState, testExecStatusObj.Message));

                                if (execState != TestState.Unknown)
                                {
                                    WriteTestRunSummary(currentTest);
                                }
                            }

                            if (File.Exists(abortFilename))
                            {
                                scheduler.Stop(currentTestSetInstances);
                                //stop working
                                Environment.Exit((int)Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Aborted);
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            continue;
                        }
                    }
                    catch (InvalidCastException ex)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("Conversion failed: " + ex.Message);
                    }
                }

                //wait 0.2 seconds
                Thread.Sleep(200);

                //check for abortion
                if (File.Exists(abortFilename))
                {
                    _isRunCancelled = true;

                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.GeneralStopAborted);

                    //stop all test instances in this testSet.
                    scheduler.Stop(currentTestSetInstances);

                    ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(Resources.GeneralAbortedByUser);

                    //stop working 
                    Environment.Exit((int)Launcher.ExitCodeEnum.Aborted);
                }

                if (sw.Elapsed.TotalSeconds >= timeout && timeout != -1)
                {
                    // setting the flag ensures that we will recall later, that the currently scheduled tests are aborted because of the timeout
                    _isRunCancelled = true;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// gets a link string for the test run in Qc
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="runId"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private string GetTestRunLink(int runId)
        {
            if (CheckIsOldQc())
            {
                return string.Empty;
            }

            var mQcServer = MQcServer.Trim();
            var prefix = mQcServer.StartsWith("https://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? "tds" : "td";
            mQcServer = Regex.Replace(mQcServer, "^http[s]?://", string.Empty, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);

            if (!mQcServer.EndsWith("/"))
            {
                mQcServer += "/";
            }

            return string.Format("{0}://{1}.{2}.{3}TestRunsModule-00000000090859589?EntityType=IRun&EntityID={4}", prefix, MQcProject, MQcDomain, mQcServer, runId);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// gets the runId for the given test
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="currentTest">a test instance</param>
        /// <returns>the run id</returns>
        private static int GetTestRunId(ITSTest currentTest)
        {
            int runId = -1;

            if (currentTest == null) return runId;
            if (currentTest.LastRun != null)
            {
                IRun lastRun = currentTest.LastRun as IRun;
                runId = lastRun.ID;
                return runId;
            }

            return runId;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// writes a summary of the test run after it's over
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="prevTest"></param>
        private void WriteTestRunSummary(ITSTest prevTest)
        {
            if (TdConnection != null)
            {
                _tdConnection.KeepConnection = true;
            }
            else
            {
                _tdConnectionOld.KeepConnection = true;
            }

            int runId = GetTestRunId(prevTest);

            string stepsString = GetTestStepsDescFromQc(prevTest);

            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stepsString) && ConsoleWriter.ActiveTestRun.TestState != TestState.Error)
                stepsString = GetTestRunLog(prevTest);

            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stepsString))
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine(stepsString);

            string linkStr = GetTestRunLink(runId);

            if (linkStr == string.Empty)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(Resources.OldVersionOfQC);
            }
            else
            {
                ConsoleWriter.WriteLine("\n" + string.Format(Resources.AlmRunnerDisplayLink, "\n" + linkStr + "\n"));
            }

            ConsoleWriter.WriteLineWithTime(Resources.AlmRunnerTestCompleteCaption + " " + prevTest.Name +
                                            ", " + Resources.AlmRunnerRunIdCaption + " " + runId
                                            + "\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes a summary of the test run after it's over
        /// </summary>
        private string GetTestInstancesString(ITestSet set)
        {
            var retVal = string.Empty;
            try
            {
                TSTestFactory factory = set.TSTestFactory;
                IList list = factory.NewList(string.Empty);

                if (list == null)
                    return string.Empty;
                retVal = string.Join(",", list.Cast<ITSTest>().Select(t => t.ID as string));
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }
            return retVal;
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// Update test run summary
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="test"></param>
        /// <param name="testSuite"></param>
        private void UpdateCounters(TestRunResults test, TestSuiteRunResults testSuite)
        {
            if (!test.TestState.In(TestState.Running, TestState.Waiting, TestState.Unknown))
                ++testSuite.NumTests;

            switch (test.TestState)
            {
                case TestState.Failed:
                    ++testSuite.NumFailures;
                    break;
                case TestState.Error:
                    ++testSuite.NumErrors;
                    break;
                case TestState.Warning:
                    ++testSuite.NumWarnings;
                    break;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// translate the qc states into a state enum
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="qcTestStatus"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private TestState GetTsStateFromQcState(TestExecStatus qcTestStatus)
        {
            if (TdConnection == null && TdConnectionOld == null)
            {
                return TestState.Failed;
            }

            if (qcTestStatus == null)
                return TestState.Unknown;

            switch (qcTestStatus.Status)
            {
                case "Waiting":
                    return TestState.Waiting;
                case "Error":
                    return TestState.Error;
                case "No Run":
                    return TestState.NoRun;
                case "Running":
                case "Connecting":
                    return TestState.Running;
                case "Success":
                case "Finished":
                case "FinishedPassed":
                    {
                        if (qcTestStatus.Message.Contains("warning"))
                        {
                            return TestState.Warning;
                        }

                        return TestState.Passed;
                    }
                case "FinishedFailed":
                    return TestState.Failed;
            }
            return TestState.Unknown;
        }

        // ------------------------- Logs -----------------------------

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a description of the failure
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pTest"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private string GenerateFailedLog(IRun pTest)
        {
            try
            {
                var sf = pTest.StepFactory as StepFactory;
                ; if (sf == null)
                    return string.Empty;

                var stepList = sf.NewList(string.Empty) as IList;
                if (stepList == null)
                    return string.Empty;

                var failedMsg = new StringBuilder();

                //loop on each step in the steps
                foreach (IStep s in stepList)
                {
                    if (s.Status == "Failed")
                        failedMsg.AppendLine(s["ST_DESCRIPTION"]);
                }
                return failedMsg.ToString();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                return string.Empty;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// retrieves the run logs for the test when the steps are not reported to Qc (like in ST)
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="currentTest"></param>
        /// <returns>the test run log</returns>
        private string GetTestRunLog(ITSTest currentTest)
        {
            const string testLog = "log\\vtd_user.log";

            IRun lastRun = currentTest.LastRun as IRun;
            string retVal = string.Empty;
            if (lastRun != null)
            {
                try
                {
                    var storage = lastRun.ExtendedStorage as IExtendedStorage;
                    if (storage != null)
                    {
                        bool wasFatalError;
                        List list;
                        var path = storage.LoadEx(testLog, true, out list, out wasFatalError);
                        string logPath = Path.Combine(path, testLog);

                        if (File.Exists(logPath))
                        {
                            retVal = File.ReadAllText(logPath).TrimEnd();
                        }
                    }
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    retVal = string.Empty;
                    Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                }
            }
            retVal = ConsoleWriter.FilterXmlProblematicChars(retVal);
            return retVal;
        }

        public void Dispose(bool managed)
        {
            //Console.WriteLine("Dispose ALM connection");
            if (Connected)
            {
                if (TdConnection != null)
                {
                    _tdConnection.Disconnect();
                    Marshal.ReleaseComObject(_tdConnection);
                }
                else
                {
                    _tdConnectionOld.Disconnect();
                    Marshal.ReleaseComObject(_tdConnectionOld);
                }
            }
        }

        public override void Dispose()
        {
            Dispose(true);
            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
        }
    }

    public class QCFailure
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Desc { get; set; }
    }

    public enum QcRunMode
    {
        RUN_LOCAL,
        RUN_REMOTE,
        RUN_PLANNED_HOST
    }
}