EzProcess

EzProcess represents the underlying process of the application under test. Generally used to create an instance of EzRoot

Syntax

        public class EzProcess : IDisposable

Constructors

Name	Input	Description
EzProcess(string processFullPath, string processName)	string, string	Creates a new instance of EzProcess based on the process path and the process name passed in

Properties

Name	Type	Description
Process	Process	Represents the underlying System.Diagnostics.Process behind this instance of EzProcess
ProcessId	int	The underlying processId of the application as it would appear in task manager, for example
ProcessPath	string	The path within the operating's folder structure to the exceutable that was launched to spawn this process
ProcessName	string	The name of the current process
Arguments	string	Arguments associated with the process that are passed to the executable on startup

Methods

Name	Return Type	Description
StartProcess()	void	Starts the process
TerminateExistingInstances()	void	Terminates all existing instances of the current process. Uses Process.Kill() method under the hood
Dispose()	void	Kills and disposes of the underlying process

Samples and Usage

The EzProcess class provides a way to start up the process that will be under test

Sample:

        //Simple method to launch Windows' built in calculator application
        const string calculatorPath = C:\\Windows\\System32\\calc.exe";

        //Get an instance of EzProcess in order to create EzRoot.  Wrap it in a using statement to ensure that
        //.Dispose() is called
        using (EzProcess process = new EzProcess(calculatorPath, "Calculator"))
        {
            process.StartProcess();
        }