In order to pass a string value from the function editPage.CreateEntity();, you can use that value in multiple test cases by assigning it to the variable entityName. You are able to retrieve the value by setting up the test case as follows:
fit('Test Case', async () => {
await editEntityPage.CreateEntity("Automation Entity: ", "California").then(function(name){
console.log(name);
return entityName = name;
});
await entity.SearchAndClickEntity(entityName);
});
However, if you want to obtain this value right at the beginning without using the beforeEach() method, you can structure your code like this:
describe('Test Suite', () => {
var editPage = require('../pathtofile.js');
var entityName = editPage.CreateEntity("Automation Entity: ", "California").then(function(name){
return name;
});
console.log("Testing Start:");
console.log(entityName);
console.log(JSON.stringify(entityName));
beforeEach(async function(){
await browser.waitForAngularEnabled(false);
});
it('Test Case', async () => {
await entity.SearchAndClickEntity(entityName);
});
Note that when you attempt to access the value from the console.logs, you might encounter the following output:
Testing Start:
Promise { <pending> }
{}