Test Data

MailboxAliasFunctions Function Type

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have referred to:

Documentation on creating test cases.

Documentation on creating test steps.

Documentation on adding data generators in test steps.

Documentation on creating mailboxfunctions for accessing and manipulating email content and metadata.

Selecting MailboxAliasFunctions as a Function Type for Data Generator

From the left navigation bar, go to Create Tests > Test Cases and create a new test case.
Use NLP to create a new step in the test case and include a placeholder for test data.
Click on the test data placeholder. From the Test Data Types dropdown menu, select the ! Data Generator option.
On the ! Data Generators overlay screen, select the Type to Default. This will enable you to use a collection of built-in test data generators.
Select MailboxAliasFunctions from the Function Type dropdown list.

Generate Mailbox Alias

Allows you to create a unique mailbox alias associated with your primary email account.
Each alias creates a unique mailbox address, allowing multiple mailboxes to be directed to the same inbox for testing and automation.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Selected MailBox	mailboxalias123@example.com
Selected MailBox	user1alias456@example.com
Selected MailBox	testuseralias789@example.com
Selected MailBox	demoalias101@example.com

Get Email Content

Enables you to retrieve the entire content of an email in a variable. It fetches the body content of an email dynamically during test execution.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Runtime Variable: inbox Timeout: 30	Hello! This is the content of your email.
Runtime Variable: promotions Timeout: 30	Get 50% off on your next purchase.
Runtime Variable: updates Timeout: 30	Your order has been shipped.
Runtime Variable: spam Timeout: 30	Congratulations! You've won a prize.

Get Email Subject

Allows you to retrieve the subject of an email in a variable. It is used to capture email subjects dynamically during test execution.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Runtime Variable: inbox Timeout: 30	Your Order Confirmation
Runtime Variable: promotions Timeout: 30	Special Offer Just for You
Runtime Variable: updates Timeout: 30	Account Verification Required
Runtime Variable: spam Timeout: 30	You've Been Selected!

Get OTP

Enables you to extract the OTP sent to the mailbox into a variable based on a regex pattern.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Regex: \d{6} Runtime Variable: inbox, Timeout: 30	123456
Regex: \d{4} Runtime Variable: inbox Timeout: 30	7890
Regex: \d{5} Runtime Variable: promotions Timeout: 30	54321
Regex: \d{6} Runtime Variable: updates Timeout: 30	654321

URL with Text

Allows you to extract a URL containing specific text from the email.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Text: Verify Runtime Variable: inbox Timeout: 30	https://example.com/verify
Text: Confirm Runtime Variable: promotions Timeout: 30	https://example.com/confirm
Text: Reset Runtime Variable: updates Timeout: 30	https://example.com/reset
Text: Activate Runtime Variable: spam Timeout: 30	https://example.com/activate

URL which Contains

Enables you to extract a URL containing specific parameters from the email.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Substring: verify Runtime Variable: inbox Timeout: 30	https://example.com/verify
Substring: confirm Runtime Variable: promotions Timeout: 30	https://example.com/confirm
Substring: reset Runtime Variable: updates Timeout: 30	https://example.com/reset
Substring: activate Runtime Variable: spam Timeout: 30	https://example.com/activate

URL Matching Regex

Allows you to extract a URL from the email that matches a specific regex pattern.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Regex: r'https://\w+\.com/\w+' Runtime Variable: inbox Timeout: 30	https://example.com/verify
Regex: r'https://\w+\.com/\w+' Runtime Variable: promotions Timeoutv: 30	https://promo.com/deal
Regex: r'https://\w+\.com/\w+' Runtime Variable: updates Timeout: 30	https://updates.com/info
Regex: r'https://\w+\.com/\w+' Runtime Variable: spam Timeout: 30	https://spam.com/win

Get Sender Email

Enables you to extract the sender’s email address from an email for testing purposes.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Runtime Variable: inbox Timeout: 30	sender@example.com
Runtime Variable: promotions Timeout: 30	promo@example.com
Runtime Variable: updates Timeout: 30	updates@example.com
Runtime Variable: spam Timeout: 30	spam@example.com

Get Sender Name

Allows you to extract the sender’s name from an email for testing purposes.

ℹ️Example:

Input	Output
Runtime Variable: inbox Timeout: 30	John Doe
Runtime Variable: promotions Timeout: 30	Promo Sender
Runtime Variable: updates Timeout: 30	Update Sender
Runtime Variable: spam Timeout: 30	Spam Sender