Writing a custom MSBuild task which contains arbitrary XML - msbuild

Is this possible? And if so, could I retrieve the raw XML within the Execute method?
<MyTask>
<Arbitrary Xml="Here" />
</MyTask>
I suspect the answer is no.

You suspect correctly :)
You would have to put your XML into a Property and then pass it into the task as all other properties are passed into tasks.

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Karate DSL: How to pass Scenario Outline variables into a json string

I'm testing a graphQL endpoint. I want to keep the query separate from the feature file so that it can be reused elsewhere. The query has an embedded string which I want to pass in variables from my examples, however, I can't seem to update the query.
Here is the feature file:
Here is the query file:
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
I think best practice is to read the query part alone as a text file, and then form the JSON within the test. Your JSON is actually not well-formed because JSON does not allow line-feeds within values, that's why you have the red squiggly line in your screen shot.
Refer articles like this: https://www.katk.dev/graphql-karate
Best practice is to use the variables in the JSON in addition to the query. If not, be aware that you can do placeholder substitution in plain-text using Karate: https://github.com/karatelabs/karate#replace
Also read this part of the documentation: https://github.com/karatelabs/karate#dont-parse-treat-as-raw-text

Passing parameters while calling a scenario from another feature flie in karate?

I know how to call specific scenario from another feature file and pass parameters along. But is there a way I can do it while checking for condition using 'if'?
For instance:
* if (role=="SME"||role=="BA") karate.call('classpath:rough/utility.feature#checkDisabled'){element: #(elem)}
If this is the wrong implementation as what I get from the console. Please suggest me a way how can i achieve this in karate?
Thanks
When you use karate.call() put the second argument inside the round brackets. This is pure JS and "Karate-style" embedded expressions will not work.
* if (role=="SME"||role=="BA") karate.call('classpath:rough/utility.feature#checkDisabled', {element: elem})
Please take some time to read this part of the docs: https://github.com/karatelabs/karate#call-vs-read

How to pass array of struct(User defined data type) as an input to call procedure in mule

In my project we have a requirement where we have to insert an array of struct as an input parameter.How i can achieve that.
I don't want to use the approach suggested here
https://dzone.com/articles/passing-java-arrays-in-oracle-stored-procedure-fro
I want to use the inbuilt objects given in mule.
we have to insert an array of struct as an input parameter
Where you want to insert this array ?
array of struct
can we consider the User defined data type as POJOs ( just java object?) ?
I want to use the inbuilt objects given in mule.
As I can see in the link, the example use Java + Mule component. Should I guess that you want to avoid Java code?
Please, elaborate your use case... hard to replicate

oData operation consumption with objective-C

I have a really simple WCF service operation GetCurrentBalance. It returns a decimal.
I also have the odatagen generated entity files included in the project, which contains an implementation of the GetCurrentBalance operation returning a string. Calling this method returns me an XML string with the desired value in it.
I also tried using executeServiceOperation method in the generated class and pass in the operation name as a parameter, the returned value again is the same XML string.
Is there a way to extract this value? Or do I have to write a custom parser for it?
Thanks in advance.
Without further informations, if the returned value is a formatted XML string you may try extracting the value using XPath queries, have a look at this to get you started

Specifying multiple MergeSection values when using LINK task on MSBuild

Is there anyway to specify more than one MergeSection value for the MSBuild LINK task? (The MergeSection param is the same as the /merge param for link.exe)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee862471.aspx
When calling link.exe you can specify more than one /merge value, but that doesn't seem possible with the MergeSection parameter.
So far the only way I can see to make this work is by using the AddtionalOptions param, but I'm hoping there's a better way to implement this parameter.
Thanks
I think you may have to use AdditionalOptions.
In the Link task the MergeSections property is a string value, not an array, so you can only set one string. Link.exe does not seem to allow you to pass multiple pairs in one command line parameter, you must specify a separate MERGE command line parameter for each pair. The Visual Studio property page only allows a single string for the MergeSections property.