Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -re2c906a7b5fde31d48d168f097fe6a5a2ab0afea -rf6d23e89ccf01b57313b0e920f013dc1027706d4
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision e2c906a7b5fde31d48d168f097fe6a5a2ab0afea)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision f6d23e89ccf01b57313b0e920f013dc1027706d4)
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import squish
 import test
+import object
    
 def get_object_from_names(names_dict, error_message = "Missing object", timeout_ms = 200):
     """
@@ -12,3 +13,30 @@
     except LookupError:
         test.fail("ERROR : " + error_message)
         return None   
+
+def setObjectText(obj, text):
+    obj["text"] = text
+    return obj
+
+def findObjectById(parent, id):
+    """
+    Recursively searches for a child object by its id.
+    Returns the found object or None if not found.
+    """
+    if str(parent.id) == id:
+        return parent
+
+    for child in object.children(parent):
+        found = findObjectById(child, id)
+        if found:
+            return found
+    return None
+
+def findChildByText(parent_object, target_text):
+    """Recursively finds a child object by its text property."""
+    for child in object.children(parent_object):
+        if hasattr(child, "text") and str(child.text) == target_text:
+            return child
+        found = findChildByText(child, target_text)
+        if found:
+            return found