Index: shared/scripts/configuration/sim_setup.sh
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--- shared/scripts/configuration/sim_setup.sh	(revision 0)
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd "$HOME"
+nohup ./setupVCAN.sh &
+sleep 2
+nohup ./simulator.sh &
+
Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(revision 0)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(revision 325957ecac9491e749ae3330c8ede80adb70a1df)
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+###########################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2021 Diality Inc. - All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# THIS CODE MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM, IN PART OR IN
+# WHOLE, WITHOUT THE EXPLICIT PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER.
+#
+# @file    utils.py
+#
+# @author  (last)      Joseph varghese
+# @date    (last)      15-Jan-2022
+#
+############################################################################
+
+
+import sys
+import os
+import test
+import squish
+from dialin.ui import utils
+
+
+Application_name = "denaliSquish"
+
+COMMON_PATH =  f"{os.environ['HOME']}/Projects"
+                
+        
+def start_application(app_name):
+    """
+    Function to start application and verify application status [running]
+    If application does not start or running status is false, test stops
+    Argument:
+        @param app_name : (str) - Name of the application
+        @param app_executable : (str) - Actual application
+        @return: handle for the application if the application is in running state,
+        or error (exist the application)
+    """
+    counter = 0
+    while True:
+        try:
+            counter += 1
+            test.log("Starting {}".format(app_name))
+            squish.startApplication(Application_name)
+            if counter == 1:
+                test.log(f"Application launched at the {counter}'st try.")
+            elif counter == 2:
+                test.log(f"Application launched at the {counter}'nd try.")
+            elif counter == 3:
+                test.log(f"Application launched at the {counter}'rd try.")
+            else:
+                test.log(f"Application launched at the {counter}'th try.")
+            squish.snooze(20)
+            break
+        except RuntimeError:
+            if counter == 1:
+                test.log(f"Application failed to launch after {counter} try - Please refer logs")
+            elif counter == 20:
+                test.log(f"Exiting after {counter} tries..")
+                sys.exit(1)
+            else:
+                test.log(f"Application failed to launch after {counter} tries - Please refer logs")
+        except:
+            logErrorDetails("Failed to start the application")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    
+
+def launch_application(test_name):
+    """
+    Method to enables simulator and launch application
+    @param test_name: (str) name of the test case
+    @return: None, print out in the console
+    """
+    
+    test.log("Launching a new instance of Firmware Simulator")
+    #cleanup()
+    try:
+        os.chdir(f"{COMMON_PATH}/testsuites/shared/scripts/configuration")
+        #out = os.system("sudo chmod 777 sim_setup.sh")
+        res = os.system("./sim_setup.sh")
+        utils.waitForGUI(delay_s = 5)
+        if (res != 0) and (res != 256):
+            raise Exception("Wrong path to the simulator executable was given. Script not executed")
+    except Exception as msg:
+        test.log(str(msg))
+    test.log("Launched Simulator......")
+    
+    start_application("Denali Application")
+   
+