import squish
import test
import object
   
def get_object_from_names(names_dict, error_message = "Missing object", timeout_ms = 200):
    """
        To get an object with try..except catching to prevent script errors when the object is not found on the GUI
        @param names_dict - the dictionary element from the names.py file (ie: names.some_variable_name_of_element)
        @returns the object with corresponding dictionary, otherwise "None"
    """     
    try:
        return squish.waitForObject(names_dict, timeout_ms)
    except LookupError:
        test.fail("ERROR : " + error_message)
        return None   

def setObjectText(obj, text):
    obj["text"] = text
    return obj

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
    return None