Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -rbddd2fe08aac52e286b53a811f0ab41919c7fea2 -rd94d75c2c397752dfee66870ad4cee7dd913651d
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision bddd2fe08aac52e286b53a811f0ab41919c7fea2)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision d94d75c2c397752dfee66870ad4cee7dd913651d)
@@ -171,3 +171,40 @@
         squish.mouseClick(waitForObject(left_arrow))
         utils.waitForGUI(0.2)  # Small delay to allow UI to update
         
+    return None
+
+def get_object_color(names_dict, error_message = "Missing object color", timeout_ms = 2000):
+    """
+        To get an object color 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).color.name
+    except LookupError:
+        test.fail("ERROR : " + error_message)
+        return None
+
+def get_object_source_path(names_dict, error_message = "Missing object source path", timeout_ms = 2000):
+    """
+        To get an object source path 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).source.path
+    except LookupError:
+        test.fail("ERROR : " + error_message)
+        return None 
+    
+def get_object_text(names_dict, error_message = "Missing object text", timeout_ms = 2000):
+    """
+        To get an object text string 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).text
+    except LookupError:
+        test.fail("ERROR : " + error_message)
+        return None