Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -rdf6668769f32a66a7a3ce7b5956726142b67cecf -r53c5b62d1fbf9121df012d6c025f482bfd3826b0
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision df6668769f32a66a7a3ce7b5956726142b67cecf)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 53c5b62d1fbf9121df012d6c025f482bfd3826b0)
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import squish
 import test
+import object
    
 def get_object_from_names(names_dict, error_message = "Missing object", timeout_ms = 200):
     """
@@ -11,4 +12,23 @@
         return squish.waitForObject(names_dict, timeout_ms)
     except LookupError:
         test.fail("ERROR : " + error_message)
-        return None
+        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
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