Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -re2c906a7b5fde31d48d168f097fe6a5a2ab0afea -r34175fa27bfee67e492c7dbdf4fef89d0b0e5c39
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision e2c906a7b5fde31d48d168f097fe6a5a2ab0afea)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 34175fa27bfee67e492c7dbdf4fef89d0b0e5c39)
@@ -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 +13,49 @@
     except LookupError:
         test.fail("ERROR : " + error_message)
         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
+    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