Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r0d29de114c4155f07fc8c2d1c83544643a18a334 -r1da2d466f9f2501f10fd623cd48f3ae13e7c1faa
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 0d29de114c4155f07fc8c2d1c83544643a18a334)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 1da2d466f9f2501f10fd623cd48f3ae13e7c1faa)
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@
 import squish
 from configuration import config
 from builtins import int as pyInt
+import object
+import time
+from configuration.config import *
 
         
+
+        
 def start_application(app_name):
     """
     Function to start application and verify application status [running]
@@ -132,4 +137,92 @@
     except LookupError as _:
         test.passes("object is not present as expected")
         
-    squish.testSettings.objectNotFoundDebugging = True
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+    squish.testSettings.objectNotFoundDebugging = True
+    
+def verify_countdown(screen_title, time_out, hd_simulator, dg_simulator):
+    """
+        Method to verify the count down 
+        time in application
+        @param screen_title - (str) current title of the screen
+        @param time_out - (int) time out duration in secs
+        @Param hd_simulator - Instance of class HDSimulator
+        @Param dg_simulator - Instance of class DGSimulator
+    """
+    test.startSection("Verify the count down time in application")
+    for count_down in range(COUNT_DOWN_TIME_100, MINIMUM_COUNTDOWN_TIME-1, -1):
+        if screen_title == BEGIN_PRIME_TITLE:
+            hd_simulator.cmd_send_pre_treatment_self_test_dry_progress_data(time_out, count_down)
+        elif screen_title == PRIMING_TITLE:
+            hd_simulator.cmd_send_pre_treatment_disposables_prime_progress_data(time_out, count_down)
+        elif screen_title == SYSTEM_SELF_TEST_TITLE:
+            hd_simulator.cmd_send_pre_treatment_self_test_no_cartridge_progress_data(time_out, count_down)
+        else:
+            dg_simulator.cmd_send_dg_pre_treatment_filter_flush_progress_data(time_out, count_down)
+        actual_time = get_time(screen_title)
+        expected_time = convert_seconds_into_min_and_sec(count_down)
+        test.compare(actual_time, expected_time, "Actual count down time: {} should be equal to expected count down time {}".format(actual_time, expected_time))
+        verify_the_progress(count_down, screen_title, time_out)
+    test.endSection()
+    
+def convert_seconds_into_min_and_sec(seconds):
+    min = time.strftime("%M", time.gmtime(seconds))
+    sec = time.strftime("%S", time.gmtime(seconds))
+    return min,sec
+
+
+
+def get_time(screen_title):
+    """
+        Method to return the current count down 
+        in the application
+        @param screen_title - (str) current title of the screen
+    """
+    progress_circle_index = 4
+    if screen_title == BEGIN_PRIME_TITLE or screen_title == PRIMING_TITLE:
+        parent_object = object.parent(squish.waitForObjectExists(self_test_dry_check_list_text(screen_title)))
+    elif screen_title == SYSTEM_SELF_TEST_TITLE:
+        parent_object = object.parent(squish.waitForObjectExists(names.o_system_self_test))
+    else:
+        parent_object = object.parent(squish.waitForObjectExists(names.o_rinseack_title))
+        progress_circle_index = 10
+    time_parent_children = object.children(parent_object)
+    test.log(str(time_parent_children))
+    progress_circle_parent = time_parent_children[progress_circle_index]
+    progress_circle_parent = object.children(progress_circle_parent)
+    test.log(str(progress_circle_parent))
+    progress_circle_parent = progress_circle_parent[0]
+    test.log(str(progress_circle_parent))
+    progress_circle_parent = object.children(progress_circle_parent)
+    progress_circle_children = object.children(progress_circle_parent[0])
+    test.log(str(progress_circle_children))
+    time_text = progress_circle_children[0]
+    test.log(str(time_text))
+    return time_text.time
+
+
+    
+def verify_the_progress(count_down, screen_title, time_out):
+    """
+        Method to verify the current progress
+        @param count_down - (int) current count down time
+        @param screen_title - (str) current title of the screen
+        @param time_out - (int) time out duration in secs
+    """
+    test.startSection("Verifying the current progress")
+    if screen_title == BEGIN_PRIME_TITLE or screen_title == PRIMING_TITLE:
+        current_progress = (squish.waitForObjectExists(names.o_self_test_dry_progress)).progressValue
+    elif screen_title == SYSTEM_SELF_TEST_TITLE:
+        current_progress = (squish.waitForObjectExists(names.o_system_self_test_progress)).progressValue
+    else:
+        current_progress = (squish.waitForObjectExists(names.o_rinseback_setup_progress)).progressValue
+    #Since progress value is equal maximum count down value - current count down value
+    expected_progress = time_out - count_down
+    test.compare(current_progress, expected_progress, "{} should be the current progress".format(expected_progress))
+    test.endSection()
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
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