Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r1de7a1d5daa737a8375b1e57174f7243c46e653c -r8918023e9e53831f9f221f97c79e7bdf185a73f6
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 1de7a1d5daa737a8375b1e57174f7243c46e653c)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 8918023e9e53831f9f221f97c79e7bdf185a73f6)
@@ -26,6 +26,44 @@
 from dialin.ui.hd_simulator import HDSimulator
     
 
+def start_application(app_name):
+    """
+    Function to start application and verify application status [running]
+    If application does not start or running status is false, test stops
+    Argument:
+        @param app_name : (str) - Name of the application
+        @param app_executable : (str) - Actual application
+        @return: handle for the application if the application is in running state,
+        or error (exist the application)
+    """
+    counter = 0
+    while True:
+        try:
+            counter += 1
+            test.log("Starting {}".format(app_name))
+            squish.startApplication(app_name)
+            if counter == 1:
+                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" st try.")
+            elif counter == 2:
+                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" nd try.")
+            elif counter == 3:
+                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" rd try.")
+            else:
+                test.log("Application launched at the "+str(counter)+" th try.")
+            break
+        except RuntimeError:
+            if counter == 1:
+                test.log("Application failed to launch after "+str(counter)+" try - Please refer logs")
+            elif counter == 20:
+                test.log("Exiting after "+str(counter)+ " tries..")
+                sys.exit(1)
+            else:
+                test.log("Application failed to launch after "+str(counter)+ " tries - Please refer logs")
+        except:
+            logErrorDetails("Failed to start the application")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+
 def check_if_object_is_within_the_container(obj=None, container=None):
     """
     check if an object is inside a container