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Maintaining control identifiers in centralized location

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#511 opened on Jun 26, 2018

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Priority-Criticalenhancementgood first issue

Description

When desktop application is very large and has 10k identifiers,then how should one maintain and access then from centralized location (file) in python. Please give suggestions.

Earlier we were using QTP for automation which has its own utility of object repository... For pywinauto how can we create similar utility or how can we organize objects in one file and access them efficiently in script

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Tech stack
python
Domain
desktoptesting
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
unclear
Prerequisites
Pythonpywinauto basicsGUI automation conceptsobject repository design
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
This issue is a feature request/suggestion for a centralized object repository in pywinauto, similar to QTP's. The discussion needs to explore design options and existing utilities. Review comments for prior suggestions, and consider implementing a proof of concept with a file based identifier store (e.g., JSON) and a lookup mechanism. The relevant files would be in the pywinauto source, likely under `pywinauto/controls/` or similar.