Struggling to mimic keyboard input for a specific length of time (for automated UnityTest)

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Hey all, I’m trying to create a method that simulates keyboard entry for the purpose of automation. I’m using the Unity Platformer Microgame for this task, and there’s basically 3 interactions; jump, move left and move right in this 2D Platformer. The PlayerController.cs class inherits the KinematicObject class, and uses InputAction

In my tests, I’m loading a custom scene, and able to assign the Player to a GameObject; and attempting to add this custom SimulateKeyPress function to the PlayerController.cs file (this is all available in the content); calling it with the key intended and the length of time it should be held down. Is there a way to do this for a consitent timing across multiple platforms, without using a direct TimeSpan or similar element?

    [UnityTest]
    public IEnumerator GetPlayerAndTokenData()
    {   
        myPlayer = GameObject.Find("Player");
        myPlayerController = myPlayer.GetComponent<PlayerController>();
        myPlayerController.SimulateKeyPress("spacebar", TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
        myPlayerController.SimulateKeyPress("a", TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500));

        yield return null;
    }

And below is a glimpse of what I’m trying to write.