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Selenium with JUnit 4

Your guide to running tests using JUnit 4 on BrowserStack’s Selenium Grid of 3000+ real devices and desktop browsers.

Run tests on 3000+ real devices and desktop browsers

This section covers running your first build with BrowserStack’s sample repo. To run builds with your existing test suite(s), skip to integrate your test suite.

Prerequisites

  • BrowserStack Username and Access key. You can find this in your account profile. If you do not have an account yet, please sign up for a Free Trial.

  • JUnit v4, Java v8+, Selenium v2.5+ (W3C/JSON Wire).

  • If you are using Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA for running tests, install the corresponding JUnit plugin.

  • If you are using CLI for running tests, ensure that Maven is installed on your machine, Maven environment variables are set, and Maven bin is added to system path, $PATH.

Run a sample build

Run a sample JUnit 4 test build using your preferred method on BrowserStack:

Get Sample Project

Download Project

Download ZIP

After downloading the sample project, unzip it in the desired location.

Import the downloaded project

Click FileImport. Expand General, select Projects from Folder or Archive, and click Next. Then, navigate to the earlier unzipped downloaded project and open the junit-4 directory.

Eclipse IDE Configuration

Configure your browserstack.yml config file

The browserstack.yml file holds all the required capabilities to run your tests on BrowserStack

Set access credentials

Set userName and accessKey properties in the browserstack.yml file, available in the root directory, to authenticate your tests on BrowserStack.

Select desktop browsers or real devices from a list of 3000+ available combinations:

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Update the browserstack.yml config file

Copy and replace the platforms object in the browserstack.yml file.

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Run sample tests on BrowserStack

Install the Browserstack Plugin - on the Eclipse toolbar, click Help > Eclipse Marketplace.

In the Eclipse Marketplace, search for BrowserStack, click Install > Finish.

Search for Browserstack plugin

Right-click anywhere on the file SampleTest.java > Run As > JUnit Test.

Eclipse IDE Configuration

Get Sample Project

Download Project

Download ZIP

After downloading the sample project, unzip it in the desired location.

Import the downloaded project

Click File → Open. Navigate to the earlier unzipped downloaded project and open the junit-4 directory.

Configure your browserstack.yml config file

The browserstack.yml file holds all the required capabilities to run your tests on BrowserStack

Set access credentials

Set userName and accessKey properties in the browserstack.yml file,available in the root directory, to authenticate your tests on BrowserStack.

Select desktop browsers or real devices from a list of 3000+ available combinations:

Parallel thread #1
Parallel thread #2
Parallel thread #3

Update the browserstack.yml config file

Copy and replace the platforms object in the browserstack.yml file.

browserstack.yml
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Run sample tests on BrowserStack

Run the tests using the following steps:

Install the Browserstack Plugin: click IntelliJ IDEA > Preferences > Plugins.

Search for BrowserStack and click Install.

Intellij IDEA Configuration

Open the file SampleTest.java and click the Run button.

IntelliJ IDEA Configuration

Get Sample Project

Get our sample project using one of the following options:

Option 1: Download Project

Download ZIP

Option 2: Via Git

Clone our sample Git repository using the commands.

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Option 3: Via Maven Archetype

Setup using Maven archetype to create a new sample project with your BrowserStack credentials pre-configured.

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Configure your browserstack.yml config file

The browserstack.yml file holds all the required capabilities to run your tests on BrowserStack

Set access credentials

Set userName and accessKey parameters in the browserstack.yml file, available in the root directory, to authenticate your tests on BrowserStack.

Select desktop browsers or real devices from a list of 3000+ available combinations:

Parallel thread #1
Parallel thread #2
Parallel thread #3

Update the browserstack.yml config file

Copy and replace the platforms object in the browserstack.yml file.

browserstack.yml
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Run sample tests on BrowserStack!

Install dependencies and run a sample test build on BrowserStack:

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After you run your test, visit the Automate dashboard to view your test results.

Next steps

After you have successfully run your first test on BrowserStack, try integrating your test suite with BrowserStack.

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