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    Integrate BrowserStack App Automate with Bitrise

    Bitrise is a mobile CI/CD Platform as a Service (PaaS) to automate the build and deploy process of your applications. It helps catch failures ahead of the production stage and mitigate them as they occur.

    In the guide, you’ll learn how to:

    Prerequisite

    Add BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI step in Bitrise

    To add the BrowserStack App Automate step in the workflow pipeline of your app, complete the following steps:

    1. Go to your Bitrise workspace and navigate to your app’s Build page.
    2. On the app’s Build page, click Edit workflow. Edit workflow in Bitrise
    3. On the Workflow Editor page, view the Workflows tab. The default steps are listed in the left pane. Click + to add a new step.
    4. Add and configure the Xcode Archive & Export for iOS step in your workflow.

      This step exports the IPA file in the BITRISE_IPA_PATH output variable, which you can use when setting the IPA file path in BrowserStack’s step. Add Xcode step
    5. Click + under the Xcode Archive & Export for iOS step to add the test suite configuration step.
    6. Add and configure the Xcode Build for testing for iOS steps in your workflow.

      This step exports the test suite in the BITRISE_TEST_BUNDLE_PATH output variable, which you can use when setting the test suite path in BrowserStack’s step.
    7. Click + under the Xcode Build for testing for iOS step to add the BrowserStack’s step.
    8. In the steps pane, search and click BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI.

    Ensure that you’ve added the BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI step under the Xcode Archive & Export for iOS and Xcode Build for testing for iOS steps, as shown in the following image:

    Steps in Bitrise

    Configure BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI step in Bitrise

    To configure the BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI step in Bitrise, complete the following steps:

    1. Click the BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI step and view its configuration in the right pane.
    2. In the Input variables section of the BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI step, set the parameters as explained in the following table, and save it.
    Key Description Flags Value
    BrowserStack username Set your BrowserStack Username Required String
    BrowserStack access key Set your BrowserStack Access Key Required String
    iOS app under test Set the path of the app (.ipa) file.

    Add $BITRISE_IPA_PATH in the input field if you are using the Xcode Archive & Export for iOS step in the workflow. Else, you can add any other path of the file.    		 Required Example: $BITRISE_IPA_PATH
    XCUI test suite Set the path of the output bundle file that contains your tests.

    Add $BITRISE_TEST_BUNDLE_PATH in the input field if you are using the Xcode Build for testing for iOS step in your workflow. Else, you can add any other path of the file.    		 Required Example: $BITRISE_TEST_BUNDLE_PATH
    Devices Set to one or more device-OS combinations in a new line.

    Check out the device-OS combinations list to set this parameter.    		 Required Example:
    iPhone 11-13
    iPhone XS-15
    Network logs Generate network logs of your XCUI test sessions to capture network traffic, latency, etc. Optional true, false
    Default: false
    Device Logs Generate device logs during XCUI test execution Optional true, false
    Default: false
    Capture screenshots Capture the screenshots of the test execution Optional true, false
    Default: false
    Project name Provide a project name for the tests Optional String

    Note that only letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), periods (.), colons (:) and underscores (_) are allowed. Any other characters are ignored.
    Test sharding Enable test sharding to split test cases into different groups instead of running them sequentially.

    Set the key-value pairs in the input field to specify the number of shards and configure its behavior.    		 Optional Examples:
    Input for only-testing strategy:
    {"numberOfShards": 2, "mapping": [{"name": "Shard 1", "strategy": "only-testing", "values": ["SampleXCUITestsClass/testAlert", "SampleXCUITestsClass/testText"]}, {"name": "Shard 2", "strategy": "only-testing", "values": ["SampleXCUITestsClass/testLogin"]}]}
    Input for skip-testing strategy: {"numberOfShards": 2, "mapping": [{"name": "Shard 1", "strategy": "skip-testing", "values": ["SampleXCUITestsClass/testAlert"]}, {"name": "Shard 2", "strategy": "skip-testing", "values": ["SampleXCUITestsClass/testText"]}]}
    Test capabilities Set the key-value pairs of other capabilities provided by BrowserStack in a new line. Check out the Request parameters section of the execute build API request page to learn about supported capabilities. Optional Example:
    coverage=true
    geoLocation=CN"

    To learn more parameters and output variables available in this step, check out the section on the complete list of parameters.

    Set up a trigger for XCUI build in Bitrise

    Setting up a trigger in Bitrise enables your workflow to run the pipeline when an event, such as a pull request or any commit, occurs in your source repository.

    To set up a trigger in your app’s workflow, complete the following steps:

    1. On the Workflow Editor page, click the Triggers tab.
    2. In the Triggers section, select either PUSH, PULL REQUEST, or TAG type of trigger, depending on your use case.
    3. Click + ADD TRIGGER and configure the trigger based on your selection.

      Check out the Bitrise triggers page to learn about trigger configurations.
    4. Save the configuration.

    You can now make changes in your source repository, and the build is triggered automatically in Bitrise.

    Visit your App Automate dashboard and go to your Bitrise build to view the test result.

    View results in BrowserStack

    List of available parameters in App Automate - XCUI step

    +The following table lists all parameters that you can configure using the App Automate - XCUI step:

    The parameters available in the Input variables section of the BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI step are listed in the following table:

    Key Description Flags Default
    BrowserStack username Set your BrowserStack Username Required String
    BrowserStack access key Set your BrowserStack Access Key Required String
    iOS app under test Set the path of the app (.ipa) file.

    Add $BITRISE_IPA_PATH in the input field if you are using the Xcode Archive & Export for iOS step in the workflow. Else, you can add any other path of the file.    		 Required Example: $BITRISE_IPA_PATH
    XCUI test suite Set the path of the output bundle file that contains your tests.

    Add $BITRISE_TEST_BUNDLE_PATH in the input field if you are using the Xcode Build for testing for iOS step in your workflow. Else, you can add any other path of the file.    		 Required Example: $BITRISE_TEST_BUNDLE_PATH
    Devices Set to one or more device-OS combinations in a new line.

    Check out the device-OS combinations list to set this parameter.    		 Required Example:
    iPhone 11-13
    iPhone XS-15
    Instrumentation logs Generate instrumentation logs of the test session N/A It is set to true, by default, and cannot be disabled
    Network logs Generate network logs of your XCUI test sessions to capture network traffic, latency, etc. Optional true, false
    Default: false
    Device Logs Generate device logs during XCUI test execution Optional true, false
    Default: false
    Capture screenshots Capture the screenshots of the test execution Optional true, false
    Default: false
    Video recording Record video of the test execution Optional true, false
    Default: true
    Project name Provide a project name for the tests Optional String

    Note that only letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), periods (.), colons (:) and underscores (_) are allowed. Any other characters are ignored.
    Notify project status Set a callback URL if you want BrowserStack to notify any third-party service about completion of build under a given project. This parameter requires that the Project name parameter also be set.

    The third-party service will receive a callback if no new builds are triggered for 5 minutes and all existing builds have completed their execution.    		 Optional URL
    Test sharding Enable test sharding to split test cases into different groups instead of running them sequentially.

    Set the key-value pairs in the input field to specify the number of shards and configure its behavior.    		 Optional Examples:
    Input for only-testing strategy:
    {"numberOfShards": 2, "mapping": [{"name": "Shard 1", "strategy": "only-testing", "values": ["SampleXCUITestsClass/testAlert", "SampleXCUITestsClass/testText"]}, {"name": "Shard 2", "strategy": "only-testing", "values": ["SampleXCUITestsClass/testLogin"]}]}
    Input for skip-testing strategy: {"numberOfShards": 2, "mapping": [{"name": "Shard 1", "strategy": "skip-testing", "values": ["SampleXCUITestsClass/testAlert"]}, {"name": "Shard 2", "strategy": "skip-testing", "values": ["SampleXCUITestsClass/testText"]}]}
    Filter test cases Set a comma-separated list of class or test names followed by the supported filtering strategy name, namely only-testing and skip-testing.
    		Optional Examples:

    For only-testing filtering strategy-
    only-testing SampleXCUITestsClass/testAlert, only-testing SampleXCUITestsClass/testText

    For skip-testing filtering strategy-
    skip-testing SampleXCUITestsClass/testAlert, skip-testing SampleXCUITestsClass/testText
    Run dynamic tests Enable to run runtime discoverable tests or dynamic tests Optional true, false
    Default: false
    Wait for build results Enable to make your pipeline wait for BrowserStack to complete the execution and get the test results Optional true, false
    Default: true
    Test capabilities Set the key-value pairs of other capabilities provided by BrowserStack in a new line.

    Check out the Request parameters section of the execute build API request page to learn about supported capabilities.    		 Optional Example:
    coverage=true
    geoLocation=CN"

    When the build is executed, the BrowserStack App Automate - XCUI step generates output variables as explained in the following table:

    Output variable Description
    $BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_URL URL of the build in your App Automate dashboard
    $BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_STATUS Status of the executed build. Check out the test results guide to learn about available status.

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