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Integrate Your Test Suite with BrowserStack
BrowserStack C# SDK supports a plug-and-play integration. Run your entire test suite in parallel with a few steps!
Prerequisites
- An existing automated test suite.
- .Net v6.0+, NUnit v3.0.0+. (if you are using NUnit), xUnit v2.0+ (if you are using xUnit)
Integration steps
To begin with our starter project, check out our C# sample project. If you are already using the sample project, you may skip the integration steps.
Depending on your preferred method of building projects, perform the following steps to integrate your test suite with BrowserStack. You can integrate your test suite with C# SDK using NUnit, xUnit, or SpecFlow.
Add BrowserStack SDK as NuGet package
Steps to install BrowserStack SDK as a NuGet package:
- On the Visual Studio toolbar, select Project > Manage NuGet Packages. A NuGet Package Manager Window opens.
- In the Browse tab, search for BrowserStack.TestAdapter, and click Install.
Create your BrowserStack config file
After installing the SDK, create a browserstack.yml config file at the root level of your project. This file holds all the required capabilities to run 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.
Set platforms to test on
Set the browsers/devices you want to test under the platforms object. Our config follows W3C formatted capabilities.
Do you want to dynamically configure platforms?
To dynamically configure platforms across different tests, you can comment out the platforms capability while still passing platform-specific capabilities.
Configure AI Agents
You can enable the following AI agents by adding the respective configurations in your browserstack.yml file:
Enable BrowserStack Local
Test localhost/internal servers in your network
BrowserStack’s Local Testing feature connects with test suites pointing to your localhost URL
If your staging environment is behind a proxy or firewall, additional arguments, such as proxy username, proxy password, etc, must be set. Check out Local Binary parameters to learn about additional arguments or Contact Support for assistance.
BrowserStack Reporting (part 1/2)
You can leverage BrowserStack’s extensive reporting features using the following capabilities:
Set a name to your build (usually the same as the build ID that’s on your CI/CD platform).
Accepted characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., :, -, [], /, @, &, ', _. All other characters are ignored.
Character limit: 255
Set a project name for your project.
The projectName and buildName config must be static and not change across different runs of the same build. This is a deviation in approach as specified by BrowserStack Automate or App Automate as Test Reporting & Analytics will automatically identify different build runs.
Restrict the characters in your projectName and buildName to alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), underscores (_), colons (:), square brackets ([, ]), and hyphens (-). Any other character will be replaced with an underscore (_).
sessionName is the name of your test sessions and is automatically picked from your test class/spec name. It doesn’t need to be set manually when using the BrowserStack SDK.
Use additional debugging features
BrowserStack offers session logs, screenshots of failed commands, and a video of the entire test, with additional options to enable.
Update browserstack.yml file
Update the browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite and add the given code to it.
Use our Capability Generator to select from a comprehensive set of options you can use to customize your tests.
BrowserStack Reporting (part 2/2)
Test assertions are specific to selected language frameworks. BrowserStack requires explicit instruction to determine whether your tests have passed or failed based on the assertions in your test script.
Mark session name
You can use the sessionName capability to give your session a name (usually describing the test case) so that it is easy for you to debug later.
Mark test as passed or failed
To mark whether your test has passed or failed on BrowserStack, use the following Javascript executor in your test script.
The arguments passed in the Javascript method for setting the status and the corresponding reason of the test are status and reason
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statusaccepts eitherpassedorfailedas the value -
reasonaccepts a value in string datatype
Run your test suite
The BrowserStack Test Adapter enables you to execute your test suite seamlessly, just as you did previously.
- On the Visual Studio toolbar, select Test > Test Explorer.
- Right-click on your test and click Run.
To find out the location of the BrowserStack SDK log files, refer to BrowserStack SDK Log Files. If you are looking for more information, see FAQ documentation.
After you run your test, visit the Automate dashboard to view your test results.
Facing issues with your project? Try running a sample build here.
Advanced features and use cases
Here’s a list of features and capabilities you may find useful.
Accept insecure certificates
The acceptInsecureCerts capability suppresses browser popups warning about self-signed certificates usually found in staging environments.
| Capability | Expected values |
|---|---|
acceptInsecureCerts |
A boolean. Default is False.True if you want to accept all SSL certificates. |
Change desktop resolution
The resolution capability changes the default desktop screen resolution for your tests on BrowserStack.
| Capability | Description | Expected values |
|---|---|---|
resolution |
Set the resolution of your VM before beginning your test | A string. Default resolution is 1024x768 Supported resolutions: Windows (XP, 7): 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1600x1200, 1920x1200, 1920x1080, and 2048x1536 Windows (8, 8.1, 10): 1024x768, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1600x1200, 1920x1200, 1920x1080, and 2048x1536 OS X (Golden Gate, Tahoe, Sequoia, Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, and High Sierra): 1024x768, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, 2560x1600, and 3840x2160 OS X (All other versions): 1024x768, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, and 1920x1080
|
Simulate IP geolocation
The geoLocation capability lets you test your websites across different countries.
| Capability | Description | Expected values |
|---|---|---|
geoLocation |
Set the country code you want your test to detect | A string. An ISO 2 country code FR for France, CN for China Check out the complete list of 45+ countries we support. |
Note that this capability is supported on the Enterprise plan only. You can contact sales to get an Enterprise plan for your account.
Simulate network conditions
The networkProfile capability lets you test your websites under different network conditions.
| Capability | Description | Expected values |
|---|---|---|
networkProfile |
Set the network profile to start the test with | A string. 2g-gprs-good, 4g-lte-advanced-lossy Check out the complete list of all pre-defined network profiles. |
Others
Following are a few additional links to documentation pages that might help with your test scenarios:
Next steps
Once you have successfully integrated your test suite with BrowserStack, you might want to check the following:
- Generate a list of capabilities that you want to use in tests
- Find information about your Projects, Builds and Sessions using our REST APIs
- Set up your CI/CD: Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity, Azure, CircleCI, BitBucket, TravisCI, GitHub Actions
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