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Integrate your Gauge test suite with Automate
A guide to integrating your Gauge automated tests with BrowserStack SDK. Run tests on BrowserStack’s real device cloud of 3000+ devices and browsers.
Prerequisites
- An existing automated test suite.
- Gauge (latest version), Java v8+, Selenium v2.5+ (JSON Wire or W3C).
-
Maven is installed on your machine, with environment variables set and Maven added to the system path,
$PATH.
Looking for a starter project? Get started with our Gauge sample project.
Integration steps
Complete the steps in the following tabs for your preferred IDE or the command line.
Install BrowserStack Plugin
On the Eclipse toolbar, click Help > Eclipse Marketplace.
In the Eclipse Marketplace, search for BrowserStack > click Install > Finish.
Configure your test suite with BrowserStack SDK
BrowserStack plugin automatically adds the browserstack-java-sdk dependency to your pom.xml file and generates a browserstack.yml configuration file.
Right-click on your project folder > BrowserStack > select Integrate with Automate SDK.
Select your Project Folder, Framework, and other BrowserStack Parameters, and then click Integrate.
Framework: java
BrowserStack User Name: YOUR_USERNAME
BrowserStack Access Key: YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
Update your BrowserStack config file
Update your browserstack.yml config file at the root level of your project. This file holds all the required capabilities to run tests on BrowserStack.
Set platforms to test on
Set the browsers or 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
BrowserStack Local supports all advanced use cases and restricted networks. Contact our support team for assistance in configuring BrowserStack Local for your enterprise.
BrowserStack Reporting
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 (_).
Do you want to enable/disable auto-marking of test status and session?
The sessionName and sessionStatus are the names of your test sessions and status of your test sessions respectively. They are automatically picked from your test class/spec names and statuses. They do not need to be set manually when using the BrowserStack SDK. To override the sessionName and sessionStatus capabilities, use the following in your browserstack.yml file:
You can configure local testing to start without initializing the BrowserStack binary, or even with an existing binary using a local identifier
testContextOptions:
skipSessionName: true
skipSessionStatus: true
Use additional debugging features
By default, BrowserStack provides prettified session logs, screenshots on every failed selenium command, and a video of the entire test. Additionally, you can enable the following features:
Update BrowserStack config file
Copy the given code snippet and replace contents of browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite.
Use our Capability Generator to select from a comprehensive set of options you can use to customize your tests.
Run your test suite
You can continue running your tests as you have been previously.
Install BrowserStack Plugin
Click IntelliJ IDEA > Preferences > Plugins.
Search for BrowserStack and click Install.
Configure your test suite with BrowserStack SDK
BrowserStack plugin automatically adds the browserstack-java-sdk dependency to your pom.xml file and generates a browserstack.yml configuration file.
Right-click on your project folder > BrowserStack > select Integrate with Automate SDK.
Select your Project Folder, add Framework and other BrowserStack Parameters then click OK.
Framework: java
BrowserStack User Name: YOUR_USERNAME
BrowserStack Access Key: YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
Update your BrowserStack config file
Update your browserstack.yml config file at the root level of your project. This file holds all the required capabilities to run tests on BrowserStack.
Set platforms to test on
Set the browsers or 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
BrowserStack Local supports all advanced use cases and restricted networks. Contact our support team for assistance in configuring BrowserStack Local for your enterprise.
BrowserStack Reporting
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 (_).
Do you want to enable/disable auto-marking of test status and session?
The sessionName and sessionStatus are the names of your test sessions and status of your test sessions respectively. They are automatically picked from your test class/spec names and statuses. They do not need to be set manually when using the BrowserStack SDK. To override the sessionName and sessionStatus capabilities, use the following in your browserstack.yml file:
You can configure local testing to start without initializing the BrowserStack binary, or even with an existing binary using a local identifier
testContextOptions:
skipSessionName: true
skipSessionStatus: true
Use additional debugging features
By default, BrowserStack provides prettified session logs, screenshots on every failed selenium command, and a video of the entire test. Additionally, you can enable the following features:
Update browserstack.yml file
Copy the given code snippet and replace contents of browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite.
Use our Capability Generator to select from a comprehensive set of options you can use to customize your tests.
Run your test suite
You can continue running your tests as you have been previously.
Set BrowserStack credentials
Save your BrowserStack credentials as environment variables. It simplifies running your test suite from your local or CI environment.
export BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME="YOUR_USERNAME"
export BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"
$env:BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME="YOUR_USERNAME"
$env:BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"
setx BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME "YOUR_USERNAME"
setx BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY "YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"
set BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME=YOUR_USERNAME
set BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
Install BrowserStack SDK using Maven Archetype
Run the following command on your terminal/command-line to add browserstack-java-sdk dependency and browserstack.yml file in your project.
MacOS/Linux:
mvn archetype:generate -B -DarchetypeGroupId=com.browserstack \
-DarchetypeArtifactId=browserstack-sdk-archetype-integrate -DarchetypeVersion=1.0 \
-DgroupId=com.browserstack -DartifactId=browserstack-sdk-archetype-integrate -Dversion=1.0 \
-DBROWSERSTACK_USERNAME=YOUR_USERNAME -DBROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY \
-DBROWSERSTACK_FRAMEWORK=gauge
Windows:
mvn archetype:generate -B -DarchetypeGroupId="com.browserstack" -DarchetypeArtifactId="browserstack-sdk-archetype-integrate" -DarchetypeVersion="1.0" -DgroupId="com.browserstack" -DartifactId="browserstack-sdk-archetype-integrate" -Dversion="1.0" -DBROWSERSTACK_USERNAME="YOUR_USERNAME" -DBROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" -DBROWSERSTACK_FRAMEWORK="gauge"
Update your BrowserStack config file
When you install the SDK, a browserstack.yml config file is created at the root level of your project. This file holds all the required capabilities to run tests on BrowserStack.
Set platforms to test on
Set the browsers or 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
BrowserStack Local supports all advanced use cases and restricted networks. Contact our support team for assistance in configuring BrowserStack Local for your enterprise.
BrowserStack reporting
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 (_).
Use additional debugging features
By default, BrowserStack provides prettified session logs, screenshots on every failed selenium command, and a video of the entire test. Additionally, you can enable the following features:
description="Enables screenshots for every Selenium command run"
Update browserstack.yml file with selected capabilities
Copy the following code snippet and replace contents of browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite.
Use our Capability Generator to select from a comprehensive set of options you can use to customize your tests.
Run your test suite
You can continue running your tests as you have been previously.
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.
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.
Note that this capability is supported on the Enterprise plan only. You can contact sales to get an Enterprise plan for your account.
| 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. |
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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