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Introducing the Automate SDK! Get your entire test suite running on BrowserStack in minutes! Learn More.

Integrate Your Test Suite with BrowserStack

BrowserStack’s Serenity SDK supports a plug-and-play integration. Run your entire test suite in parallel with a few steps!

Prerequisites

  • An existing automated test suite.
  • Serenity v2+, Java v8+, Selenium v2.5+ (W3C/JSON Wire).
  • 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 the system path, $PATH.

Looking for a starter project? Get started with our Serenity sample project.

Integration Steps

Based on the method you use to build your project, complete the steps in the following tabs to integrate with BrowserStack.

Install Browserstack Plugin

On the Eclipse toolbar, click Help > Eclipse Marketplace.

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

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. Eclipse Configuration

Select your Project Folder, Framework, and other BrowserStack Parameters, and then click Integrate.

Framework: serenity
BrowserStack User Name: YOUR_USERNAME
BrowserStack Access Key: YOUR_ACCESS_KEY

Eclipse Configuration

Set up serenity.conf file

Since project uses the Serenity BrowserStack plugin, set the remote URL and add your BrowserStack credentials in the serenity.conf file of your project.

serenity.conf
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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/devices you want to test under the platforms object. Our config follows W3C-formatted capabilities.

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

Enable BrowserStack Local

Test localhost/internal servers in your network

True
False
Test localhost/staging websites that are not publicly accessible

BrowserStack’s Local Testing feature connects with test suites pointing to your localhost URL

Learn more

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:

Build Name

Set build name as the name of the job/test suite being run. Accepted characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., :, -, [], /, @, &, , _. All other characters are ignored.
Character limit: 255

buildIdentifier Description Generated build name on dashboard
${BUILD_NUMBER} (Default) If build is triggered locally, an incremental counter is appended.

If build is triggered with CI tools, CI generated build number is appended.
bstack-demo 1


bstack-demo CI 1395
${DATE_TIME} The timestamp of run time is appended to the build. bstack-demo 29-Nov-20:44
Advanced use cases for Build name

Custom formatting of build name

Prefix buildIdentifier with desired characters, for example, # or :

buildName: bstack-demo
buildIdentifier: '#${BUILD_NUMBER}'

Re-run tests in a build

You can re-run selected tests from a build using any of the following options:

Option 1: Set the existing build name in the BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME variable and prepend it to your test run command to re-run tests in the same build:

MacOS/Linux:

BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” mvn test -P sample-test

Windows Powershell:

$env:BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123”; mvn test -P sample-test

Windows cmd:

set BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” && mvn test -P sample-test


Option 2: Set the build name as a combination of buildName and buildIdentifier, as seen on the dashboard, and set buildIdenitifier as null:

buildName: bstack-demo 123
buildIdentifier: null


Option 3: Set the buildIdentifier as the build number or time of the required build as seen on the dashboard:

buildName: bstack-demo
buildIdentifier: 123


Project Name

Set a project name for your project.

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

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:

Test Observability

Enables Test Observability, an advanced test reporting and debugging tool that helps you analyze test failures dramatically faster. If enabled, Test Observability collects test data using the SDK. This capability is enabled (set to true) by default.

True
False
Network logs

Enables network capture for the session in HAR format. Reduces session performance slightly

True
False

Update browserstack.yml file

Copy the given code snippet and replace contents of browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite.

browserstack.yml
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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. Intellij IDEA Configuration

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. Intellij IDEA Configuration

Select your Project Folder, add Framework and other BrowserStack Parameters then click OK.

Framework: serenity
BrowserStack User Name: YOUR_USERNAME
BrowserStack Access Key: YOUR_ACCESS_KEY

Intellij IDEA Configuration

Set up serenity.conf file

Since project uses the Serenity BrowserStack plugin, set the remote URL and add your BrowserStack credentials in the serenity.conf file of your project.

serenity.conf
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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/devices you want to test under the platforms object. Our config follows W3C-formatted capabilities.

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

Enable BrowserStack Local

Test localhost / internal servers in your network

True
False
Test Localhost / Staging websites that are not publicly accessible

BrowserStack’s Local Testing feature connects with test suites pointing to your localhost URL

Learn more

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:

Build Name

Set build name as the name of the job/test suite being run. Accepted characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., :, -, [], /, @, &, , _. All other characters are ignored.
Character limit: 255

buildIdentifier Description Generated build name on dashboard
${BUILD_NUMBER} (Default) If build is triggered locally, an incremental counter is appended.

If build is triggered with CI tools, CI generated build number is appended.
bstack-demo 1


bstack-demo CI 1395
${DATE_TIME} The timestamp of run time is appended to the build. bstack-demo 29-Nov-20:44
Advanced use cases for Build name

Custom formatting of build name

Prefix buildIdentifier with desired characters, for example, # or :

buildName: bstack-demo
buildIdentifier: '#${BUILD_NUMBER}'

Re-run tests in a build

You can re-run selected tests from a build using any of the following options:

Option 1: Set the existing build name in the BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME variable and prepend it to your test run command to re-run tests in the same build:

MacOS/Linux:

BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” mvn test -P sample-test

Windows Powershell:

$env:BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123”; mvn test -P sample-test

Windows cmd:

set BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” && mvn test -P sample-test


Option 2: Set the build name as a combination of buildName and buildIdentifier, as seen on the dashboard, and set buildIdenitifier as null:

buildName: bstack-demo 123
buildIdentifier: null


Option 3: Set the buildIdentifier as the build number or time of the required build as seen on the dashboard:

buildName: bstack-demo
buildIdentifier: 123


Project Name

Set a project name for your project.

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

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:

Test Observability

Enables Test Observability, an advanced test reporting and debugging tool that helps you analyze test failures dramatically faster. If enabled, Test Observability collects test data using the SDK. This capability is enabled (set to true) by default.

True
False
Network logs

Enables network capture for the session in HAR format. Reduces session performance slightly

True
False

Update browserstack.yml file

Copy the given code snippet and replace contents of browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite.

browserstack.yml
Copy icon Copy snippet

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.

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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.

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Add serenity-browserstack dependency in pom.xml

Add serenity-browserstack as Maven dependency in your pom.xml file and save the file.

This dependency adds the Serenity BrowserStack plugin to your project.

pom.xml
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Set up serenity.conf file

Since project uses the Serenity BrowserStack plugin, set the remote URL and add your BrowserStack credentials in the serenity.conf file of your project.

serenity.conf
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Update your BrowserStack config file

Once you have installed the SDK, a browserstack.yml config file will be created at the root level of your project. This file contains all the required capabilities to run 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.

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

Enable BrowserStack Local

Test localhost/internal servers in your network

True
False
Test localhost/staging websites that are not publicly accessible

BrowserStack’s Local Testing feature connects with test suites pointing to your localhost URL

Learn more

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:

Build Name

Set build name as the name of the job/test suite being run. Accepted characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., :, -, [], /, @, &, , _. All other characters are ignored.
Character limit: 255

buildIdentifier Description Generated build name on dashboard
${BUILD_NUMBER} (Default) If build is triggered locally, an incremental counter is appended.

If build is triggered with CI tools, CI generated build number is appended.
bstack-demo 1


bstack-demo CI 1395
${DATE_TIME} The timestamp of run time is appended to the build. bstack-demo 29-Nov-20:44
Advanced use cases for Build name

Custom formatting of build name

Prefix buildIdentifier with desired characters, for example, # or :

buildName: bstack-demo
buildIdentifier: '#${BUILD_NUMBER}'

Re-run tests in a build

You can re-run selected tests from a build using any of the following options:

Option 1: Set the existing build name in the BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME variable and prepend it to your test run command to re-run tests in the same build:

MacOS/Linux:

BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” mvn test -P sample-test

Windows Powershell:

$env:BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123”; mvn test -P sample-test

Windows cmd:

set BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” && mvn test -P sample-test


Option 2: Set the build name as a combination of buildName and buildIdentifier, as seen on the dashboard, and set buildIdenitifier as null:

buildName: bstack-demo 123
buildIdentifier: null


Option 3: Set the buildIdentifier as the build number or time of the required build as seen on the dashboard:

buildName: bstack-demo
buildIdentifier: 123


Project Name

Set a project name for your project.

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

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:

Test Observability

Enables Test Observability, an advanced test reporting and debugging tool that helps you analyze test failures dramatically faster. If enabled, Test Observability collects test data using the SDK. This capability is enabled (set to true) by default.

True
False
Network logs

Enables network capture for the session in HAR format. Reduces session performance slightly

True
False

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.

browserstack.yml
Copy icon Copy snippet

Run your test suite

You can continue running your tests as you have been previously.

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.
browserstack.yml

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 (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
browserstack.yml

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.
browserstack.yml

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.
browserstack.yml

Next steps

Once you have successfully integrated your test suite with BrowserStack, you might want to check the following:

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