Organize Tests
Name your tests and group your builds by build names and project for better reporting.
You can organize your automated tests by projects and builds by using the
project, build, and name capabilities.
| Capability | Description | Expected values |
|---|---|---|
name |
Name for your session / test case | A string. Note that only letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), periods (.), colons (:) and underscores (_) are allowed. Any other characters are ignored. |
build |
Build version / number | A string. Note that only letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), periods (.), colons (:) and underscores (_) are allowed. Any other characters are ignored. |
project |
Name of your project | A string. Note that only letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), periods (.), colons (:) and underscores (_) are allowed. Any other characters are ignored. |
Note:
Learn why you should be using build names to get the most out of BrowserStack Automate.
For example, if you are working on your new marketing website, and want to run your test suite for the Alpha 0.1.7 build, you can pass the following capabilities:
// Testing the home page
DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.setCapability("project", "Marketing Website v2");
caps.setCapability("build", "alpha_0.1.7");
caps.setCapability("name", "Home page must have a title");
// Testing the home page
var capabilities = {
"project" : "Marketing Website v2",
"build" : "alpha_0.1.7",
"name" : "Home page must have a title"
}
// Testing the home page
DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.SetCapability("project", "Marketing Website v2");
caps.SetCapability("build", "alpha_0.1.7");
caps.SetCapability("name", "Home page must have a title");
# Testing the home page
$caps = array(
"project" => "Marketing Website v2",
"build" => "alpha_0.1.7",
"name" => "Home page must have a title"
);
# Testing the home page
capabilities = {
"project" : "Marketing Website v2",
"build" : "alpha_0.1.7",
"name" : "Home page must have a title"
}
# Testing the home page
caps = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Capabilities.new
caps["project"] = "Marketing Website v2"
caps["build"] = "alpha_0.1.7"
caps["name"] = "Home page must have a title"
# Testing the home page
my $capabilities = {
"project" => "Marketing Website v2",
"build" => "alpha_0.1.7",
"name" => "Home page must have a title"
}
When you run the next test, just update the name and it is grouped automatically into the same build and project.
// Testing the admin page
DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.setCapability("project", "Marketing Website v2");
caps.setCapability("build", "alpha_0.1.7");
caps.setCapability("name", "Admin page access must be denied");
// Testing the admin page
var capabilities = {
"project" : "Marketing Website v2",
"build" : "alpha_0.1.7",
"name" : "Admin page access must be denied"
}
// Testing the admin page
DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.SetCapability("project", "Marketing Website v2");
caps.SetCapability("build", "alpha_0.1.7");
caps.SetCapability("name", "Admin page access must be denied");
# Testing the admin page
$caps = array(
"project" => "Marketing Website v2",
"build" => "alpha_0.1.7",
"name" => "Admin page access must be denied"
);
# Testing the admin page
capabilities = {
"project" : "Marketing Website v2",
"build" : "alpha_0.1.7",
"name" : "Admin page access must be denied"
}
# Testing the admin page
caps = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Capabilities.new
caps["project"] = "Marketing Website v2"
caps["build"] = "alpha_0.1.7"
caps["name"] = "Admin page access must be denied"
# Testing the admin page
my $capabilities = {
"project" => "Marketing Website v2",
"build" => "alpha_0.1.7",
"name" => "Admin page access must be denied"
}
Protip:
You can use the
name capability to give your session a name (usually
describing the test case) and build capability (usually the same as the build
ID that’s on your CI/CD platform) so that it is easy for you to debug later.
Remember to update the build version / number the next time you run the test again. If you are running your tests on a different project, remember to update the project name too.
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