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Integrate Your Java Test Suite with BrowserStack

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

Prerequisites

  • An existing automated test suite.
  • Java v8+ if using Gradle, Java v9+ is required.
  • Maven or Gradle is installed on your machine, its environment variables are set, and its bin is added to system path, $PATH.

Looking for a starter project? Get started with our Java 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.

Set BrowserStack credentials

Saving your BrowserStack credentials as environment variables makes it easier to run your test suite from your local or CI environment.

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# Set these values in your ~/.zprofile (zsh) or ~/.profile (bash)
export BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME="YOUR_USERNAME"
export BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"
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setx BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME "YOUR_USERNAME"
setx BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY "YOUR_ACCESS_KEY"
set BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME=YOUR_USERNAME
set BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY

Add BrowserStack SDK dependency

In your pom.xml file, add browserstack-java-sdk as a Maven dependency at the end of the dependencies list, within the <dependencies> element. Refresh the project.

If you are using the Surefire plugin to run tests, the steps to integrate might change. Check out framework-specific integration steps for TestNG.

pom.xml
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<dependencies>
  ...
  ...
  ...
  <dependency>
    <groupId>com.browserstack</groupId>
    <artifactId>browserstack-java-sdk</artifactId>
    <version>LATEST</version>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

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 app to be tested

The app property determines the app to be tested. You can upload an Android app (.apk or .aab file) or an iOS app (.ipa file) from your local filesystem.

Supported method Description
path(Recommended) SDK uploads the app using the specified relative or absolute path.
Eg: app: ./SampleApp.apk.

Check out how to create IPA files for iOS app testing on BrowserStack.

App

Set the path to your app. Or, if you have already uploaded your app, provide one of the other acceptable app property values here

Other acceptable app property values

You can use BrowserStack REST API to upload your app.

Following is a sample response that is generated when you upload an app using any of the mentioned methods:

 {
    "app_url":"bs://f7c874f21852ba57957a3fdc33f47514288c4ba4", 
    "custom_id":"SampleApp",
    "shareable_id":"exampleuser/SampleApp"
 }

The following table explains the other acceptable app property values:

Supported method Description
app_url Uploaded app’s app_url is a valid value for app property.
Eg: app: bs://45e1c1473b17b7643aed1761f51cb5cdf3d3e334
custom_id If you’ve defined a custom_id while uploading your app, the same value can be used as app property value.
Eg: app: CalculatorApp
shareable_id If you wish to test an app uploaded by someone else from your organization, a shareable_id can be used as the app property value.
Eg: app: exampleuser/CalculatorApp

Check out how to specify the application under test to understand the above options better.

Set platforms to test on

Platform

Select an OS to choose the devices from below

Set the devices you want to test under the platforms object.

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

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.

Enable BrowserStack Local

Test apps with local/staging API servers

True
False
Test apps locally with local/staging API servers

BrowserStack’s Local Testing feature connects with locally hosted API servers to run your apps

Learn more

BrowserStack Reporting (part 1/2)

You can leverage BrowserStack’s extensive reporting features using the following capabilities:

Build Name

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


Project Name

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 Observability 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 (:), and hyphens (-). Any other character will be replaced with a space.

Use additional debugging features

By default, BrowserStack provides prettified session logs, screenshots on every failed command, and a video of the entire test. Additionally, you can enable the following features:

Visual logs

Enables screenshots for every command ran

True
False
Network logs

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

True
False

Create browserstack.yml file

Create browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite and add the code to it.

You can also pass regular expressions (regex) in deviceName and platformVersion capabilities if your device selection is more flexible. Check out how to use regular expressions to specify device attributes.

browserstack.yml
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userName: YOUR_USERNAME
accessKey: YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
framework: testng
app: bs://sample.app
platforms:
  - platformName: android
    deviceName: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
    platformVersion: 12.0
  - platformName: android
    deviceName: Google Pixel 7 Pro
    platformVersion: 13.0
  - platformName: android
    deviceName: OnePlus 9
    platformVersion: 11.0
browserstackLocal: true
buildName: bstack-demo
projectName: BrowserStack Sample
CUSTOM_TAG_1: "You can set a custom Build Tag here"
# Use CUSTOM_TAG_<N> and set more build tags as you need.
debug: true
networkLogs: true

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.

test-script.java
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final JavascriptExecutor jse = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
JSONObject executorObject = new JSONObject();
JSONObject argumentsObject = new JSONObject();
argumentsObject.put("name", "<test-name>");
executorObject.put("action", "setSessionName");
executorObject.put("arguments", argumentsObject);
jse.executeScript(String.format("browserstack_executor: %s", executorObject));

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

  • status accepts either passed or failed as the value
  • reason accepts a value in string datatype
test-script.java
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final JavascriptExecutor jse = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
JSONObject executorObject = new JSONObject();
JSONObject argumentsObject = new JSONObject();
argumentsObject.put("status", "<passed/failed>");
argumentsObject.put("reason", "<reason>");
executorObject.put("action", "setSessionStatus");
executorObject.put("arguments", argumentsObject);
jse.executeScript(String.format("browserstack_executor: %s", executorObject));

Run your test suite

Get browserstack-java-sdk .m2 repository path

Search for the browserstack-java-sdk jar in Maven Dependencies, right-click the .jar file, and then click Copy:
Eclipse IDE Configuration

Example Paths:

Mac or Linux: /Users/User_Name/.m2/repository/com/browserstack/browserstack-java-sdk/1.0.9/browserstack-java-sdk-1.0.9.jar

Windows: C:\Users\User_Name\.m2\repository\com\browserstack\browserstack-java-sdk\1.0.9\browserstack-java-sdk-1.0.9.jar

Add browserstack-java-sdk .m2 repository path in VM arguments

In your test file, click on run icon & select run configurations:

Eclipse IDE Configuration

Click on Arguments pane & add the .m2 repository path in the VM arguments. Click Apply & then click Close:

Eclipse IDE Configuration

After successful completion of the above steps, you can now run your test suite using BrowserStack.

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 App 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 warning about self-signed certificates usually found in staging environments.

Capability Expected values
acceptSslCerts A boolean. Default is False.
True if you want to accept all SSL certificates.
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acceptInsecureCerts: true

Change device orientation

The deviceOrientation capability changes the default mobile screen orientation for your tests on BrowserStack infra.

  • If the parameter is set at the root level, its applicable to all the devices in the test.
  • If you wish to apply it to a specific device, set it at the platform level which has the device details.
Capability Description Expected values
deviceOrientation Set the orientation of your app before beginning your test A string. Default orientation is portrait.

Supported orientations:
portrait and landscape.
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deviceOrientation: landscape

Simulate IP geolocation

The geoLocation capability lets you test your app 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.
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geoLocation: FR

Simulate network conditions

The networkProfile capability lets you test your app 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
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networkProfile: 2g-gprs-good

Others

Following are a few additional links to documentation pages that might help with your test scenarios:

Troubleshooting

Here’s a list of troubleshooting options you may find useful.

Resigned Apps and Third-Party Library Integration Issues

  • Uploading an unsigned version of an Android app will require us to sign it with our certificates before installing it on our devices. In the same manner, any uploaded .aab files will be converted into a universal APK and signed with our certificates.

  • If BrowserStack resigns the apps, third-party library integrations such as Google Firebase services, Google Maps SDK, Facebook SDK, etc., may not function properly if the use of API keys is restricted based on the SHA-1 certificate fingerprint of the app’s signing key.

  • To prevent this issue, it’s recommended to sign the APK with your own certificates before uploading it to BrowserStack.

Disabling Re-Signing for iOS Apps

  • If you upload an iOS app, we will re-sign the app with our own provisioning profile to be able to install your app on our devices during test execution.
  • However, if your app is signed using the Apple Developer Enterprise Program, you can disable this behavior to test features such as push notifications on BrowserStack devices.
Capability Expected values
resignApp A boolean. To disable re-signing, set the browserstack.resignApp capability to false in your Appium test scripts.
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resignApp: false

Next steps

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

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