Integrate Your Test Suite with BrowserStack

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

Prerequisites

An existing appium based automated test suite.
Node v16 installed on your machine.

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

Integration steps

Complete the following steps to integrate your Nodejs test suite using BrowserStack SDK.

Set BrowserStack credentials

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

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Create your BrowserStack config file

Once you have installed 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.

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

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

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.

Test apps with local/staging API servers

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Test apps locally with local/staging API servers

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

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BrowserStack Reporting (part 1/2)

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

buildIdentifier	Description	Generated build name on BrowserStack 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 Names

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

buildName: bstack-demo 123
buildIdentifier: null

Option 2: Set the buildIdentifier as the build number or time of the required build as seen on the dashboard:

buildName: bstack-demo
buildIdentifier: 123

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:

Create browserstack.yml file

Copy the following code snippet and create browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite.

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.

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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.

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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

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Run your test suite

Your test suite is now ready to run on BrowserStack. Execute the following command from the project’s root directory(android/ios) to run your test suite with BrowserStack.

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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
`acceptInsecureCerts`	A boolean. Default is `False`. `True` if you want to accept all SSL certificates.

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`.

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.

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`

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 capability to `false` in your Appium test scripts.

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, TravisCI.

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Integrate Your Test Suite with BrowserStack

Prerequisites

Integration steps

Set BrowserStack credentials

Create your BrowserStack config file

Set app to be tested

Other acceptable app property values

Set platforms to test on

Do you want to dynamically configure platforms?

Enable BrowserStack Local

BrowserStack Reporting (part 1/2)

Advanced use cases for Build Names

Custom formatting of Build Name

Re-run tests in a build

Use additional debugging features

Create browserstack.yml file

BrowserStack Reporting (part 2/2)

Mark session name

Mark test as passed or failed

Run your test suite

Advanced features and use cases

Accept insecure certificates

Change device orientation

Simulate IP geolocation

Simulate network conditions

Others

Troubleshooting

Resigned Apps and Third-Party Library Integration Issues

Disabling Re-Signing for iOS Apps

Next steps

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We're continuously improving our docs. We'd love to know what you liked

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