Integrate Your Test Suite with BrowserStack
BrowserStack’s JUnit 4 SDK supports a plug-and-play integration. Run your entire test suite in parallel with a few steps!
Prerequisites
- An existing automated test suite.
- Junit v4, Java v8+, Selenium v2.5+ (JSON Wire / W3C).
-
Maven is installed on your machine, Maven environment variables are set, and Maven bin is added to the system path,
$PATH.
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.
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: junit4
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/devices you want to test under the platforms object. Our config follows W3C formatted capabilities.
| Platform | Browser |
|---|---|
| Linux | Firefox |
| Linux | Chrome |
| Linux | Edge |
Set number of parallel threads per platform
The parallelsPerPlatform property determines the number of parallel threads to be executed. BrowserStack’s SDK runner will select the best strategy based on the configured value.
Example 1: If you have configured 3 platforms and set parallelsPerPlatform as 2: a total of 6 (3 x 2) parallel threads will be used on BrowserStack.
Example 2: If you have configured 1 platform and set parallelsPerPlatform as 15: a total of 15 (1 x 15) parallel threads will be used on BrowserStack.
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
| 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:
Linux:
BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” mvn test -P sample
Windows Powershell:
$env:BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123”; mvn test -P sample
Windows cmd:
set BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” && mvn test -P sample
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
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:
Use Automate Turboscale
Set grid name as the name of the Turboscale grid. Accepted characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., :, -, [], /, @, &, ‘, _. All other characters are ignored.
Character limit: 255
Update browserstack.yml file
Copy the given code snippet and replace contents of browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite.
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: junit4
BrowserStack User Name: YOUR_USERNAME
BrowserStack Access Key: YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
Update your BrowserStack config file
Update browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite and add the following code to it.
Set platforms to test on
Set the browsers/devices you want to test under the platforms object. Our config follows W3C formatted capabilities.
| Platform | Browser |
|---|---|
| Linux | Firefox |
| Linux | Chrome |
| Linux | Edge |
Set number of parallel threads per platform
The parallelsPerPlatform property determines the number of parallel threads to be executed. BrowserStack’s SDK runner will select the best strategy based on the configured value.
Example 1: If you have configured 3 platforms and set parallelsPerPlatform as 2: a total of 6 (3 x 2) parallel threads will be used on BrowserStack.
Example 2: If you have configured 1 platform and set parallelsPerPlatform as 15: a total of 15 (1 x 15) parallel threads will be used on BrowserStack.
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
| 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:
Linux:
BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” mvn test -P sample
Windows Powershell:
$env:BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123”; mvn test -P sample
Windows cmd:
set BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” && mvn test -P sample
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
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:
Use Automate Turboscale
Set grid name as the name of the Turboscale grid. Accepted characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., :, -, [], /, @, &, ‘, _. All other characters are ignored.
Character limit: 255
Update browserstack.yml file
Copy the given code snippet and replace contents of browserstack.yml file in the root folder of your test suite.
Run your test suite
You can continue running your tests as you have been previously.
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/devices you want to test under the platforms object. Our config follows W3C formatted capabilities.
| Platform | Browser |
|---|---|
| Linux | Firefox |
| Linux | Chrome |
| Linux | Edge |
Set number of parallel threads per platform
The parallelsPerPlatform property determines the number of parallel threads to be executed. BrowserStack’s SDK runner will select the best strategy based on the configured value.
Example 1: If you have configured 3 platforms and set parallelsPerPlatform as 2: a total of 6 (3 x 2) parallel threads will be used on BrowserStack.
Example 2: If you have configured 1 platform and set parallelsPerPlatform as 15: a total of 15 (1 x 15) parallel threads will be used on BrowserStack.
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
| 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:
Linux:
BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” mvn test -P sample
Windows Powershell:
$env:BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123”; mvn test -P sample
Windows cmd:
set BROWSERSTACK_BUILD_NAME=“bstack-demo 123” && mvn test -P sample
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
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:
Use Automate Turboscale
Set grid name as the name of the Turboscale grid. Accepted characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ., :, -, [], /, @, &, ‘, _. All other characters are ignored.
Character limit: 255
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.
Run your test suite
You can continue running your tests as you have been previously.
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