beforeAll

Available from testplane v8.31.7

Overview

This parameter is a hook. The function specified for this parameter will be automatically called before tests running.

The context of the function is the Testplane config. Also function receives config in arguments.

Usage Example

Here is an example of using this hook for logging in and getting session data for use in tests.

testplane.config.ts

import { launchBrowser } from "testplane/unstable";

export default {
    // ...
    browsers: {
        chrome: {
            headless: true,
            desiredCapabilities: {
                webSocketUrl: true,
                browserName: "chrome",
            },
        },
        firefox: {
            headless: true,
            desiredCapabilities: {
                webSocketUrl: true,
                browserName: "firefox",
            },
        },
    },
    beforeAll: async () => {
        // launch a new browser with existing config
        const browser = await launchBrowser(this.config.browsers.chrome);

        await browser.url("https://example.com");

        // do login things, type username/password etc.

        // save dump with state (cookies, localStorage) for using in tests
        await browser.saveState({
            path: "./dump.json",
        });

        await browser.deleteSession();
    },
};

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• afterAll