Execute the code, such as the login function, based on the active test suite being run

TL;DR: Before running a test suite, I need to execute code that depends on which specific test suite is going to run, such as logging in as a particular user.

In my wdio.conf.js file, the relevant section looks like this:

exports.config = {
    specs: [
        './spec/**/*.spec.js'
    ],
    suites: {
        allExceptAandB: [
            './spec/**/!(A|B).spec.js'
        ],
        A: [
            './spec/A.spec.js'
        ],
        B: [
            './spec/B.spec.js'
        ]
    },
    [...]
}

When using the command line argument --suite A, only the A.spec.js will be executed, which is the expected behavior.

Now, I want to run some initialization code before each test suite based on which suite is being run, such as calling login(usernameA, passwordA) or login(usernameB, passwordB).

If I use

before: function(capabilities, specs) {
    login(username, password)
}

in my wdio.conf.js, this code seems to be executed before every single spec. Additionally, when using

beforeSuite: function(suite) {
    console.log(suite)
}

I noticed that it was also executed before every spec and displayed the suite information.

My expectation is that

  • before should run before any test suite begins
  • beforeSuite should run before each suite, and there should be a way to access the name of the suite being executed in order to adjust parameters for tasks like logging in

How can I achieve this functionality?

javascriptselenium-webdriver

Answer №1

When faced with a lack of alternatives, I resorted to implementing a creative solution in my wdio.conf.js. This workaround involves parsing command line arguments to determine which test suite is currently being executed.

before: function (capabilities, suite, specs) {
    let suiteNameCliParamIndex = process.argv.indexOf("--suite") + 1
    let suiteName = process.argv[suiteNameCliParamIndex]
    if(suiteName === 'thisSuite') {
        doThisStuff()
    } else {
        doOtherStuff()
    }
}

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