GitHub Actions for Katalon

June 10, 2023
Anonymous
I am working on a Katalon Studio project. This project is on GitHub, and contains test cases located in `Test Cases/Unit Tests` As a savvy GitHub and Katalon Studio user, write a GitHub Action that, on push, will run the unit tests
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Certainly! You can use GitHub Actions to automate the execution of your unit tests whenever a push event occurs. Here's an example workflow that you can add to your GitHub repository to achieve this:

  1. Create a new file in your GitHub repository at the following location: .github/workflows/unit-tests.yml.

  2. Open the newly created file and add the following content:

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name: Run Unit Tests on: push: branches: - master # Adjust this branch name if needed jobs: unit-tests: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - name: Checkout repository uses: actions/checkout@v2 - name: Set up Java uses: actions/setup-java@v2 with: java-version: '11' # Adjust the Java version as per your project's requirements - name: Build project run: ./gradlew assemble # Adjust the build command as per your project's requirements - name: Run unit tests run: ./gradlew test # Adjust the test command as per your project's requirements
  1. Save the file.

This workflow is triggered on a push event to the master branch. It checks out the repository, sets up the Java environment, builds the project using ./gradlew assemble, and finally runs the unit tests using ./gradlew test. You can modify the build and test commands based on your specific project setup.

Commit and push this workflow file to your repository, and the GitHub Actions workflow will be activated. Now, whenever you push changes to the master branch, the unit tests will automatically run.

Make sure your Katalon Studio project is set up to work with Gradle build system and has the necessary Gradle tasks defined for building and running the unit tests.

Anonymous
Now how can we, in the gradle files, point to the unit tests?
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To configure your Gradle build to point to the unit tests in your Katalon Studio project, you'll need to make some modifications to your Gradle files. Here's how you can do it:

  1. Open the build.gradle file in the root directory of your Katalon Studio project.

  2. Add the following dependencies to the dependencies section:

groovy
dependencies { // Other dependencies testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12' // Add this line }

This adds the JUnit dependency to your project, which is commonly used for unit testing in Java projects.

  1. Create a new directory called src/test/java in the root directory of your project. This is where you'll store your unit test files.

  2. Move or create your unit test files into the src/test/java directory. Make sure they follow the correct package structure and naming conventions.

  3. Open the settings.gradle file in the root directory of your project (if it doesn't exist, create it).

  4. Add the following lines to the settings.gradle file:

groovy
sourceSets { test { java.srcDirs = ['src/test/java'] } }

This configuration tells Gradle to include the src/test/java directory as a source directory for the test source set.

  1. Save the changes to the Gradle files.

Now your Gradle build is configured to recognize the unit tests located in the src/test/java directory. You can use the test Gradle task to execute your unit tests.

To run the unit tests using Gradle, open a terminal or command prompt, navigate to your project's root directory, and run the following command:

shell
./gradlew test

Gradle will execute the unit tests and provide the test results.

Additionally, if you want to generate test reports, you can add the following configuration to your build.gradle file:

groovy
test { reports { junitXml.enabled = true html.enabled = true } }

This configuration enables the generation of JUnit XML and HTML test reports, which can be helpful for analyzing the test results. The reports will be generated in the build/reports directory after running the test task.

Anonymous
Again, the unit tests are located in `Test Cases/Unit Tests`
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Apologies for the confusion. If your unit tests are located in the Test Cases/Unit Tests directory in your Katalon Studio project, you can modify the Gradle build configuration accordingly. Here's how:

  1. Open the build.gradle file in the root directory of your Katalon Studio project.

  2. Add the following lines to the sourceSets block:

groovy
sourceSets { // Other source sets test { java { srcDir 'Test Cases/Unit Tests' } } }

This configuration tells Gradle to include the Test Cases/Unit Tests directory as a source directory for the test source set.

  1. Save the changes to the build.gradle file.

Now your Gradle build is configured to recognize the unit tests located in the Test Cases/Unit Tests directory. You can use the test Gradle task to execute your unit tests.

To run the unit tests using Gradle, open a terminal or command prompt, navigate to your project's root directory, and run the following command:

shell
./gradlew test

Gradle will execute the unit tests located in the Test Cases/Unit Tests directory and provide the test results.

Remember to adjust the package structure and naming conventions of your unit test files accordingly to match the new location.

Anonymous
Would it be impossible to modify this to run only certain test cases in that folder?
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No, it is possible to modify the Gradle build configuration to run only certain test cases located in the Test Cases/Unit Tests directory. Gradle provides various options to filter and select specific tests to execute.

To run only certain test cases, you can use Gradle's test filtering mechanism. Here's an example of how you can modify the Gradle build to run specific test cases:

  1. Open the build.gradle file in the root directory of your Katalon Studio project.

  2. Modify the test task as follows:

groovy
test { useJUnitPlatform() // Add the following lines include '**/YourTestClass1.class' include '**/YourTestClass2.class' // Add additional lines for other test classes you want to include // Alternatively, you can use exclude to exclude specific test classes // exclude '**/TestClassName.class' }

Replace YourTestClass1 and YourTestClass2 with the actual names of your test classes. You can add multiple include statements to specify multiple test classes to be executed.

  1. Save the changes to the build.gradle file.

Now, when you run the test task using Gradle, only the specified test classes will be executed. The other test classes will be excluded.

To run the modified test configuration, open a terminal or command prompt, navigate to your project's root directory, and run the following command:

shell
./gradlew test

Gradle will execute the specified test classes and provide the test results.

Note that in this approach, you're specifying the test classes directly by their names. Ensure that the test class names match the actual test classes in your Test Cases/Unit Tests directory. Also, make sure to adjust the package structure of the test classes as necessary to match the directory structure.

Anonymous
let's say I only wanted `./gradlew test` to run the tests located as follows: - `Test Cases/Unit Tests/Rate Increase Model Handlers/RateIncreaseExpectationsHandler/Write new expectations model` - `Test Cases/Unit Tests/Rate Increase Model Handlers/RateIncreasePracticeModelHandler/Outputted Excel File` - `Test Cases/Unit Tests/PracticeProfileHandler` - `Test Cases/Unit Tests/Spreadsheet File Backup/*` Please write the code in the build.gradle to hit only these test cases on the test command...
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To run only the specific test cases you mentioned, you can modify the Gradle build configuration in the build.gradle file as follows:

groovy
test { useJUnitPlatform() include '**/RateIncreaseExpectationsHandler/Write new expectations model.class' include '**/RateIncreasePracticeModelHandler/Outputted Excel File.class' include '**/PracticeProfileHandler.class' include '**/Spreadsheet File Backup/*.class' }

Make sure to adjust the package structure and test class names according to your project's structure.

Here, we use the include directive to specify the exact test class files you want to run. The ** pattern matches any subdirectories, allowing us to include tests under nested directories. For example, **/RateIncreaseExpectationsHandler/Write new expectations model.class will match the test class located at Test Cases/Unit Tests/Rate Increase Model Handlers/RateIncreaseExpectationsHandler/Write new expectations model.class.

To exclude specific test classes instead, you can use the exclude directive in a similar manner. For example:

groovy
test { useJUnitPlatform() exclude '**/SomeTestClass.class' exclude '**/AnotherTestClass.class' // Add additional lines for other test classes you want to exclude }

Save the changes to the build.gradle file, and when you run ./gradlew test, only the specified test cases will be executed, while the excluded ones will be skipped.

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