Sencha Test Tip: Execute Tests on Multiple Browsers Simultaneously

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4 Ways to Run Tests on Multiple Browsers

There are four ways to run tests on multiple browsers. You can choose from:

• Sencha Studio Test Runner on local browsers
• Sencha Studio Test Runner on an embedded browser/Selenium configuration
• Selenium Grid infrastructure
• Browser Farm such as Sauce Labs or BrowserStack

Cross Browser Test Execution – In-Browser Scenario

Sencha Studio’s Test Runner is a very powerful component. If you’re testing a single page application, you can simply create an in-browser scenario, and the Test Runner will automatically scan and make all major local browsers available for test execution.

Now, simply select the browser you want or select-all and execute tests. This is the easiest way to execute tests on multiple browsers simultaneously.

Cross-Browser Test Execution – WebDriver Scenario

If you’re testing a multi-page application, the in-browser scenario is not the best solution. Instead, start by creating a WebDriver scenario in Sencha Studio. If you’re running in developer mode, the option to choose a WebDriver scenario will be under the “Scenario Settings > Advanced” section. If you’re running in test automation engineer mode, “WebDriver” is the only available scenario.

The Test Runner has an embedded browser (Chrome) and an embedded Selenium server within Sencha Studio. This allows you to execute and debug tests before running them on multiple browsers. In order to run tests on multiple browsers simultaneously, you need a Selenium Grid or a connection to a Browser Farm. Sencha Test has been configured to work out-of-the-box with Selenium Grid and Browser Farms. Sencha Studio provides an easy way to enter the required credentials to access the grid or farm and start using it very quickly. This week, we’ll look at how to execute tests on browser farms.

Creating the Browser Farm

1. In Sencha Studio, navigate to the “Browsers” tab



2. Click on the “Add” button and select Sauce Labs
3. Provide a name for the browser farm. In this case, we’re calling it “SauceLabs-Connection”
4. A success message will be displayed
5. Once the farm is created, click on it and a screen with user credential information will be displayed
6. The default hostname and port for Sauce Labs will be prepopulated
7. Enter the username and the access key from the Sauce Labs account details page
8. Select the total number of virtual machines (VMs) to be spun up for test execution

Creating the Pool

Now that the farm is created, we need to select the browsers that we want to test against and create a pool. The pool name will be used for running tests from Sencha Studio Test Runner as well as Sencha Test Command Line Interface (CLI).

1. Create a pool and make sure that it’s stored within the workspace
2. Once the pool is added successfully, add browsers to the pool
   1. Provide some basic information about browsers that you’re selecting, e.g. browser version, operating system, etc.
   2. Click Save
   3. Add all the required browsers and save the config

   

3. Reopen the test project, and you’ll see this config is now available within the Test Runner



4. The pool can be used from within Sencha Studio or in the Sencha Test CLI. Read the documentation for using the CLI.
5. The browser pool created can be used with any scenario created under this test project.

A similar process can be used to set up a browser pool using BrowserStack.

Cross-browser test automation is very important, especially for consumer-facing applications. Sencha Test allows you to run the same test across multiple browsers without having to explicitly code browser-specific instructions.

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