[feature-req] watch tests and auto-reload on change (like chimp); Don't shutdown the browser

What are you trying to achieve?

I’m trying to get a realtime feedback for quicker test development cycle. Just like chimp where:

1. Browser stays open after tests are run
2. Tests are re-run when the test files change
3. auto manage selenium server and browser drivers
4. Auto installs dependencies

What do you get instead?

No realtime feedback on test writing

1. Browser shuts down after each run
2. Have to manually re-run tests
3. Need to start selenium manually
4. Need to install helpers manually (even though it’s mentioned during init)

Provide console output if related. Use --verbose mode for more details.

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Provide test source code if related

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Details

• CodeceptJS version: 0.5.1
• NodeJS Version: v6.10.2
• Operating System: win 10 pro x64
• Protractor || WebDriverIO || Nightmare version (if related): webdriverio: 4.6.2
• Configuration file:

codecept.json

{
  "tests": "./feature/*.js",
  "timeout": 10000,
  "output": "./output",
  "helpers": {
    "WebDriverIO": {
      "url": "http://localhost",
      "browser": "chrome",
      "restart": true,
      "windowSize": "maximize",
      "timeouts": {
        "script": 60000,
        "page load": 10000,
        "implicit" : 5000
      }
    }
  },
  "include": {
    "I": "./custom-steps/steps_file.js"
  },
  "bootstrap": false,
  "mocha": {},
  "name": "shaadi-try"
}

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[elijah-schow]

Almost! This works:

nodemon --exec "codeceptjs run"

Typescript:

I’m using typescript, but nodemon only watches javascript files by default, so I needed to specify a file extension with -e:

nodemon --exec "codeceptjs run" -e ts

Watch a directory

I also wanted to only --watch the test directory

nodemon --exec "codeceptjs run" -e ts --watch src/end-to-end-tests

NPM Script

That’s a lot to type, so I made it an npm script, and now I can run end-to-end tests with:

yarn test:e2e

Or, npm run test:e2e if you’re using npm.

[spidgorny]

In the meantime you can try nodemon codeceptjs run, maybe?