testing a 'folder of files' locally.

Is it possible to test ‘everything’ from the url provide? For example I have a load of design patterns that can be accessed via http://localhost:3000/components/preview/ … currently I need to add the pattern i want to test rather than being able to test everything all at once … is this possible?

[sturobson]

Thanks for your pointers @garris - I’ve managed to get it working in my starter project that uses Fractal … https://github.com/sturobson/SCL

The config file is here - https://github.com/sturobson/SCL/blob/master/backstopConfig.js and I’m running all the things via gulp - https://github.com/sturobson/SCL/blob/master/gulpfile.js

I’m going to close this now - I’m hoping to do a quick write-up about this too.

[garris]

Ok. I understand. Yes. You can do this using a module based config file.

Instead of hard-coding your config, you would create a three step process. – Step 1: use node FS to look inside a target directory to programmatically create an array of file paths you want tested. (e.g. add any file ending in .html) – Step 2: create a new scenarios array by cloning a base scenario object for each file path you created in step 1, remember to replace the url property in each newly cloned scenario object. – Step 3: return (export) a full config object which includes the scenarios array you created in step 2.

Just remember to run npm run reference when you create new files to keep everything in sync.

Hope this helps. Please post back if you complete this script – I have had requests for this kind of thing before so, I know others would appreciate the example.

Cheers.