Protractor: Include test data file in protractor

[priyabrat1801]

Is there a way i can put my test data in a json file and use that file in my specs to get the test data. I need to use a lot of hard coded data which i want to put inside the data file. I know karma has the functionality for unit tests but not sure of using in protractor. Any suggestions.

[hankduan]

I think this is what you're looking for: https://github.com/angular/protractor/issues/620

[priyabrat1801]

My requirement is to read a json file to find the key value pairs based on the key and use the value in my tests. #620 talks about csv and parallel tests.

[elgalu]

A simple require to the json file will do, i do this in a onPrepare function:

browser.params.users  = require('./shared.params.' + countryCode + '.json').users;

For example, i have a shared.params.uk.json with the hard-coded test data.

[priyabrat1801]

Thanks.This worked like a charm.

[kalyan542]

Hi,

I am looking for read a json file to find the key value pairs based on the key and use the value in my protractor tests.
I didn't understand the above mentioned example.Can you explain a bit more about this?

[sallojusuresh]

Hi Kalyan,

1. create test data in json object format and save it as .json(example: testdata.json) in your project folder
2. include that test data file in your test scripts pages by using 'var data=require('../testdata.json')"
3. now you can directly read data using test data file reference variable 'data'

Example:
testdata.json:
{
"Name":"Json Test Data",
"Purpose":"Storing test data",
"Date":"11/21/2014"
}

Usage:
"data.Name" retrieved value is"Json Test Data"
"data.Purpose" retrieved value is "Storing test data"
"data.Date" retrieved value is "11/21/2014"

Hope it will help you...

[kalyan542]

Hi Suresh,
Thanks,This example is working fine.I will use the same in my specs.

[nattimorgan]

Thanks Suresh, this helped me out big time man!!! I am now able to create my data driven tests in Protractor. One day, I hope to contribute something as helpful as this. Thanks.

[urbugly]

I am attempting to create the data file that was referenced Suresh. However I am having issues with protractor when I got to execute. I am getting unexpected token. Something isn't correct in my syntax. What does the whole data.json look like.
My Example:

projectData.json:
{
"url":"https://google.com",
"projectCode":"5c5d3ca2",
"memberId":"1",
"externalId":"1"
}

Then I save this off and reference the json file.
var testdata = require('../data/projectdata.json');

[priyabrat1801]

Can you put the json in jsonlint to verify if it is valid or not. That will
give you idea on where the issue is.

Thanks.
On May 27, 2015 8:48 AM, "meneghia" [email protected] wrote:

I am attempting to create the data file that was referenced Suresh.
However I am having issues with protractor when I got to execute. I am
getting unexpected token. Something isn't correct in my syntax. What does
the whole data.json look like.
My Example:

projectData.json:
{
"url":"https://google.com",
"projectCode":"5c5d3ca2",
"memberId":"1",
"externalId":"1"
}

Then I save this off and reference the json file.
var testdata = require('../data/projectdata.json');

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[sautomation]

I followed Suresh's approach and It doesn't work for me either. My json is a valid file. I checked it in the json validator

{
"user1":"[email protected]",
"user2":"[email protected]"

}

In my test,

var diff = require('../helper/differentlogin.json');

  it('Should click on Login button', function() {

    browser.get('/#/');

    element(by.name('username')).sendKeys(diff.user1);
    element(by.name('password')).clear().sendKeys('pass');
    element(by.id("login"))..click();;

 //});
  });

});

I need to pass the different userID in the send keys and password is the same for all our test users. When i run it, I am getting declaration exception message

[nagadinesh49]

@sautomation : Can you give a try by referencing the values as diff[user1] or diff['user1'] inside sendkeys.

[pavangkumar]

Thanks for Every one, Iam very new to protractor this helped me a lot and also can any one send the links to learn protractor?

[bhamaresanket]

Hi,
The solution from Suresh worked perfectly fine.
Next thing I need to try is write some text using protractor to the json file from which we read the values.
e.g.
If the original json file is this:
{
"user1":"[email protected]",
"user2":"[email protected]"
}

I want to add an extra field through protractor code to json file. So the file should be like.
{
"user1":"[email protected]",
"user2":"[email protected]",
"user3":"[email protected]"
}

Please help.

[gksangepu]

Is there a way to run the "it" for several times based on array size in the JSON.
My JSON file looks like this:

[{
        "titleText": "U1"
    },

    {
        "titleText": "U2"
    },
    {
        "titleText": "U3"
    }

]