Load additional CONFIG file with values

Question

I am using lot's of values for my test like username and password.

For this purpose I created a config file where I store just this data in JSON, it looks like:

{
    "login": "test",
    "password": "pass",
    "number": "1234",
}

It works for me if I request it at start of each test file (one file for login, another for something else)

How can I load this config file for once and not in every single file. Example, how I do it now:

var configFile = require('./config.json');

Can somebody help me to setup this?

Answer 1

To follow the "DRY" principle, use your protractor config and globally available browser object:

• in your protractor config, "import" your configuration file and set it as a params value:

  var config = require("./config.js");
  exports.config = {
      // ...
  
      params: config,
  
      // ...
  }
  

• in your tests, simply use browser.params, e.g.:

  describe('Logging in', function(){
       it('should log in', function(){
           var login = element(by.id("login"));
           login.sendKeys(browser.params.login);
  
           var password = element(by.id("password"));
           login.sendKeys(browser.params.password);
  
           element(by.id("submit")).click();
       });
   });
  

In other words, this is "Import once - use everywhere" approach.

Answer 2

You could simple use configFile as a global variable and use it in each of your tests.

describe('Description', function(){
    var configFile = require('./config.json');
    it('Test1', function(){
        //Consume configFile here
    });
    it('Test2', function(){
        //Consume configFile here
    });
});

I hope this helps.