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Create and Run Jobs with a Cypress Test in Github Actions

Apr 20, 2021 By Sauce Labs In Sauce Labs
In this video, you will learn to set up two simple jobs with GitHub Actions and Saucectl to create a pipeline that builds and tests an example web app, as well as runs a test on Sauce Labs' virtual machines using Testrunner Toolkit and Sauce Control. Starting from a project set up in a previous tutorial, learn to add jobs to a github workflow .yml file. Use Actions to start a Sauce Connect Proxy Tunnel, install saucectl, and use it to run an automated test using Cypress.
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The Ultimate Guide to Performance Testing and Software Testing: Testing Types, Performance Testing Steps, Best Practices, and More

Apr 16, 2021 By Stackify In Stackify

Performance testing is a form of software testing that focuses on how a system running the system performs under a particular load. This is not about finding software bugs or defects. Different performance testing types measures according to benchmarks and standards. Performance testing gives developers the diagnostic information they need to eliminate bottlenecks.

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Set up a Cypress Test Project with Github Actions

Apr 15, 2021 By Sauce Labs In Sauce Labs
In this tutorial, you will see how to set up a app project file cloned from the public `Swag Labs` web app provided by Sauce Labs, and create your own GitHub repository. Setup secrets in Github, and create the YAML file in the .github/workflows directory that will allow you to build & test the app using GitHub actions. Set the events in testrunner.yml that trigger the workflow to run, as well as the environment variables. The following video will show you how to set up and run the jobs.
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Setup Sauce Connect for Saucectl

Apr 14, 2021 By Sauce Labs In Sauce Labs
Learn how to download and run the Sauce Connect proxy software so that you can create a secure tunnely for testing apps that require one. Download the `sc` file, and use a few simple terminal commands to run it on your machine, see how to change the tunnel id to run on different tunnels, and how to run your test on a shared tunnel so that you can use saucectl to run tests against an app in a protected environment.
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Run a Cypress Test with Sauce Connect

Apr 14, 2021 By Sauce Labs In Sauce Labs
Once you have a Sauce Connect proxy tunnel up and running, learn how to run your test on a shared tunnel. See how you can run this test in different Sauce Connect tunnels with Cypress on Sauce by simple changing you tunnel-id. See a demonstartion of both options you have for running the test in the 'sauce' test environment (on the Sauce Labs Cloud of virtual machines), by updating config.yml, or using a --tunnel-id flag in SauceCTL when you run your test.
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Test a Local App with Cypress and Saucectl

Apr 14, 2021 By Sauce Labs In Sauce Labs
Cypress on Sauce with Testrunner Toolkit allows you to perform tests on an app that you have on your local machine (or other non-public environments), then test it against the wide variety of devices available on Sauce Labs on. in Sauce mode (on the Sauce Cloud), or run your tests in a Docker container in your local environment and send the test results to Sauce Labs. This tutorial shows how to do this using the open-source Swag Labs web app.
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What large enterprises need in software testing solutions

Apr 12, 2021 By Dayana Mayfield In Testlio

There are things your in-house QA team can do extremely well. This might include collaborating with engineering leaders and product managers, strategizing test cases, and converting former test cycles into automated scripts. And then there are things that an enterprise organization’s QA team will always struggle with, regardless of how smart, organized, and empowered they are.

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Testing on Mobile Devices with Location Services

Apr 8, 2021 By Sauce Labs In Sauce Labs
Can I change my mobile location during testing? Why do I need to change my location? What is the difference between GPS and Geo-IP? Do the Location Services behave the same way on Android and iOS? How do I handle location permission alert pop-ups? How should I automate tests that involve location services using Appium commands?
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Run a Test with Sauce Connect Proxy

Apr 8, 2021 By Sauce Labs In Sauce Labs
See a demonstration of how to run a Java Selenium test through the Sauce Connect Proxy. This video uses a code sample available publicly (links on training.saucelabs.com). See how to quickly start a tunnel, update variables, set the capabilities in your test code, then use the command line flag to test through the secure proxy tunnel that is Sauce Connect so you can run your tests securely using Sauce Labs cloud of devices, and share your test results.
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