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Glace (fr. glacé — ice, frozen) is a cold drink based on coffee with addition of ice cream.

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GlaceJS is a functional testing framework based on mochajs.

Features

Cross-platform
Uses mochajs as test runner
Has own tests and reports system
Oriented to complex functional scenarios
Supports multiple independent verifications (chunks) inside a test
Supports parameterization inside and outside of test
Has built-in mechanism to retry failed tests or chunks
Has built-in reporters to terminal, report.log file and TestRail
Launches selenium server if external selenium address isn't specified
Supports STEPS architecture and Page Object Pattern
Has mechanism to compare two images
Has mechanism to search one image inside another image
Supports video capture of executed tests
Supports xvfb virtual display and video capture of it
Includes two proxies: simple http proxy and global transparent proxy
Supports a set of middlewares for both proxies
Includes middleware to cache server responses
Includes middleware to manage proxy responses speed
Includes middleware to gather server responses information
Supports JSON config for CLI options
Supports extending default config with user config

Binary software may be used

java for selenium server usage;
chrome browser for web tests;
imagemagick (unix only) for images comparison (on windows will be installed together with framework);
avconv (linux only) for video capture. On windows ffmpeg is used which will be installed together with framework. On macOS isn't implemented still;
compiler for native nodejs modules. On windows may be installed with npm i -g windows-build-tools;

How to install

Use npm:

npm i glacejs

Or clone repository:

git clone https://github.com/schipiga/glacejs.git
cd glacejs
npm i

How to launch tests

If you clone repository and install it as developer, you may find a plenty of examples with commands how to launch them.

After npm installation you may use command glace to launch tests. Use glace -h to get info about available options, or read about CLI options in documentation.