grunt-se-launch v0.1.0

grunt-se-launch

A Grunt task to launch a selenium server.

Usage

Set up configuration options:

grunt.initConfig({
	'selenium-launch': {
    options: {
      port: 4445,
      jarDir: 'C:/Selenium/',
      jar: 'selenium-server-standalone-2.41.0.jar'
    }
  }
})

Load the task:

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-se-launch');

Call the task:

grunt.registerTask('test', [ 'selenium-launch', 'intern'])

Use the settings exported to the environment to connect to the correct instance:

var driver = new require("selenium-webdriver").Builder()
	.usingServer(process.env.SELENIUM_HUB)
	.withCapabilities(webdriver.Capabilities.firefox())
	.build()

API

Grunt Task

selenium-launch Attempt to launch a selenium instance, binding to process.env.SELENIUM_LAUNCHER_PORT. The task completes when the server is running and bound. The server is automatically killed when the grunt process exits - no need to take extreme steps to ensure the process isn't left a zombie.

Environment Variables

process.env.SELENIUM_LAUNCHER_PORT If set when running grunt, defines the preferred port to run Selenium on. After the task has run, has the value of the port selenium bound on.

process.env.SELENIUM_HUB After the task has run, has the string URI for webdriver hub connection. Use this string when connecting clients to selenium.