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topcoder-ui-testing-lib

Introduction

• This is the library which has protractor helper/common functions.

Technologies Used

• npm
• Node.js
• Protractor
• Typescript

How to build Library

• Go to root folder and run command npm install.
• Run command npm run build:prod.
• Running command npm run build:prod will create folder lib and all the built/npm publishable code will be there.

How to use library locally

• Go to root folder and run command npm run build:dev and it will detect the changes and will run in the watch mode.
• Go to the project which depends on topcoder-ui-testing-lib, config its package.json so that the topcoder-ui-testing-lib points to the local folder path of topcoder-ui-testing-lib:

"dependencies": {
   "topcoder-ui-testing-lib": "<local-path-to-topcoder-ui-testing-lib>",
   .....
}

Project structure

• All the main code is inside folder src.
• common folder has all the common helper functions and po-helper folder has page object helpers.
• module folder has module wise common functions, as for now we only have login part so login folder is there.
• All the files which needs to be exported is kept inside index.ts file.

How to publish npm package

• Go to website npmjs and sign up.
• Run command npm run build:prod which will create folder lib which has all built publishable files.
• After successful build run command npm login and provide the valid credentials there (If already login then ignore).
• Run command npm publish if you are publishing the package first time (The package version will be what is written in the file package.json file).
• If the library already published in that case run command npm version <version> for example npm version 0.0.2 and run command npm publish.
• Once package is published you will get the message in console and an email in the registered email and the package is ready to use.