Schedule TestCafe testing tasks

This sample Node.js application will run a TestCafe test task at a specified time and then log the results. The code uses TestCafe continuous integration API and Cron for Node.js.

Preparation

Before running the application, configure your environment:

• Download the example;

• Switch to the directory where you saved it;

• Install testcafe and cron modules using the following command line:

  npm install

  The testcafe and cron modules will be installed automatically.

• Open config.json and configure TestCafe settings and Cron Pattern.

Launch the application

Standard command line syntax includes the Node.js executable with the application file as a parameter.

node index.js

Result

After you run the application, your tests will be run in the specified browsers on a schedule. The result of the test run will be saved into the log.txt file. The file will be created automatically if it does not exist.