Invoke UI from pseudo console
We have some UI test cases which we are currently invoking manually on our Linux machine (with Gnome enabled).
We login to the machine and run the below command:
java -jar test_case.jar
to invoke the test case. This opens the browser and performs the application test, and then writes the logs and quits.
Now I am planning to automate this in a Jenkins Pipeline Job.
But I am not sure what would be the right way to do this,
because I believe Jenkins Pipeline Job gets executed in a pseudo terminal,
whereas I believe the above command should be executed in a Gnome console.
Is there a way to automate this scenario?
linux centos gnome jenkins
edited Dec 17 at 19:51
G-Man
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asked Dec 17 at 18:25
Parthasarathy Venugopal
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We have some UI test cases which we are currently invoking manually on our Linux machine (with Gnome enabled).
We login to the machine and run the below command:
java -jar test_case.jar
to invoke the test case. This opens the browser and performs the application test, and then writes the logs and quits.
Now I am planning to automate this in a Jenkins Pipeline Job.
But I am not sure what would be the right way to do this,
because I believe Jenkins Pipeline Job gets executed in a pseudo terminal,
whereas I believe the above command should be executed in a Gnome console.
Is there a way to automate this scenario?
linux centos gnome jenkins
edited Dec 17 at 19:51
G-Man
12.9k93364
asked Dec 17 at 18:25
Parthasarathy Venugopal
142
1
You either need a "headless" browser or an X11 display available for the test process: e.g. start aXvfb :1 &and setexport DISPLAY=:1before starting the java process. Another option is using Xvnc to be able to connect remotely and see the test runs.
– Ramon Poca
Dec 17 at 19:53
It is a virtual machine. Do I need to install any additional packages to start Xvfb ?
– Parthasarathy Venugopal
Dec 18 at 3:15
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We have some UI test cases which we are currently invoking manually on our Linux machine (with Gnome enabled).
We login to the machine and run the below command:
java -jar test_case.jar
to invoke the test case. This opens the browser and performs the application test, and then writes the logs and quits.
Now I am planning to automate this in a Jenkins Pipeline Job.
But I am not sure what would be the right way to do this,
because I believe Jenkins Pipeline Job gets executed in a pseudo terminal,
whereas I believe the above command should be executed in a Gnome console.
Is there a way to automate this scenario?
linux centos gnome jenkins
edited Dec 17 at 19:51
G-Man
12.9k93364
asked Dec 17 at 18:25
Parthasarathy Venugopal
142
We have some UI test cases which we are currently invoking manually on our Linux machine (with Gnome enabled).
We login to the machine and run the below command:
java -jar test_case.jar
to invoke the test case. This opens the browser and performs the application test, and then writes the logs and quits.
Now I am planning to automate this in a Jenkins Pipeline Job.
But I am not sure what would be the right way to do this,
because I believe Jenkins Pipeline Job gets executed in a pseudo terminal,
whereas I believe the above command should be executed in a Gnome console.
Is there a way to automate this scenario?
linux centos gnome jenkins
linux centos gnome jenkins
edited Dec 17 at 19:51
G-Man
12.9k93364
asked Dec 17 at 18:25
Parthasarathy Venugopal
142
edited Dec 17 at 19:51
G-Man
12.9k93364
asked Dec 17 at 18:25
Parthasarathy Venugopal
142
edited Dec 17 at 19:51
G-Man
12.9k93364
edited Dec 17 at 19:51
G-Man
12.9k93364
edited Dec 17 at 19:51
G-Man
12.9k93364
12.9k93364
asked Dec 17 at 18:25
Parthasarathy Venugopal
142
asked Dec 17 at 18:25
Parthasarathy Venugopal
142
asked Dec 17 at 18:25
Parthasarathy Venugopal
142
142
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You either need a "headless" browser or an X11 display available for the test process: e.g. start aXvfb :1 &and setexport DISPLAY=:1before starting the java process. Another option is using Xvnc to be able to connect remotely and see the test runs.
– Ramon Poca
Dec 17 at 19:53
It is a virtual machine. Do I need to install any additional packages to start Xvfb ?
– Parthasarathy Venugopal
Dec 18 at 3:15
add a comment |
1
You either need a "headless" browser or an X11 display available for the test process: e.g. start aXvfb :1 &and setexport DISPLAY=:1before starting the java process. Another option is using Xvnc to be able to connect remotely and see the test runs.
– Ramon Poca
Dec 17 at 19:53
It is a virtual machine. Do I need to install any additional packages to start Xvfb ?
– Parthasarathy Venugopal
Dec 18 at 3:15
1
1
You either need a "headless" browser or an X11 display available for the test process: e.g. start a
Xvfb :1 & and set export DISPLAY=:1 before starting the java process. Another option is using Xvnc to be able to connect remotely and see the test runs.– Ramon Poca
Dec 17 at 19:53
You either need a "headless" browser or an X11 display available for the test process: e.g. start a
Xvfb :1 & and set export DISPLAY=:1 before starting the java process. Another option is using Xvnc to be able to connect remotely and see the test runs.– Ramon Poca
Dec 17 at 19:53
It is a virtual machine. Do I need to install any additional packages to start Xvfb ?
– Parthasarathy Venugopal
Dec 18 at 3:15
It is a virtual machine. Do I need to install any additional packages to start Xvfb ?
– Parthasarathy Venugopal
Dec 18 at 3:15
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Xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) can be used for this purpose. It allows you to have a display that exists only in-memory, so that tests/operations with graphical dependencies can be completed without actually using a GUI.
On CentOS, you can install Xvfb from the core CentOS repository with yum:
yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
Once Xvfb is installed, prefix your command with xvfb-run to use it:
xvfb-run java -jar test_case.jar
xvfb-run is a wrapper command that does a few useful things. First, it initializes an Xvfb display and passes it to your command for execution. Once the command runs to completion, the display is also gracefully shut down.
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Xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) can be used for this purpose. It allows you to have a display that exists only in-memory, so that tests/operations with graphical dependencies can be completed without actually using a GUI.
On CentOS, you can install Xvfb from the core CentOS repository with yum:
yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
Once Xvfb is installed, prefix your command with xvfb-run to use it:
xvfb-run java -jar test_case.jar
xvfb-run is a wrapper command that does a few useful things. First, it initializes an Xvfb display and passes it to your command for execution. Once the command runs to completion, the display is also gracefully shut down.
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Xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) can be used for this purpose. It allows you to have a display that exists only in-memory, so that tests/operations with graphical dependencies can be completed without actually using a GUI.
On CentOS, you can install Xvfb from the core CentOS repository with yum:
yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
Once Xvfb is installed, prefix your command with xvfb-run to use it:
xvfb-run java -jar test_case.jar
xvfb-run is a wrapper command that does a few useful things. First, it initializes an Xvfb display and passes it to your command for execution. Once the command runs to completion, the display is also gracefully shut down.
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Xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) can be used for this purpose. It allows you to have a display that exists only in-memory, so that tests/operations with graphical dependencies can be completed without actually using a GUI.
On CentOS, you can install Xvfb from the core CentOS repository with yum:
yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
Once Xvfb is installed, prefix your command with xvfb-run to use it:
xvfb-run java -jar test_case.jar
xvfb-run is a wrapper command that does a few useful things. First, it initializes an Xvfb display and passes it to your command for execution. Once the command runs to completion, the display is also gracefully shut down.
answered Dec 18 at 10:18
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Xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer) can be used for this purpose. It allows you to have a display that exists only in-memory, so that tests/operations with graphical dependencies can be completed without actually using a GUI.
On CentOS, you can install Xvfb from the core CentOS repository with yum:
yum install xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
Once Xvfb is installed, prefix your command with xvfb-run to use it:
xvfb-run java -jar test_case.jar
xvfb-run is a wrapper command that does a few useful things. First, it initializes an Xvfb display and passes it to your command for execution. Once the command runs to completion, the display is also gracefully shut down.
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You either need a "headless" browser or an X11 display available for the test process: e.g. start a
Xvfb :1 &and setexport DISPLAY=:1before starting the java process. Another option is using Xvnc to be able to connect remotely and see the test runs.– Ramon Poca
Dec 17 at 19:53
It is a virtual machine. Do I need to install any additional packages to start Xvfb ?
– Parthasarathy Venugopal
Dec 18 at 3:15