{"id":11997,"date":"2019-08-07T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viewmyprojects.com\/winwirewp\/?p=11997"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:03:50","slug":"protractor-testing-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viewmyprojects.com\/winwirewp\/blog\/protractor-testing-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Protractor \u2013 Automation Tool for AngularJS Application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JavaScript is not new to web developers. Most of the developers in an organization write JavaScript code to develop web applications and unit tests. But choosing the correct JavaScript test automation framework can be a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s vital for organizations to provide developers the flexibility to generate end-to-end tests and help to implement Dev\/QA tests and pair programming on the test automation side and boosts productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protractor Testing Tool is here to make tester\u2019s life easy; it\u2019s built on top of WebDriverJS and has excellent built-in support for Angular and non-angular pages and controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is Protractor?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Protractor is a test automation tool for web applications testing; combining powerful technologies such as Jasmine,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winwire.net\/test-automation-selenium-c-sharp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Selenium<\/a>&nbsp;Webdriver, Node.js, etc. The Protractor testing tool is an end-to-end behavior-driven testing framework designed keeping&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winwire.net\/six-reasons-why-should-you-upgrade-from-angular-2-to-angular-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AngularJS<\/a>&nbsp;applications in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Makes Protractor Testing Tool a Good Fit!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protractor is an open-source, end-to-end test automation framework by Google, which makes it a reliable, renowned, and up-to-date framework.It offers excellent value, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"blog-detail-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Excellent speed compared to other tools and libraries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports cross-browser parallel testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built-in capabilities and intelligence to connect with Angular<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angular specific location support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Get Started with Protractor Testing Tool?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"blog-detail-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download the latest version of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nodejs.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/nodejs.org\/en\/<\/a>&nbsp;source code (which includes npm)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use npm to install Protractor globally in command prompt:<br>Syntax \u2013 [ npm install -g protractor ].<br>Subsequently it will install two command line tools, \u201cprotractor\u201d and \u201cwebdriver-manager\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u201cwebdriver-manager\u201d tool helps to run Selenium Server instantly with below syntax:<br>Syntax \u2013&nbsp; [ webdriver-manager update]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To start Selenium Server:<br>Syntax \u2013 [ webdriver-manager start].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It will start server and displays bunch of information logs. Protractor will send requests to the server to control the local browser.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viewmyprojects.com\/winwirewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Protractor.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11998\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Steps Involved to Run the Test Through Protractor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protractor needs two files to run the test:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I) Spec file II) Configuration file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are examples of \u201cspec file\u201d &amp; \u201cconfig file\u201d for AngularJS website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"blog-detail-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>[ test-spec.js]:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viewmyprojects.com\/winwirewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Protractor1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11999\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"blog-detail-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>[ conf.js]:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viewmyprojects.com\/winwirewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Protractor2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12000\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;If port \u201c4444\u201d is shown busy, then port \u201c5555\u201d can be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"blog-detail-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Syntax \u2013 [ protractor conf.js ]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Output: Browser window will open and perform the actions of test list in the AngularJS page, then close itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Test output shown below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viewmyprojects.com\/winwirewp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Protractor3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12001\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Protractor offers a lot of eye-catching and customized web controls and powerful features to simplify the steps of making modern design, fast-responsive and a scalable web application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cloud Testing Platforms<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Cloud-based testing platforms allows the user to run specs on multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), and significant cloud testing platforms support various platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Mobile, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"blog-detail-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supports Parallel Execution<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Parallel execution can be done in multiple browsers for example if the user is running 4 test cases, the browser will execute a couple of test cases at a single point of time, so in limited time, more test cases can be successfully executed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extensibility<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Since protractor is a&nbsp;js application, it utilizes a variety of packages that are available in the node. Users can extend their framework or add additional features by installing node packages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Encourages CI\/CD<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Once automation scripts are in place, the user isn\u2019t required to execute it manually. Every time new code goes to the repository the protractor automation tests provide you the report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supports Control Flow<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 API is based on promises, which are managed by a control flow and adapted for Jasmine. Protractor APIs are entirely asynchronous. All functions return promises, and it maintains a queue of pending commitments, called the control flow, to keep execution organized and systematic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantages Protractor Will Offer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protractor will offer considerable advantages over Java\/Selenium:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"blog-detail-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>It\u2019s quite simple to code, and everything is managed internally so that memory is utilized more effectively<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NPM modules are available for utilization with thousands of free packages to download and use. Ex-reporter, name and password generators can be used in data generation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The user does not have to write explicit\/implicit waits. 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