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Launch remote process for automated test using Kiwi tcms

Is it possible to have a kiwi-tcms test case launch an executable on a remote server in order to execute the test case and if so how could that be done ?

Solution

  • Short answer - NO!

    Long answer:

    what you are looking for is some kind of test runner or CI system - that will connect to a remote computer (or use an API directly) and launch automated test cases based on some parameters.

    This brings up so many questions I can't even list all of them here but some of the most important ones:

    • who/where we store authentication credentials
    • how are progress and results monitored and reported
    • when are tests scheduled ? What kind of triggers are supported/desired ?

    Kiwi TCMS takes a different approach when dealing with automated tests. You can schedule your tests in any way you like and then report the execution results back to Kiwi TCMS.

    We are working on plugins for popular test runners, like JUnit, Python Nose, etc, that will automatically discover the result and name of your automated test cases and report them back to Kiwi TCMS.

    If you do need a specific plugin/framework please open a request on GitHub and our team will take it into consideration.

    Edit: upvote, comment & follow this feature request at https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/issues/914