Protractor - How to pass variable inside browser.get() function?

Question

I have saved a url in config.js file in runtime, now i have my url in "browser.params.tempVar". If i use it directly in script like browser2.get(browser.params.tempVar); it is not working, Could someone suggest how to use variable in browser.get() function.

Answer 1

What you're doing is the correct way.

Double check that you've got the param set up correctly in config.js:

exports.config = {
    ...
    params: {
        ...
        tempVar: "tempVar"
        ...
    }
    ...
}

Then use the default protractor browser to retrieve the value:

...
const prot = require("protractor");
const browser = prot.browser;
const myParam = browser.params.tempVar;
browser2.get(myParam);

or in TS:

...
import {browser} from 'protractor';
const myParam = browser.params.tempVar;
browser2.get(myParam);

Could can also override this param value by command-line argument if needed: Normal run:

npx protractor conf.js

Override param:

npx protractor conf.js --params.tempVar="newVar"