allure-extras

allure-extras

allure-extras is an innovative npm package designed to enhance the functionality of Allure reports. It introduces a novel approach to organizing and analyzing test results, especially beneficial for large and complex test suites. By using the groupBy tag format, allure-extras allows users to categorize and segregate test failures more effectively, providing clearer insights into specific modules or aspects of the application under test.

Features

• Test Grouping: Automatically groups test failures based on custom groupBy tags for a more organized review process.
• Easy Identification: Simplifies the process of identifying which modules or sections of your tests are failing.
• Customizable Tags: Users can define multiple groupBy tags like groupBy:SOMETHING1, groupBy:SOMETHING2, etc., to categorize tests according to different criteria.

Installation

Install allure-extras globally using npm:

npm install -g allure-extras

This global installation allows you to use allure-extras across all your projects and integrate it seamlessly into your testing workflow.

Usage

Steps to generate updated report:

1. Make sure allure-commandline is installed globally using `npm i -g allure-commandline
2. Install allure-extras with npm install -g allure-extras command
3. Run allure-extras (once only) and it adds additional capabilites to the allure report
4. Now you can use allure generate, allure serve commands the way you like

Tagging Tests

To leverage the full potential of allure-extras, ensure your tests are tagged following the groupBy format:

groupBy:ModuleName
groupBy:Functionality
groupBy:AnyOtherCriteria

Viewing Grouped Results

After running your tests, allure-extras enhances the Allure report by adding an additional dropdown menu. This menu categorizes the failed tests based on the specified groupBy tags, allowing for a quick and easy identification of problem areas in your test suite.

Contribution

Contributions to allure-extras are welcome! If you have suggestions or improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on our GitHub repository.

License

allure-extras is released under the ISC License.