What is saucelabs?
The 'saucelabs' npm package provides a Node.js client for interacting with the Sauce Labs API. Sauce Labs is a cloud-based platform for automated testing of web and mobile applications. This package allows you to manage Sauce Labs resources, such as jobs, tunnels, and assets, programmatically.
What are saucelabs's main functionalities?
Managing Jobs
This feature allows you to manage and retrieve details about your Sauce Labs jobs. The code sample demonstrates how to get details of a specific job using its job ID.
const { SauceLabs } = require('saucelabs');
const saucelabs = new SauceLabs({ user: 'your-username', key: 'your-access-key' });
async function getJobDetails(jobId) {
const job = await saucelabs.getJob(jobId);
console.log(job);
}
getJobDetails('your-job-id');
Managing Tunnels
This feature allows you to manage Sauce Connect tunnels. The code sample demonstrates how to list all active tunnels.
const { SauceLabs } = require('saucelabs');
const saucelabs = new SauceLabs({ user: 'your-username', key: 'your-access-key' });
async function getTunnels() {
const tunnels = await saucelabs.listTunnels();
console.log(tunnels);
}
getTunnels();
Uploading Assets
This feature allows you to upload assets to a specific job. The code sample demonstrates how to upload a file to a job using its job ID.
const { SauceLabs } = require('saucelabs');
const saucelabs = new SauceLabs({ user: 'your-username', key: 'your-access-key' });
async function uploadAsset(jobId, filePath) {
const response = await saucelabs.uploadJobAssets(jobId, { files: [filePath] });
console.log(response);
}
uploadAsset('your-job-id', 'path/to/your/file');
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