How to use saucelabs with nightwatch?

Question

I have the following configuration in my nightwatch.json file

"saucelabsChrome": {
  "selenium_host": "ondemand.saucelabs.com",
  "selenium_port": 80,
  "username": "example",
  "access_key": "--REDACTED---",
  "desiredCapabilities": {
    "acceptsSslCerts": true,
    "name": "chrome",
    "browserName": "chrome",
    "platform": "OS X 10.11",
    "version": "45.0"
  }
},

However, when I run nightwatch with sauce labs

node nightwatch  ---args '{"beta": "true", "env": "stage"}' --test tests/example.js -e saucelabsChrome

I get an error

Couldn't find element signUpAdobe

Two questions

Where can I see the nightwatch command running on Saucelabs?
What is the best way to integrate saucelabs with nightwatch?

oboeCoder · Answer 1 · 2016-03-29T18:27:34.943

Here is an example of my nightwatch.json file configured to run parallel tests on Sauce Labs.

{
  "src_folders" : ["tests"],
  "output_folder" : "reports",
  "custom_commands_path" : "custom_commands",
  "custom_assertions_path" : "",
  "page_objects_path" : "",
  "globals_path" : "",

  "selenium" : {
    "start_process" : false,
    "server_path" : "",
    "log_path" : "",
    "host" : "127.0.0.1",
    "port" : 4444,
    "cli_args" : {
      "webdriver.chrome.driver" : "",
      "webdriver.ie.driver" : ""
    }
  },

  "test_workers" : {"enabled" : true, "workers" : "auto"},

  "test_settings" : {
    "default" : {
      "launch_url" : "http://localhost",
      "selenium_port"  : 80,
      "selenium_host"  : "ondemand.saucelabs.com",
      "silent": true,
      "screenshots" : {
        "enabled" : false,
        "path" : ""
      },
      "username" : "${SAUCE_USERNAME}",
      "access_key" : "${SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY}",

      "desiredCapabilities": {
        "javascriptEnabled": true,
        "acceptSslCerts": true
      }
    },

    "chrome": {
      "desiredCapabilities": {
        "platform": "XP",
        "browserName": "chrome",
        "version": "41"
      }
    },

    "firefox" : {
      "desiredCapabilities": {
        "platform": "XP",
        "browserName": "firefox",
        "version": "33"
      }
    },

    "internet_explorer_10" : {
      "desiredCapabilities": {
        "platform": "Windows 7",
        "browserName": "internet explorer",
        "version": "10"
      }
    }
  }
}

Here is a link to the entire project if you would like to take a look:

https://github.com/saucelabs-sample-test-frameworks/JS-Nightwatch.js

As to your second question. You can see the tests running in the Sauce Labs dashboard. Login at www.saucelabs.com and click on the tests tab in the top left corner.

are the nightwatch parallel tests that fast? Comparing webdriverIO to nightwatch is night and day :) webdriver is blazing fast, and nightwatch is very slow — zero_cool, Apr 23 '19 at 17:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 27 '20 at 13:02

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I realize it's been a few years, but when I was searching I came across this post and found a newer guide for how to use SauceLabs with Nightwatch

Hopefully this helps anyone ending up here like I did :D

answered Sep 27 '20 at 13:02

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