Headless Browsers Execution
Essentially, headless browser testing involves evaluating a Web page's functioning without a graphical user interface (GUI). You can run tests in a real browser environment more quickly when utilizing a headless browser and conducting headless testing.
Headless browsers may save project teams a tremendous amount of time and seamlessly integrate into the CI/CD process.
Chrome and Firefox headless browser execution are supported by Katalon Studio. In this lesson, we'll show you how to run tests with headless browsers and, if necessary, with additional parameters to fine-tune your browsers.
Configuring headless browsers
You don't need to make any additional modifications while running automation tests using Firefox or Chrome, which are both headless browsers by default.
In case you want to provide those headless browsers with more features you want then:
Go to Project > Settings > Desired Capabilities > WebUI >Chrome (Headless)/Firefox (Headless).
Add the features you want. For instance, the following will cause Chrome (headless) to launch with a reduced Window size:
Set up desired capabilities for Chrome/Firefox (headless)
Executing automation tests
Execute test case/test suite
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Start by opening the test case or test set you want to run.
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From the list of execution items, pick either Chrome (headless) or Firefox (headless).
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Use a headless browser to carry out a test case.
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The chosen headless browser will then be used to run your current test case or test suite..
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Use a headless browser to carry out a test case.
Execute test suite collection
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Launch the test suite collection you wish to run.
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Include a test suite in this collection of test suites.
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Choose the Run With option.
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Choose either Firefox or Chrome (headless) (headless).
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Save any alterations to your current collection of test suites.
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Use headless browsers to run a test suite collection.
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Katalon Studio will use the chosen environment when this test suite collection is executed.
Execute using console mode execution
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For quicker and more continuous releases, we advise using the headless browser when running in console mode.
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Generating your console mode instructions first requires choosing between Chrome (headless) and Firefox (headless).
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On the main toolbar, select the Build CMD button.
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Run a test suite collection in console mode using headless browsers.
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Refer to Command Syntax for further information on console mode execution in Katalon.
- Utilizing the created command script from Katalon Studio, run your tests in console mode.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Katalon Studio?
It is a tool that is developed by KM technology. It will help you to automate Web Based Applications, Mobile Applications, and API Testing as well.
What features of Katalon make it easy to use for people with no coding background?
Katalon Studio offers features like snippets, code references, and a debugger.
What is the use of using a headless browser?
You can run tests in a real browser environment more quickly when utilizing a headless browser and conducting headless testing.
Can Katalon Compact Utility spy and capture objects for web pages saved as HTML local files?
The native Spy and Record utility's unpacked extensions can spy and capture objects on web pages that have been saved as local HTML files, but Katalon Compact Utility cannot.
Conclusion
We hope this blog helped you in understanding the concept of Katalon Compact Utility and browser execution in Katalon. We first discussed Katalon Compact Utility followed by an explanation of the Headless Browers.
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