Geb Browser Automation Quick Start for Continuous Integration Linux

How to Stand Up a Geb Sample Application On a CI Server(Continuous Integration) Linux

This guide will show you step-by-step how to setup a simple Geb app to get started using the automated testing framework.

This guide is intended for setting up automated browser tests on a Linux continuous integration server that is command line only with no UI enabled.

This guide focuses on using a headless browser for testing.

If you are trying to setup Geb on Windows instead please use the following link:

Setup Geb on Windows

Pull a copy of the Geb Sample App

 First, pull the Geb sample application from Github:

https://github.com/geb/geb-example-grails


HTTPS Clone URL:
https://github.com/geb/geb-example-grails.git

Add the GhostDriver library to your grails app

Add the following line to your BuildConfig.groovy:

58	58	// You usually only need one of these, but this project uses both
59	59	test "org.gebish:geb-spock:$gebVersion"
60	60	test "org.gebish:geb-junit4:$gebVersion"
	61
	62	test( "com.github.detro.ghostdriver:phantomjsdriver:1.0.1" ) {
	63	transitive = false
	64	}
61	65	}
62	66
63	67	plugins {

Update and sync your config and clean and rebuild your project.

Download Location for PhantomJS Ghostdriver

Find the download location for the most recent version here:  http://phantomjs.org/download.html

As of 4/21/2014 the most recent version is 1.9.7:

For 64-bit system, download phantomjs-1.9.7-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 (12.6 MB).

For 32-bit system, download phantomjs-1.9.7-linux-i686.tar.bz2 (12.9 MB).

Install PhantomJS

Change directory to the location you want the driver.

Example:

cd home/bitnami

Retrieve the file

Example:

wget phantomjs-1.9.7-linux-i686.tar.bz2

Unzip the file

sudo tar -xjvf phantomjs-1.9.7-linux-i686.tar.bz2

Set the path in your GebConfig.groovy

11	11
12	12	driver = {
15
	14	System.setProperty('phantomjs.binary.path', '/home/bitnami/phantomjs-1.9.7-linux-x86_64/bin/phantomjs')
16	15	new PhantomJSDriver(new DesiredCapabilities())
17	16	}
18	17

Setup and Run your CI build

You will see something similar to this in your logs if it's successful

PhantomJS is launching GhostDriver...
[INFO  - 2014-04-21T14:42:34.840Z] GhostDriver - Main - running on port 9031

...

| Completed 1 spock test, 0 failed in 0m 44s
| Running 1 functional test...
| Running 1 functional test... 1 of 1
| Completed 1 functional test, 0 failed in 0m 35s
| Server stopped
| Tests PASSED - view reports in 
Finished: SUCCESS

You will be able to find the test reports in the following location

/project directory/target/test-reports

Additional Resources

Related links
PhantomJS
Geb Home Page
Geb Github
Book of Geb