| id | title |
|---|---|
APIRef.DetoxCLI |
Detox Command Line Tools (detox-cli) |
detox-cli lets you operate Detox from command line.
Install detox-cli globally via npm:
npm install -g detox-clidetox [options] [command]| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| test | Initiating your test suite |
| build | Run the command defined in configuration.build |
| run-server | Starts a standalone detox server |
| init | Create initial e2e tests folder for jest or mocha |
| clean-framework-cache | Delete all compiled framework binaries from ~/Library/Detox, they will be rebuilt on 'npm install' or when running 'build-framework-cache' |
| build-framework-cache | Build Detox.framework to ~/Library/Detox. The framework cache is specific for each combination of Xcode and Detox versions |
| help | Display help for specific command |
| Options | Description |
|---|---|
| -h --help |
Output usage information |
Initiating your test suite
detox test [options]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | output usage information |
| -o, --runner-config <config> | Test runner config file, defaults to 'e2e/mocha.opts' for mocha and 'e2e/config.json' for jest |
| -l, --loglevel [value] | info, debug, verbose, silly, wss |
| -c, -configuration <device config> | Select a device configuration from your defined configurations,if not supplied, and there's only one configuration, detox will default to it |
| -r, --reuse | Reuse existing installed app (do not delete and re-tall) for a faster run. |
| -u, --cleanup | Shutdown simulator when test is over, useful for CI ipts, to make sure detox exists cleanly with no residue |
| -d, --debug-synchronization <value> | When an action/expectation takes a significant amount time use this option to print device synchronization status. The status will be printed if the ion takes more than [value]ms to complete |
| -a, --artifacts-location <path> | Artifacts (logs, screenshots, etc) root directory. If it does not end with a slash (/) or backslash, then CLI will append to the path a subdirectory with configuration name and timestamp (e.g. artifacts/android.emu.release.2018-06-12 05:52:43Z. The path with a slash at the end assumes you do not want a subdirectory inside. For more details, please check the Enabling artifacts. The default value is artifacts (plus a subdir). |
| --record-logs [failing/all/none] | Save logs during each test to artifacts directory. Pass "failing" to save logs of failing tests only. The default value is none. |
| --take-screenshots [failing/all/none] | Save screenshots before and after each test to artifacts directory. Pass "failing" to save screenshots of failing tests only. The default value is none. |
| --record-videos [failing/all/none] | Save screen recordings of each test to artifacts directory. Pass "failing" to save recordings of failing tests only. The default value is none. |
| -p, --platform [ios/android] | Run platform specific tests. Runs tests with invert grep on :platform:, e.g test with substring :ios: in its name will not run when passing --platform android |
| -H, --headless | [Android Only] Launch Emulator in headless mode. Useful when running on CI. |
| -w, --workers | [iOS Only] Specifies number of workers the test runner should spawn, requires a test runner with parallel execution support (Detox CLI currently supports Jest) |
Run a command defined in 'configuration.build'
detox build <command> [options]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | output usage information |
| -c, --configuration <device config> | Select a device configuration from your defined configurations,if not supplied, and there's only one configuration, detox will default to it |
Start a standalone detox server
detox run-server [options]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | output usage information |
Scaffolds initial E2E test folder structure for a specific test runner
detox init -r <test-runner-name>
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | output usage information |
| -r, --runner | test runner name (supported values: mocha, jest) |
Display help for a command
detox help [command]