Description

In TestComplete, you can create cross-platform web tests that you run in your device cloud.

To run several cross-platform web tests in parallel from a TestComplete test, you can use methods of the Parallel object. Use the Parallel.RunTests method to run several tests in your device cloud in parallel.

Tests you run must include commands that connect to your device cloud and launch a web browser in which test operations will be executed. To learn how to create tests that include these commands, see Creating and Running Cross-Platform Web Tests.

Requirements

To run tests in parallel, you must have:

The Device Cloud Parallel license.

If you do not have the license yet, you can get it from our Sales Team.

You can also get a free trial version of the Device Cloud Parallel license automatically when you try running your cross-platform web tests in parallel by using the Parallel object.
The TestExecute Lite utility installed on your test workstation.

The utility comes with TestComplete and is installed automatically.

To orchestrate cross-platform web tests from a computer where TestComplete is not installed, you can use the standalone version of the utility. It comes with the Device Cloud Parallel license by default. You can get the installation file from the My SmartBear > My Products section of our web site.

For additional requirements, see the Requirements section in the Running Cross-Platform Web Tests in Parallel topic.

Declaration

Parallel.RunTests(Tests, TestTimeOut, LicenseCount)

Tests	[in]	Required	Array of strings
TestTimeOut	[in]	Optional	Integer	Default value: 0
LicenseCount	[in]	Optional	Integer	Default value: 0
Result	None

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Parallel

Parameters

The method has the following parameters:

Tests

The list of tests you want to run in parallel. It can be script routines, keyword tests, and BDD scenarios. The tests must belong to the same project from which you run the method.

You can specify tests either by their full name or by tags.

The full name includes the name of the collection to which the test belongs, and the test name separated by the pipe character. For script tests, the full name also includes the name of the unit.

To run tests that match a tag, specify the tag name in the @tag_name format.

Example

TestTimeOut

The number of minutes that TestComplete waits for the test run to finish. If the test run time exceeds the specified timeout, TestComplete will stop the test run and report an error to the test log.

If the value is 0 (default value), the wait time is not limited.

LicenseCount

The maximum number of Device Cloud Parallel licenses that you want to use simultaneously during the test run.

Result Value

None.

Example

The sample code below runs MyTest1 and MyTest2 cross-platform web tests in parallel. Each test connects to a device cloud, launches a web browser there, and simulates user actions in that web browser.

JavaScript, JScript

function Main()
{
  // Set a list of tests to run in parallel
  var tests = ['Script|Unit1|MyTest1', 'Script|Unit1|MyTest2'];

  // Run tests in parallel
  Parallel.RunTests(tests);
}

function MyTest1()
{
  var url = "http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/";
  // Set the URL of the device cloud server
  var server = "http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub";

  // Set an environment for the test to run
  var capabilities = {
  "platform": "Mac OSX 10.14",
  "browserName": "Safari",
  "version": "12",
  "screenResolution": "1366x768"
};

  // Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers.RemoteItem(server, JSON.stringify(capabilities)).Run(url);

  var browser = Sys.Browser();
  var page = browser.Page("*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/");
  …

}

function MyTest2()
{
  var url = "http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/";
  // Set the URL of the device cloud server
  var server = "http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub";

  // Set an environment for the test to run
  var capabilities = {
  "deviceName": "Pixel 4",
  "platformName": "Android",
  "platformVersion": "10.0",
  "browserName": "Chrome",
  "deviceOrientation": "portrait"
};

  // Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers.RemoteItem(server, JSON.stringify(capabilities)).Run(url);

  var browser = Sys.Browser();
  var page = browser.Page("*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/");
  …

}

Python

def Main():
  # Set a list of tests to run in parallel
  tests = ['Script|Unit1|MyTest1', 'Script|Unit1|MyTest2']

  # Run tests in parallel
  Parallel.RunTests(tests)

def MyTest1():
  url = "http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/"
  # Set the URL of the device cloud server
  server = "http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub"

  # Set an environment for the test to run
  capabilities = {
  "platform": "Mac OSX 10.14",
  "browserName": "Safari",
  "version": "12",
  "screenResolution": "1366x768"}

  # Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers.RemoteItem[server, capabilities].Run(url)

  browser = Sys.Browser()
  page = browser.Page("*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/")
  …

def MyTest2():
  url = "http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/"
  # Set the URL of the device cloud server
  server = "http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub"

  # Set an environment for the test to run
  capabilities = {
  "deviceName": "Pixel 4",
  "platformName": "Android",
  "platformVersion": "10.0",
  "browserName": "Chrome",
  "deviceOrientation": "portrait"
}

  # Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers.RemoteItem(server, capabilities).Run(url)

  browser = Sys.Browser()
  page = browser.Page("*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/")
  …

VBScript

Sub Main
  ' Set a list of tests to run in parallel
  Dim tests : tests = Array("Script|Unit1|MyTest1", "Script|Unit1|MyTest2")

  ' Run tests in parallel
  Parallel.RunTests(tests)
End Sub

Sub MyTest1()
  url = "http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/"
  ' Set the URL of the device cloud server
  server = "http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub"

  ' Set an environment for the test to run
   capabilities = "{""platform"":""Mac OSX 10.14"",""browserName"":""Safari"",""version"":""12"",""screenResolution"":""1366x768""}"

  ' Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers.RemoteItem(server, capabilities).Run(url)

  Set browser = Sys.Browser()
  Set page = browser.Page("*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/")
  …

End Sub

Sub MyTest2()
  url = "http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/"
  ' Set the URL of the device cloud server
  server = "http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub"

  ' Set an environment for the test to run
  capabilities = "{""deviceName"":""Pixel 4"",""platformName"":""Android"",""platformVersion"":""10.0"",""browserName"":""Chrome"",""deviceOrientation"":""portrait""}"

  ' Launch a browser in the environment
  Call Browsers.RemoteItem(server, capabilities).Run(url)

  Set browser = Sys.Browser()
  Set page = browser.Page("*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/")
  …

End Sub

DelphiScript

procedure Main();
var tests : Array[0..1];
begin
  // Set a list of tests to run in parallel
  tests[0] := 'Script|Unit1|MyTest1';
  tests[1] := 'Script|Unit1|MyTest2';

  // Run tests in parallel
  Parallel.RunTests(tests);
end;

procedure MyTest1();
var url, server, capabilities, browser, page;
begin
  url := 'http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/';
  // Set the URL of the device cloud server
  server := 'http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub';

  // Set an environment for the test to run
  capabilities := '{"platform":"Mac OSX 10.14","browserName":"Safari","version":"12","screenResolution":"1366x768"}';

  // Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers.RemoteItem(server, capabilities).Run(url);

  browser := Sys.Browser();
  page := browser.Page('*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/');
  …

end;

procedure MyTest2();
var url, server, capabilities, browser, page;
begin
  url := 'http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/';
  // Set the URL of the device cloud server
  server := 'http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub';

  // Set an environment for the test to run
  capabilities := '{"deviceName":"Pixel 4","platformName":"Android","platformVersion":"10.0","browserName":"Chrome","deviceOrientation":"portrait"}';

  // Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers.RemoteItem(server, capabilities).Run(url);

  browser := Sys.Browser();
  page := browser.Page('*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/');
  …

end;

C++Script, C#Script

function Main()
{
  // Set a list of tests to run in parallel
  var tests = ['Script|Unit1|MyTest1', 'Script|Unit1|MyTest2'];

  // Run tests in parallel
  Parallel["RunTests"](tests);
}

function MyTest1()
{
  var url = "http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/";
  // Set the URL of the device cloud server
  var server = "http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub";

  // Set an environment for the test to run
  var capabilities = {
  "platform": "Mac OSX 10.14",
  "browserName": "Safari",
  "version": "12",
  "screenResolution": "1366x768"
};

  // Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers.RemoteItem(server, JSON["stringify"](capabilities))["Run"](url);

  var browser = Sys["Browser"]();
  var page = browser["Page"]("*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/");
  …

}

function MyTest2()
{
  var url = "http://services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete14/smartstore/";
  // Set the URL of the device cloud server
  var server = "http://hub.crossbrowsertesting.com:80/wd/hub";

  // Set an environment for the test to run
  var capabilities = {
  "deviceName": "Pixel 4",
  "platformName": "Android",
  "platformVersion": "10.0",
  "browserName": "Chrome",
  "deviceOrientation": "portrait"
};

  // Launch a browser in the environment
  Browsers["RemoteItem"](server, JSON["stringify"](capabilities))["Run"](url);

  var browser = Sys["Browser"]();
  var page = browser["Page"]("*services.smartbear.com/samples/TestComplete*/smartstore/");
  …

}

Test	Description
`KeywordTests\|Test1`	Keyword test Test1.
`Script\|Unit1\|Main`	Script function Main that is located in the Unit1 script unit.
`Scenarios\|Feature1\|Scenario1`	Scenario Scenario1 that is described in the Feature1 feature file.
`@low-priority`	All tests that match the tag `low-priority`.

Parallel.RunTests Method

Description

Requirements

Declaration

Applies To

Parameters

Result Value

Example

See Also