Nightwatch

UI automated testing framework powered by Node.js. It uses the Selenium WebDriver API.

  

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Nightwatch works with the Selenium standalone server so the first thing you need to do is download the selenium server jar file selenium-server-standalone-3.x.x.jar from the Selenium releases page:
https://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/index.html

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Install Node.js and then:
``sh
$ git clone https://github.com/nightwatchjs/nightwatch.git
$ cd nightwatch
$ npm install
`

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The tests for Nightwatch are written using Mocha exports interface so they can also be run with Nightwatch itself.

To run the unit tests using mocha, do:

`sh
$ npm test
`

To run the unit tests using Nightwatch, do:

`sh
$ npm run unit-tests
`

To check test coverage, run the command:

`sh
$ npm run mocha-coverage
``
and then open the generate file _coverage.html_ in your browser.

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The Mailing List/Google Group is the most appropriate tool for Nightwatch related discussions. In addition, there is a StackOverflow Nightwatch.js tag at your disposal and Twitter.

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Specific WebDriver setup guides can be found on the Docs website.
Legacy Selenium drivers setup guides along with debugging instructions can be found on the Wiki.