Selenium with Docker and GitLab

About

Python project template for those who want to quickly start running their Selenium tests in GitLabCI. The template will be helpful enough for the first time if you just starting new test automation project and need a simple CI or even if you are new to GitLab, Docker, Selenium but need to run Selenium tests in CI.

Browsers support

• Chrome (default)
• Firefox

GitLab Usage

• To run job with Chrome just run pipeline with one of the Triggers
• To run job with Firefox set GitLab variable BROWSER=firefox and run pipeline with one of the Triggers

CI Triggers

• Manual "Run pipeline" from WebUI
• Schedule to start pipeline by cron
• Push commit to gitlab and pipeline will start automatically
• Trigger API endpoint to start pipeline

Local Usage

Prepare

docker run -d -p 4444:4444 --net grid --name selenium-hub selenium/hub:3.141.59
docker run -d --net grid -e HUB_HOST=selenium-hub --name chrome -v /dev/shm:/dev/shm selenium/node-chrome
docker run -d --net grid -e HUB_HOST=selenium-hub --name firefox -v /dev/shm:/dev/shm selenium/node-firefox

Run tests

# tests on Chrome
pytest
# or
pytest --browser=chrome
# tests on Firefox 
pytest --browser=firefox

End of work

docker stop selenium-hub chrome firefox