Gauge tests on docker

Gauge can be easily installed on Docker container.

Prerequisites

Docker image for Gauge

  • Create a Dockerfile file in your project root.
  • Add these lines in Dockerfile according to the platform on which you want to build.
DockerFile
  FROM ubuntu

  # Install Java.
  RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -q -y \
      default-jdk \
      sudo \
      apt-transport-https

  # Install gauge
  RUN apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 023EDB0B && \
      echo deb https://dl.bintray.com/gauge/gauge-deb stable main | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

  RUN apt-get update && apt-get install gauge

  # Install gauge plugins
  RUN gauge install java && \
      gauge install screenshot

  ENV PATH=$HOME/.gauge:$PATH

Run Gauge specs on Docker

  • Build the docker image tagged as test
    docker build . -t test
  • Mount the docker image with the <project_directory> and run the specs in the container
    docker run -v pwd:/<project_directory> -w=”/<project_directory>” test gauge run specs