Using require with relative paths

Question

We have a rather big set of end-to-end tests on Protractor. We are following the Page Object pattern which helps us to keep our tests clean and modular. We also have a set o

Answer 1

We've been facing the same issue and decided to turn all page object and helper files into node packages. Requiring them in tests is now as easy as var Header = require('header-po'). Another benefit of converting to packages is that you can use proper versioning.

Here is a simple example:

./page-objects/header-po/index.js

//page-objects/header-po/index.js

'use strict';

var Header = function () {
    this.goHome = function () {
        $('#logo a').click();
    };
  };

module.exports = Header;

./page-objects/header-po/package.json

{
    "name": "header-po",
    "version": "0.1.1",
    "description": "Header page object",
    "main": "index.js",
    "dependencies": {}
}

./package.json

{
    "name": "e2e-test-framework",
    "version": "0.1.0",
    "description": "Test framework",
    "dependencies": {
        "jasmine": "^2.1.1",
        "header-po": "./page-objects/header-po/",
    }
}

./tests/header-test.js

'use strict';

var Header = require('header-po');

var header = new Header();

describe('Header Test', function () {
    it('clicking logo in header bar should open homepage', function () {
        browser.get(browser.baseUrl + '/testpage');
        header.goHome();
        expect(browser.getCurrentUrl()).toBe(browser.baseUrl);
    });
});