Get the current browser name in Protractor test

Question

I\'m creating users in some test. Since it is connected to the backend and create real users I need fixtures. I was thinking of using the browser name to create unique user.

Answer 1

Another case of rubber ducking :)

The answer was actually quite simple.

in my onPrepare function I added the following function and it works flawlessly.

browser.getCapabilities().then(function (cap) {
  browser.browserName = cap.caps_.browserName;
});

I can get access the name in my test using browser.browserName.