with protractor how to setup internet explorer configuration?

Question

I am using protractor 1.3.1 and running iedriverserver.exe 2.43.0.0 with IE11 installed (windows). This is my spec:

describe(\'quick test IE driver\', functi         


        

Answer 1

According to the protractor config doc, the config value "seleniumArgs" is deprecated.

So, to have a single answer with all the info, here are the simplified steps:

1. Install Protactor globally:

   npm install -g protractor
   

2. Run webdriver-manager update --ie to update the Selenium drivers that Protactor uses. Be aware if you are running the global webdriver-manager or the local webdriver-manager (i.e ./node_modules./bin/webdriver-manager update help); they will unzip the drivers at separate locations; only the local will unzip in [Project dir]

3. Take a look at the log of the previous command. It must show that the drivers were unzipped at a particular folder. Go to that folder and locate the IEDriverServer. In my case it was: "[Project dir]\node_modules\protractor\node_modules\webdriver-manager\selenium\IEDriverServer_x64_X.XX.X.exe. You will need to give the relative path to this file in the next step.

4. Inside your conf.js file, add the following keys & values. Note the use of localSeleniumStandaloneOpts, which means you should remove the property seleniumAddress if you have it:

   multiCapabilities : [
     {
       'browserName' : 'chrome'
     }, {
       'browserName' : 'internet explorer'
     }
   ],
   
   localSeleniumStandaloneOpts : {
     jvmArgs : ["-Dwebdriver.ie.driver="] // e.g: "node_modules/protractor/node_modules/webdriver-manager/selenium/IEDriverServer_x64_X.XX.X.exe"
   },
   

That was all I needed to do. I don't start the server beforehand, I simply run protactor conf.js. Easier now, I guess.