Chained scripts in package.json is not executing properly

Question

I am trying to run my Protractor test from command line using package.json.

My package.json looks like below -

{
    \"name\": \"ProtractorFramework\",         


        

Answer 1

Prabodh you can't chain the selenium server startup command and the test execute command.

webdriver-manager start start up a Selenium Server and will output a bunch of info logs. Your Protractor test will send requests to this server to control a local browser. Leave this server running.

When you run webdriver-manager start selenium server will run in the command prompt. This command prompt can't be closed if you close it then selenium server will be quit.

Instead you can create a script that will open a new command prompt and run the webdriver-manager start command like

  "scripts": {    
       ..... 
       "wdstart":"start cmd /k webdriver-manager start timeout 10 && npm run protractor"
        ......
       }