Upload Files Using TestMu AI Selenium Grid

In Selenium automation testing, you may need to test the upload functionality on a web app or website. TestMu AI lets you test the upload feature on the cloud-based Selenium Grid across 3000+ browser and OS combinations.

This document explains how to upload a file on the TestMu AI platform and access it via an automation test script.

How to Upload Files on TestMu AI Platform

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Upload files to the cloud-based Selenium Grid using the API for uploading user-files.

1. Open TestMu AI's API for uploading user-files.
2. Click on the Lock icon to authorize your account. ]
3. Enter your TestMu AI username and access key to validate your credentials. Click the "Authorise" button to verify the credentials, and click Close to close the window.

Get your TestMu AI Username and Access Key from your TestMu AI automation dashboard. Click on the "key" icon in the top right corner.

4. Click on the "Try it out" button.
5. Select the file using the "Choose File" button and click Execute to upload it on the TestMu AI platform.

Note: You can upload multiple files to lambda storage. A maximum of 150 files can be uploaded per organization. The file size limit is 20 MB per API call. If your total file sizes reach the limit, upload your files in multiple API calls.

Once the file uploads successfully, you will see a response body with 200 response code, as shown in the image below:

How to Test the Uploaded File on TestMu AI Platform

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Test the uploaded file on the TestMu AI platform to perform automation testing on the cloud-based Selenium Grid.

Add the desired capability into your automation script for file upload.

For example: If you uploaded 3 files named "804402.png", "file_example_JPG_2500kB.jpg", and "Sample_File_To_Upload.txt", add the following desired capability:

Java

HashSet<String> ab = new HashSet<>();
ab.add("Sample-Spreadsheet-10-rows.csv");
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability("build","Upload");
capabilities.setCapability("name","Upload Files");
capabilities.setCapability("browserName", "Chrome");
capabilities.setCapability("browserVersion","104");
capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "Windows 10");
capabilities.setCapability("lambda:userFiles",ab);

C#

//HashMap
string testName = callStack[0].ToString();
InitCaps
String[] ltFile = new string[] { "file-name.csv" };

// Capabilities
capabilities.AddAdditionalOption("lambda:userFiles", ltFile);

PHP

$capabilities = array(
    .
    .
"lambda:userFiles" => [
"804402.png",
"file_example_JPG_2500kB.jpg",
"Sample_File_To_Upload.txt"
])

Python

capabilities = {
      .
      .
"lambda:userFiles" : [
"804402.png",
"file_example_JPG_2500kB.jpg",
"Sample_File_To_Upload.txt"
]
}

JavaScript

var capabilities = {
    .
    .
"lambda:userFiles" : [
"804402.png",
"file_example_JPG_2500kB.jpg",
"Sample_File_To_Upload.txt"
]
}

Now you can use the uploaded files in your automation test script.

The following table shows the file path for uploaded files on both desktop and mobile operating systems.

Operating System	Default Download Path
Linux	/home/ltuser/Downloads
Windows	C:\Users\ltuser\Downloads
macOS	/Users/ltuser/Downloads
Android	/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.android.chrome/files/Download/
iOS	/Users/ltuser/Downloads/ios/media

For example, to upload a file on a web page via test script, use the following Java code (on Windows and macOS):

   // If the file is 804402.png, and testing environment is Windows OS
   WebElement addFile = driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//input[@type='file']"));
   addFile.sendKeys("C:\\Users\\ltuser\\Downloads\\804402.png");

   // If the file is 804402.png, and testing environment is macOS
   WebElement addFile = driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//input[@type='file']"));
   addFile.sendKeys("/Users/ltuser/Downloads/804402.png");

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Download Files from TestMu AI Storage During Test Execution

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Retrieve files from TestMu AI cloud storage directly to the machine running your test during Selenium automation testing.

Prerequisites

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Verify the following before using the download hook.

1. Upload files to TestMu AI storage using the file upload API.
2. Confirm the exact file names stored in lambda storage.

Download Hook Implementation

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Use the executeScript command to fetch files from lambda storage.

Basic Syntax

driver.executeScript("lambda-files-download=file_name")

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You can now successfully upload files and use them with Selenium Automation testing on TestMu AI's cloud server. If you face any issues, reach out to us via our 24/7 chat support, or mail us at [email protected].
Happy Testing!