Execute a Parasoft CTP Job

This action executes a test scenario job located at the specified Parasoft Continuous Testing Platform endpoint.

Usage

Add the following entry to your Github workflow YAML file with the required inputs:

uses: parasoft/execute-job-action@v1
with:
  ctpUrl: 'http://ctp.mycompany.org:8080/em/'
  ctpUsername: 'username'
  ctpPassword: ${{ secrets.password }}
  ctpJob: 'Example Job'
  abortOnTimeout: false
  timeoutInMinutes: 5
  publishReport: false
  dtpUrl: 'http://dtp.mycompany.org:8080/grs/'
  dtpUsername: 'username'
  dtpPassword: ${{ secrets.password }}
  dtpProject: 'My Project'
  buildId: ${{ github.run_number }}
  sessionTag: ${{ github.workflow }}
  appendEnvironment: false

Required Inputs

The following inputs are required:

Input	Description
ctpURL	Specifies the Continuous Testing Platform endpoint to use for executing the job.
ctpUsername	Specifies a user name for accessing the Continuous Testing Platform endpoint.
ctpPassword	Specifies a Github encrypted secret for accessing the Continuous Testing Platform endpoint. Refer to the Encrypted Secrets Documentation for details on how to create an encrypted secret.
ctpJob	Specifies the name of job to run.

Optional Inputs

The following inputs are optional:

Input	Description
abortOnTimeout	Aborts a job when the execution time exceeds the specified timeout (see timeoutInMinutes). Set to true to enable. Default is false.
timeoutInMinutes	Specifies the maximum execution time in minutes allowed before the job is aborted. Include this option if abortOnTimeout is set to true.
publishReport	Enables test execution results to be published to Parasoft DTP. Set to true eanble. Default is false.
dtpUrl	Specfies the URL of the Parasoft DTP server where test execution reports will be published if publishReport is set to true.
dtpUsername	Specifies the user name for accessing Parasoft DTP server when publishing reports. Include this option if the target server requires authorization.
dtpPassword	Specifies the password for accessing Parasoft DTP server when publishing reports. Include this option if the target server requires authorization.
dtpProject	Specifies the name of the DTP project to associate with the test execution results. Include this option if publishReport is set to true.
buildId	Specifies the build identifier used to filter test results in DTP. Include this option if publishReport is set to true.
sessionTag	Specifies an identifier for the specific test execution session. Include this option if publishReport is set to true.
appendEnvironment	Adds a test variable test environment name to the session tag when publishing to DTP. This enables you to aggregate test data according to execution environment, which can be displayed in DTP widgets and reports. Set to true to enable. Default is false.

Build and Test this Action Locally

1. Install the dependencies:

$ npm install

2. Build the typescript and package it for distribution:

$ npm run build && npm run package

3. Run the tests:

$ npm test

 PASS  ./index.test.js

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