Protractor test where app opens, Parse User.current() logs a user in automatically

Question

How do I make an e2e test with protractor where it logs in automatically.

Right now, there is code in our app.run function that goes like this

var currentUser = Parse.User.current();
$rootScope.user = null;
$rootScope.isLoggedIn = false;

if (currentUser) {
    $rootScope.user = currentUser;
    $rootScope.isLoggedIn = true;
    $state.go('tab.home');
}

So it is depending on the local cache? Is there a way to get it to reload the app without wiping that information?

I tried having one test log in with no beforeEach information, followed by another it block that moved the app to the beginning - didn't work.

Is there a way to get it to start up fresh, so the app.run function is called?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 20 '15 at 19:02

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You can create a seperate test for login the user and run your remaining other tests after the tests for login runs, by specifying the order of the tests in protractor_conf.js file.

answered Jul 20 '15 at 19:02

Isha Aggarwal

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How would that address the problem? What I need to do is have it login without any input from protractor - or with input from protractor to the local cache. – realization Jul 20 '15 at 19:04
So, you basically want protractor to read login credentials from cache instead of you entering them? – Isha Aggarwal Jul 21 '15 at 05:01
Something like that. Or some way of calling app.run during runtime – realization Jul 21 '15 at 05:24

Protractor test where app opens, Parse User.current() logs a user in automatically

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