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Static Server Service

Some projects are front-end assets only, and don't run on more than a static server. This service helps you to run a static file server during testing.

Installation

The easiest way is to add @wdio/static-server-service as a devDependency in your package.json:

npm install @wdio/static-server-service --save-dev

After that, your package.json should include the following:

{
    "devDependencies": {
        "@wdio/static-server-service": "^5.11.0"
    }
}

Instructions on how to install WebdriverIO can be found here.

Configuration

To use the static server service, add static-server to your service array:

// wdio.conf.js
export.config = {
    // ...
    services: ['static-server'],
    // ...
};

Options

folders (required)

Array of folder paths and mount points.

Type: Array<Object> Props:

• mount {String} - URL endpoint where folder will be mounted.
• path {String} - Path to the folder to mount.

 // wdio.conf.js
 export.config = {
    // ...
    services: [
        ['static-server', {
            folders: [
                { mount: '/fixtures', path: './tests/fixtures' },
                { mount: '/dist', path: './dist' },
            ]
        }]
    ],
    // ...
 };

port

Port to bind the server.

Type: Number

Default: 4567

middleware

Array of middleware objects. Load and instatiate these in the config, and pass them in for the static server to use.

Type: Array<Object> Props:

• mount {String} - URL endpoint where middleware will be mounted.
• middleware <Object> - Middleware function callback.

Default: []

// wdio.conf.js
const middleware = require('middleware-package')

export.config = {
    // ...
    services: [
        ['static-server', {
            middleware: [{
                mount: '/',
                middleware: middleware(/* middleware options */),
            }],
        }]
    ],
    // ...
};

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