Qase CLI App

Documentation for Qase API and Reporters is at https://developers.qase.io/docs/

Qase CLI or qli is Qase's command line app build in Go Language, which can be used to start and complete test runs, and it can publish results to Qase in several formats.

View source code on GitHub here: qase-tms/qasectl

How to install the app?

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Install via go install

The easiest way to install Qase CLI is using go install:

go install github.com/qase-tms/qasectl@latest

Make sure to add $GOPATH/bin to your $PATH environment variable to be able to run the qasectl command. The binary is named qasectl, you may want to create an alias, as qli

Build from source

• Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/qase-tms/qasectl.git && cd qasectl

• Build the binary

make build

You will find the binary in the build/ directory.

Try creating a test run by executing the binary -

./build/qli testops run create --project QD --token <your-token> --title "Run created from Qase-cli" --description "Hello, from qase-cli" --environment <env-slug> --verbose

Use a Docker image

• Pull the Docker image

docker pull ghcr.io/qase-tms/qase-cli:latest

• Run the Docker container

docker run --rm ghcr.io/qase-tms/qase-cli:latest <add-your-command-here>

Using Qase CLI

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You can generate an API token from here 🔗 and refer to this guide 🔗 to find your project code, and run_id in Qase.

Create a test run:

You can create a test run by using the create command. The create command is used to create a new test run in the specified project and save a test run ID to a file.

You can specify the file path using the --output option.

If the file path is not specified, the test run ID will be saved to qase.env in the current directory.

The file will contain the test run ID in the following format:

QASE_TESTOPS_RUN_ID=<run-id>

You can use the test run ID in subsequent steps to upload test results for the test run.

For extracting the test run ID from file, use the following command:

cat qase.env | grep QASE_TESTOPS_RUN_ID | cut -d'=' -f2

Example usage -

qli testops run create \
-p <project_code> \
-t <token> \
--title <title> \
-d <description> \
-e <environment> \
-m <milestone> \
-o <plan> \
-v

The create command supports the following options:

Required :

• --project, -p: The project code where the test run will be created.

• --token, -t: The API token to authenticate with the Qase API.

• --title: The name of the test run.

Optional :

• --description, -d: The description of the test run.

• --environment, -e: The environment where the test run will be executed.

• --milestone, -m: The milestone of the test run.

• --plan: The test plan of the test run. .

• --output, -o: is the output path to save the run Id, with the default being qase.env in the working directory.

• --verbose, -v: Enable verbose mode. .

The following example shows how to create a test run in the project with the code DEMO:

qli testops run create \
--project DEMO \
--token <token> \
--title "Example test run created using Qase CLI" \
--verbose

Complete a test run

You can complete a test run by using the complete command. The complete command is used to complete a test run in the specified project.

Example usage -

qli testops run complete \
--project <project_code> \
--token <token> \
--id <run_id> \
--verbose

Here, the --id flag takes the ID of the Qase test run that is to be marked complete.

The following example shows how to complete a test run with the id 1 in the project with the code DEMO:

qli testops run complete --project DEMO --token <token> --id 1 --verbose

Upload test results

You can upload test results by using the upload command. The upload command is used to upload test results for a test run in the specified project.

Example usage -

qli testops result upload \
--project <project_code> \
--token <token> \
--id <run_id> \
--format <format> \
--path <results_file> \
--batch <batch> \
--verbose

The upload command supports following options:

Required :

--project, -p: The project code where the test results will be uploaded.

--token, -t: The API token to authenticate with the Qase API.

--id: The ID of the test run to upload results for. Required if title is not set.

--title: The title of the test results. Required if id is not set.

--path: The path to the test results file or folder.

--format: The format of the test results file. Allowed values: junit, qase, allure, xctest.

Optional :

--description, -d: The description of the test results.

--steps: The mode of upload steps for XCTest. Allowed values: all, user.

--batch: The batch number of the test results. Default value is 200.

--suite, -s: Define the root suite for all the test results.

--verbose, -v: Enable verbose mode.

The following example shows how to upload test results in the JUnit format for a test run with the ID 1 in the project with the code DEMO:

qli testops result upload \
--project DEMO \
--token <token> \
--id 1 \
--format junit \
--path /path/to/results.xml \
--verbose

Similarly, use the following paths, for other result types -

• Qase format: --path /path/to/build/qase-results/results.json

  • For results generated from qase-pytest , use the path: /path/to/build/qase-results/results/

• Allure format: --path /path/to/allure-results

• XCTest format: --path /path/to/xctest-results

Create Environments and Milestones:

Similar to creating test runs, you can use the create command is used to create a new environment or milestone in the specified project and save a value to a file.

Path for saving the qase.env file can be specified using the --output option.

If the file path is not specified, qase.env will be saved to the working directory.

qase.env will contain

QASE_ENVIRONMENT=<slug>

or,

QASE_MILESTONE=<id>

You can use the Environment slug, or Milestone Id in subsequent steps when creating a new test run.

For extracting the values from the from file, use the following command:

cat qase.env | grep QASE_ENVIRONMENT | cut -d'=' -f2

cat qase.env | grep QASE_MILESTONE | cut -d'=' -f2

Example usage -

To create an Environment:

qli testops env create --project <project_code> \
--token <token> \
--title <title> \
--slug <slug> \
--description <description> \
--host <host> \
--verbose

The create command for env supports the following options:

Required :

• --project, -p: The project code where the test run will be created.

• --token, -t: The API token to authenticate with the Qase API.

• --title: The title of the Environment.

• --slug: The slug value of the Environment.

Optional :

• --description, -d: The description of the test run.

• --environment, -e: The environment where the test run will be executed.

• --output, -o: is the output path to save qase.env

• --verbose, -v: Enable verbose mode. .

To create a Milestone:

qli testops milestone create --project <project_code> \
--token <token> \
--title <title> \
--description <description> \
--status <status> \
--due-date <due_date> \
--verbose

The create command for milestone has the following options:

Required :

• --project, -p: The project code where the milestone will be created.

• --token, -t: The API token to authenticate with the Qase API.

• --title: The name of the milestone.

Optional :

• --description, -d: The description of the milestone.

• --status, -s: The status of the milestone. Allowed values: active, completed.

• --due-date, -d: The due date of the milestone. Format: YYYY-MM-DD

• --output, -o: is the output path to save qase.env

• --verbose, -v: Enable verbose mode.

Configuring Qase CLI in your CI workflow

You can use qli in cases where your test runner generates run reports in one of these formats (Junit; Qase; Allure; XCTest).

Examples

GitHub

An example github.yml, that uses Qase GitHub Actions.

name: Run Playwright Tests and Report to Qase

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - docker-qli

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Set up Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: "18"

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm install

      - name: Run Playwright tests
        run: npx playwright test
        continue-on-error: true

      - name: Get current date
        id: get-date
        run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Create a Qase test run
        uses: qase-tms/gh-actions/run-create@v1
        id: qase-run-create
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.QASE_API_TOKEN }}
          project: ${{ secrets.QASE_PROJECT_CODE }}
          title: "Playwright Test Run ${{ steps.get-date.outputs.date }}"
          description: "Automated Playwright test run"
          environment: "dev-web-app"
          verbose: true

      - name: Upload test results to Qase
        uses: qase-tms/gh-actions/report@v1
        continue-on-error: true
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.QASE_API_TOKEN }}
          project: ${{ secrets.QASE_PROJECT_CODE }}
          id: ${{ steps.qase-run-create.outputs.id }}
          format: junit
          path: results/test-results.xml
          batch: 100
          verbose: true

      - name: Complete a Qase test run
        uses: qase-tms/gh-actions/run-complete@v1
        id: complete
        # use always() to run even if test step failed or job was canceled
        # but don't run if creating a test run failed before this step
        if: always() && steps.qase-run-create.outcome == 'success'
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.QASE_API_TOKEN }}
          project: ${{ secrets.QASE_PROJECT_CODE }}
          id: ${{ steps.qase-run-create.outputs.id }}
          verbose: true

GitLab

An example .gitlab-ci.yml, that uses Qase CLI in a docker container.

stages:
  - test
  - publish

variables:
  PROJECT_CODE: ${QASE_PROJECT_CODE}
  API_TOKEN: ${QASE_API_TOKEN}
  RESULTS_FILE: "results.xml"
  TEST_RUN_TITLE: "Test Run $(date +'%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')"
  TEST_RUN_DESCRIPTION: "Test run description"
  OUTPUT_FILE: "qase.env"

test_and_report:
  stage: test
  image: ubuntu:20.04
  before_script:
    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl gnupg
    - curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -
    - apt-get install -y nodejs
    - node -v && npm -v
    - npm install
    - mkdir results

  script:
    - npx playwright test --reporter=junit --output=/results/${RESULTS_FILE} || true 
  artifacts:
    paths:
      - /results/${RESULTS_FILE}

publish:
  stage: publish
  image: docker:24.0.5
  services:
    - docker:24.0.5-dind
  script:
    - |
      docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)/results:/results" \
      ghcr.io/qase-tms/qase-cli:latest testops run create \
      --project ${PROJECT_CODE} \
      --token ${API_TOKEN} \
      --title "${TEST_RUN_TITLE}" \
      --description "${TEST_RUN_DESCRIPTION}" \
      --output /results/${OUTPUT_FILE}

    # step to parse the RUN_ID from the output file
    - RUN_ID=$(cat results/${OUTPUT_FILE} | grep QASE_TESTOPS_RUN_ID | cut -d'=' -f2)
    
    # publishes results to Qase
    - |
      docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)/results:/results" \
      ghcr.io/qase-tms/qase-cli:latest testops result upload \
      --project ${PROJECT_CODE} \
      --token ${API_TOKEN} \
      --id ${RUN_ID} \
      --format junit \
      --path /results/${RESULTS_FILE} \
      --verbose

    # marks the Qase test run as complete.
    - |
      docker run --rm \
      ghcr.io/qase-tms/qase-cli:latest testops run complete \
      --project ${PROJECT_CODE} \
      --token ${API_TOKEN} \
      --id ${RUN_ID} \
      --verbose