Hi, using "call" command, one can run newman collection from a batch file. This doesn't require to open Node.js command explicitly.
More about call :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/call
Newman installation:
https://learning.postman.com/docs/collections/using-newman-cli/installing-running-newman/
Html Extra Report:
https://github.com/DannyDainton/newman-reporter-htmlextra
Html Extra Report Extended:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/newman-reporter-htmlextra-extended
newman-smoke.bat
@echooncd C:\PostmanCollections timeout /t 5 /nobreak call newman run "SmokeTests.postman_collection.json" -e "QALabEnv.postman_environment.json" -r htmlextra,cli --reporter-htmlextra-export "C:\Reports\SmokeTestReport.html" --reporter-htmlextra-title "Smoke Test Dashboard - QA Lab" --reporter-htmlextra-titleSize 6echo'Execution of SmokeTestscollection successful!'
-r htmlextra, cli
This part in the command generates html extra report as well as report output on the console.
To redirect the batch logs from console to file add below piece of batch script at the beginning of the file.
This part in the command generates html extra report as well as report output on the console.
--reporter-htmlextra-title "Smoke Test Dashboard - QA Lab"This part in the command gives the custom name to the report. --reporter-htmlextra-titleSize 6
This part in the command used to specify the size of the report title (1 through 6, 1 is min 6 is max)
To redirect the batch logs from console to file add below piece of batch script at the beginning of the file.
@echooffsetLOGFILE=smoke-log.log call:LOG> %LOGFILE% exit /B :LOG
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