Running a Ruby Jenkins Job

If you chose our Ruby Git Project, you will have to specify a build step runs the Ruby test runner.

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Before you begin, make sure that Ruby is installed on the machine that Jenkins runs on and that Ruby executable was added as Environment Variable. Make sure to also install Appium and parallel tests dependencies by running the commands:

gem install appium_lib
gem install parallel_tests

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In the job configuration screen, scroll down to Build.

Click on Add build step and choose Execute Batch Command.

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Depending on the environment that Jenkins operates on (Windows or UNIX), choose either Execute Windows Batch Command or Execute Shell.

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Add the command

parallel_test android_app_test.rb android_web_test.rb ios_app_test.rb ios_web_test.rb

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Scroll all the way down and click Save or Apply.

You are all set! Go to the project homepage and click on Build with Parameters and then click on Build.