How to email Selenium results reports using Jenkins?

In the previous post we have seen sending an e-mail notification when the build/tests failed. That email notification doesn’t provide us with details of Passed/Failed tests.

To get full details about the execution results, we have to use Email Extension Plugin in Jenkins.We can email the results reports that are generated in Jenkins. With which you can directly check how many tests Passed? How many failed?

I have taken three simple testng tests as shown in the below screen shot. Two of them will Pass and the other one fails.

When executed the above tests using TestN a result report "emailable-report.html" is generated under test-output folder in project home directory as show below.

Now we have to email this report from Jenkins to all the team members after test execution. Let’s get with no further due…

If you have any queries on creating testng tests and batch file please refer my previous post How to execute Selenium Test Cases from Command Prompt in TestNG?

Step 1: Installing Email Extension Plugin. Launch Jenkins-> click Manage Jenkins-> click on Install Plugins.

Step 2: In the Plugins Manager, Under Available tab-> Search for Email Extension-> Select Email Extension Plugin and click on Install without restart.

Wait for plugin to get installed for few minutes. After Installation the plugin should be available under Installed tab.

Step 3: Once the plugin installed. You need configure email in two sections Extended E-mail Notification and E-mail Notification.

Go to Mange Jenkins-> Configure System. Please enter your details as shown in the below screen shots. In the both places you need to enter same email id and password.

And from this account the emails will be sent. In my case from "seleniumbabuqa@gmail.com" the emails will be sent.

Step 4: Now create Job to run the tests. Manage Jenkins-> New Item-> Enter Project title emailReportsDemo-> Click OK.

Step 5: Configure the tests that needs be executed.  Enter project home directory in Use custom workspace and batch file name in the Build section as shown below.

Step 6: Go to Post Build Actions and select Editable Email Notification. This option only available if Email Extension Plugin installed.

Step 7: Under Editable Email Notification section enter Recipients emails, select Content type and Click on Apply.

Step 8: Click on the Advenced Settings... button. And select Always option from Add Trigger drop down list. Which means Jenkins will trigger email every time the tests executed.

Step 9: To attach the content of the report "emailable-report.html" in the email body add the below code in "Pre-send Script" field. The below code gets the path of the report and it's content.

           def reportPath = build.getWorkspace().child("test-output/emailable-report.html")

           msg.setContent(reportPath.readToString(), "text/html");

Step 10: Click Apply and Save. We are don with configuration of Email and Tests in Jenkins. Now click on Build Now in the job created.

 Check whether emails are received or not with reports in the email body.

That's it guys, we did it. Hope this post is helpful to you, please share it with your friends. Thanks!!

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