Run Postman collection with Jenkins and Newman Runner

newman_jenkin.md

Newman Runner Setup

1. Install npm

  sudo apt install npm

2. Install Newman Runner globally

  npm install -g newman

3. Check postman scripts

  newman run [collection.json] -e [env.json]

Jenkins Setup

1. Download Jenkins war file from here
2. Run jenkins

  java -jar jenkins.war

3. Go to Jenkins Portal: http://localhost:8080
4. Create new Job
5. Select Freestyle Project and click ok
6. Add a build step and select bash shell command
7. Paste it

  newman run [collection.json] -e [env.json] --suppress-exit-code 1

8. Click Save
9. Finally click Build Now option

Reference:

https://learning.postman.com/docs/running-collections/using-newman-cli/integration-with-jenkins/

Jenkins Runner Script

#!/bin/bash
java -jar jenkins.war

Docker Postman

• CLI Command: sh [filename.sh] [collection.json] [env.json]

collection_Json=$1
env_Json=$2
report_name="Automate Postman Test Reporting"

# get docker image
docker pull postman/newmain

# create newman container instance, run postman collection and get test report
docker run -v ~/postman:/etc/newman --entrypoint /bin/sh -t postman/newman  -c "npm install -g newman-reporter-htmlextra;newman run $collection_Json -e $env_Json -r htmlextra --reporter-htmlextra-title '$report_name' "

# run server to see report
python -m http.server 8080