browser: add browserUrl to set browser only base url

Author: MykolaGolubyev

webtau-browser/src/main/java/org/testingisdocumenting/webtau/browser/Browser.java

@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ private String createFullUrl(String url) {
             return url;
         }
 
+        if (!BrowserConfig.getBrowserUrl().isEmpty()) {
+            return UrlUtils.concat(BrowserConfig.getBrowserUrl(), url);
+        }
+
         return UrlUtils.concat(getCfg().getBaseUrl(), url);
     }
 

webtau-browser/src/main/java/org/testingisdocumenting/webtau/browser/BrowserConfig.java

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 public class BrowserConfig implements WebTauConfigHandler {
     private static final Supplier<Object> NULL_DEFAULT = () -> null;
 
+    private static final ConfigValue browserUrl = declare("browserUrl", "browser base url for application under test. It is being used" +
+            " instead of url when provided", () -> "");
+
     private static final ConfigValue windowWidth = declare("windowWidth", "browser window width", () -> 1000);
     private static final ConfigValue windowHeight = declare("windowHeight", "browser window height", () -> 800);
     private static final ConfigValue headless = declareBoolean("headless", "run headless mode");
@@ -47,6 +50,10 @@ public static String getBrowser() {
         return browser.getAsString();
     }
 
+    public static String getBrowserUrl() {
+        return browserUrl.getAsString();
+    }
+
     public static int getWindowWidth() {
         return windowWidth.getAsInt();
     }
@@ -87,6 +94,7 @@ public static Path getFirefoxDriverPath() {
     public Stream<ConfigValue> additionalConfigValues() {
         return Stream.of(
                 browser,
+                browserUrl,
                 windowWidth,
                 windowHeight,
                 headless,

webtau-docs/znai/UI/basic-configuration.md

@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ Define base URL portion either inside a `webtau.cfg` file
 
 or pass as a command line argument `--url=http://...`
 
+# Browser Only Base URL
+
+When you use `url` parameter you set base url for both `REST` and `UI` testing. 
+
+Use `browserUrl` to specify `UI` only base url. This can be handy when your backend and frontend live separately.  
+

webtau-feature-testing/src/test/groovy/org/testingisdocumenting/webtau/featuretesting/WebTauBrowserFeaturesTest.groovy

@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ class WebTauBrowserFeaturesTest {
         runCli('basic.groovy', 'webtau.cfg')
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void "open browser using browser url"() {
+        runCliWithBrowserUrlOverride('basic.groovy', 'webtau.cfg')
+    }
+
     @Test
     void "lazy declaration"() {
         runCli('basicDeclareFirst.groovy', 'webtau.cfg')
@@ -277,8 +282,16 @@ class WebTauBrowserFeaturesTest {
     }
 
     private static void runCli(String uiTestName, String configFileName) {
+        runCliWithArgs(uiTestName, configFileName, "--url=${testRunner.testServer.uri}")
+    }
+
+    private static void runCliWithBrowserUrlOverride(String uiTestName, String configFileName) {
+        runCliWithArgs(uiTestName, configFileName, "--url=http://localhost:-1", "--browserUrl=${testRunner.testServer.uri}")
+    }
+
+    private static void runCliWithArgs(String uiTestName, String configFileName, String... args) {
         testRunner.runCli("scenarios/ui/$uiTestName",
-                "scenarios/ui/$configFileName", "--url=${testRunner.testServer.uri}")
+                "scenarios/ui/$configFileName", args)
     }
 
     private static TestServerHtmlResponse htmlResponse(String resourceName) {