GitLab CI Detox React Native Example

.gitlab-ci.yml

stages:
  - E2E

.ios_base:
  tags:
    - macOS
    - swiftlint
  cache:
    paths:
      - node_modules
      - ios/vendor
  before_script:
    - npm i
    - cd ios
    - bundle install --without=documentation --deployment

Detox:
  extends: .ios_base
  stage: Detox
  variables:
    E2E: "true"
  tags:
    - macOS
    - simulator
  only:
    - merge_requests
  before_script:
    - xcodebuild -version
    - node --version
    - brew tap wix/brew > /dev/null 2>&1
    - brew install applesimutils > /dev/null 2>&1
    - npm i -g npx > /dev/null 2>&1
    - rm -rf $TMPDIR/metro-* && rm -rf $TMPDIR/react-* && rm -rf $TMPDIR/haste-*
    - rm -rf ios/build
    - killall node || echo
    - xcrun simctl shutdown all
  script:
    - E2E=true npm start -- --port 8081 &
    - npx detox build > /dev/null 2>&1
    - npx detox test --cleanup --loglevel info
    - kill -9 $(lsof -n -i4TCP:8081)
  after_script:
    - xcrun simctl shutdown all
    - (if [ "$(lsof -n -i4TCP:8081)" != "" ]; then kill -9 $(lsof -n -i4TCP:8081); else echo "Cleaned"; exit 33; fi);

Some extra useful bits for anyone working on this:

• brew install jq > /dev/null 2>&1
• xcrun simctl boot $(applesimutils --list --byName 'iPhone X' | jq -r '.[0].udid')
• open -a Simulator.app