* feat(variables): implement variable persistence and updates for environment and collection files
- Introduced new utility functions for applying and persisting variable updates, enhancing the management of environment and collection variables.
- Updated the run command to include descriptors for environment files, allowing for better tracking of variable changes.
- Enhanced the runSingleRequest function to synchronize variable updates and persist changes to the appropriate files.
- Added comprehensive tests to ensure the correct functionality of variable merging and persistence logic across different file formats.
* fix(variables): refine YAML handling and data type inference for environment variables
- Updated the run command to exclusively recognize '.yml' files, removing support for '.yaml' extensions.
- Enhanced the persistence logic to correctly handle data type inference for newly added environment and collection variables.
- Added comprehensive tests to validate the correct writing of variables to YAML and .bru files, ensuring accurate data type preservation and updates.
- Improved the handling of existing data types when variables are modified, ensuring consistency across different formats.
* feat(tests): add integration tests for typed variable persistence in CLI
- Introduced a new test suite to validate the persistence of typed environment and collection variables set via scripts in the CLI.
- Implemented a local server to facilitate HTTP requests during tests, ensuring accurate simulation of variable management.
- Enhanced the test logic to verify that the correct data type annotations are written to both .bru and YAML files after CLI execution.
- Added comprehensive assertions to confirm the expected disk state for both global and collection variables across different sandboxes.
* refactor(runSingleRequest): remove synchronization of variable updates after post response script execution
- Eliminated the syncVariableUpdates call from the runSingleRequest function, streamlining the variable handling process.
- Adjusted the logic to focus on executing post response variables without unnecessary synchronization, improving performance and clarity.
* feat(env-vars): implement transient environment variable handling and improve persistence resilience
- Added support for transient environment variable overrides via the `--env-var` CLI option, ensuring these values are not persisted to disk.
- Enhanced the `mergeScriptVarsIntoEnvList` function to prevent overridden variables from being written back, preserving existing entries.
- Updated the `persistVariableUpdates` function to handle potential disk write errors gracefully, logging warnings instead of failing the execution.
- Introduced comprehensive tests to validate the behavior of transient variables and ensure correct persistence logic under various scenarios.
* fix(persist-variables): enhance variable persistence logic and testing
- Improved the `persistEnvFile` function to preserve additional fields (uid, dataType, custom metadata) during JSON writes, ensuring no data loss for unrecognized entries.
- Updated the `persistVariableUpdates` function to respect `envVarOverrides` when writing to the global environment file, preventing transient values from being persisted.
- Added regression tests to validate the preservation of additional fields and the correct handling of environment variable overrides in persistence scenarios.
* refactor(tests): streamline fixture writing and enhance variable persistence tests
- Renamed the `writeFileSyncMkdirP` function to `writeFixtureFile` for clarity, emphasizing its role in writing fixture files with parent directory creation.
- Replaced multiple calls to `writeFileSyncMkdirP` with the new `writeFixtureFile` function to improve code readability and maintainability.
- Added tests to verify the deletion of environment variables from disk when removed from the environment map, ensuring accurate persistence behavior.
- Implemented checks to prevent runtime variables from being persisted, safeguarding against unintended data leaks.
* test(env-file): add integration test for JSON environment variable persistence
- Implemented a new test to verify that typed environment variables are correctly persisted to a JSON file using the --env-file option.
- Ensured that existing entries retain their uid and custom fields during the persistence process, validating the shape-preservation guarantee.
- Enhanced the test to check that new typed variables from the script are accurately written and that untouched entries remain unchanged.
* test(env-file): add integration tests for YAML and .bru variable persistence
- Implemented new tests to verify the persistence of typed environment variables to both YAML and .bru files using the --env-file option.
- Ensured that typed values are correctly serialized with appropriate annotations in the output files, validating the correct handling of different formats.
- Enhanced coverage for the persistence behavior of environment variables, confirming that existing entries remain unchanged while new variables are accurately written.
* test(env-file): enhance JSON environment variable persistence tests
- Added a new test to verify the preservation of native typed values in JSON environment files when unrelated keys are touched during script execution.
- Ensured that typed values maintain their original types and are auto-annotated with the correct dataType, validating the integrity of the environment variable persistence process.
- Expanded the typed-value inference tests to cover cross-type transitions, confirming that existing dataType annotations are ignored when new values are written.
* refactor(env-vars): transition env-var overrides to Map for improved persistence handling
- Changed the `envVarOverrides` from a Set to a Map to track injected values, enhancing the logic for distinguishing between transient and deliberate variable writes.
- Updated related functions to accommodate the new Map structure, ensuring that only matching overrides are filtered out during persistence.
- Enhanced documentation and tests to reflect the new behavior, confirming that deliberate script writes with different values are correctly persisted.
* test(integration): refine comments and enhance clarity in typed persistence tests
* test(integration): add tests for variable persistence in tests blocks and error handling
- Implemented new tests to verify that variables set within `tests {}` blocks are correctly persisted to the environment and collection files.
- Added a test to ensure that variables written before an error in a `tests {}` block are still saved, confirming the integrity of partial results during execution.
- Enhanced existing tests with detailed comments for clarity and understanding of the persistence behavior in various scenarios.
* test(integration): add collection variable persistence test for error handling
- Introduced a new test to verify that collection variables set before an error in a `tests {}` block are correctly persisted to the collection file.
- Enhanced existing tests to ensure that both environment and collection variables maintain their expected values during error scenarios, confirming the robustness of variable persistence.
* test(integration): add test for environment and collection variable persistence from post-response expressions
- Introduced a new test to verify that environment and collection variables mutated as a side effect of `vars:post-response` expressions are correctly persisted.
- Enhanced the `runSingleRequest` function to synchronize variable updates after executing post-response scripts, ensuring that changes are reflected in the environment and collection files.
- This change improves the robustness of variable handling in the CLI, aligning it with the expected behavior of the desktop application.
* refactor(persist-variables): streamline JSON parsing and enhance variable persistence tests
- Simplified the JSON parsing logic in the `persistEnvFile` function by removing unnecessary try-catch blocks, ensuring that malformed files are handled gracefully.
- Updated tests to verify the persistence of new collection variable types, including numbers, booleans, and objects, ensuring that typed variables are correctly serialized and maintained.
- Enhanced existing tests to confirm that plain string variables remain unchanged during persistence, improving the robustness of variable handling in the CLI.
* jsdoc change
Bruno CLI
With Bruno CLI, you can now run your API collections with ease using simple command line commands.
This makes it easier to test your APIs in different environments, automate your testing process, and integrate your API tests with your continuous integration and deployment workflows.
For detailed documentation, visit Bruno CLI Documentation.
Installation
To install the Bruno CLI, use the node package manager of your choice, such as NPM:
npm install -g @usebruno/cli
Getting started
Navigate to the directory where your API collection resides, and then run:
bru run
This command will run all the requests in your collection. You can also run a single request by specifying its filename:
bru run request.bru
Or run all requests in a collection's subfolder:
bru run folder
If you need to use an environment, you can specify it with the --env option:
bru run folder --env Local
If you need to collect the results of your API tests, you can specify the --output option:
bru run folder --output results.json
If you need to run a set of requests that connect to peers with both publicly and privately signed certificates respectively, you can add private CA certificates via the --cacert option. By default, these certificates will be used in addition to the default truststore:
bru run folder --cacert myCustomCA.pem
If you need to limit the trusted CA to a specified set when validating the request peer, provide them via --cacert and in addition use --ignore-truststore to disable the default truststore:
bru run request.bru --cacert myCustomCA.pem --ignore-truststore
Importing Collections
You can import collections from other formats, such as OpenAPI, using the import command:
bru import openapi --source api.yml --output ~/Desktop/my-collection --collection-name "My API"
You can also use the shorter form with aliases:
bru import openapi -s api.yml -o ~/Desktop/my-collection -n "My API"
This creates a Bruno collection directory that can be opened in Bruno.
You can also import directly from a URL:
bru import openapi --source https://example.com/api-spec.json --output ~/Desktop --collection-name "Remote API"
You can also export the collection as a JSON file:
bru import openapi --source api.yml --output-file ~/Desktop/my-collection.json --collection-name "My API"
Import Options:
| Option | Details |
|---|---|
| --source, -s | Path to the source file or URL (required) |
| --output, -o | Path to the output directory |
| --output-file, -f | Path to the output JSON file |
| --collection-name, -n | Name for the imported collection |
| --insecure | Skip SSL certificate validation when fetching from URLs |
Command Line Options
| Option | Details |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | Show help |
| --version | Show version number |
| -r | Indicates a recursive run (default: false) |
| --cacert [string] | CA certificate to verify peer against |
| --env [string] | Specify environment to run with |
| --env-var [string] | Overwrite a single environment variable, multiple usages possible |
| -o, --output [string] | Path to write file results to |
| -f, --format [string] | Format of the file results; available formats are "json" (default) or "junit" |
| --reporter-json [string] | Path to generate a JSON report |
| --reporter-junit [string] | Path to generate a JUnit report |
| --reporter-html [string] | Path to generate an HTML report |
| --insecure | Allow insecure server connections |
| --tests-only | Only run requests that have tests |
| --bail | Stop execution after a failure of a request, test, or assertion |
| --csv-file-path | CSV file to run the collection with |
| --reporter--skip-all-headers | Skip all headers in the report |
| --reporter-skip-headers | Skip specific headers in the report |
| --client-cert-config | Client certificate configuration by passing a JSON file |
| --delay [number] | Add delay to each request |
Scripting
Bruno cli returns the following exit status codes:
0-- execution successful1-- an assertion, test, or request in the executed collection failed2-- the specified output directory does not exist3-- the request chain seems to loop endlessly4-- bru was called outside of a collection root directory5-- the specified input file does not exist6-- the specified environment does not exist7-- the environment override was not a string or object8-- an environment override is malformed9-- an invalid output format was requested255-- another error occurred
Demo
Support
If you encounter any issues or have any feedback or suggestions, please raise them on our GitHub repository
Thank you for using Bruno CLI!
Changelog
See https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/releases
