How to run a command using javascript in protractor

Question

I have an application which needs to run with the following command: be-engine.exe -u producer -c D:\Workspace\V114_new\KinesisChannel\kinesis.cdd D:\Workspace\V114_new\KinesisChannel.ear -n logs002

Here i need to navigate to the bin director of the installed application and the run the be-engine.exe passing other file paths as well in the command on windows.

I want to automate this using protractor so that on start the above commands run automatically and engine gets started. Is there a way to do this in protractor using javascript.

You can do this using bat file, mention all of your commands in the .bat file and execute it. This will invoke the other commands as well. I would not recommend to use the protractor for this task. — Zohair, Sep 11 '19 at 13:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 11 '19 at 13:58

NodeJS has exec method for this:

const { exec } = require('child_process');
exec('be-engine.exe -u producer -c D:\Workspace\V114_new\KinesisChannel\kinesis.cdd D:\Workspace\V114_new\KinesisChannel.ear -n logs002', (error, stdout, stderr) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error(`exec error: ${error}`);
    return;
  }
  console.log(`stdout: ${stdout}`);
  console.error(`stderr: ${stderr}`);
});

https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_child_process_exec_command_options_callback

Check also this answer: Execute a command line binary with Node.js

How to run a command using javascript in protractor

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