Sauce Labs Integration

What is Sauce Labs?
​Sauce Labs allows users to run tests in the cloud on 1,000's of different browsers, operating systems and device combinations, providing a comprehensive test infrastructure for automated and manual testing of web and mobile applications using Selenium, Appium and JavaScript unit testing frameworks.
Why do I need Sauce Labs Integration?
Integrating TestProject with Sauce Labs allows you and your teammates to run your automation on many different devices and browsers that are provided by the Sauce Labs cloud. This means that you can, for example, test your app compatibility on many variations of Operating Systems - Browser versions - Devices without having to setup complicated test matrices.
Setting Up Sauce Labs Integration
Requirements
​TestProject account - In order to enjoy all the features of the TestProject platform, you will need an active TestProject account. If you don't already have one, you can sign up for a free forever plan here.
​Sauce Labs account - To utilize Sauce Labs cloud you need an account. If you don't already have one, just visit here to create a free trial.
Get Sauce Labs Username & Access Key
In order to setup the integration, you will have to obtain a Sauce Labs Access key. After logging into your Sauce Labs account, visit the setting area (1-2) and copy your User Name (3) and Access Key (4).
Obtaining Sauce Labs Username and Access Key
Enabling Sauce Labs Integration in TestProject
Only account administrators can set up Sauce Labs integration.
After you have the Sauce Labs User Name and Access Key, you can proceed with setting up the integration. Go to the Integrations (1) section of your TestProject account and click on the Cloud Execution (2) option on the left hand side menu. Click on the toggle 
 (3) near the Sauce Labs logo to enable the integration. You will now see the Sauce Labs integration settings window, just paste your Username (4) and Access Key (5) in the relevant places and click Save (6).
Configuring Sauce Labs access information in TestProject
Once saved, we will validate that the credentials are correct and close the integration settings window. After the window closes you should see that the integration is active 
 That's it!
Once you set up the integration you cannot retrieve your access key from TestProject, as it is being stored in an encrypted state. You can always click on the cog icon to change your credentials.
Utilizing Sauce Labs Cloud in TestProject
Now that we're all set up, you can go ahead and start running your tests and jobs on the Sauce Labs cloud. Before continuing, let's understand the various options to run your tests.
Three ways to run your tests
Running in your own lab using own Agents
As you probably already know, TestProject allows you to connect infinite number of agents that can run on any operating system and are used to record, develop and run your tests. Using this option means that agents connected to your account are being used to run your tests on:
Devices that are physically connected to the agent machine.
Emulators running on the agent machine.
Browsers that are installed on the agent machine.
In this case you are using your own lab. In practice, when running a test or setting up a job, just choose one of your registered Agents (1), choose the Agent browsers (2) section, choose your browser (3) or device and run your test.
Running the "Login" web test on the Chrome 79 browser using Eldar's Agent
Running on Sauce Labs Cloud using own Agents
Once you have the integration set up, you can use your own TestProject Agents to run tests and jobs on the Sauce Labs cloud. This means that your agents (wherever they are installed) will be running your tests in the cloud using Sauce Labs devices or browsers. To achieve that, choose one of your Agents (1), expand the Sauce Labs (2) section and select a browser (3) or device from the Sauce Labs cloud and run your test. That's it!
Running the "Login" web test on the Sauce Labs Edge 18 browser using Eldar's Agent
This method is useful for cases where tests need access to your local resources that are not accessible from the cloud. For example, let's say that in some of your steps you are using the TestProject RESTful API Client Addon to access your back office API. You can test your website in the cloud and make your validations internally.
Running on Sauce Labs Cloud using the Virtual Agent
In addition to the two ways described above, another great option is running entirely in the cloud using the Virtual Agent. Once you've set up your Sauce Labs integration you will see that a Virtual Agent was added to your lab.
A TestProject Virtual Agent
This type of execution does not require an Agent at all. This means that you can execute your tests and jobs even if you do not have any agents that are currently available for execution. To use this capability when running a test, just choose the Virtual Agent (1), expand the Sauce Labs section (2), choose the desired browser (3) or device and run your test. Because Sauce Labs provides many browsers and devices and the list can get long, we've added an easy quick search option that will allow you to filter out all the unnecessary targets.
Running the "Login" web test on the Sauce Labs Chrome 79 (on Mac 10.14) browser using the Virtual Agent
Note: Virtual Agents can take up to a minute to initialize before starting the execution.
Defining Jobs to run on Sauce Labs Cloud
Now that we understand all the options to run your tests, let's talk about jobs. After you have your tests created, the next logical step is to put all or some of them into a job that can be scheduled or executed from your CI pipeline (in addition to just clicking the play button). 
When creating a new job or editing an existing one, you have the option to define it to run using any of the three methods mentioned above. Jobs can be defined to run on multiple browsers or devices and therefore after selecting an Agent (1), just choose on which browsers (2) or devices to run the job. If you select one of your own agents (like in the image below), you will be able to select both local browsers or devices (that are installed on or connected to that agent's machine) and/or Sauce Labs browsers or devices. 
You can toggle the Show only selected (3) option to conveniently see all the selected targets.
Defining a job to run using own Agent on locally installed Chrome and on 6 additional Sauce Labs browsers
Once the jobs is triggered, the Agent will run all of your tests on each of the selected browsers or devices. If you choose to assign the Virtual Agent to the job (instead of selecting one of your own agents), no physical agents are required to be available when the job is executed.
When using the Virtual Agent, local browsers / devices are not displayed. Meaning that only Sauce Labs browsers and devices will be available. 
Defining a job to run using the Virtual Agent on 6 different Sauce Labs browsers
Reviewing the Progress & the Results of my Execution
After we've successfully defined our integration and ran our tests on various targets using all the different methods (or just one), it is time to see if everything that we've tested performed as expected or if there are some issues in the tested applications that need to be investigated and dealt with. TestProject has provided great test run reports since day one and this has not changed. When you choose to use the Sauce Labs cloud to run your TestProject tests, you get double the data!
Real-time Progress
First of all, when tests or jobs are executed on the Sauce Labs cloud, you can see the progress in the TestProject Monitor with some additional information about the executed test or job.
TestProject Monitor showing the progress of currently running test on Sauce Labs Edge 44 browser
While in the Monitor, notice that the browser has a Sauce Labs icon over it, indicating that it is running in the Sauce Labs cloud. Hovering over the browser icon will show the exact version of the used browser.
In addition to that, if you open your Sauce Labs Dashboard, you can see the execution happens in real time and even control the browser or device if needed.
Execution Reports
Once your execution has finished, you can hop over to the Reports section in your TestProject account to see the results of your test(s). As you are already used to, all the information is here with some additional elements. You can see that the browser (1) has the Sauce Labs logo on it (just like in the Monitor) which indicates that the execution was performed on a Sauce Labs browser. Hovering with your mouse on the browser icon will show the exact used version. On the right hand side (3), you can still see all the steps of your test with all the information that you are used to seeing there, including full screenshots. Besides that, all of the tests of your job will have a link (2) that will take you directly to the related execution session in the Sauce Labs Dashboard.
A TestProject report of the "Login" test that was executed on Sauce Labs Edge browser
Once you click the Open Sauce Labs report link, you will be redirected to Sauce Labs where you will be able to see some additional information about that execution: 
1.
Basic information about the execution (Name, Time, OS, Browser, Device, etc.).
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A video recording of the execution itself.
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The exact Selenium / Appium commands that were executed.
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Extended logs related to the execution.
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Additional metadata. Among other things, you will find the name of your project and a link to the TestProject report.
Sauce Labs "Login" test execution information
Some Additional Information
This document uses web test examples that are executed on various browsers, but it is important to state that Android and iOS tests and jobs can be as easily executed on the Sauce Labs cloud as well.
When executing mobile tests, please make sure that the tested applications are defined in TestProject with an attached file. This is due to the fact that Sauce Labs cloud needs access to the application file in order to install it on the chosen device before running the test.
Please follow these guidelines from Sauce Labs when testing your mobile apps in the cloud. The most important thing to notice is: "The mobile application must be compiled for the emulator/device version of your choice."
Conclusions
As you can see, this integration is a powerful TestProject feature that can take the quality of your software to the next level! Use it to make sure your applications run smoothly on many devices and browsers, without the need to own and maintain a lot of devices and browser types and versions.
The Virtual Agent capability eliminates the need to have multiple Agents that are constantly up and ready to run your tests. You can effortlessly execute many tests and jobs at the same time to shorten your automation testing cycles.