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Installation Command

RoostGPT binary is available at https://github.com/roost-io/roost-support/releases

The RoostGPT binary allows for unmatched flexibility during test generation, by allowing you to trigger test generation both locally and through git through the use of one simple .env file.

Add the "roostgpt-<linux|macos|win.exe>" binary to your PATH environment variable

For Linux/MacOS,  you can execute the below command to install roostgpt

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/roost-io/roost-support/master/roostgpt.sh | bash -

CLI Commands

roostgpt   (for mac) &  ./roostGPT-win.exe (for windows)

This command is used to run the RoostGPT CLI on your operating system.

  • -h, --help: Displays the help message that provides information about the available options and usage.

  • roostgpt version update: Update roostgpt version.
  • roostgpt config create:  Creates roostgpt configuration file. The configuration file contains environment variables used by RoostGPT application.
    • --output-dir, -o <path>:  Creates a configuration file in a specific directory. The configuration file contains environment variables used by the RoostGPT application. Default path is pwd.
    • --name <name>: Creates the configuration file with specific name. Default name is default.env.

  • roostgpt config update: Updates the roostgpt configuration file.

    • --config, -c <path>: Specifies the location of the environment configuration file. The configuration file contains environment variables used by the RoostGPT application.

    • --name <name>:  loads pwd/$name.env. It is ignored if the --file is provided.

  • roostgpt test create: Triggers the test generation.

    • --config,-c <path>: Path to the configuration file if provided, Default value is pwd/default.env.
    • --docker,-d: Generate tests in a docker environment, see supported features to see what tool/language versions are supported.
    • --verbose,-v: Enable verbose logging(Debug mode).
  • roostgpt test improve: Improve the selected test based on user feedback.
    • --docker,-d: Improve tests in a docker environment, see supported features to see what tool/language versions are supported.
    • --verbose,-v: Enable verbose logging(Debug mode).
  • roostgpt test retrigger: Re-trigger the chosen test from where it left off during its last execution.
    • --docker,-d: Re-trigger tests in a docker environment, see supported features to see what tool/language versions are supported.
    • --verbose,-v: Enable verbose logging(Debug mode).

  • roostgpt analysis: Analyze the existing tests and scenarios and generate a report.

    • --config,-c <path>: Path to the configuration file if provided, Default value is pwd/default.env.
    • --verbose,-v: Enable verbose logging(Debug mode).

Instructions for creating .env file

An easy way to download the .env file is to use https://app.roost.ai/gptCLIForm

The .env file should be in the same folder path as RoostGPT binary.
Here is what the content of your .env file will look like:

# GIT env vars
GIT_TYPE=                                        # Default is github; Supports [github, gitlab, azure, bitbucket, local]
HOSTED_TYPE=                                     # Default is cloud; Supports [cloud, hosted]
GIT_HOSTED_URL=                                  # Required if HOSTED_TYPE=hosted
USE_SSH=                                         # Optional; Default is false; Supports [true, false]; SSH based auth for Git
LOCAL_PROJECT_PATH=                              # Required if GIT_TYPE is local, Path to your workspace
SOURCE_GIT_CLONE_URL=                            # Optional; the source repo clone URL
SOURCE_GIT_TOKEN=                                # Required
SOURCE_OWNER_NAME=                               # Required
SOURCE_REPO_NAME=                                # Required
SOURCE_REPO_ID=                                  # Required for GIT_TYPE=gitlab
SOURCE_PROJECT_NAME=                             # Required for GIT_TYPE=azure
SOURCE_PROJECT_ID=                               # Required for GIT_TYPE=bitbucket
SOURCE_BASE_BRANCH=                              # Required
SOURCE_RELATIVE_DIRECTORY=                       # Optional; the relative path of the repository
SAME_TARGET_DETAIL=                              # Optional; Default true, Supports [true, false]
DESTINATION_GIT_CLONE_URL=                       # Optional; the destination repo clone URL
DESTINATION_GIT_TOKEN=                           # Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL=false
DESTINATION_OWNER_NAME=                          # Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL=false
DESTINATION_REPO_NAME=                           # Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL=false
DESTINATION_REPO_ID=                             # Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL=false and GIT_TYPE=gitlab
DESTINATION_PROJECT_NAME=                        # Required for GIT_TYPE=azure
DESTINATION_PROJECT_ID=                          # Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL=false and GIT_TYPE=bitbucket
DESTINATION_BASE_BRANCH=                         # Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL=false

# Open AI env vars
OPENAI_API_MODEL=                                # Optional; Default is gpt-4
OPENAI_API_KEY=                                  # Required if AI_TYPE=openai

# Vertex AI env vars
VERTEX_FINE_TUNE=                                # Optional; Default is false, Supports [true, false]
VERTEX_PROJECT_ID=                               # Required if AI_TYPE=vertexai
VERTEX_REGION=                                   # Required if AI_TYPE=vertexai and VERTEX_FINE_TUNE=true
VERTEX_BEARER_TOKEN=                             # Required if AI_TYPE=vertexai
VERTEX_MODEL=                                    # Required if AI_TYPE=vertexai; Supports [text-bison, code-bison, codechat-bison, text-bison-32k, code-bison-32k, codechat-bison-32k, gemini-pro]

# Azure Open AI env vars
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=                           # Required if AI_TYPE=azure_open_ai
AZURE_DEPLOYMENT_NAME=                           # Required if AI_TYPE=azure_open_ai
AZURE_OPENAI_KEY=                                # Required if AI_TYPE=azure_open_ai
AZURE_OPENAI_VERSION=                            # Optional Default is 2023-12-01-preview

# Open source env vars
OPEN_SOURCE_MODEL_ENDPOINT=                      # Required if AI_TYPE=open_source_ai
OPEN_SOURCE_MODEL=                               # Optional; Supports [meta-llama/Llama-2-13b-chat, HuggingFaceH4/starchat-beta]

# Sagemaker model env vars
SAGEMAKER_MODEL_ENDPOINT=                        # Required if AI_TYPE=sagemake_model

# Claude AI env vars 
CLAUDE_AI_MODEL=                                 # Required if AI_TYPE=claude_ai
CLAUDE_AI_API_KEY=                               # Required if AI_TYPE=claude_ai

# DBRX AI env vars 
DBRX_MODEL_ENDPOINT=                             # Required if AI_TYPE=dbrx
DBRX_AUTH_TOKEN=                                 # Required if AI_TYPE=dbrx                                   
DBRX_MODEL_NAME=                                 # Required if AI_TYPE=dbrx

# Advanced AI env vars
AI_TEMPERATURE=                                  # Optional; Default value is 0.6
USE_ASSISTANT=                                   # Optional; Use Assistant feature in openai. Default:false

# Jira board env vars
JIRA_HOST_NAME=                                  # Required if TEST_TYPE=functional and BOARD_TYPE=jira
JIRA_EMAIL=                                      # Required if TEST_TYPE=functional and BOARD_TYPE=jira
JIRA_TOKEN=                                      # Required if TEST_TYPE=functional and BOARD_TYPE=jira
JIRA_ID=                                         # Optional if TEST_TYPE=functional and BOARD_TYPE=jira

# Azure board env vars
AZURE_ORG=                                       # Required if TEST_TYPE=functional and BOARD_TYPE=azure
AZURE_PROJECT=                                   # Required if TEST_TYPE=functional and BOARD_TYPE=azure
AZURE_TOKEN=                                     # Required if TEST_TYPE=functional and BOARD_TYPE=azure
AZURE_WORK_ITEM_ID=                              # Optional if TEST_TYPE=functional and BOARD_TYPE=azure

# Advanced Jira/Azure board env vars
CREATE_API_SPEC=                                 # Optional; Used for TEST_TYPE=functional

# Log env vars
LOG_SOURCE=                                      # Optional; Default is elks
LOG_SOURCE_PATH=                                 # Optional; the log file path
LOG_FILE_ENCODING=                               # Optional; Default is utf-8, supports [utf-8, utf-16le]
LOG_ELASTICSEARCH_URL=                           # Optional; the Elastic search URL
LOG_ELASTICSEARCH_USER=                          # Optional; the Elastic search user name
LOG_ELASTICSEARCH_TOKEN=                         # Optional; the Elastic search token
LOG_ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY=                       # Optional; the Elastic search api key

# Behavioural test cases env vars
BEHAVIORAL_TEST_TYPE=                            # Optional; Supports [gherkin]
BEHAVIORAL_TEST_SOURCE=                          # Optional; Supports [file, gitpath, url]
BEHAVIORAL_TEST_FILE_PATH=                       # Optional; path of the source file if source is file/gitpath. Relative path in case of gitpath
BEHAVIORAL_TEST_URL=                             # Optional; URL of the source file if source is url

# API Spec env vars
API_SPEC_TYPE=                                   # Optional; Supports [swagger, postman, raml]
API_SPEC_SOURCE=                                 # Optional; Supports [file, gitpath, url]
API_SPEC_FILE_PATH=                              # Optional; path of the source file if source is file/gitpath. Relative path in case of gitpath
API_SPEC_URL=                                    # Optional; URL of the source file if source is url
API_SPEC_ALIAS=

# Cypress test env vars
SCREENSHOTS_SOURCE=                              # Optional; Used for cypress test. Supports [file, gitpath, url]
SCREENSHOTS_URL=                                 # Optional; URL of the source file if source is url
SCREENSHOTS_FILE_PATH=                           # Optional; path of the source file if source is file/gitpath. Relative path in case of gitpath

HTTP_VERBS_FOR_TESTING=                          # Optional; Default is "get,post,put,patch,delete", Supports all the combinations of http verbs. The specific http methods to be tested for all APIs. Enter "," seperated values here. 
REGEX_HTTP_ENDPOINTS_FOR_TESTING=                # Optional; Regex string that matches to specific endpoints that needs to be tested. If empty, all the endpoints will be tested.

# Application test env vars
APPLICATION_ENTRYPOINT=                          # Required; if you need to generate application tests along with unit tests. This feature is supported only for GPT Turbo models. Use a relative path from the project root.

# License env vars
ROOST_DOMAIN=                                    # Optional; Default is app.roost.ai
ROOST_TOKEN=                                     # Optional; the Roost token or license filepath, default $HOME/.roost/license.ral
TELEMETRY=                                       # Optional; Default is true, Supports [true, false], send telemetry data to roost, no private information is shared.

# Additional env vars
TEST_NAME=                                       # Optional; Default is roost-test
ROOST_DIR=                                       # Optional; Default is /var/tmp/Roost/RoostGPT
LANGUAGE=                                        # Optional; Default is java; Supports [java, go, python, csharp, nodejs, reactjs, cpp]
AI_TYPE=                                         # Optional; Default is openai; Supports [openai, vertexai, azure_open_ai, open_source_ai, sagemaker_model, claude_ai, dbrx]
JAVA_BUILD_TOOL=                                 # Optional; Default is maven; Supports [maven, gradle]
PACKAGES_TO_SCAN=                                # Optional; Default is "*"; used for LANGUAGE=java, for generating tests for specific packages; Enter comma seperated values. E.g. "com.demo.sample,"com.example.products"
ITERATION=                                       # Optional; Set VERIFY_TEST=true to enable iteration; Default value of ITERATION is 1
TIMEOUT=                                         # Optional; Default is 1 hour
TEST_TYPE=                                       # Optional; Default is unit Supports [unit, functional, artillery, integration, api-spec-test]
TEST_FRAMEWORK=                                  # Optional; Default is "pytest" for Python, "gotest" for Golang, "JUnit4" for Java, "nunit" for CSharp, "jest" for Node.js, "postman" for Postman test-script. Supports [pytest, unittest] for Python, [gotest] for Golang, [JUnit4, JUnit5] for Java, [nunit] for Csharp, [jest] for Node.js, [postman, artillery, rest-assured] for [test_type: api-spec-test]
TRIGGER_ID=                                      # Unique id to identify multiple triggers; Default is epoch
BOARD_TYPE=                                      # Optional; Default is jira; Supports [jira, azure, none]
MAX_DEPTH=                                       # Optional; Default is -1; if MAX_DEPTH is -1, it will traverse all the sub directories else the maximum depth directories to look for
FUNCTIONS_TO_TEST=                               # Optional; List of function names to be tested, separated by comma. Name to be specified as module.[class.]method OR module.function
USE_CACHE=                                       # Optional; Used for only developer. Default:false
VERIFY_TEST=                                     # Optional; Default is true, Supports [true, false]
VULNERABILITY_GEN=                               # Optional; Default is false, Supports [true, false]
CONSIDER_EXISTING_TEST=                          # Optional; Default is true, Supports [true, false], used for Java, python, Golang unit test generation, It scans your repository to identify any existing tests for the specified function. If tests are found, it incorporates them into its consideration and generates additional test cases as needed
GRADING_NOTES=                                   # Optional; default is true
CUSTOM_TAGS=                                     # Optional; The tags to be attached to test code, so that the test's can run based on tags
ROOST_USER_INPUT=                                # Optional; The user input will be used to generate tests

# Improve test env vars
FILE_PATH=                                       # Required if IMPROVE_TEST=true
USER_CONTENT=                                    # Required if IMPROVE_TEST=true
TESTSCRIPT_ENDPOINT=                             # Required if IMPROVE_TEST=true and TEST_FRAMEWORK=postman

# Language version env vars, Used when RoostGPT is run in docker mode, visit https://docs.roost.ai/topics/roostgpt/page/cli to check the supported language versions
JAVA_VERSION=                                    # Optional; Default is 17, Used for TEST_FRAMEWORK "JUnit4, "JUnit5", "karate", "rest-assured"
MAVEN_VERSION=                                   # Optional; Default is 3.8.6, Used for TEST_FRAMEWORK "JUnit4, "JUnit5", "karate", "rest-assured"
GRADLE_VERSION=                                  # Optional; Default is 8.6, Used for TEST_FRAMEWORK "JUnit4, "JUnit5", "karate", "rest-assured"
GO_VERSION=                                      # Optional; Default is 1.19.9, Used for TEST_FRAMEWORK "gotest"
PYTHON_VERSION=                                  # Optional; Default is 3, Used for TEST_FRAMEWORK "pytest", "unittest"
DOTNET_VERSION=                                  # Optional; Default is 8, Used for TEST_FRAMEWORK "nunit"
NODE_VERSION=                                    # Optional; Default is 18.18.0, Used for TEST_FRAMEWORK "artillery", "postman", "rest-assured", "karate", "jest","mocha"


Note: If a value in your .env file contains the '#' character, enclose the entire value in quotes. This prevents the '#' from being interpreted as the start of a comment.
Example: SECRET_KEY="my#secret#key"

Here's a description of each variable:

# Git env vars
  • GIT_TYPE
    Description: Specifies the type of Git repository.
    Default Value: "github"
    Supported Values: "github", "gitlab", "azure", "bitbucket", "local"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • HOSTED_TYPE
    Description: Indicates where the Git platform is accessible.
    Default Value: "cloud"
    Supported Values: "cloud", "hosted"
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • GIT_HOSTED_URL
    Description: The URL of the hosted Git platform.
    Optional/Required: Required if HOSTED_TYPE is "hosted"

  • USE_SSH
    Description: Specifies whether to use SSH-based authentication for Git.
    Default Value: "false"
    Supported Values: "true", "false"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • LOCAL_PROJECT_PATH
    Description: Path to your workspace.
    Optional/Required: Required if GIT_TYPE is "local"

  • SOURCE_GIT_CLONE_URL
    Description: Clone URL for the source repository.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • SOURCE_GIT_TOKEN
    Description: Token for authenticating the specific source Git repository.
    Optional/Required: Required

  • SOURCE_OWNER_NAME
    Description: Name of the source repository owner (Git username).
    Optional/Required: Required

  • SOURCE_REPO_NAME
    Description: Name of the source repository.
    Optional/Required: Required

  • SOURCE_REPO_ID
    Description: ID of the source repository.
    Optional/Required: Required if GIT_TYPE is "gitlab"

  • SOURCE_PROJECT_NAME
    Description: Name of the source project.
    Optional/Required: Required if GIT_TYPE is "azure"

  • SOURCE_PROJECT_ID
    Description: ID of the source project.
    Optional/Required: Required if GIT_TYPE is "bitbucket"

  • SOURCE_BASE_BRANCH
    Description: Base branch to be tested in the source repository.
    Optional/Required: Required

  • SOURCE_RELATIVE_DIRECTORY
    Description: Relative directory path within the source repository.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • SAME_TARGET_DETAIL
    Description: Indicates if the destination Git details are the same as the source Git details.
    Default Value: "true"
    Supported Values: "true", "false"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • DESTINATION_GIT_CLONE_URL
    Description: Clone URL for the destination repository.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • DESTINATION_GIT_TOKEN
    Description: Token for authenticating the specific destination Git repository.
    Optional/Required: Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL is "false"

  • DESTINATION_OWNER_NAME
    Description: Name of the destination repository owner (Git username).
    Optional/Required: Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL is "false"

  • DESTINATION_REPO_NAME
    Description: Name of the destination repository.
    Optional/Required: Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL is "false"

  • DESTINATION_REPO_ID
    Description: ID of the destination repository.
    Optional/Required: Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL is "false" and GIT_TYPE is "gitlab"

  • DESTINATION_PROJECT_NAME
    Description: Name of the destination project.
    Optional/Required: Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL is "false" and GIT_TYPE is "azure"

  • DESTINATION_PROJECT_ID
    Description: ID of the destination project.
    Optional/Required: Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL is "false" and GIT_TYPE is "bitbucket"

  • DESTINATION_BASE_BRANCH
    Description: Base branch in which the test code is to be pushed in the destination repository.
    Optional/Required: Required if SAME_TARGET_DETAIL is "false"
# Open AI env vars
  • OPENAI_API_MODEL
    Description: Specifies the type of the OpenAI API model to be used.
    Default Value: "gpt-4"
    Supported Values: "gpt-4", "gpt-3.5-turbo", etc. (Availability of models depends on the OPENAI_API_KEY).
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • OPENAI_API_KEY
    Description: The API key required for accessing the OpenAI API.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "openai"
# AZURE Open AI env vars
  • AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT
    Description: The API endpoint used to access Azure OpenAI services.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "azure_open_ai"

  • AZURE_DEPLOYMENT_NAME
    Description: The name of the Azure OpenAI deployment you wish to use.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "azure_open_ai"

  • AZURE_OPENAI_KEY
    Description: The API key required for authenticating requests to Azure OpenAI.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "azure_open_ai"

  • AZURE_OPENAI_VERSION
    Description: Specifies the version of the Azure OpenAI API to be used.
    Default Value: "2024-02-15-preview"
    Optional/Required: Optional
# Vertex AI env vars
  • VERTEX_FINE_TUNE
    Description: Indicates whether fine-tuning is enabled for the model.
    Default Value: "false"
    Supported Values: "true", "false"

  • VERTEX_PROJECT_ID
    Description: The ID of the Vertex project you are working with.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "vertexai"
  • VERTEX_REGION
    Description: The region where the Vertex project is located. For example, "us-central1".
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "vertexai" and VERTEX_FINE_TUNE is "true"
  • VERTEX_BEARER_TOKEN
    Description: The bearer token used for authenticating requests to the Vertex API.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "vertexai"
  • VERTEX_MODEL
    Description: The name of the Vertex model to be used.
    Supported Values: "text-bison", "code-bison"
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "vertexai"
# Open Source AI env vars
  • OPEN_SOURCE_MODEL_ENDPOINT
    Description: The API endpoint used to access the Open Source AI model.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "open_source_ai"

  • OPEN_SOURCE_MODEL
    Description: The name of the Open Source AI model you wish to use.
    Supported Values: "meta-llama/Llama-2-13b-chat", "HuggingFaceH4/starchat-beta"
    Optional/Required: Optional
# SageMaker Model env vars
  • SAGEMAKER_MODEL_ENDPOINT
    Description: The endpoint where the SageMaker model is hosted.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "sagemaker_model"
# Claude AI env vars
  • CLAUDE_AI_MODEL
    Description: Specifies the type of Claude AI model to be used.
    Supported Values: "claude-3-opus-20240229", "claude-3-sonnet-20240229", "claude-3-haiku-20240307"
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "claude_ai"

  • CLAUDE_AI_API_KEY
    Description: The API key required for accessing the Claude AI API.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "claude_ai"
# DBRX AI env vars
  • DBRX_MODEL_ENDPOINT
    Description: The endpoint where the DBRX AI model is hosted.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • DBRX_AUTH_TOKEN
    Description: The authentication token required for accessing the DBRX model.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "dbrx"

  • DBRX_MODEL_NAME
    Description: The name of the DBRX model you wish to use.
    Optional/Required: Required if AI_TYPE is "dbrx"
# Advanced AI env vars
  • AI_TEMPERATURE
    Description: Specifies the temperature setting for AI responses, which influences the creativity and variability of the test generation. A higher value results in more creative and varied outputs, while a lower value produces more deterministic responses.
    Default Value: 0.6
    Supported Values: Any numeric value, typically between 0.0 and 1.0.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • USE_ASSISTANT
    Description: Indicates whether to use the Assistant feature in OpenAI.
    Supported Values: "true", "false"
    Optional/Required: Optional
# Jira board env vars
  • JIRA_EMAIL
    Description: The email address associated with your Jira account.
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE is "functional" and BOARD_TYPE is "jira"

  • JIRA_HOST_NAME
    Description: The hostname of your Jira instance (e.g., jira.company.com).
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE is "functional" and BOARD_TYPE is "jira"

  • JIRA_PASSWORD
    Description: The password for your Jira account.
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE is "functional" and BOARD_TYPE is "jira"

  • JIRA_ID
    Description: The Jira ID associated with your account, often used as a unique identifier.
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE is "functional" and BOARD_TYPE is "jira"
# Azure board env vars
  • AZURE_ORG
    Description: The organization associated with your Azure DevOps account.
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE is "functional" and BOARD_TYPE is "azure"
  • AZURE_TOKEN
    Description: The access token for authenticating with Azure DevOps.
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE is "functional" and BOARD_TYPE is "azure"

  • AZURE_PROJECT
    Description: The name of the Azure DevOps project.
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE is "functional" and BOARD_TYPE is "azure"

  • AZURE_WORK_ITEM_ID
    Description: The ID associated with the relevant work item in Azure DevOps.
# Advanced Jira/Azure board env vars
  • CREATE_API_SPEC
    Description: Used for functional test type
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE=functional
# Log env vars
  • LOG_SOURCE
    Description: Origin from where the logs are generated.
    Default Value: "elks"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • LOG_SOURCE_PATH
    Description: Location where the log files are stored.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • LOG_ELASTICSEARCH_URL
    Description: The URL for the Elasticsearch instance.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • LOG_ELASTICSEARCH_USER
    Description: Username for accessing Elasticsearch resources.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • LOG_ELASTICSEARCH_TOKEN
    Description: Authentication token used for accessing Elasticsearch resources.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • LOG_ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY
    Description: API key used to authenticate and authorize access to Elasticsearch APIs.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • LOG_FILE_ENCODING
    Description: Used to encode the log file, default is utf-8, supports [utf-8, utf-16le].
    Optional/Required: Optional
# Behavioural Test cases env vars
  • BEHAVIORAL_TEST_TYPE
    Description: Specifies the type of behavioral tests to be used.
    Supported Values: "gherkin"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • BEHAVIORAL_TEST_SOURCE
    Description: Specifies the source location for the behavioral test data.
    Supported Values: "file", "gitpath", "url"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • BEHAVIORAL_TEST_FILE_PATH
    Description: Path to the source file if the BEHAVIORAL_TEST_SOURCE is "file" or "gitpath". For "gitpath", this should be a relative path within the repository.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • BEHAVIORAL_TEST_URL
    Description: The URL of the source file if the BEHAVIORAL_TEST_SOURCE is "url".
    Optional/Required: Optional
# API Spec env vars
  • API_SPEC_TYPE
    Description: Specifies the type of API specification to be used.
    Supported Values: "Swagger", "Postman"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • API_SPEC_SOURCE
    Description: Specifies the source location for the API specification data.
    Supported Values: "file", "gitpath", "url"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • API_SPEC_FILE_PATH
    Description: Path to the source file if API_SPEC_SOURCE is "file" or "gitpath". For "gitpath", this should be a relative path within the repository.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • API_SPEC_URL
    Description: The URL of the source file if API_SPEC_SOURCE is "url".
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • API_SPEC_ALIAS:
    Optional/Required: Optional
# Cypress test env vars
  • SCREENSHOTS_SOURCE
    Description: Source for ScreenShot for which to generate test.
    Supported Values:File, Gitpath, URL
    Optional/Required: Required

  • SCREENSHOTS_URL
    Description: URL of the screenshot.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • SCREENSHOTS_FILE_PATH
    Description: Specifies the path of screenshot.
    Optional/Required: Optional

# Application test env variables
  • APPLICATION_ENTRYPOINT
    Description: Specifies the relative path of the application's entry point from the project root. This is used when application test generation is required in addition to unit tests.
    Supported Values: Any valid relative path to the entry point file or directory within the project. Only supported for GPT-4-turbo models.
    Optional/Required: Optional
# API test env vars
  • HTTP_VERBS_FOR_TESTING
    Description: Specifies the HTTP methods to be tested for all APIs. This allows you to filter which HTTP verbs (methods) should be included in the tests.
    Default Value: "get,post,put,patch,delete"
    Supported Values: Any combination of HTTP verbs, separated by commas (e.g., "get,post,put,patch,delete").
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • REGEX_HTTP_ENDPOINTS_FOR_TESTING
    Description: A regular expression string used to match specific endpoints that need to be tested. If this variable is left empty, all endpoints will be included in the testing.
    Supported Values: Any valid regex pattern to filter endpoints.
    Optional/Required: Optional
# License env vars
  • ROOST_DOMAIN
    Description: Specifies the Roost domain to be used. This defines the base URL for RoostGPT services.
    Default Value: "app.roost.ai"
    Supported Values: Any valid Roost domain URL.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • ROOST_TOKEN
    Description: The authentication token required for accessing RoostGPT CLI. This token is necessary for authenticating and authorizing your requests to RoostGPT.
    Optional/Required: Required

  • TELEMETRY
    Description: Determines whether telemetry data is sent to Roost. Telemetry data helps improve the service but does not include private information.
    Default Value: "true"
    Supported Values: "true", "false"
    Optional/Required: Optional
# Additional vars
  • TEST_NAME
    Description: The name assigned to the test.
    Default Value: "roost-test"
    Supported Values: Any valid string.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • ROOST_DIR
    Description: The directory path where RoostGPT files and configurations are stored.
    Default Value: "/var/tmp/Roost/RoostGPT"
    Supported Values: Any valid directory path.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • LANGUAGE
    Description: The programming language of the source code to be tested.
    Default Value: "java"
    Supported Values: "java", "go", "python", "csharp", "node.js"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • AI_TYPE
    Description: Specifies the AI model used for generating tests.
    Default Value: "openai"
    Supported Values: "openai", "vertexai", "open_source_ai", "azure_open_ai", "sagemaker_model", "claude_ai", "dbrx"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • JAVA_BUILD_TOOL
    Description: Specifies the java build tool for which to generate test.
    Default Value: "maven"
    Supported Values: "maven", "gradle".
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • PACKAGES_TO_SCAN
    Description: Specifies the packages to be scanned for test generation. Supports single package or comma-separated values.
    Supported Values: Comma-separated list of package names (e.g., "com.example.product" or "com.example.product, com.example.controller").
    Optional/Required: Required for Java

  • ITERATION
    Description: The number of iterations to run and improve the tests.
    Default Value: "1"
    Supported Values: Any positive integer.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • TIMEOUT
    Description: The duration after which test generation will automatically stop.
    Default Value: "1 hour"
    Supported Values: Any valid duration string (e.g., "30 minutes", "2 hours").
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • TEST_TYPE
    Description: The type of test to generate.
    Default Value: "unit"
    Supported Values: "unit", "functional", "api-spec-test", "integration"
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • TEST_FRAMEWORK
    Description: Specifies the testing framework to be used based on the programming language and test type.
    Supported Values:
    For Python: "pytest", "unittest"
    For Golang: "gotest"
    For Java: "JUnit4", "JUnit5"
    For Csharp: "nunit"
    For Node.js: "jest", "mocha"
    For API spec tests or integration tests: "postman", "artillery", "rest-assured", "karate"
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • TRIGGER_ID
    Description: Unique identifier for triggers. Used to distinguish between multiple triggers.
    Default Value: Epoch timestamp
    Supported Values: Any unique string or timestamp.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • BOARD_TYPE
    Description: Specifies the type of board to be used for tracking.
    Default Value: "jira"
    Supported Values: "jira", "azure", "none"
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • MAX_DEPTH
    Description: Maximum depth of directories to search for test files. If set to -1, it will traverse all subdirectories.
    Supported Values: Any non-negative integer or -1.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • FUNCTIONS_TO_TEST
    Description: List of function names to be tested, specified as module.[class.]method or module.function.
    Supported Values: Comma-separated list of function names.
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • USE_CACHE
    Description: Use local cache to generate test.(Only for Developers)
    Default Value: "false"
    Supported Values: "true","false".
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • VERIFY_TEST
    Description: Indicates whether to verify if the generated tests are running correctly.
    Supported Values: "true", "false"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • VULNERABILITY_GEN
    Description: Specifies whether to generate a vulnerability report based on the tests.
    Supported Values: "true", "false"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • CONSIDER_EXISTING_TEST
    Description: Used for Java, python, Golang unit test generation, It scans your repository to identify any existing tests for the specified function. If tests are found, it incorporates them into its consideration and generates
    additional test cases as needed.
    Default Value: "true"
    Supported Values: "true", "false"
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • GRADING_NOTES
    Description:Grading notes are audit criteria used to evaluate and improve AI generated response for better accuracy and effectiveness.
    Default Value: "true"
    Supported Values: "true", "false"
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • CUSTOM_TAGS
    Description:The tags to be attached to test code, so that the test's can run based on tags
    Optional/Required: Optional
  • ROOST_USER_INPUT
    Description: User input to be used for generating tests.
    Supported Values: Any valid input string.
    Optional/Required: Optional
# Improve Test env vars
  • FILE_PATH
    Description: Location of the file containing the test if the IMPROVE_TEST variable is set to "true." This file will be used as a basis for improving the generated test.
    Supported Values: Any valid file path.
    Optional/Required: Required if IMPROVE_TEST is set to "true."

  • USER_CONTENT
    Description: Content provided by the user to be used for improving the generated test. This content will be incorporated into the improvement process.
    Supported Values: Any valid text or data provided by the user.
    Optional/Required: Required if IMPROVE_TEST is set to "true."

  • TESTSCRIPT_ENDPOINT
    Description: The endpoint to be improved when the TEST_TYPE is set to "postman." This specifies which API endpoint the Postman test script will target.
    Supported Values: Any valid API endpoint URL.
    Optional/Required: Required if TEST_TYPE is set to "postman."
# Language version env vars
  • JAVA_VERSION
    Description: Specifies the version of Java to be used when the TEST_FRAMEWORK is "JUnit4", "JUnit5", "karate", or "rest-assured".
    Default Value: "17"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • MAVEN_VERSION
    Description: Specifies the version of Maven to be used for Java projects when the TEST_FRAMEWORK is "JUnit4", "JUnit5", "karate", or "rest-assured".
    Default Value: "3.8.6"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • GRADLE_VERSION
    Description: Specifies the version of Gradle to be used for Java projects when the TEST_FRAMEWORK is "JUnit4", "JUnit5", "karate", or "rest-assured".
    Default Value: "8.6"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • GO_VERSION
    Description: Specifies the version of Go to be used when the TEST_FRAMEWORK is "gotest".
    Default Value: "1.19.9"
    Supported Values
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • PYTHON_VERSION
    Description: Specifies the version of Python to be used when the TEST_FRAMEWORK is "pytest" or "unittest".
    Default Value: "3"
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • DOTNET_VERSION
    Description: Specifies the version of .NET to be used when the TEST_FRAMEWORK is "nunit".
    Default Value: "8"
    Supported Values
    Optional/Required: Optional

  • NODE_VERSION
    Description: Specifies the version of Node.js to be used when the TEST_FRAMEWORK is "artillery", "postman", "rest-assured", "karate", "jest", or "mocha".
    Default Value: "18.18.0"
    Optional/Required: Optional
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