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CLI

Installation Command

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

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-macos   (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 config create:  Creates roostgpt configuration file. The configuration file contains environment variables used by RoostGPT application.
  • --ui:  It opens the web form in order to create downloadable configuration file.
  • --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 code.

  • --config,-c <path>: Path to the configuration file if provided, otherwise the configuration will retrieved from Environment variables .

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=                    # Supports github, gitlab, azure, bitbucket, local
HOSTED_TYPE=                 # Supports cloud and hosted default is cloud
LOCAL_PROJECT_PATH=          # Required if GIT_TYPE is local, Path to your workspace.
GIT_HOSTED_URL=              # Required if HOSTED_TYPE=hosted
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 and false
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 value is gpt-4
OPENAI_API_KEY=              # Required if AI_TYPE=openai

# Vertex AI env vars
VERTEX_FINE_TUNE=            # Optional default value is false, Supports true and 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, Supports text-bison, code-bison, codechat-bison

# 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

# 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 and HuggingFaceH4/starchat-beta

# 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

# 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

# Log env vars
LOG_SOURCE=                  # Optional default value is elks
LOG_SOURCE_PATH=             # Optional, the log file path
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 and postman
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


# License env vars
ROOST_DOMAIN=                # Optional default value is app.roost.ai
ROOST_TOKEN=                 # Required, the Roost token

# Additional vars
TEST_NAME=                   # Optional default value is roost-test
ROOST_DIR=                   # Optional default value is /var/tmp/Roost/RoostGPT
LANGUAGE=                    # Optional default value is java Supports java, go, python, csharp, nodejs 
AI_TYPE=                     # Optional default value is openai, Supports openai, vertexai, azure_open_ai, open_source_ai
PACKAGES_TO_SCAN=            # Required for LANGUAGE=java, The package to scan and generate test for example - com.demo.sample
ITERATION=                   # Optional default value is 2
TIMEOUT=                     # Optional default value is 1 hour
TEST_TYPE=                   # Optional default value is unit Supports unit, functional, artillery, artillery-api-spec, integration
RETRIGGER=                   # Optional default value is false, Supports true and false
TRIGGER_ID=                  # unique id to identify multiple triggers
BOARD_TYPE=                  # Optional default value is jira Supports jira and azure and none
GIT_PR_URL=                  # The Git pr url of the generated test
TELEMETRY=                   # Optional default value is true, Supports true and false, send telemetry data to roost, no private information is shared.

# Improve test env vars
IMPROVE_TEST=                # Optional default value is false, Supports true and false
FILE_PATH=                   # Required if IMPROVE_TEST=true
USER_CONTENT=                # Required if IMPROVE_TEST=true
Here's a description of each variable:
  • GIT_TYPE: Specifies the type of Git repository.
     Supported values: "github", "gitlab", "azure", "bitbucket_cloud", "bitbucket_server".
  • GIT_TOKEN: A token for authenticating the specific Git repository.
  • OWNER_NAME: The name of the repository owner (Git username).
  • REPO_NAME: The name of the repository.
  • REPO_ID: The ID of the repository.
  • PROJECT_NAME: The name of the project.
  • PROJECT_ID: The ID of the project .
  • USER_IP: User IP required for "bitbucket_server".
  • BASE_BRANCH: The base branch of the repository (set to "master").
  • RELATIVE_DIRECTORY: The relative directory path within the repository.
# GPT env vars
  • OPENAI_API_MODEL: Specifies the type of the OpenAI API model.
    Supported values: "gpt-4", "gpt-3.5-turbo" etc. ( This models availability depends on the OPENAI_API_KEY ).
    Default value: "gpt-4".
  • OPENAI_API_KEY: The API key for accessing the OpenAI API.
# Vertex env vars
  • VERTEX_PROJECT_ID: The ID of the Vertex project.
  • VERTEX_REGION: The region where the Vertex project is located (example "us-central1").
  • VERTEX_BEARER_TOKEN: The bearer token for accessing the Vertex API.
  • VERTEX_MODEL: The name of the Vertex model to use.
    Supported values: "text-bison", "code-bison".
  • VERTEX_FINE_TUNE: Indicates whether fine-tuning is enabled for the model.
    Supported values: "true", "false".
    Default value: "false".
# Jira board env vars
  • JIRA_EMAIL: The email address associated with your Jira account.
  • JIRA_HOST_NAME: The hostname of your Jira instance.
  • JIRA_PASSWORD: The password for your Jira account.
# Azure board env vars
  • AZURE_ORG: The organization associated with your Azure Devops account.
  • AZURE_TOKEN: The access token for authenticating with Azure Devops.
  • AZURE_PROJECT: The name of the Azure Devops project.
# Logstash env vars
  • LOG_STASH_TYPE: Specifies the type of Logstash integration.
    Supported values: "api", "file".
    Default value: "api".
  • LOG_STASH_DATA: It is required if LOG_STASH_TYPE="file".
  • LOG_STASH_URL: The URL for the Logstash endpoint.
  • LOG_STASH_USE_API_KEY: Indicates whether Logstash uses an API key for authentication.
    Supported values: "true", "false".
  • Default value: "false".
  • LOG_STASH_API_KEY: The API key for authenticating with Logstash.
    It is required if LOG_STASH_USE_API_KEY="true"
  • LOG_STASH_USER_NAME: The username for authenticating with Logstash.
  • LOG_STASH_TOKEN: The token for authenticating with Logstash.
# Swagger env vars
  • SWAGGER_DATA: The URL for the Swagger file or the Swagger JSON file path.
# Additional vars
  • TEST_NAME: The name of the test.
    Default value: "roost-test".
  • ROOST_DIR: The directory path for Roost.
    Default value: "/var/tmp/Roost/RoostGPT".
  • LANGUAGE: The programming language of the source code.
    Supported values: "java", "go", "python", "csharp".
    Default value: "java".
  • AI_MODEL: The AI model being used to generate tests.
    Supported values: "gpt", "vertex".
    Default value: "gpt".
  • PACKAGES_TO_SCAN: The packages to be scanned, supports single package or comma separated values. 
    ( Required for JAVA ex. com.example.product or com.example.product,com.example.controller )
  • ITERATION: The iteration number to improve and run the test.
    Default value: "2".
  • TRIGGER_ID: The ID of the trigger. Unique id to identify multiple triggers
  • TIMEOUT: The timeout duration, after this the test generation will automatically stop.
    Default value: "30" ( 30 minutes ).
  • GITOPS: Indicates whether to create PR for the generated tests or not.
    Supported values: "true", "false".
    Default value: "true".
  • TEST_TYPE: The type of test to generate.
    Supported values: "unit", "functional", "artillery", "swagger".
    Default value: "functional".
  • RETRIGGER: Indicates whether to re-trigger existing test generated that from where it left.
    Supported values: "true", "false".
    Default value: "false".
  • BOARD_TYPE: The type of board to be used.
    Supported values: "jira", "azure".
    Default value: "jira".


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