Bin Tester v4.0.0 was released today with several noteworthy changes, including
changing the function exports, changing the argument to the test functions,
adding TypeScript type declarations, and deprecating support for Node 14 and 19.
There are some cases where the expected outcome of a CI job script is failure.
One prominent use case is the testing of tools and container images that are
intended for CI-based analyses. This post details techniques for GitLab CI
scripts that will allow the job to pass when the script fails to accurately
reflect the expected result.
Google Chrome's Lighthouse tool is a great resource in the browser and has
become the standard for basic performance and best-practice metrics on
websites. While useful in the browser, a good continuous integration (CI)
pipeline includes all the testing practical to identify any issues as early as
possible. To that end, this post details how to run Lighthouse via the CLI
in GitLab CI and collect a GitLab metrics report so any changes will be
reported in merge requests.