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Once you’ve made changes in a workspace, it’s time to test! Conductor offers two ways to speed up the testing cycle.

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Run scripts

The run script in Conductor allows you to easily launch your web server, app, or unit tests from a button in the Conductor UI. Run script The script will run in your workspace directory. You can run multiple dev servers at once by reading the $CONDUCTOR_PORT environment variable in your script. Learn more in our run scripts guide.

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Spotlight testing

Spotlight testing allows you to test your application by copying the changes in your workspace back to your repository root directory using a button in the Conductor UI. Spotlight testing Enabling spotlight in a workspace automatically syncs the changes in your workspace back to your repository’s root directory every time a change is made. You’ll then have access to a terminal in your repository root directory in the Conductor UI. Learn more in our spotlight testing guide.
Spotlight testing is in experimental mode. Enable it under Settings -> Experimental.If you run into any issues using spotlight testing, please reach out to us at [email protected].

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Choosing a testing approach

There are a few key differences to keep in mind when choosing a testing approach:
  • With spotlight testing, you can only test one workspace at a time.
  • Using run scripts requires your repository to be able to run from different workspace directories on your machine.
  • Consider how costly the initial build is for your repository. If it’s expensive, spotlight testing can help you reuse build artifacts that already exist by running from your repository root.
  • If your application depends on a single external resource (like a database or a specific port), spotlight testing (or run scripts in nonconcurrent mode) can help prevent resource conflicts.

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Running multiple services at once

Conductor only supports automating testing one service at a time. If your application requires multiple services to be tested at once (i.e. a backend and a frontend), check out our using multiple repositories guide.