Per-PR ephemeral email inboxes for E2E tests in GitHub Actions
📰 Dev.to · Qasim Muhammad
Learn to create ephemeral email inboxes for E2E tests in GitHub Actions to improve testing of password-reset and invitation flows
Action Steps
- Create a new GitHub Actions workflow to generate ephemeral email inboxes
- Use a email service provider to generate temporary inboxes for testing
- Configure the workflow to use the ephemeral inbox for E2E testing
- Test the password-reset flow using the ephemeral inbox
- Apply the same technique to test invitation flows and other email-based workflows
Who Needs to Know This
Developers and QA engineers can benefit from this technique to test email-based workflows without relying on permanent inboxes
Key Insight
💡 Ephemeral email inboxes can be used to test email-based workflows without polluting permanent inboxes
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Key Takeaways
Learn to create ephemeral email inboxes for E2E tests in GitHub Actions to improve testing of password-reset and invitation flows
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Your password-reset flow needs an inbox to test against. Your invitation flow too. Your...
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