pytest-alerts

A pytest plugin that sends test results to Slack and Telegram with beautiful, customizable formatting.

Overview

pytest-alerts is a powerful pytest plugin that automatically sends your test results to Slack and Telegram. It provides:

• 📲 Real-time test notifications to Slack and Telegram
• 🎨 Modern, visually appealing message formatting
• 📊 Comprehensive test statistics with progress bars
• 🔍 Configurable error reporting and details
• ⚙️ Extensive customization options
• 🔄 Full compatibility with pytest-xdist

Quick Start

Installation

pip install pytest-alerts

Basic Usage

1. Configure your messaging platform:

   For Slack:

   pytest --slack_webhook=YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL
   

   For Telegram:

   pytest --telegram_bot_token=BOT_TOKEN --telegram_chat_id=CHAT_ID
   

2. Run with both platforms:

   pytest --slack_webhook=URL --telegram_bot_token=TOKEN --telegram_chat_id=ID
   

Configuration Options

Common Options

Slack-specific Options

Telegram-specific Options

Message Formatting

Default Format

Messages include:

• Test run summary (passed/failed/skipped)
• Progress bars for visual representation
• Duration of test run
• Error details (if enabled)
• Project/branch information (if available)

Customization

• Use --show_details for full error traces
• Use --hide_errors to omit error messages
• Platform-specific formatting options available

Advanced Usage

CI/CD Integration

Example GitHub Actions workflow:

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v2
  - name: Run tests with notifications
    run: |
      pip install pytest-alerts
      pytest --slack_webhook=${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }} --telegram_bot_token=${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN }} --telegram_chat_id=${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}

Limitations

• Maximum message size varies by platform
• Rate limits apply (platform-specific)
• Some formatting options are platform-dependent

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• 📖 Documentation
• 🐛 Issue Tracker
• 💬 Discussions

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for version history and changes.