tcms-artifact-browser

A Kiwi TCMS plugin that provides a centralized view to browse, preview, search, and export file attachments across test runs and bugs.

Features

• Tree navigation — Browse artifacts organized by Product > Test Plan > Test Run
• Bug browser — Dedicated sidebar panel to browse bug attachments by Product > Bug, with linked test plan/run/case references
• Grouped attachment view — Attachments displayed per test execution with status badges
• File preview — In-browser preview for images, text files, PDFs, video, and audio
• Bulk ZIP download — Select multiple files and download them as a structured ZIP archive
• Global search — Search attachments by filename across all test runs
• Statistics dashboard — Donut charts showing artifact distribution by file type and source
• Export reports — Download artifact reports as CSV, Excel, Word, or PDF
• Product filter — Filter both test run and bug trees by product
• No-attachment indicators — Tree nodes for runs without attachments are visually dimmed

Screenshots

Overview with statistics and tree navigation

Attachment detail with grouped test executions

File preview modal

Global search results

Bug browser with linked test entities

No-attachments indicator on tree nodes

Installation

pip install -e /path/to/tcms-artifact-browser/

Then restart Kiwi TCMS. The plugin auto-registers via the kiwitcms.plugins entry point and appears under MORE > Artifact Browser > Browse Artifacts in the navigation menu.

If running in development mode, also run:

python manage.py collectstatic --noinput

Dependencies

• openpyxl — Excel report generation
• python-docx — Word report generation
• reportlab — PDF report generation

Charts use D3.js and C3.js which are already included in Kiwi TCMS base static files.

URL Endpoints

Architecture

tcms_artifact_browser/
├── __init__.py          # App config reference
├── apps.py              # ArtifactBrowserConfig
├── menu.py              # Navigation menu registration
├── urls.py              # URL routing (11 endpoints)
├── views.py             # TemplateView + 10 API views + report helpers
├── utils.py             # File classification, attachment gathering, ZIP paths
├── templates/tcms_artifact_browser/
│   ├── browser.html     # Main template (stats + tree + detail panel)
│   └── _preview.html    # Preview modal fragment
└── static/tcms_artifact_browser/
    ├── css/browser.css  # Flexbox layout, responsive styles
    └── js/browser.js    # Tree navigation, AJAX loading, preview, charts

Key design decisions

• Bulk query strategy — Attachments are fetched with bulk queries per content type (TestRun, TestExecution, TestCase, Bug) instead of N+1 per-object queries
• Extension-based classification — Files are categorized by extension (not MIME sniffing) for speed and determinism
• Text preview capped at 100KB — Prevents browser memory issues with large log files
• POST for ZIP — Attachment ID lists can be large; form POST triggers native download

License

MIT