knapsack gem
Knapsack splits tests evenly across parallel CI nodes to run fast CI build and save you time.
| knapsack gem | knapsack_pro gem | |
|---|---|---|
| Is free | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes, free plan |
| Regular Mode - a static tests split | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
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Queue Mode - a dynamic tests split (ensures all CI nodes finish work at the same time) |
No | ✓ Yes |
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Auto split slow RSpec test file between parallel CI nodes (a single test file can be auto split by test examples between parallel jobs) |
No | ✓ Yes |
| Tracking tests timing per commit, branch | No | ✓ Yes |
| Support for other programming languages | No | ✓ Yes |
| Support for CI providers | limited | ✓ Yes |
| Installation README | Install README | Install README |
Features of knapsack vs knapsack_pro Ruby gem
Do you use Heroku?
Do you know Knapsack Pro Ruby gem is available as Heroku add-on? It works with your current CI server. https://elements.heroku.com/addons/knapsack-pro
Knapsack Pro has Queue Mode that will split Ruby & JS tests in a dynamic way across parallel CI nodes to ensure each parallel job takes a similar time. Thanks to that there is no bottleneck in your CI pipelines.
See introduction how the Knapsack Pro add-on works https://youtu.be/rmXES2N0_QU
You may also find useful article how to run parallel dynos on Heroku CI to complete tests faster https://docs.knapsackpro.com/2019/how-to-run-tests-faster-on-heroku-ci-with-parallel-dynos
Do you know
- Knapsack Pro is risk-free integration! Knapsack Pro runs tests in Fallback Mode if your CI servers can't reach our API for any reason.
- We don't need access to your repository. Knapsack Pro is just wrapper around test runner like RSpec, Cucumber, Minitest etc.
- Hundreds of developers use Knapsack Pro every day to run fast CI builds.
- It works with other programming languages.