Get the current browser name in Protractor test

angularjs, protractor

Solution

Another case of rubber ducking :)

The answer was actually quite simple.

in my onPrepare function I added the following function and it works flawlessly.

browser.getCapabilities().then(function (cap) {
  browser.browserName = cap.caps_.browserName;
});

I can get access the name in my test using `browser.browserName`.

Problem

I'm creating users in some test. Since it is connected to the backend and create real users I need fixtures. I was thinking of using the browser name to create unique user. However, It has proven to be quite difficult to get to it... Anyone can point me in the right direction?

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