Testops and Report modes

Qase reporters let you choose how results are delivered and what happens if that delivery fails. Two options control this behaviour:

mode – the primary option for sending results to Qase Testops.
fallback – an automatic backup option that takes over if the primary option breaks.

Think of testops as a pipeline to the cloud, report as a save-to-disk button, and off as an easy mute switch.

Mode	What it does	Typical use	What you need
`testops`	Sends results straight to the Qase TestOps cloud via API	you want to publish results to the Qase project, either for real time feedback, or to save them.	`QASE_API_TOKEN` + `QASE_PROJECT_CODE`
`report`	Writes results to local JSON/JSONP files	Offline work, security-restricted networks, artefacts for later upload	Write access to the file syst

`testops`: report to Qase.

Set it in the config file…

{
  "mode": "testops",
  "testops": {
    "api": {
      "token": "<token>"
    },
    "project": "<project>",
  },
}

…or with an environment variable:

export QASE_MODE=testops

The command for setting an Environment variable differs from shell to shell.

for Command Prompt - set QASE_MODE=testops
for PowerShell - $env:QASE_MODE="testops"

`fallback`: your automatic plan B

fallback defines what the reporter should do if the primary mode throws an error (network outage, bad token, etc.). When that happens, the following happens so that no data is lost and your tests keep running:

Catches the error.
Instantly swaps to the fallback mode.
Moves every result it has already captured to the new reporter.

Example configuration:

export QASE_MODE=testops
export QASE_FALLBACK=report

Ready-made scenarios

Scenario	`mode`	`fallback`	Why use it
Reliable TestOps with local backup	`testops`	`report`	Send to Qase first; if the API is unreachable, keep a JSON file locally.
Local development with optional cloud sync	`report`	`testops`	Store results on disk while coding; if credentials are present, also push to Qase.
Fail-safe CI run	`testops`	`off`	Push to Qase; if anything breaks, silently disable reporting so the pipeline never fails on reporting alone.

testops: report to Qase.

fallback: your automatic plan B

Ready-made scenarios

`testops`: report to Qase.

`fallback`: your automatic plan B