set global variables in a file - not in conf file

[fabbsc]

currently global variables are being set in
onPrepare: function () {
global.myFirstVar = 1;
},

I have about 30 variables, and the conf file it's starting to get a bit messy. It would be a bit more organised if we could link the global variables directly in a file.

[robinj]

Is this a proposal for a new rule in the style guide?

[fabbsc]

Yes, it is. I am storing global variables as arrays, found a slightly better approach, but in my opinion it would result in a much clearer conf file.

Currently, I am storing value like this:

onPrepare: function () { global.priceA = { "price1": 11 }, global.priceB = { "price1": 71 };

And I have about 60 global variables, so far.
My suggestion is to save all the global variables to a different file. For example, reference it.

[fabianclain]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31532276/protractor-how-to-make-the-configuration-file-more-flexible
reference as example