Testing Native iOS Apps with Appium

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This document discusses Appium, an open source test automation framework for use with native and hybrid mobile apps. It can be used to write automated tests for iOS, Android, and Windows apps using the Selenium WebDriver API. Appium allows tests to interact with apps as if a real user was using the app by finding and interacting with UI elements. Examples are provided showing how to find elements, enter text, click buttons, and assert values using Appium. The document also notes that Appium can run tests remotely on a grid for parallel testing across devices.

Testing Native iOS
Apps with Appium
Dylan Lacey, Sauce Labs Inc.
@DylanLacey

Framework for Automating Browsers for
testing
Uses actual Browsers, ergo functions like
a real user (mostly)
Can run locally or remotely
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Selenium

Appium is a Selenium
Server for iOS
Native app controls are kinda web
controls
Find things, click them, assert on content
Run your tests under automation
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...Wat?
TEST
APPIUM
Selenium Instruments.js

$You’re Lying. Show us Code driver = Selenium::Webdriver.for( :remote, { :desired_capabilities => {:browserName => ‘iOS’, :platform => ‘Mac’, :version => ‘6.0’, :app => ABSOLUTE_APP_PATH}, :url => “http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub” })$

Example - Find, Values
require 'selenium-webdriver'
include Selenium::WebDriver::DriverExtensions::HasInputDevices
include Selenium::WebDriver::DriverExtensions::HasTouchScreen
rows = driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")
rows[0].attribute(:name).should eq "Buttons, Various uses of
UIButton"
third_row = driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[2]
third_row.location.y.should be 152

Example - Interaction
@driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[9].click
@switch = @driver.find_element(:tag_name, "switch")
@switch.displayed?.should be_true
@switch.attribute("value").should be 0
@switch.click
@switch.attribute("value").should be 1
@text_field = @driver.find_element(:tag_name, "textField")
@text_field.send_keys("discombobulate")
@text_field.attribute("value").should eq "discombobulate"

Example - Scrolling
row = @driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[2]
initial_location = row.location
action = @driver.touch.flick(0, 20)
action.perform
initial_location.should_not eq row.location

Host Remotely
Being a server, you can host tests on
remote machines
Connect them to a Grid
Run them in parallel
Pay someone else to bother
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Have free sh... stuff
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PSST: Totally free for FOSS projects
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1. Testing Native iOS Apps with Appium Dylan Lacey, Sauce Labs Inc. @DylanLacey

2. What is Appium? +

3. Framework for Automating Browsers for testing Uses actual Browsers, ergo functions like a real user (mostly) Can run locally or remotely • • • Selenium

4. Appium is a Selenium Server for iOS Native app controls are kinda web controls Find things, click them, assert on content Run your tests under automation • • •

5. Rubyists Testing

6. iOS Testing

7. ...Wat? TEST APPIUM Selenium Instruments.js

8. You’re Lying. Show us Code driver = Selenium::Webdriver.for( :remote, { :desired_capabilities => {:browserName => ‘iOS’, :platform => ‘Mac’, :version => ‘6.0’, :app => ABSOLUTE_APP_PATH}, :url => “http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub” })

9. Example - Find, Values require 'selenium-webdriver' include Selenium::WebDriver::DriverExtensions::HasInputDevices include Selenium::WebDriver::DriverExtensions::HasTouchScreen rows = driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell") rows[0].attribute(:name).should eq "Buttons, Various uses of UIButton" third_row = driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[2] third_row.location.y.should be 152

10. Example - Interaction @driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[9].click @switch = @driver.find_element(:tag_name, "switch") @switch.displayed?.should be_true @switch.attribute("value").should be 0 @switch.click @switch.attribute("value").should be 1 @text_field = @driver.find_element(:tag_name, "textField") @text_field.send_keys("discombobulate") @text_field.attribute("value").should eq "discombobulate"

11. Example - Scrolling row = @driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[2] initial_location = row.location action = @driver.touch.flick(0, 20) action.perform initial_location.should_not eq row.location

12. Demo

13. Host Remotely Being a server, you can host tests on remote machines Connect them to a Grid Run them in parallel Pay someone else to bother • • • •

14. Gif because I feel left out

15. Thanks for Listening; Have free sh... stuff Appium Site: Appium.io Free Sauce Labs minutes: RailsConf13 PSST: Totally free for FOSS projects Hit me up with Questions: @dylanlacey or dylan@saucelabs.com • • • •

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