Mobile test automation in simple steps

1. Mobile test automation
inSimple steps
Kushan Amarasiri

2. How we start
from scratch..
 InstallAndroid Studio
 https://developer.android.com/studio
 Set environment paths to tools and platform tools folder.
 Plug your mobile device to your machine after enabling USB
debugging in your android device.
 Next run adb devices command to see and identify the name of
your android device.

3. Installing the
Appium server
 Install NodeJS….
 https://nodejs.org/dist/v10.15.1/node-v10.15.1-x64.msi
 Install appium in NodeJS
 npm install –g appium@1.8.0
 Run this command in command prompt where stable version 1.8.0
will be installed in your machine.
 After installation run appium –a 127.0.0.1 in a separate command
window which should be invoked as Run AsAdministrator.

4. Next lets
install the
sample
application in
your device…
 Download the eribank apk to your android device.
 http://code.google.com/p/eribank/downloads/list
 Go to your eclipse IDE and have maven integration plug-in &Test
NG installed.
 Next create a new maven simple project in eclipse.
 In the pom.xml file add your Selenium dependency.
 https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.seleniumhq.selenium/seleni
um-java/3.141.5

5. Lets move to
the next steps
ofAppium test
automation…
 Selenium dependency
<dependency>
<groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
<artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
<version>3.141.5</version>
</dependency>
 Carryout a maven clean and install to install all the Selenium
– Java libraries into your machine.
 Finally lets add the simple Appium code and run an
automation script…

6. Lets run the
appium
automation
code…
 Create a package calledTestBankPkg and a class called
BankAppTest.java
 Next add the code given in the git hub URL
 https://github.com/lkkushan101/Java_Appium_Example/blob/maste
r/src/main/java/TestBankPkg/BankAppTest.java
 Please do remember to change the desired capabilities according to
your android device.
 Run the script via Run As ->Test NG…