More and more companies deciding on mobile test automation are turning towards Appium. While it is very popular and its adoption is growing, it is not an easy task to implement a robust testing solution that is both cross platform and built to scale. This webinar will explore how to build a mobile testing strategy based on Appium and BDD. Join Asaf Saar, Sauce Labs Mobile Product Management Director, and Eyal Yovel, QualiTest Senior Test Consultant, as they discuss how a mobile testing strategy and the proper application of Page Object patterns can help leverage Appium’s power to produce concise, readable, and maintainable automated tests for both Android and iOS. Here is what you will learn: -How to define and implement a mobile testing strategy -Challenges and solutions for developing a cross-platform mobile testing solution -How to speed up writing tests using the Serenity BDD Framework and the Page Object Model You will also see a live demo of a framework running Appium tests on iOS and Android.

1. ONE TEST TO RULE THEM ALL
- CONQUER ANDROID AND
IOS WITH ONE SCRIPT
EYAL YOVEL, SOLUTION ARCHITECT QUALITEST GROUP
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ASAF SAAR, MOBILE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, SAUCE LABS

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EYAL YOVEL, SOLUTION ARCHITECT QUALITEST
GROUP
ASAF SAAR, MOBILE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
DIRECTOR, SAUCE LABS

3. MOBILE TESTING STRATEGY

4. Mobile App TestingWeb Testing
The industry’s only cloud-based testing platform for both
web and mobile applications that spans desktops,
simulators, emulators and real devices
Desktops Emulators & Simulators Real Devices

5. MOBILE FIRST AT SCALE
By 2022, 70% of software interactions in
enterprises will occur on mobile devices.
Market Guide for Mobile Application Testing
Services
Susanne Matson (June 2017)

6. CURRENT MOBILE OFFERING
Manual Testing
Automated Testing
Emulators & Simulators
Public Cloud Private Cloud
Real Devices
Public Cloud
Mobile Testing
SECURITY & PRIVACY

7. GARTNER SUPPORTS OUR APPROACH
A recommended approach is to find a
healthy mix of emulators, simulators and
real devices to get the best out of your
test automation.
Market Guide for Mobile App Test Automation Tools
Maritess Sobejana (April 2016)

8. COMPREHENSIVE MOBILE TESTING
Device Testing (on Wi-Fi
Networks + Networks
Simulation Tools)
● Recommended only for small subset of network-
dependent use cases
● Use for stable features
● Distribute features across device models and form factors
● Important for UX Testing
● Combine with WANem or similar tools for simulating
network connectivity conditions
● High volume functional tests for large integration builds
● Frequent builds with high concurrency to reduce build times,
enabling dev teams to not block each other
Device
Testing
(in network)
Device Testing (on Wi-Fi
Networks + Networks
Simulation Tools)
Emulator &
Simulator Testing
EMULATORS, SIMULATORS & REAL DEVICES COVER ALL USE CASES

9. THE CHALLENGES FACED BY QA

10. THE CHALLENGES FACED BY QA
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Appium is an open source tool for
automating native, mobile web and
hybrid applications on iOS and Android
platforms

11. THE CHALLENGES FACED BY QA
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12. THE CHALLENGES FACED BY QA
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How to speed up writing tests using the
Serenity BDD Framework and the Page
Object Model
Challenges and solutions for developing a
cross-platform mobile testing solution
How to define and implement a mobile
testing strategy

13. PAGE OBJECT MODEL

14. WHAT IS A PAGE OBJECT MODEL
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• Modelling UI components as objects to be consumed by test code
• Representation of the services offered by a page
• Abstracts test logic away from interaction with the WebDriver API and
System-Under-Test
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15. WHY PAGE OBJECT MODEL
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• Expose page and component services rather than mechanics
• Write concise tests that exercise functionality, not technical details
• Create maintainable tests by isolating the effect of UI change on test code
• Produce readable tests by keeping implementation details out of test code.
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• Tests are comprised of steps
• Steps interact with pages
• Pages provide services and key components
• Operations on pages occur without any knowledge
of page structure
• Pages are comprised of elements
• Each element represents a single item on a page
that can be interacted with
• Text, buttons, fields, images, etc.
LAYERS OF ABSTRACTION
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Steps
Page
Objects
Elements
Tests

18. INTRODUCING
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• Demonstrating the Page Object Model requires a testing framework
• Serenity is an open source Java (and recently JavaScript) library to speed up
writing tests; including:
• Complete WebDriver testing framework
• Parallel execution of tests using JUnit, Cucumber or JBehave
• Integration with Sauce Labs, Appium, JIRA, and other testing tools
• Detailed reporting
• Well used across the industry.
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19. ABOUT THE DEMO ENVIRONMENT

20. THE SYSTEM UNDER TEST
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My giffgaff App – A UK mobile network

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Introducing a basic Serenity test
Scenario: Log in to the giffgaff App
Given I am not logged in
When I log in as ‘eyalyovel’
Then I am logged in as ‘eyalyovel’
Framework:
• Serenity, Appium, BDD (feature file) and Maven
• Execute on local Samsung galaxy S6 device and on
iPhone 7 simulator located on the Sauce Labs cloud
• Hard-coded test data
LOGIN TEST
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Steps
LoginSteps
Page Objects
LoginPage
MygiffgaffAccountPag
e
Elements
usernameField
passwordField
loginButton
Test
Login.feature

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DEMO THE FRAMEWORK
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23. CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR
DEVELOPING A CROSS-PLATFORM
MOBILE TESTING SOLUTION

24. FIND ELEMENTS IN ANDROID AND IOS
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IN MOST CASES WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND AN ELEMENT USING THE SAME IDENTIFIER IN
ANDROID AND IOS
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25. FIND ELEMENTS IN ANDROID AND IOS
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IN MOST CASES WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND AN ELEMENT USING THE SAME IDENTIFIER IN
ANDROID AND IOS
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26. DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR
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DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR BETWEEN THE PLATFORMS
FOR EXAMPLE: FIND THE MEMBER NAME:
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27. DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR
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DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR BETWEEN THE PLATFORMS
FOR EXAMPLE: FIND THE MEMBER NAME:
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28. SOLUTION FOR FIND ELEMENTS
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USE THE ANNOTATIONS @ANDROIDFINDBY AND @IOSFINDBY
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29. SOLUTION FOR DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR
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WE WILL NEED DIFFERENT STEPS/CODE FOR THE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS FOR EXECUTING
THE SAME SCENARIO.
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• We can have different page object files for the Android and the iOS pages
• Before running the tests, find what is the platform and run the code according
to that

30. AUGUST 29, 2017
DEMO RUN ON ANDROID PLATFORM
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31. AUGUST 29, 2017
DEMO RUN ON IOS PLATFORM
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32. LET’S DO THIS.