This document discusses automated interactive testing for iOS apps using tools like UI Automation, CoffeeScript, accessibility APIs, and the Zucchini framework. It provides an overview of these tools, demonstrates writing a sample "smoke test" using a natural language script with Zucchini, and includes a brief walkthrough. The goals of interactive testing are outlined as well as how automation can help address issues like being time-consuming, boring, and error-prone. Prerequisites for getting started with Zucchini are also mentioned.

1. Automated Interactive
Testing for iOS
Rob Bajorek - Code 42 Software
rob@code42.com

2. Topics
• Interactive testing
• The tools
• Demo and walkthrough

3. Interactive Testing

4. Unit tests
- (void)testClearNonPersistentCredentialsDoesNotClearPrivatePasswordPersistent
{
[self helper_setTestCredentialsPersistent:YES];
[self helper_setUpAccountTypePrivatePasswordPersistent:YES];
CPConfigService *cs = [[CPConfigService alloc] init];
[cs clearNonPersistentCredentials];
GHAssertEqualStrings(cs.dataPassword,
testDataPassword,
@"private password incorrectly cleared (%@)",
cs.dataPassword);
}
- (void)testClearNonPersistentCredentialsClearsPrivatePasswordNonPersistent {
[self helper_setTestCredentialsPersistent:YES];
[self helper_setUpAccountTypePrivatePasswordPersistent:NO];
CPConfigService *cs = [[CPConfigService alloc] init];
[cs clearNonPersistentCredentials];
GHAssertNil(cs.dataPassword,
@"private password not cleared (%@)",
cs.dataPassword);
}

5. Unit tests can pay for
themselves over time

6. Unit tests are easy
to automate

7. Continuous Integration

8. What’s missing?

9. Interactive testing is...
• time-consuming
• boring
• error-prone

10. Automate your
interactive testing

11. You still need people

12. The Tools
• UI Automation
• CoffeeScript
• Accessibility
• Zucchini

13. UI Automation
• UI Automation Reference Collection

14. CoffeeScript
• http://coffeescript.org

15. Accessibility
• Accessibility Programming Guide for iOS

16. Zucchini
• http://www.zucchiniframework.org

17. Natural language
script
Then on the "Browse" screen:
Download file "Minneapolis.jpg"
Tap cell "Minneapolis.jpg" in the table
Then on the "Viewer" screen:
Verify navigation bar title is "Minneapolis.jpg"
Tap "Back"
Then on the "Browse" screen:
Tap "Home"
Then on the "Home" screen:
Tap "Sign Out"

18. Demo
• Brief install advice
• Project setup
• Example “smoke test”
• Walkthrough

19. Prerequisites
• See instructions at www.zucchiniframework.org
• Homebrew / MacPorts
• ImageMagick
• CoffeeScript

20. Installing Zucchini
• https://github.com/playup/zucchini
• https://github.com/rajbeniwal/zucchini-demo

21. Demo and Walkthrough

22. Conclusion
• Start at www.zucchiniframework.org
• Use the UI Automation Reference for help
• Get to know UIAElement
• ‘Show all elements’: -> view.logElementTree()

23. Thank you!