This document discusses UI testing tools like Sikuli, Fonemonkey, UISpec, and iCuke. It then describes Frank, which bridges Cucumber and UISpec to allow behavior-driven development (BDD) style acceptance testing of iOS apps. UISpec is an Objective-C BDD framework that drives the actual iPhone UI. Cucumber executes plain-text test descriptions as automated tests and was created for BDD. The document provides code examples and links to GitHub repos and slides about using Frank for iOS testing.

1. UI Testing With Frank
BDD Style Acceptance
Testing with Frank and Cucumber

2. @keithpitt
Keith Pitt
iOS/Web Developer
The Frontier Group

3. UI Testing Approaches

4. UI Testing Approaches
• Testing the application yourself using the
simulator or your device

5. UI Testing Approaches
• Testing the application yourself using the
simulator or your device
• Getting others to test the application using
their own devices

6. UI Testing Approaches
• Testing the application yourself using the
simulator or your device
• Getting others to test the application using
their own devices
• Automated testing

7. What tools are there?

8. What tools are there?
• Sikuli (image analysis)

9. What tools are there?
• Sikuli (image analysis)
• Fonemonkey (record and playback)

10. What tools are there?
• Sikuli (image analysis)
• Fonemonkey (record and playback)
• UISpec (tests are written in Objective C)

11. What tools are there?
• Sikuli (image analysis)
• Fonemonkey (record and playback)
• UISpec (tests are written in Objective C)
• iCuke (project not being developed)

12. Frankenstein

13. Frank

14. Frank
• A bridge between Cucumber and UISpec

15. Frank
• A bridge between Cucumber and UISpec
• A “Frank Driver” that sends HTTP requests
from Cucumber to a “Frank Server” that is
installed in the Application

16. Frank
• A bridge between Cucumber and UISpec
• A “Frank Driver” that sends HTTP requests
from Cucumber to a “Frank Server” that is
installed in the Application
• The “Frank Server” executes UISpec
queries against the application, returns the
result

17. UISpec

18. UISpec
• UISpec is a Behaviour Driven Development
framework for the iPhone that provides a
full automated testing solution that drives
the actual iPhone UI.

19. UISpec
• UISpec is a Behaviour Driven Development
framework for the iPhone that provides a
full automated testing solution that drives
the actual iPhone UI.
• It is modelled after the very popular RSpec
for Ruby.

20. UISpec
• UISpec is a Behaviour Driven Development
framework for the iPhone that provides a
full automated testing solution that drives
the actual iPhone UI.
• It is modelled after the very popular RSpec
for Ruby.
• Written in Objective C

21. -(void)itShouldHaveDefaultUsers {
//Check that all default users are in list
[[app.tableView.label text:@"Larry Stooge"] should].exist;
[[app.tableView.label text:@"Curly Stooge"] should].exist;
[[app.tableView.label text:@"Moe Stooge"] should].exist;
}

22. Cucumber

23. Cucumber
• Cucumber is a tool that executes plain-text
functional descriptions as automated tests.

24. Cucumber
• Cucumber is a tool that executes plain-text
functional descriptions as automated tests.
• Written in Ruby

25. Cucumber
• Cucumber is a tool that executes plain-text
functional descriptions as automated tests.
• Written in Ruby
• Created originally for use with Ruby on
Rails.

26. Cucumber
• Cucumber is a tool that executes plain-text
functional descriptions as automated tests.
• Written in Ruby
• Created originally for use with Ruby on
Rails.
• Command line tool

27. Cucumber
• Cucumber is a tool that executes plain-text
functional descriptions as automated tests.
• Written in Ruby
• Created originally for use with Ruby on
Rails.
• Command line tool
• Written specifically for BDD

28. Feature: Search courses
In order to ensure better utilization of courses
Potential students should be able to search for courses
Scenario: Search by topic
Given there are 240 courses which do not have the topic "biology"
And there are 2 courses A001, B205 that each have "biology" as one of the topics
When I search for "biology"
Then I should see the following courses:
| Course code |
| A001 |
| B205 |

30. Demo

31. Resources
• https://github.com/moredip/Frank
• https://github.com/aslakhellesoy/cucumber
• http://www.melbournecocoaheads.com/
testing-ios-apps-with-frank-slides-and-
videos/

32. @keithpitt
Thanks for
your attention