This document provides an overview of native iPhone app test automation with Appium. It discusses the current state of native app testing frameworks, introduces Appium, and highlights reasons why the presenter likes Appium. The document then demonstrates automating a test with Appium and Selenium by writing sample code in Java. It concludes with tips for installing Appium, writing tests, running tests, viewing app elements, resetting app state, building apps from the command line, and closing the iOS simulator.

1. Native iPhone App Test
Automation with Appium
by James Eisenhauer of @hubbubhealth

2. ABOUT ME
James "Jim" Eisenhauer
Chief Quality Scientist, hubbub Health
● First program written on a TRS-80 in 1978 when I was 12
● Computer Science dropout with a bachelor's degree in Psychology
● Java Certified & ColdFusion 5.0 Certified...yes I said ColdFusion
● Alphabet Soup - MBA, PMP, ITIL, SSGB
● Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering from OGI
● Army Vet-Airborne Ranger V Corps Long Range Reconnaissance and Patrol
● Latest Hobby is Whisky! http://jimmyswhisky.github.com/

3. AGENDA
● Overview of current Native Automation
Framework Scene
● Intro to Appium
● Why I like Appium
● Automating a test with Appium & Selenium

4. FRAMEWORKS
● Hard to keep up with what is
going on.
● Apple keeps breaking
frameworks
● No clear leader or best
solution
● Calabash seems to be gaining
popularity

5. FRAMEWORKS
Generally 2 schools of thought
Embedded HTTP server Integrate with Apple Instruments
iphone iphone
Test Framework
HTTP SERVER Test Framework
Apple Instruments APP
APP

6. Integrates with Apple Instruments
iphone
Appium
Apple Instruments APP

7. Utilizes the Webdriver JSON wire protocol
Webdriver
iphone
Appium
Apple Instruments APP

8. ● Open Source Project - http://www.appium.io
● Sponsored by Sauce Labs and led by Jason Huggins - @hugs
● Written in Node.js
● Very active with multiple commits per day

9. WHY I LIKE APPIUM
● Uses Apple layer as integration
○ forces learning apple way
■ useful if apple breaks your framework
○ less likely apple will break your framework
● Uses Webdriver
○ integrates well with my web automation
framework
○ nothing new to learn
● Led by Proven leader of open source projects
○ this guy created Selenium so there is that..
● Has commercial backing & resources
○ always nice to have paid resources on open source
projects

10. AUTOMATING WITH APPIUM
* Sample code above in java for you slow people. Demo will be in Ruby

11. DEMO
● Install
● Write a test
● Run a test

12. Demo & CI Tips
View app elements
Reset app state (I think this was implemented in Appium this week)
#uninstall app from simulator
cd '/Users/qauser/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/6.1/Applications/'
rm -rf *
Command Line build app
xcodebuild -sdk iphonesimulator6.1 -configuration Debug clean build
Close simulator
osascript -e 'tell app "iPhone Simulator" to quit'

13. THANK YOU!!!!!
Questions?