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Intro to Mobile automation testing for IOS and Android with Appium and Java

Intro to Mobile Automation Testing for IOS and Android with Appium

Dev config:

• Win 10 64 bit
  
• GitHub Desktop v2.1.2
  
• Git v2.22.0.windows.1
  
• Eclipse IDE for Java Developers Version: 2019-06 (4.12.0)
  
• Android Studio v3.5
  
• Java SE Development Kit 8 Update 221 (64-bit)
  
• Node.js v10.6.3
  
• Appium Server GUI client v1.13.0
  
• nmp v6.9.0
  
• Maven 3.6.1
  

Nice to have tools:

• TeamViewer
  
• TeamViewer QuickSupport
  
• AirDroid: Remote access & File
  
• Selendroid Test App
  
• App Info, Application Info

Documentation:

• Appium API Documentation

How To:

JAVA_HOME PATH

A. In order to configure JAVA_HOME path do the following:
1. Go to "Advanced System Settings" > Advanced Tab > Environment Variables
2. Go to System Variables section > click on New... button
3. Type Variable name: JAVA_HOME
4. Enter Variable Value: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221
5. Press OK button

B. Edit environment variable:

1. From System variables list select path > Press Edit... button
   
2. Press on New button > type: %JAVA_HOME%\bin
   
3. Press OK button
   

Environment variables for Android ADB

A. In order to configure ANDROID_HOME path do the following:
1. Go to "Advanced System Settings" > Advanced Tab > Environment Variables
2. Go to System Variables section > click on New... button
3. Type Variable name: ANDROID_HOME
4. Enter Variable Value: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk
5. Press OK button

B. Edit environment variable:

1. From System variables list select path > Press Edit... button
   
2. Press on New button > type: %ANDROID_HOME%\tools
   
3. Press OK button
   
4. Press on New button > type: %ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools
   
5. Press OK button
   

C. Test:

1. Open CMD > run "adb devices"
   
2. If everifyng is configured properly you will something like this:
   

Maven PATH

A. In order to configure MVN_HOME path do the following:
1. Go to "Advanced System Settings" > Advanced Tab > Environment Variables
2. Go to System Variables section > click on New... button
3. Type Variable name: MVN_HOME
4. Enter Variable Value: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk
5. Press OK button

B. Edit environment variable:

1. From System variables list select path > Press Edit... button
   
2. Press on New button > type: %MVN_HOME%\bin
   
3. Press OK button
   

C. Test:

1. Open CMD > run "mvn --version"
   
2. If everifyng is configured properly you will something like this:
   

Adding Dependencies: Java Client

Source: https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.appium/java-client

Inspect with Chrome Developer

1. Open Chrome web browser > new tab
2. Paste following address: chrome:..inspect/#devices

If evryfing connected properly you will see something like this:

Source:

API Java Documentation Integration

1. Open context menu > Go to Build Path > Configure Build Path...
2. Open Libraries tab > Expand Maven dependencies > Go to java-client > Javadoc > Press on Edit button
3. Add following path: https://appium.github.io/java-client/
4. Click OK

Current Activity name discovery

1. Open CMD
2. Run: "adb shell" > Enter
3. Run: "dumpsys window windows | grep =E 'mCurrentFocus'" > Enter

You should see something like that:

error: RPC failed; curl 56 Recv failure: Connection was reset

1. Open Git Bash
2. Run: "git config --global http.postBuffer 157286400"

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36940425/gitlab-push-failed-error