1. Testing Native iOS
Apps with Appium
Dylan Lacey, Sauce Labs Inc.
@DylanLacey

2. What is Appium?
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3. Framework for Automating Browsers for
testing
Uses actual Browsers, ergo functions like
a real user (mostly)
Can run locally or remotely
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Selenium

4. Appium is a Selenium
Server for iOS
Native app controls are kinda web
controls
Find things, click them, assert on content
Run your tests under automation
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5. Rubyists Testing

6. iOS Testing

7. ...Wat?
TEST
APPIUM
Selenium Instruments.js

8. You’re Lying. Show us
Code
driver = Selenium::Webdriver.for( :remote, {
:desired_capabilities =>
{:browserName => ‘iOS’,
:platform => ‘Mac’,
:version => ‘6.0’,
:app => ABSOLUTE_APP_PATH},
:url => “http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub”
})

9. Example - Find, Values
require 'selenium-webdriver'
include Selenium::WebDriver::DriverExtensions::HasInputDevices
include Selenium::WebDriver::DriverExtensions::HasTouchScreen
rows = driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")
rows[0].attribute(:name).should eq "Buttons, Various uses of
UIButton"
third_row = driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[2]
third_row.location.y.should be 152

10. Example - Interaction
@driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[9].click
@switch = @driver.find_element(:tag_name, "switch")
@switch.displayed?.should be_true
@switch.attribute("value").should be 0
@switch.click
@switch.attribute("value").should be 1
@text_field = @driver.find_element(:tag_name, "textField")
@text_field.send_keys("discombobulate")
@text_field.attribute("value").should eq "discombobulate"

11. Example - Scrolling
row = @driver.find_elements(:tag_name, "tableCell")[2]
initial_location = row.location
action = @driver.touch.flick(0, 20)
action.perform
initial_location.should_not eq row.location

12. Demo

13. Host Remotely
Being a server, you can host tests on
remote machines
Connect them to a Grid
Run them in parallel
Pay someone else to bother
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14. Gif because I feel left
out

15. Thanks for Listening;
Have free sh... stuff
Appium Site: Appium.io
Free Sauce Labs minutes: RailsConf13
PSST: Totally free for FOSS projects
Hit me up with Questions: @dylanlacey
or dylan@saucelabs.com
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