Appium - Reality check on the world’s leading Open Source Framework for Mobile Testing
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The document is a presentation discussing Appium, an open-source testing framework for mobile applications, highlighting its features, benefits, and challenges in mobile app development. It covers the evolution of mobile technology, the increasing importance of mobile testing, and the specific limitations and usability issues faced while using Appium, especially concerning iOS automation. It also offers practical tips for setting up and effectively utilizing Appium for testing mobile applications.
Appium - Reality check on the world’s leading Open Source Framework for Mobile Testing
- 1. Appium Reality check on the world’s leading Open Source Framework for Mobile Testing 4th Meetup of Mobile Apps Dev&Test May 26, 2015 Asaf Saar [email protected] www.tenkod.com
- 2. Agenda 1. Intro 2. Evolution of Mobile 3. Appium Overview 4. Why Appium? 5. Reality Check
- 3. About Me § Asaf Saar, CEO & CTO of TenKod Ltd. § 20 years of professional experience in So>ware Engineering § Prior to TenKod, 8 years at SAP, last role as APO of SE § Agile So>ware Engineering trainer, coacher and mentor § Married to Merav and father of three § Astronomy and fast cars are my hobbies http://il.linkedin.com/in/asafsaar [email protected]
- 4. The world goes mobile TenKod enables organizations to maximize profit by changing the way mobile apps are being delivered!
- 6. Evolution of Mobile - Devices § 1973 – First handheld mobile developed § 1984 – Nokia talkman § 1992 – Motorola InternaRonal 3200 § 1994 – IBM Simon Personal Communicator § 1996 – Motorola Startac § 1998 – Nokia 5110 § 1999 – BlackBerry 850 § 2007 – iPhone § 2008 – Android
- 7. Evolution of Mobile - OS § 1973-‐1993 – Embedded System based OS § 1996 – Palm Pilot, Windows CE § 2000 – Symbian § 2002 – BlackBerry § 2007 – iOS, Windows Mobile § 2008 – Android § 2009 – webOS, Bada, Palm OS § 2011 – Tizen § 2012 – Firefox OS § 2013 – Ubuntu Touch World’s most popular OS and Smartphones till 2010…
- 8. Mobile Development Landscape Development Targets § OS Level § NaRve § Web § Hybrid Development Landscapes § Single developer § Team § Staging § Cloud § Hybrid Development Frameworks § Android SDK § iOS ObjecRveC/Swi> § Windows Mobile / .NET § PhoneGap § Titanium Appcelerator § Xamarin § Appery.io § Angular UI § Sencha Touch § ………
- 9. iOS Challenge § 15 DisRnct Devices (coun&ng from iPhone 4S…) § 70% of users adopt latest OS within 6 months § 8 DisRnct screen dimensions
- 10. § 18,796 DisRnct Devices (as of 8/14…) § 5% of users adopt latest OS § 150 DisRnct screen dimensions Android Challenge
- 11. Mobile is Mission Critical Source: Perfecto Mobile, Achieving Continuous Quality eBook § Mobile adopRon is growing 8 Rmes faster than web § 60% of online traffic now originates from mobile devices § 73% of Millennials are transacRng directly from mobile § More than 80% of mobile Rme is spent within naRve apps § Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices account for a total of 7% in EU5 and 4% in the U.S.
- 12. Before we dive to Appium This session is all about reading between the lines and paying a>en&on to details…
- 13. Appium Appium is an open source test automaRon framework for use with naRve, hybrid and mobile web apps. http://appium.io/slate/en/master/?java#about-appium
- 14. Why Appium? § Mobile Test AutomaRon for iOS and Android § Automate NaRve, Web and Hybrid apps § InstrumentaRon free § Uses standard automaRon libraries of Android and iOS § Support for any WebDriver compaRble language § Use any TesRng Framework
- 15. Appium GUI Appium provides two desktop apps for server configuraRon, UI inspecRon and recording: § Mac OS – for Android and iOS § Windows – for Android
- 16. Appium Inspector A tool part of the Appium GUI Let you inspect your app’s UI and record user acRons
- 17. Demo…
- 18. The good § Open Source tool with a live community § No InstrumentaRon § Server is fully parameterized § Works with real devices as well as simulators and emulators § WebDriver & Page Objects enable cross plaiorm test code § Appium GUI provides a good kick start to newbies § AutomaRc code generaRon with Inspector
- 19. Appium @ the real world, #1 Cable & Wireless Communica&ons is a Bri&sh mul&na&onal telecommunica&ons company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with opera&ons in the US and Pan-‐America. Requirements: 1. Automate LIME mobile app – iOS & Android NaRve apps 2. Conduct scheduling calling from iOS & Android devices across the US and Central America, log calls in excel file and later compare with backend system. Appium is a NO GO for iOS
- 20. Appium @ the real world, #2 LetMobile, an Israeli startup that was acquired in 2014 by LANDESK SoSware, it provides Secure Mobile E-‐Mail enables employees to read their corporate mail from any mobile device. Requirements: 1. Automate LetMobile app on iOS & Android: Launch LetMobile app, login to server, install iOS security profile in selngs app, switch to built-‐in iOS Mail app, review mail content, switch back to LetMobile app, login to server, switch back to Mail app and read Mail review mail content. Appium is a NO GO for iOS
- 21. The not so good – Setup Setup is a bit tedious § DocumentaRon is messy and not up-‐to date § A lot of prerequisites and manual steps: Java, Android SDK, Maven / Ant, Node.js, Xcode, Xcode, Command Line Tools § Install Brew/Homebrew, NPM, Appium app, Appium Client § iOS Real device setup is a big headache
- 22. The not so good – Usage Not really prime Rme ready § Android and IOS only, while iOS is on Mac OS only § iOS is based on Xcode Instruments… § … Hence no Parallel iOS test execuRon is possible § iOS automaRon of AUT only, NO context switch is possible (put app in background is NOT stable) § Android keyboard can not be automated (Send Keys only) § Time required to implement robust test code is high § Development (OOP) knowledge is a must
- 23. The not so good – Appium GUI Appium GUI is § Not a standalone automaRon tool § Good support for NaRve apps § Yet No support for Web and Hybrid § No Linux version § Generated code relies heavily on absolute Xpaths § Can’t automate spinner wheels, noRficaRons, toast messages § And it is VERY buggy…
- 24. Tips for getting things running § Internalize that Appium is a framework and not a product § Internalize that Open Source does cost money § Pay apenRon to details before diving into the implementaRon § Implement a project build tool, e.g. Maven § Learn WebDriver API and Page Objects Design Papern § Use Chrome Developer Tools, Firebug, etc. for hybrid and web § Setup parallel tesRng of iOS via Mobile Cloud that supports it
- 25. Thank you! Copyright © 2015 TenKod Ltd. All rights reserved Asaf Saar [email protected] www.tenkod.com
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