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Appium as Solution for Mobile Functional Testing Series 3

Configuring installed software

Java JDK

Go to JDK folder and copy path like
Set JAVA_HOME environment variable
Set JDK bin folder path variable (Do not delete existing path just put “;” at end and paste JDK bil folder path
Check java is properly installed and configured in system

Android SDK

Extract download ADK zip in any hard drive
Structure of directory after extraction
Open SDK Manager >> tools >> install Android API version

Click checkbox >> Install packages

Set ANDROID_HOME system/user variable and add path

Copy SDK directory path
Create system/user variable and add SDK directory path
Add adb.exe file directory path in path variable
Verify SDK setup

Create ,Configure and start Android Emulator (AVD )

Open SDK manager and click on tools >> Manage AVD

Note:

To create AVD , in SDK you should have instaelled atleast 1 API ie. API – 19
Appium works n API – 17 +
Click on New
Configure AVD as shown in below image and click on ok
Devices AVD added in list and select AVD >> click on Start >>Launch
AVD will launch in couple of minute and it’ll start loading Android version
Loding API on AVD will take around 3 to 5 min and after loading it’ll look like below image

Install Node.js

Click on Setup file and follow instruction

Maven configuration

Extract maven zip file in C: driver
Add MAVEN_HOME in system/user variable

Add maven >> bin directory path in system path veriable
Verify maven installation

GIT Installation

Click on Setup file and follow instruction
GIT directory automatically added in system path variable
Verify git setup

Eclipse installation

Extract eclipse bundle in any hard driver click on Eclipse.exe
Create workspace
Install TestNG plugin
Go to Help >> install new software >>enter url

http://beust.com/eclipse

And follow instruction

Install MAVEN plugin

Go to Help >> install new software >>enter url

http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases

And follow instruction

Install ADT plugin

Go to Help >> install new software >>enter url

https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

And follow instruction

Create MAVEN project from command line

Open CMD and navigate to directory where you want to create project
Run command

mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.mycompany.app -DartifactId=my-app -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DinteractiveMode=false

Note: Group id = package name

Artifact name: project name

After successfully run you will see “Build success” massge at end of CMD result
Now navigate in newly created project folder “cd <project name>
Run command mvn eclipse:eclipse
Open eclipse and import >> maven >>existing maven project >>project directory path
Open POM.xml and add following dependency and build path

<groupId>junit</groupId>

<artifactId>junit</artifactId>

</dependency>

<groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>

<artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>

</dependency>

<groupId>org.testng</groupId>

<artifactId>testng</artifactId>

</dependency>

<groupId>io.appium</groupId>

<artifactId>java-client</artifactId>

</dependency>

</dependencies>

<build>

<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>

<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>

</configuration>

</plugin>

</plugins>

</build>

Build project it will install all jar files inside maven dependency folder

Installing Appium.exe and Appium.app

Click on Appium.exe (Window) or app (MAC)

Follow installation instruction

After installation you will get a Appium desktop sortcut
Double click on Appium desktop
Appium UI opens

Click on to start server

Server starts running on default port 4723 (window) or 4725 (MAC)

Understanding Appium Server fields functionality

Application path – .apk or .app path (AUT)
Package : Application package *
Wait for package: Wait to load given app package*
Activity: Application start activity*
Wait for activity: Wait to start given activity*

* Automatically populated when you browse application

Browser: Browser name for mobile web app
Launch AVD : AVD for test execution (Entry in AVD list fatch from AVD manager)
Device ready timeout: Appium server wait for giving time to load AVD
Capability: Platform Name: Test environment for window its Android/Firefox os
Automation name: For API-17 + it Appium and API-17- its Selendroid
Platform version: version on platform: 4.4.2 etc
Devices name: if you have not configured AVD and trying to connect read devices then you can enter UDID of device.

Write first Test class
Once you click Run as testing test file starts sending command to Appium server which is running on same port