Every automation tester should be familiar with Appium commands to create a robust mobile apps automated test scripts. However, knowing all the methods/commands is a challenge. A quick reference material/cheat sheet will be helpful for mobile app automation testers.
In this blog article, we will see most important Appium commands.
DesiredCapabalities
DesiredCapabalities for launching an application (Android):
//Setting desiredcapabilities for particular device and application DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities(); caps.setCapability("deviceName", "Lenovo"); caps.setCapability("version", "6.0"); caps.setCapability("platformName", "Android"); caps.setCapability("appActivity", "com.android.vending.AssetBrowserActivity"); caps.setCapability("appPackage", "com.android.vending"); caps.setCapability("appWaitActivity", "2000"); caps.setCapability("noReset", "true"); caps.setCapability("autoGrantPermissions", "true"); caps.setCapability("automationName" ,"UiAutomator2"); caps.setCapability("appWaitActivity", "SplashActivity, SplashActivity,OtherActivity, *, *.SplashActivity"); caps.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.NEW_COMMAND_TIMEOUT,"6000"); caps.setCapability("unicodeKeyboard", "true");
Launching an application
//Launching the application using appium server AndroidDriver<AndroidElement> driver = new AndroidDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub"), caps);
Find Element By Accessibility Id
//Finding element using accessibilityId driver.findElementByAccessibilityId("Play Store");
Press KeyCode
//Performing key press action driver.pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.HOME);
Or
driver.pressKeyCode(3);
Lock Device
//Locking the device driver.lockDevice();
Is Locked
//Verify the device is locked driver.isLocked();
Unlock Device
//Unlock the device driver.unLockDevice();
Get Keyboard
//To display the device keyboard driver.getKeyboard();
Hide Keyboard
//To hide the device keyboard driver.hideKeyboard();
Is Keyboard Shown
//To verify the keyboard is displayed driver.isKeyboardShown();
Open Notification
//To open the notification driver.openNotification();
Get Device Time
//Get the device current time driver.getDeviceTime();
Location
//get current location of the device driver.Location();
Set Location
//setting the device location Location location = new Location(77.59974003, 12.91024781, 909); driver.setLocation(location);
Get Orientation
//get the orientation of the device driver.getOrientation();
Rotate
//change the orientation of the device to Landscape driver.rotate(ScreenOrientation.LANDSCAPE); //change the orientation of the device to Potrait driver.rotate(ScreenOrientation.POTRAIT);
Activate App
//activate a new application in real device driver.activateApp(“app package or bundle id”);
Install App
//install a new application in a real device driver.installApp(“Location of the apk”);
Is App Installed
//verify the application is installed driver.isAppInstalled(“app package or bundle id”);
Single Tap
//Tap on an element in the application TouchActions action = new TouchActions(driver); action.singleTap(Element element); action.perform();
Double Tap
//Double tap on an element in the application TouchActions action = new TouchActions(driver); action.doubleTap(Element element); action.perform();
Long Press
//Long press on a selected element driver.longPress(WebElement element);
Scroll
//Scroll the displayed screen TouchActions action=new TouchActions(driver); action.scroll(xOffset, yOffset).perform();
Terminate App
// close the current application driver.terminateApp();
Remove & Reset App
// remove an App from the device driver.removeApp(); //reset the App for current session driver.resetApp();
Get Capabilities
//To retrieve the full capabilities associated with the driver driver.getCapabilities();
Get Session Id
//Use this call to retrieve a SessionID driver.getSessionId
Get Setting
//Retrieve the current settings of the device Map<String, Object> settings = driver.getSettings();
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