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Mobile Applications and Automation

Testing

Dipesh BhatewaraSynerzip Pvt. Ltd.

dipesh_bhatewara@yahoo.comhttp://in.linkedin.com/pub/dipesh-bhatewara/2/498/612

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Outline of the talk

Ways to test mobile applications Challenges in automation testing Automation approach to achieve

single automation solution on multiple mobile platforms

A possible solution using Sikuli Demo

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Nature of Mobile Applications

(xcode – objective C)

Email Client (XCODE – Objective C)

• (java – android SDK)

Email Client (java- android SDK)

(webos – JS/CSS)

Email Client (webos – JS/CSS)

Application(Email Client)

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Ways to test mobile application

Mobile Device Emulator

Mobile Application

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Challenges in automation

Different platforms involved in running a test

No object handles available for Object Based Testing

Test Automation Code :Test Machine (Windows)

Application under test : Emulator (Virtual Box)

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Challenges in automation

Writing automated test in emulator/device.

Need to have knowledge of the technology platform of each Device to write testing application within.

No generic automation framework available for all mobile platforms or devices

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Approach to solve the problem

Image based test automation Automate user operations eg. Click,

type, drag-drop, mouse actions etc. Visual verification of the expected

output Not dependent on platform

underneath Can be used to automate emulator

as well as device.

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Advantages of the approach

Can accurately test GUI and rendering of applications.

Write test outside the device Can be used to automate multiple

devices without getting into details of each platform technology

Easy to automate.

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Limitations of the approach

Highly depends on the Resolution. Can not run in background. Dynamic paths are tricky to

automate.

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What is Sikuli? Visual technology to automate GUI

using images. MIT research project. Open Source

license. Sikuli IDE Sikuli Script API Automates anything on screen

without internal API's support Works on Windows, Mac, Linux.

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Sample Sikuli Script

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DEMO

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Solution proposed in demo to test Calculator

Use Java for test Project, Use Junit

Import Sikuli Script API

Write single test which will use an interface for calculator operations

Implement interface for Android and Iphone with different set of images required for automation

Run same test by changing the configuration on multiple emulators/devices

Can see the device on your machine using VNC and use that view to run your test on.

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Q & A

dipesh_bhatewara@yahoo.comhttp://in.linkedin.com/pub/dipesh-bhatewara/2/498/612