Test Automation on android using Robotium

Amit Dixit

Synerzip India Pvt.Ltd

Objective

• Testing on android platform.• Android Testing Framework.• Current limitations of android testing framework.• Robotium and its current features• Test Android apk file with Robotium• Testing on emulator as well as on devices using

Robotium• Current limitations of Robotium tool• Future enhancements of Robotium • Demo

What is android

• Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications

• Android application components

• Android Manifest file• Application resources

Android Testing Framework

• Android platform integrates a testing framework.• Framework supports

• The Android testing framework is based on the JUnit 3.

Current Android Instrumentation Limitations.

What is Robotium?

• Robotium is very powerful framework for Android platform. Robotium Supports

Robotium Features

Prerequisits for creating test project

Future Enhancements

How to create Test Project

Create your Test Case

Modify Manifest.xml file

• Add Screen Shots from Eclipse

Add Robotium Jar File

Sample Test Case

Sample Test Case

Instrumentation Code Sample

Current Robotium Limitations

• Robotium does not support flash and web based applications.

• Robotium does not work on Canvas.

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