{"id":623,"date":"2018-08-31T18:04:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T12:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nxglabs.in\/etech\/?p=623"},"modified":"2018-10-27T11:07:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T05:37:38","slug":"automate-ios-application-using-appium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nxglabs.in\/etech\/automate-ios-application-using-appium\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Automate iOS Application Using Appium?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Appium is an open source and cross-platform tool. Appium supports the android as well as iOS applications. Appium is a good mobile automation testing tools. We can automate the scripts in six languages as Java, Ruby, Python, PHP, JavaScript, and C#. With the help of jar files, we can automate the mobile application. Appium Supports iOS application also. We can automate the iOS application using Appium.<\/p>\n

As we have seen automation of android application using Appium. Now we are going to see How to Automate iOS application\u00a0using Appium with java language. To run the iOS application we need a Mac\u00a0operating system as well as Xcode version mandatory.<\/p>\n

Pre-requisites – Appium : (Script for iOS Application)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Java JDK installed with Java_Home<\/li>\n
  2. Latest Xcode which includes iOS SDK and command line tool.<\/li>\n
  3. Eclipse IDE for mac.\n
      \n
    1. Node js for mac.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Android SDK tool for mac<\/li>\n
    3. Apple’s XCUITest<\/li>\n
    4. Jar files for appium\u00a0– to get this go to the appium-java .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Installations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Software required for setup of an Appium –<\/p>\n

      1.Java Application:\u00a0JDK (Java SE Development Kit) \u2013 [ Compulsory ]<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Go to the link:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        http:\/\/www.oracle.com\/technetwork\/java\/javase\/downloads\/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html<\/p>\n

        \"Java<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Install it.<\/li>\n
        • Once after installation is done, set the JAVA_HOME path.<\/li>\n
        • Export the JAVA_HOME path on mac.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          2.Latest Xcode which includes iOS SDK.<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          • 1. To download Xcode. Go to the App Store and download Xcode.<\/li>\n
          • 2. To download and install the Xcode, we need Valid Apple ID and Password.<\/li>\n
          • 3. Accept the license and install it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            \"Xcode<\/p>\n

            3.Eclipse IDE<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            • \u00a0Go to the link of eclipse IDE. and download it.<\/li>\n
            • \u00a0link – https:\/\/www.eclipse.org\/downloads\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              \"eclipse<\/p>\n

                \n
              • After installation, now open the eclipse. We need TestNG software to run the test cases<\/li>\n
              • Go to Help –> install new software. add–> type name : TestNG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                \"Add<\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Agree to the licenses and install it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  4.Node js<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • \u00a0Go to the link of Node.js and download it.<\/li>\n
                  • \u00a0link –\u00a0https:\/\/nodejs.org\/en\/download\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    \"Node.js\"<\/p>\n

                    5.Android SDK tool<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • \u00a0Go to the link of Android studio website and download it.<\/li>\n
                    • \u00a0link –\u00a0 https:\/\/developer.android.com\/studio\/<\/li>\n
                    • Export the ANDROID_HOME path on mac.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      \"Android<\/p>\n

                      6.Appium for mac\u00a0<\/strong>[By this we can get the appium GUI]<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • Go to the link of appium and download it.<\/li>\n
                      • link \u2013 http:\/\/appium.io\/<\/li>\n
                      • Install it as per the operating system. As we are explaining for mac so, we will download the file as per the mac operating system.<\/li>\n
                      • By the help of this, we can get the inbuilt inspector to find out the elements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        \"appium<\/p>\n

                        Steps to Install the Appium Tool –<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                        In order to install it, we should go to the below steps:<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • Step<\/em> 1<\/strong>. Install the Java application.<\/li>\n
                        • Step<\/em> 2<\/strong>. Open a command prompt.<\/li>\n
                        • Type the command:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0“node \u2013v”\u00a0 (to check the node version. we will get the installed version of node)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          \"command<\/p>\n

                            \n
                          • Step<\/em> 3<\/strong>. Install Appium via NPM command.<\/li>\n
                          • Type the command: “<\/strong>npm install -g appium”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            \"login<\/p>\n

                              \n
                            • Step<\/em> 4<\/strong>. After installation is done successfully. Check the version of installed appium.<\/li>\n
                            • Type the command:<\/strong>\u00a0“appium \u2013v”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              \"installed<\/p>\n

                                \n
                              • Step<\/em> 5<\/strong>. To start appium server<\/li>\n
                              • Type the command: “<\/strong>appium”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                \"command<\/p>\n

                                We will get the appium version as well as the appium listener with the port number.\u00a0 This is useful to run an iOS application on the listening port successfully.<\/p>\n

                                Some External dependencies of appium on Mac. [Important]<\/h3>\n

                                We have to install some dependencies for Appium on \u00a0Mac. Follow the below link and do as per it.<\/p>\n

                                Link :- https:\/\/github.com\/appium\/appium-xcuitest-driver<\/p>\n

                                Steps to install external dependencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                1. Go to the terminal<\/li>\n
                                2. Type Command: brew install libimobiledevice<\/em> and install it.<\/em><\/li>\n
                                3. Type Command: brew install ideviceinstaller and install it.<\/em><\/li>\n
                                4. Type Command: brew install <\/em>carthage\u00a0and install it.<\/em><\/li>\n
                                5. Type Command: npm install -g ios-deploy<\/em>\u00a0and install it.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  7.Apple’s XCUITest<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                  To run the Appium script on Real iOS device we need WebDriver Agent. It is really important to run XCUITest using webdriver agent.<\/p>\n

                                  link :\u00a0https:\/\/github.com\/facebook\/WebDriverAgent<\/p>\n

                                  Some Steps should be followed to run web driver agent for appium.<\/p>\n

                                  1.Open Terminal.\u00a0 Go to the folder:<\/p>\n

                                  cd \/path\/where\/installed\/lib\/node_modules\/appium\/node_modules\/appium-xcuitest-driver\/WebDriverAgent<\/p>\n

                                  2.type command : “mkdir –p<\/span> Resources\/WebDriverAgent.bundle”<\/span><\/p>\n

                                  3. type command : “.\/Scripts\/bootstrap.sh<\/span> -d”<\/p>\n

                                  4.Now open the WebDriverAgent.xcodeproj in Xcode.<\/p>\n

                                  – After opening it we have to set\u00a0“Automatically manage signing” for both WebDriverAgentLib and WebDriverAgentRunner.<\/p>\n

                                  – Go to WebDriverAgentLib –> Agent–> General –> Signing.<\/p>\n

                                  We have to provide the same singing certificate which has used for the IPA. To add certificate you should have valid Apple ID and IPA singing certificate.<\/p>\n

                                  \"WebDriverAgentLib\"<\/p>\n

                                  \"WebDriverAgentRun\"<\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                  • After that Build it. The build should be successful. After that, we can verify whether everything is working properly or not.<\/li>\n
                                  • Connect the iOS device and type the command in the terminal as :<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    Command :<\/strong> xcodebuild -project WebDriverAgent.xcodeproj<\/span> -scheme WebDriverAgentRunner -destination ‘id=<udid>’<\/span> test\u00a0 \u00a0\/\/ You have to mentioned udid of the device.<\/p>\n

                                    Steps to create the simple script for the iOS application.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                                    Step<\/strong> 1<\/strong>. To create the project first open eclipse.<\/p>\n

                                    Go to File –> New –> Other –> Select Maven Project –>select simple project and workspace–> type groupid artifact id etc and click on finish.<\/p>\n

                                    \"Select<\/p>\n

                                    We will get the project in eclipse on the left-hand side.<\/p>\n

                                    Step 2<\/strong>. Now we will get the pom.xml file.<\/p>\n

                                    Set the properties of Test-NG and appium in that file. Here we will mention the TestNG version and appium\u00a0jar files java version.<\/p>\n

                                    \"pom.xml<\/p>\n

                                    Step 3<\/strong>. Then click on src\/test\/java to create the package.<\/p>\n

                                    Src\/test\/java –> new –> package. Here Name of the package: “appiumPackage”<\/p>\n

                                    \"appium<\/p>\n

                                    Step<\/strong> 4. Now create a class in a created package<\/p>\n

                                    Right click –> new –> class<\/p>\n

                                    A]Type new class name.Once a class is created then we will get it as in the figure. This class will be used\u00a0 to create appium iOS driver for appium.<\/p>\n

                                    B] Now again create another class for Testcase execution. Here is the testcase class to run the test cases using appium.<\/p>\n

                                    \"java<\/p>\n

                                    Step 5<\/strong>. Now go to the src\/test\/resources –> copy and paste the .app file in that folder. To run the iOS application we need either .ipa file or .app file.<\/p>\n

                                    Right click–>new–>folder – Here we have to paste .app file \/ .ipa file<\/p>\n

                                    \".app<\/p>\n

                                    Step 6<\/strong> .Type desired capabilities in the DemoClassForAppium.java<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                    Here we need the code –<\/p>\n

                                    \u00a0final File classpathRoot = new File(System.getProperty(“user.dir”));<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    final File appDir = new File(classpathRoot, “\/src\/test\/resources\/app\/”);<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    final File app = new File(appDir, “yourappname.app”); \/\/ give the path of .app file\/. ipa file .<\/i><\/p>\n

                                    DesiredCapabilities caps = new<\/strong> DesiredCapabilities();<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    caps.setCapability(“browserName”, “”);<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    caps.setCapability(“platform”, “iOS”);\u00a0 \/\/Assign platform name of your application.<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    caps.setCapability(“deviceName”, “name of your device”); \/\/Name of your device<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    caps.setCapability(“appPackage”, “package of your application”); \/\/package of the application<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    caps.setCapability(“appActivity”, “activity of your application”); \/\/app activity of the application<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    This is very important. We have to mention the URL of the Appium server.<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    driver = new<\/strong>\u00a0IOSDriver<\/u>(new<\/strong> URL(“http:\/\/0.0.0.0:4723\/wd\/hub”), caps);<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    Step 6<\/strong> . Appium Inspector<\/p>\n

                                    \"appium<\/p>\n

                                    By using this we can find the elements of the application. We can get the elements by resource-id, Xpath, accessibility id, text etc.<\/p>\n

                                    Example: Here I have given you the example for Accessibility\u00a0id. You can get the elements by other ways also.<\/p>\n

                                    @Test(priority = 0)\u00a0 \/\/(Always give the priority to test case)<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    public<\/strong> void<\/strong> sampleTest() throws<\/strong> InterruptedException{<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    System.out<\/strong>.println(“We launched the application succesfully”);<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    \u00a0driver.findElement(MobileBy.AccessibilityId(“NO”)).click();\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

                                    System.out<\/strong>.println(“We are able to click on NO button”);<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    Thread.sleep(100);<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    }<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    Steps 7.\u00a0<\/strong>Before we run the application, we have to set build path by providing archive files to the project.<\/p>\n

                                    For this We have to Build Path–> Configure Build Path–>Libraries–> Add external Jars–> Apply and close.<\/p>\n

                                    Step 8<\/strong>. Once after done this, we have to run the application. To run the application we have to right click on the application. Select RunAs–> TestNG Test.<\/p>\n

                                    i]Before we have to do this step. We have to attach the android device by USB. And start the\u00a0appium server.<\/p>\n

                                    Start Appium Server<\/strong>: A]If you are starting the appium server by terminal then we have type in terminal\u00a0as : appium<\/p>\n

                                    B]If you are starting appium by GUI desktop. then open appium gui and start the server.<\/p>\n

                                    ii] Connect the real device to the system using data code and run the script using appium tool.<\/p>\n

                                    We can get the result of test cases on the console.<\/p>\n

                                    At the time of running the appium script, web driver agent successfully launched on the device for that will asks for trust this computer message. Always do Trust.<\/p>\n

                                    \"Start\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\"enter<\/p>\n

                                    Once it has done it will launch the web driver agent as well as the application on the real device. We will get the output on the console.<\/p>\n

                                    \"Console<\/p>\n

                                    In this above Article, I just explained how we can easily automate the iOS application using Appium Tool. Hope you all liked it. Thank You..!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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