Android native automation testing

Appfigurate doesn't currently support automation testing Mobile Flutter apps or React Native apps.

Appfigurate can change the configuration of an Android app being automation tested using using Espresso.

An example UI automation test using Espresso is available in AppfigurateExample. To test, ensure MainActivityTest is selected as the Run Configuration, then tap the run button.

Ensure allowInvalidSignatures returns true

In your nz.co.electricbolt.appfiguratelibrary.Configuration subclass, ensure that your allowInvalidSignatures method returns true when running automation tests.

Test setup

Before each test, call the automationReset method to ensure the app's configuration is reset to factory defaults.

Kotlin

private var config: ExampleConfiguration? = null
    
@Before
fun setUp() {
    config = Configuration.sharedConfiguration() as ExampleConfiguration
    config?.automationReset()
}

Java

private ExampleConfiguration config;

@Before
public void setUp() {
    config = (ExampleConfiguration) Configuration.sharedConfiguration();
    config.automationReset();
}

Applying configuration to an automation test

In your test method, set your configuration properties to the values you require, then call the automationApply method.

Kotlin

@Test
fun yourTest() {
    config?.bool = false
    config?.string_Textfield = "thursday"
    config?.automationApply()
    ...

Java

@Test
public void yourTest() {
    config.bool = false;
    config.string_Textfield = "thursday";
    config.automationApply();
    ...

Additional automation launch methods

See also automationAction method of nz.co.electricbolt.appfiguratelibrary.Configuration

Applying configuration at runtime to the app under test

Android's Espresso tests run in the same process as the app under test, and therefore the iOS specific APIs automationSendConfiguration, automationSendConfigurationReset, automationSendConfigurationWithAction, automationSendReadConfiguration, APLAutomationSendMessage and APLAutomationMessageReceivedBlock functions are not required and not implemented in Android.