Android Tests

Purpose

• We can execute our tests through Microsoft Azure CI

• In this example, we will setup jobs for web, android and iOS tests.

• For mobile tests, we will use simulators on hosted vms

Android Tests

Set Agent

• Set Agent as Hosted macOS

• If using a locally hosted vm, select appropriate agent

Install Node 10.x

• Add task Node.js tool installer

• Set version to 10.x

Install Appium

• Add bash script task

• Inline script:

• npm install -g appium

Run Android Simulator

• Add bash script task

• Inline script:

• #!/usr/bin/env bash
  
  echo "y" | $ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/sdkmanager --install 'system-images;android-27;google_apis;x86'
  
  $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools/adb devices
  
  echo "no" | $ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/avdmanager create avd -n test_android_emulator -k 'system-images;android-27;google_apis;x86' --force
  
  nohup $ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator -avd test_android_emulator -no-snapshot > /dev/null 2>&1 &
  $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools/adb wait-for-device shell 'while [[ -z $(getprop sys.boot_completed | tr -d '\r') ]]; do sleep 1; done; input keyevent 82' 
  
  echo "Emulator started"

Run Appium

• Add bash script task

• Inline script:

• appium --relaxed-security &

Run Tests

• Add Bash task with maven command to run the tests

• The script command:

• mvn clean compile test -DsuiteXmlFile=suites/androidSmokeTests.xml 

• To add additional configuration parameters, use prefix '-D' to each property value

  • eg.-Dandroid.mobile="test_android_emulator"

  • note: There should be no space in setting the key value combination

• Inline script:

• mvn clean compile test -DsuiteXmlFile=suites/androidSmokeTests.xml -Dandroid.mobile="test_android_emulator" -Dappium.useExternalAppiumServer=true -Drecorder.enableRecording=true 

Publish the results

• Add publish test results task

• Set Test result files:

• **/junitreports/TEST-*.xml

• Set: Fail if there are test failures