calabash_first_steps

small calabash project.

http://calaba.sh/

Calabash is a test automation framework to create and execute automated acceptance tests for Android and iOS apps. Calabash works by enabling automatic UI interactions within an application such as pressing buttons, inputting text, validating responses, etc.

While this is a great first step in automated UI acceptance test automation, the real benefits can be gained when Calabash tests are executed on real mobile devices. This is very easy and Calabash tests can be configured to run on hundreds of different Android and iOS devices, providing real-time feedback and validation across many different form factors, OS versions, OEM customizations and hardware specs.

Calabash for Android - How to do crasy stuff:
    Installation:
        Install Ruby
            RubyInstaller.org for Windows
            Check installation $ ruby -v
        use Bundler
            to ensure you get all dependencies properly installed
            $ gem install bundler
            $ bundle install
        Install SDK
            https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
            create an environmental variable ANDROID_HOME to point the location of unzipped or installed SDK folder

        Install calabash-android
            $ gem install calabash-android
            Verify calabash installation
            $ calabash-android version
        Execute:
            Basic Calabash Setup
                generate a basic file structure:
                $ mkdir calabash-test-android
                $ cd calabash-test-android
                $ calabash-android gen (create a Cucumber skeleton in the current folder)

         Adjust / write Testcases

            Find App Element (Ids):
                http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31054111/calabash-android-finding-ids-and-handling-placeholders
                PS D:\calabash\calabash-test-android> calabash-android console .\CALCU.apk
                irb(main):003:0* reinstall_apps
                irb(main):004:0> start_test_server_in_background
                irb(main):005:0> query("*")


            Run a Test
                $ calabash-android run <apk>
                $ bundle exec calabash-android run CALCU.apk
                Calabash-android will install an instrumentation along with your app when executing the app. We call this instrumentation for "test server". The "test server" has special permission that allows it to interact very closely with your app during test. Everytime you test a new binary or use an upgraded version of calabash a new test server will be build. The test server is an intrumentation that will run along with your app on the device to execute the test.