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Real device testing with TestObject,Appium and C#

TestObject , an offering by Sauce Labs provides cloud testing service with real devices.

I recently did a POC with TestObject using C# . The tests were run using NUnit.

Step 1:  Sign up

Sign up for a free TestObject account 

Step 2:  Upload app

Upload the .apk/.ipa file for app under test . I used a free basic notepad Android app

Step 3: Understand which capabilities need to be set 

TestObject have a decent amount of documentation on their website.

There is a Java based example here, that I translated to C# . This example calls out a set a typical capabilities required to call an actual device on the TestObject cloud

Here is the my code :


capabilities.SetCapability("testobject_api_key", "48702A635B794A6FB8D5B852FE62723A");
capabilities.SetCapability("platformName","Android");
capabilities.SetCapability("platformVersion","6.0");
capabilities.SetCapability("appiumVersion", "1.7.2");
capabilities.SetCapability("deviceName", "Motorola_Moto_E_2nd_gen_free");
capabilities.SetCapability("privateDevicesOnly", "false");
capabilities.SetCapability("testobject_app_id", "1");
capabilities.SetCapability("phoneOnly", "false");
capabilities.SetCapability("tabletOnly", "false");
Uri server = new Uri("https://eu1.appium.testobject.com/wd/hub");

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You will find the API key and details of the capabilities , by clicking the gears icon (under your TestOBject account) –> selecting Appium —> Set up instructions page

The device details will be in the device list under the “Live Testing”link  –

Lastly , the app id can be retrieved from the “Dashboard”link in TestObject

Step 4: Next is to write some NUnit tests to control the app in TestObject

I used this tutorial for guidance ( as I am a novice with NUnit and C# 🙂 )

Wrote couple of simple tests to valid the context of the app and title of the new note window in my sample Notepad application


using NUnit.Framework;
using System;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Appium.Android;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Remote;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Appium;
using System.Net;
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.Threading;
namespace AppiumBasicSetup
{
[TestFixture()]
public class BasicTest
{
AndroidDriver<AppiumWebElement> driver;
//AndroidDriver<IWebElement> driver;
[SetUp()]
public void SetUp()
{
ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Ssl3 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls12 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls11 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls;
Console.Write("Setting up the test");
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.SetCapability("testobject_api_key", "xxxxxxxxxxxx");
capabilities.SetCapability("platformName","Android");
capabilities.SetCapability("platformVersion","6.0");
capabilities.SetCapability("appiumVersion", "1.7.2");
capabilities.SetCapability("deviceName", "Motorola_Moto_E_2nd_gen_free");
capabilities.SetCapability("privateDevicesOnly", "false");
capabilities.SetCapability("testobject_app_id", "1");
capabilities.SetCapability("phoneOnly", "false");
capabilities.SetCapability("tabletOnly", "false");
Uri server = new Uri("https://eu1.appium.testobject.com/wd/hub");
TimeSpan time_out = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);
driver = new AndroidDriver<AppiumWebElement>(server, capabilities,time_out);
driver.Manage().Timeouts().ImplicitlyWait(time_out);
}
[Test()]
public void App_should_have_context_Test()
{
Assert.IsNotNull(driver.Context);
}
public AppiumWebElement Create_a_NewNote()
{
AppiumWebElement new_note = driver.FindElementByAccessibilityId("New note");
new_note.Tap(1,1);
AppiumWebElement new_note_screen = driver.FindElementById("android:id/action_bar_title");
return new_note_screen;
}
[Test()]
public void Verify_Title_of_NewNote_Test()
{
AppiumWebElement new_note_screen1 = Create_a_NewNote();
String new_note_title = new_note_screen1.Text;
driver.GetScreenshot();
Assert.AreEqual(new_note_title, "New note1");
}
[TearDown()]
public void TearDown()
{
driver.Quit();
Console.Write("Tearing down the test");
}
}
}

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Step 5: Running the tests in Visual Studio and checking results in TestObject

Kick off the NUnit test in Visual studio and then head over to your TestObject account , click on the gears icon and you would see activity under the list of Appium tests ( hopefully) to reflect your test running

Clicking on the test run link , you can view the Appium logs, Device logs, any screen shots taken and a nice video recording .

The usual Sauce Labs stuff , but on an actual device 🙂

Happy testing !



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I’m Sunjeet Khokhar

An experienced People Leader,Practice Lead  and Test Manager .

I am driven by the success of people around me, am a keen student of organisational behaviour and firmly believe that we can be better craftspeople by being better humans first.

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