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

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