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 :
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| 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"); |
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
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| 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"); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } |
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 !
the reluctant tester 
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