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 :
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
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 !
