Test Automation Mechanism for Mobile Apps

Kafeel Ahmad

QA Analyst

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Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Types of Mobile Apps

• Challenges in Mobile Testing

• Solution to Mobile Testing Challenges

• Mobile Automation Mechanism

• Conclusion

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Introduction

Mobile Automation – Transforming the technology landscape

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Types of Mobile Apps

• Single Platform Affinity

• Written with Platform SDK's

• Must be written for each

platform

• Access to all native API's

• Faster graphics

performance

• AppStore distribution

Native Apps

• Cross-platform affinity

• Written with web

technologies (HTML5, CSS

and JavaScript)

• Runs locally on the device,

supports offline

• Access to native API's

• AppStore distribution

Hybrid Apps

• Cross-platform affinity

• Written with web

technologies (HTML5, CSS

and JavaScript) or server

side (PHP, ASP.Net, etc.)

• Runs on web server,

viewable on multiple

devices

• Centralized updates

Mobile Web Apps

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Challenges in Mobile Testing

• Environment

• Application

• Users

• Devices

• Network

• Automation

Automation

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Solution to Mobile Testing Challenges

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Mobile Automation

Mechanism

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Mobile Apps Testing Devices

Emulators Simulators Real Devices / Cloud

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Understanding App Development –

User Interface XML

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Mobile Automation Mechanism

Test Cases

Test Automation

Tool/Framework

Mobile Test Devices

Test Driver

Device Interface

Test Steps

and Data

Expected

Results

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Mobile Automation Tools

Robotium

Monkey Talk

SeeTest Mobile

Perfecto Mobile

Device Anywhere

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Building Object Repository

Object Spy

Object Properties

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Types of Object Repository

Native Object Web Object Image Object

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Mobile Automation With Open Source

• Native, Mobile Web and

Hybrid (iOS and Android)

Apps support

• Emulators and Simulators

are used for automation

development and

execution

• Easy for a newbie to learn

without any investment in

devices or tools

• Provides framework to

work with APIs and

prepare one’s own scripts

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Mobile Automation on Real Devices

• Real device is plugged in (local USB or WiFi)

• Scripts are recorded in real devices (no jailbreak required)

• Objects identified by Native / Web properties / Images

• Same test can be executed on different devices (e.g. android test

runs on iOS)

• Supported by tools like SeeTest, EggPlant etc.

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Mobile Automation on Cloud

• Connect anywhere

• Device combination

• Web based interface

• Enhanced

collaboration to share

scripts

• Quick and efficient

testing, but it comes

with a cost

• Supported by tools like

DeviceAnywhere and

PerfectoMobile

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Mobile Internet Users Will Globally Overcome

Desktop Users by 2014

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Desktop Mobile

Number of Global Users (Millions)

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Conclusion

Source: http://bigthink.com/

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References

• http://developer.android.com/tools/index.html

• http://developer.android.com/tools/help/monkeyrunner_concepts.html

• https://developer.apple.com/

• http://code.google.com/p/robotium/

• http://portal.keynotedeviceanywhere.com

• http://www.perfectomobile.com

• http://experitest.com

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Questions