The Restless Are Getting Native: SeleniumConf 2012

The Restless Are Getting Native

Lessons Learnt While Automating an iOS App

Wednesday, April 18, 12

What’s the point of automated tests?

• To catch regression bugs

• To do so faster and more reliably than a human






What’s the biggest win of automated tests?

FASTER FEEDBACK





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iOS Automation Tools

• NativeDriver http://nativedriver.googlecode.com/

• KIF https://github.com/square/KIF

• Frank http://www.testingwithfrank.com/

• MonkeyTalk http://www.gorillalogic.com/

• Calabash https://github.com/calabash/calabash-ios

• iCuke https://github.com/unboxed/icuke

• UISpec http://uispec.googlecode.com/


http://code.google.com/p/nativedriver/

http://code.google.com/p/nativedriver/

Why NativeDriver?

Familiar API


Why NativeDriver?

Android


Why NativeDriver?

“Hybrid” Apps


NativeDriver Architecture


NativeDriver Test Support Code


NativeDriver Test Code


The ugly bits

•What if NativeDriver doesn’t support a widget I need to automate?

• How do I build from the command line?

• How do I launch the simulator from the command line?


Challenges


Challenge: Cultural Differences


Web Test Automation

• Selenium, Watir, Capybara, HTMLUnit, etc.

• Test automation is commonplace



Real Developers Don’t Write Tests



Challenge:Language Choice


Recommendations


Recommendation:Show Value Early


Recommendation: Surprise and

Delight



Recommendation: Know Your Limits


The Future of NativeDriver



The Future of Mobile Testing

...is in your hands


Thank you!

dante AT cochiva DAWT com@dantebriones


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The Restless Are Getting Native: SeleniumConf 2012