the restless are getting native: seleniumconf 2012

The Restless Are Getting Native

Lessons Learnt While Automating an iOS App

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What’s the point of automated tests?

• To catch regression bugs

• To do so faster and more reliably than a human

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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/

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Why NativeDriver?

Familiar API

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Why NativeDriver?

Android

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Why NativeDriver?

“Hybrid” Apps

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NativeDriver Architecture

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NativeDriver Test Support Code

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NativeDriver Test Code

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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?

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Challenges

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Challenge: Cultural Differences

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Web Test Automation

• Selenium, Watir, Capybara, HTMLUnit, etc.

• Test automation is commonplace

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Real Developers Don’t Write Tests

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Challenge:Language Choice

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Recommendations

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Recommendation:Show Value Early

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Recommendation: Surprise and

Delight

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Recommendation: Know Your Limits

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The Future of NativeDriver

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The Future of Mobile Testing

...is in your hands

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Thank you!

dante AT cochiva DAWT com@dantebriones

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