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Appium Essentials

By : Hans

3.5 (19)

Appium Essentials

3.5 (19)

By: Hans

Overview of this book

This book is intended for automation testers and developers who want to enhance their skills from web-based automation to mobile application automation using Appium. Basic knowledge of mobile application testing, Selenium WebDriver, and programming is assumed.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

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1. Appium – Important Conceptual Background

1. Appium – Important Conceptual Background

Appium architecture

The Selenium JSON wire protocol

Appium session

Desired capabilities

The Appium server and its client libraries

Summary

2. Getting Started with Appium

2. Getting Started with Appium

Appium – pros and cons

System requirements for Android/iOS

Installing different software

Creating emulators and simulators

Setting up an Eclipse Java project

Summary

3. The Appium GUI

3. The Appium GUI

The Appium server

Summary

4. Finding Elements with Different Locators

4. Finding Elements with Different Locators

Finding elements for Android web-based apps using the Chrome ADB plugin

Finding elements for iOS web-based apps using Safari's Develop option

Finding elements for native and hybrid apps

Summary

5. Working with Appium

5. Working with Appium

Important initial points

Automating native apps

Working with web-apps

Hybrid apps' automation

Summary

6. Driving Appium on Real Devices

6. Driving Appium on Real Devices

Important initial points

Automating native apps

Working with web apps

Automating hybrid apps

Summary

7. Advanced User Interactions

7. Advanced User Interactions

Exploring advanced user interactions

Summary

Index

Index

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System requirements for Android/iOS

We have read about Appium; now, it's time to know about the system requirements for Android/iOS.

Android requirements on Windows and Mac

The following are the system requirements for Appium on Android:

Java (version 7 or later)
Android SDK API (version 17 or later)
Android Virtual Device (AVD) or real device

iOS requirements

These are the system requirements for iOS devices to start with Appium:

Mac OS X 10.7 or later
Xcode (greater than or equal to 4.6.3; 5.1 is recommended) with the command-line build tool
Java version 7 or later
Homebrew
Node and npm

In the following section, we will look at how to install different software.

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