This article is an introduction of how to use Shirates, a mobile testing automation tool.

Screen Nickname

In Shirates, you can define Screen Nickname as JSON file. Screen Nickname makes test codes readable and productive.

Screen Nickname features

Identify current displayed screen
Provide Selector Nicknames in the screen

Material

You can get complete sample project from [https://github.com/wave1008/shirates-samples-nicknames].

Example 1: Calculator

Start Android Emulator.
Launch Calculator App.

Launch Appium Inspector.
Capture Calculator App.

Create [Calculator Main Screen].json under testConfig/screens/calculator directory.

Inspect screen elements using Appium Inspector, edit the Screen Nickname file as follows.

[Calculator Main Screen].json

{
  "key": "[Calculator Main Screen]",

  "identity": "[AC][()]",

  "selectors": {
    "[formula]": "#formula",
    "[result final]": "#result_final",
    "[result preview]": "#result_preview",

    "[√]": "#op_sqrt",
    "[π]": "#const_pi",
    "[^]": "#op_pow",
    "[!]": "#op_fact",

    "[AC]": "#clr",
    "[()]": "#parens",
    "[%]": "#op_pct",

    "[÷]": "#op_div",
    "[×]": "#op_mul",
    "[-]": "#op_sub",
    "[+]": "#op_add",
    "[=]": "#eq",
    "[⌫]": "#del",

    "[0]": "#digit_0",
    "[1]": "#digit_1",
    "[2]": "#digit_2",
    "[3]": "#digit_3",
    "[4]": "#digit_4",
    "[5]": "#digit_5",
    "[6]": "#digit_6",
    "[7]": "#digit_7",
    "[8]": "#digit_8",
    "[9]": "#digit_9",
    "[.]": "#dec_point"
  }

}

You can identify the screen with identity "[AC][()]" as [Calculator Main Screen] on running test.
For example, you can assert current screen is [Calculator Main Screen].

it.screenIs("[Calculator Main Screen]")

CalculatorTest

The following is Calculator test code without or with Screen Nickname file. In case of without Screen Nickname file, you have to use low level identifier such as resource-id. On the other hand, in case of with Screen Nickname file, you can use abstract Screen Nickname/Selector Nickname.

package calculator

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
import shirates.core.driver.commandextension.*
import shirates.core.testcode.UITest

class CalculatorTest : UITest() {

    @Test
    @Order(10)
    fun withoutNickname() {

        scenario {
            case(1) {
                condition {
                    it.tapAppIcon("Calculator")
                }.expectation {
                    it.exist("#clr")
                    it.exist("#parens")
                }
            }
            case(2) {
                action {
                    it.tap("#clr")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("#formula")
                        .textIsEmpty()
                    it.select("#result_preview")
                        .textIsEmpty()
                }
            }
            case(3) {
                action {
                    it.tap("#digit_1")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("#formula")
                        .textIs("1")
                    it.select("#result_preview")
                        .textIsEmpty()
                }
            }
            case(4) {
                action {
                    it.tap("#op_add")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("#formula")
                        .textIs("1+")
                    it.select("#result_preview")
                        .textIsEmpty()
                }
            }
            case(5) {
                action {
                    it.tap("#digit_2")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("#formula")
                        .textIs("1+2")
                    it.select("#result_preview")
                        .textIs("3")
                }
            }
            case(6) {
                action {
                    it.tap("#eq")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("#result_final")
                        .textIs("3")
                }
            }
        }
    }

    @Test
    @Order(20)
    fun withNickname() {

        scenario {
            case(1) {
                condition {
                    it.tapAppIcon("Calculator")
                }.expectation {
                    it.screenIs("[Calculator Main Screen]")
                }
            }
            case(2) {
                action {
                    it.tap("[AC]")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("[formula]")
                        .textIsEmpty()
                    it.select("[result preview]")
                        .textIsEmpty()
                }
            }
            case(3) {
                action {
                    it.tap("[1]")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("[formula]")
                        .textIs("1")
                    it.select("[result preview]")
                        .textIsEmpty()
                }
            }
            case(4) {
                action {
                    it.tap("[+]")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("[formula]")
                        .textIs("1+")
                    it.select("[result preview]")
                        .textIsEmpty()
                }
            }
            case(5) {
                action {
                    it.tap("[2]")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("[formula]")
                        .textIs("1+2")
                    it.select("[result preview]")
                        .textIs("3")
                }
            }
            case(6) {
                action {
                    it.tap("[=]")
                }.expectation {
                    it.select("[result final]")
                        .textIs("3")
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Test Result

Look and compare without Screen Nickname and with Screen Nickname. You can find that with Screen Nickname is easier to understand.

`_Report(simple).html`

`CalculatorTest@a.xlsx`

Conclusion

In Shirates, you can define Screen Nickname as JSON file. Screen Nickname makes test codes readable and productive.

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