Validating the same functionality across devices would be time consuming, using the tool xcode/simulator makes tasks easy to do.
For example: sizes of the screens, font sizes, buttons, can be validated.
Validations can be made on physical device, which is the ultimate step, but in cases where we do not have the devices, a simulator is helpful.
Appium (appium.io) is an open-source tool, used to automate mobile applications, IOS, Android and support windows and
platforms like android, iOS, desktop, windows as well.
It can be used to automate native, web and hybrid mobile applications.
native- an application which is native to mobile OS like iOS or Android
web - can run in mobile web browser
hybrid- are native applications but still can be opened in a specific native container or browser.
Appium uses selenium web driver library, and the client scripts can be written in multiple programming languages Java, python, C# ruby, PHP, JavaScript and robot framework.
written in C# created in 2011 by Dan Cuellar under the name iOSAuto, 2012 made open source under Apache license. 2013- sauce labs agreed to support Appium development.
Design of Appium:
Appium uses selenium web driver script ->
and using the web driver wire protocol (Json wire protocol) the client scripts are converted into http rest-based requests->
sends to Appium server->
Appium server runs the request->
and runs automation using the native automation framework on the mobile application in the mobile device.
more info is int eh Appium documentation here https://appium.io/docs/en/about-appium/intro/
Install Apium in Windows,
option we are going tose eis from node.js
Check in command line node --v to check for the version of the node js
If not available, download the node.js from the official website, Download | Node.js (nodejs.org)
now in command prompt type node -v or npm -v for checking on the versions of node and npm(node package manager)
The node and npm is installed successfully in the machine.
to see the location of the installed npm and node
node where
install appium
npm install -g appium
https://www.browserstack.com/guide/appium-with-python-for-app-testing
