tc_mobile_react_native_demo

This is a Cucumber based sample test suite and framework utilizing the TestCentricity™ For Mobile gem and a screen-object model architecture for native mobile app functional testing of the Sauce Labs React Native Demo app. The tests in this example project are designed to support testing of version 1.3.0 of the Sauce Labs React Native Demo app.

The primary purpose of this example test suite and framework is to demonstrate how to implement a cross platform comprehensive automated testing solution for a React Native iOS and Android mobile app using Cucumber, Appium, and the TestCentricity™ For Mobile gem. This test suite includes scenarios for interactive with and validating the following functionality:

• Choosing products and adding them to a shopping cart
• Completing orders once shipping and payment data have been provided
• Populating forms with data
• Navigation metaphors
• Verification of multiple properties of multiple screen UI elements
• Deep linking
• Drawing
• WebViews
• Logging in using Biometrics (Face ID on iOS only)
• Alert modals

Gem Dependencies:

cucumber

testcentricity_mobile

Supporting Documentation

TestCentricity For Mobile Framework - testcentricity_mobile gem

TestCentricity For Mobile - documentation

Prerequisites to running tests:

The tc_mobile_react_native_demo test automation project supports running tests on iOS and Android simulators or physical devices. The capabilities profiles for running tests against an iPhone or Android phone are stored in the test data asset file located at /config/test_data/data.yml.

📁 tc_mobile_react_native_demo
 ├── 📁 config
 │   ├── 📁 test_data
 │   │    └── 📄 data.yml
 │   └── 📄 cucumber.yml
 ├── 📁 doc
 └── 📁 features

In order for Cucumber to execute the features and scenarios in the tc_mobile_react_native_demo test automation project, you must install Appium, XCode, the iOS version-specific device simulators for XCode, Android Studio, and the desired Android version-specific virtual device emulators. The capabilities profiles in data.ymlfile are currently set to the following:

Mobile device	OS version ('appium:platformVersion':)	Device name ('appium:deviceName': / 'appium:avd':)
:iPhone	'17.2'	'iPhone 13 Pro Max'
:android_phone	'12.0'	'Pixel_5_API_31'

If you prefer to run tests against mobile devices using simulators other than the ones already preconfigured, you can edit the capabilities profiles in the data.yml file. Refer to section 8.2 (Connecting to Locally Hosted Simulators or Physical Devices) of the TestCentricity Mobile gem documentation for information on specifying the desired capabilities for mobile simulators and devices.

You will also need to download version 1.3.0 of the iOS (.app and/or .ipa) and Android (.apk) apps to your workstation, and then edit the capabilities profiles in the data.yml file to change file path value associated with the corresponding :'appium:app': keys to the actual file paths where the downloaded app files reside locally.

Known Issues

iOS System Level Dialogs

Refer to this wiki page for information on a bug with the latest versions of the XCUItest driver that affects Appium's ability to interact with and verify iOS system level modal dialogs. If you are attempting to run these tests using Appium 2.x with a version of the XCUItest driver between version 6.0.0 and the current version 7.15.0, all tests that result in an iOS system level dialog to appear will fail. The affected dialogs are shown below:

iPhone Dynamic Island

If you choose to run these tests on a newer iPhone 14 Pro or 15 series simulator or device, a number of tests may fail due to the screen header image being obscured by the iPhone's "Dynamic Island". As described in the release notes for version 1.3.0 of the Sauce Labs React Native Demo app, a long press (minimal half a second) on the header image is required to clear the sort state, cart contents, sign in data, and biometrics settings when establishing the base preconditions for many of the test scenarios. This problem can be avoided by running the tests on iPhones with a fixed camera notch (which does not obscure the majority of the header image), or iPhones or iPads without a camera notch or "Dynamic Island".

Instructions for running tests

In order for Cucumber to execute features or scenarios from the tc_mobile_react_native_demo test automation project, the test_context must be specified in the Cucumber command line at runtime. There are 4 test execution profiles, or test_context, that are supported (they are defined in cucumber.yml):

• bat_ios - Run Build Acceptance Test (BAT) suite on iPhone
• bat_android - Run Build Acceptance Test (BAT) suite on Android Phone
• regress_ios - Run full regression test suite on iPhone
• regress_android - Run full regression test suite on Android Phone

1. To run the Cucumber BAT suite on an iPhone simulator, execute the following command in the Terminal:

    bundle exec cucumber -p bat_ios
   

   ℹ️ NOTE:

   • To have Cucumber generate HTML formatted test results, append -p report to the above command line arguments.

   For example, to execute the BAT suite on an iPhone with test results being logged to an HTML test results file, execute the following command in the Terminal:

    bundle exec cucumber -p bat_ios -p report
   

   To execute the regression test suite on an Android phone, execute the following command in the Terminal:

    bundle exec cucumber -p regress_android
   

   If you are running locally hosted mobile tests using version 1.x of Appium server, you must include -p appium_1x in your command line:

    bundle exec cucumber -p regress_ios -p appium_1x
   

   ℹ️ NOTE:

   • Appium will automatically be started prior to tests being run on locally hosted simulators.

2. As the Cucumber tests are executing, the Terminal will display the lines of each feature file and scenario as they run in real-time.

3. Upon completion of test execution, the Terminal will display the final test results.

4. If you specified in the command line that HTML formatted test results should be generated (-p report), you can view them by opening the reports folder in the tc_mobile_react_native_demo project directory, and selecting the test_results.html file. Right-clicking on the test_results.html file will display a popup menu. Select the Open in Browser menu item, and then select a web browser from the popup sub menu that appears. The formatted test results will open in the web browser that you selected.

Detailed Documentation

Detailed HTML documentation of the features, scenarios, and step definitions for the tc_mobile_react_native_demoproject can be accessed from the index.html file within the doc folder in the tc_mobile_react_native_demo project folder:

📁 tc_mobile_react_native_demo
 ├── 📁 config
 ├── 📁 doc
 │   └── 📄 index.html
 ├── 📁 features
 └── 📁 reports

To view this documentation, navigate to the index.html file, right click on it, and select Open in Browser