Java-client 2.1.0 released

jonahss 2014-11-14 01:40:09 UTC #1

Not a huge release, mostly a few methods added. Most notably: touch action methods for elements like:

element.tap()
element.zoom()
element.pinch()
element.swipe(direction, int)

And the swipe method gets a direction parameter:

element.swipe(SwipeElementDirection.RIGHT,1000);
element.swipe(SwipeElementDirection.LEFT,1000);
element.swipe(SwipeElementDirection.UP,1000);
element.swipe(SwipeElementDirection.DOWN,1000);

2.1.0

Moved hasAppString() from AndroidDriver to AppiumDriver
Fixes to PageFactory
Added @AndroidFindAll and @iOSFindAll
Added toggleLocationServices() to AndroidDriver
Added touchAction methods to MobileElement, so now you can do element.pinch(), element.zoom(), etc.
Added the ability to choose a direction to swipe over an element. Use the SwipeElementDirection enums: UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT

mariusbob 2014-11-14 08:32:10 UTC #2

Thanks for the two annotations!

jagadeeshkotha 2014-11-14 08:55:30 UTC #3

@jonahss is the following methods will work for ios simulator

element.tap()
element.zoom()
element.pinch()
element.swipe(direction, int)

SergeyTichomirov 2014-11-14 10:09:48 UTC #4

It should work. See gesture test for iOS. Look at the elementGestureTest(). I was checking it against iOS 8.0 and I was using Appium 1.3.1.

Arvind_Patel 2014-11-20 11:21:58 UTC #6

StartActivity stop working in for java-client 2.1.0.
is it removed in 2.1.0 ?

JohnBinish 2014-12-11 08:34:27 UTC #7

When I use the method for swipe with new implementation I am getting an error like below , I am not sure if I am doing anything fundamentally wrong.

Application : IMDB Android Native Application
Object : com.imdb.mobile:id/search

Code Snippet

MobileElement element = (MobileElement)Driver.findElementById("com.imdb.mobile:id/search");
			element.swipe(SwipeElementDirection.LEFT, 1000);

Error Message

org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebElement cannot be cast to io.appium.java_client.MobileElement

SergeyTichomirov 2014-12-11 09:19:04 UTC #8

Hi @JohnBinish!

What driver do you use? It looks like you use RemoteWebDriver or your own custom of AppiumDriver (which is abstract now) instead of AndroidDriver/IOSDriver.

JohnBinish 2014-12-11 10:49:39 UTC #9

I am using Appium Driver

AppiumDriver driver = new AppiumDriver(url, capabilities) {
public MobileElement scrollToExact(String arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
public MobileElement scrollTo(String arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
};

JohnBinish 2014-12-11 10:57:29 UTC #10

@SergeyTichomirov

When I Changed My Driver From Appium Driver to Android Driver The Code Snippet Is Working Fine. However I Objective Is To Create A Driver Which Can Be Used For Android and iOS , So If I Initiate Android Driver These Methods Won't Work For iOS Right ?

SergeyTichomirov 2014-12-11 11:08:19 UTC #11

These methods should work fine for both Android and iOS. There some issues on the server-side (for example - problems with touch actions in WebView). These problems are going to be fixed in next releases.

Actually AppumDriver is abstract now and it is extended by AndroidDriver and IOSDriver because there are a lot of specific methods for each target platform. Some methods are implemented differently for Android and iOS. I think if there will be the supporting of WinMobile/FirefoxOS the number of methods like these will increase. So these classes were designed to avoid the possible problem of God Object.

SergeyTichomirov 2014-12-11 11:14:49 UTC #12

As your tests you can parameterize them. There are a lot of stuff which describes how to do it.

You can declare AppiumDriver field and set here AndroidDriver/IOSDriver depending on given parameters

JohnBinish 2014-12-11 11:21:30 UTC #13

Thanks @SergeyTichomirov. I may have to create separate classes to handle different drivers. to give an backgroud about where I am facing issues: I am trying to create a tool agnostic keyword driven framework for mobile testing tools.For example Keywords like set to 'set' to set the text.These will work in Appium,Calabash and other tools also Web,Hybrid and Native for Android and iOS

SergeyTichomirov 2014-12-11 13:40:39 UTC #14

Is it all about statistics?

jonahss 2014-12-12 19:48:29 UTC #15

Is StartActivity still not working? Didn't make any changes, but maybe broke something by mistake.

Arvind_Patel 2014-12-13 04:31:58 UTC #16

its working ,,, that was my fault

Mayuresh_Shirodkar 2015-01-07 13:32:43 UTC #17

On adding java client 2.1.0 to java build path, I am unable to get the below methods.
findElementByIosUIAutomation()
findElementsByIosUIAutomation()
findElementByAndroidUIAutomator()
findElementsByAndroidUIAutomator()

SergeyTichomirov 2015-01-07 16:02:42 UTC #18

These methods are not implemented by AppiumDriver now. They are implemented by AndroidDriver and IOSDriver.

You can use

driver.findElement(MobileBy.IosUIAutomation("yourlocator"))

instead of them.

Mayuresh_Shirodkar 2015-01-08 05:57:55 UTC #19

Yup got it :)..Thanks for the reply..

Sandipan_Jana 2015-01-17 08:57:42 UTC #20

Hi,
I am new to appium. Currently I am using scrollTo and scrollExact method for android emulator. Both are scrolling but it is scrolling till the end.But I wnt it to scroll to specific element.
Can anyone help me on that or whether that is a bug?
I am using java-client-2.1.0.jar

Appium_Master 2015-01-30 15:24:17 UTC #21

Hi @Sandipan_Jana ,
You can check my comments and video on below link