Appium Client Libraries

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Note that some methods such as endTestCoverage() are not generally useful. Proper coverage support will be added once this issue is resolved. If you want to use them anyway, consult the documentation for the bindings on GitHub.

Lock

Lock the screen.

# ruby
lock 5

# python
driver.lock(5)

// java
driver.lockScreen(3);

// javascript
driver.lock(3)

// php
$this->lock(3);

// c#
driver.LockDevice(3);

// objective c
[driver lockDeviceScreen:3];

Background app

Send the currently active app to the background.

# ruby
background_app 5

# python
driver.background_app(5)

// java
driver.runAppInBackground(5);

// javascript
driver.backgroundApp(5)

// php
$this->backgroundApp(5);

// c#
driver.BackgroundApp(5);

// objective c
[driver runAppInBackground:3];

Hide Keyboard

Hide the keyboard. Note: on iOS, this helper function is not guaranteed to work. There is no automation hook for hiding the keyboard, and apps are free to allow the user to hide the keyboard using any of a variety of different strategies, whether that is tapping outside the keyboard, swiping down, etc... We encourage you, rather than using this method, to think about how a user would hide the keyboard in your app, and tell Appium to do that instead (swipe, tap on a certain coordinate, etc...). That being said, the default behavior here might help you.

# ruby
hide_keyboard

# python
driver.hide_keyboard()

// java
driver.hideKeyboard();

// javascript
driver.hideKeyboard()

// php
$this->hideKeyboard();
$this->hideKeyboard(array('strategy' => 'pressKey', 'key' => 'Done'));

// c#
driver.HideKeyboard("Done");

// objective c
[driver hideKeyboard];

Start Activity

Open an activity in the current app or start a new app and open an activity Android only

// java
driver.startActivity("appPackage","com.example.android.apis", null, null);

// javascript
driver.startActivity({appPackage: 'com.example.android.apis', appActivity: '.Foo'}, cb);

# python
driver.start_activity('com.example.android.apis', '.Foo')

# ruby
start_activity app_package: 'io.appium.android.apis', app_activity: '.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeProviderActivity'

// c#
driver.StartActivity("com.example.android.apis", ".Foo");

// php
$this->startActivity(array("appPackage" => "com.example.android.apis",
                            "appActivity" => ".Foo"));

// objective c
[driver startActivity:@"com.example.android.apis" package:@".Foo"];

Open Notifications

Open the notification shade Android only

// java
driver.openNotifications();

// javascript
driver.openNotifications(cb);

# python
driver.open_notifications()

# ruby
openNotifications

// c#
driver.OpenNotifications();

// php
$this->openNotifications();

// objective c
[driver openNotifications];

Is installed

Check if an app is installed

# ruby
is_installed? "com.example.android.apis"

# python
driver.is_app_installed('com.example.android.apis')

// java
driver.isAppInstalled("com.example.android.apis")

// javascript
driver.isAppInstalled("com.example.android.apis")
  .then(function (isAppInstalled) { /*...*/ })

// php
$this->isAppInstalled('com.example.android.apis');

// c#
driver.IsAppInstalled("com.example.android.apis-");

// objective c
[driver isAppInstalled:@"com.example.android.apis-"];

Install App

Install an app to the device.

# ruby
install 'path/to/my.apk'

# python
driver.install_app('path/to/my.apk')

// java
driver.installApp("path/to/my.apk")

// javascript
driver.installApp("path/to/my.apk")

// php
$this->installApp('path/to/my.apk');

// c#
driver.InstallApp("path/to/my.apk");

// objective c
[driver installAppAtPath:@"path/to/my.apk"];

Remove App

Remove an app from the device.

# ruby
remove 'com.example.android.apis'

# python
driver.remove_app('com.example.android.apis')

// java
driver.removeApp("com.example.android.apis")

// javascript
driver.removeApp("com.example.android.apis")

// php
$this->removeApp('com.example.android.apis');

// c#
driver.RemoveApp("com.example.android.apis");

// objective c
[driver removeApp:@"com.example.android.apis"];

Shake

Simulate the device shaking.

# ruby
shake

# python
driver.shake()

// java
driver.shake()

// javascript
driver.shake()

// php
$this->shake();

// c#
driver.ShakeDevice();

// objective c
[driver shakeDevice];

Close app

Close the app

# ruby
close_app

# python
driver.close_app();

// java
driver.closeApp()

// javascript
driver.closeApp()

// php
$this->closeApp();

// c#
driver.CloseApp();

// objective c
[driver closeApp];

Launch

Launch the session for the desired capabilities. Note that this is the companion to the autoLaunch=false capability. This is not for launching arbitrary apps/activities---for that use start_activity. This is for continuing the initialization ("launch") process if you have used autoLaunch=false.

# ruby
launch

# python
driver.launch_app()

// java
driver.launchApp()

// javascript
driver.launchApp()

// php
$this->launchApp();

// c#
driver.LaunchApp();

// objective c
[driver launchApp];

Reset

Reset the app.

# ruby
reset

# python
driver.reset()

// java
driver.resetApp()

// javascript
driver.resetApp()

// php
$this->reset();

// c#
driver.ResetApp();

// objective c
[driver resetApp];

Available Contexts

List all available contexts

# ruby
context_array = available_contexts

# python
driver.contexts

// java
driver.getContextHandles()

// javascript
driver.contexts().then(function (contexts) { /*...*/ })

// php
$this->contexts();

// c#
driver.GetContexts()

// objective c
NSArray *contexts = driver.allContexts;

Current context

List the current context

# ruby
context = current_context

# python
driver.current_context

// java
driver.getContext()

// javascript
driver.currentContext().then(function (context) { /*...*/ })

// php
$this->context();

// c#
driver.GetContext()

// objective c
NSString *context = driver.context;

Switch to default context

Change the context to the default.

# ruby
switch_to_default_context

# python
driver.switch_to.context(None)

// java
driver.context();

// javascript
driver.context()

// php
$this->context(NULL);

// c#
driver.SetContext();

// objective c
[driver setContext:nil];

App Strings

Get the app's strings.

# ruby
strings = app_strings

# python
driver.app_strings

// java
driver.getAppStrings();

// javascript
driver.getAppStrings().then(function (appStrings) { /*...*/ })

// php
$this->appStrings();
$this->appStrings('ru');

// c#
driver.GetAppStrings();

// objective c
[driver appStrings];
[driver appStringsForLanguage:"@ru"];

Key Event

Send a key event to the device.

# ruby
key_event 176

# python
driver.keyevent(176)

// java
driver.sendKeyEvent(AndroidKeyCode.HOME);

// javascript
driver.deviceKeyEvent(wd.SPECIAL_KEYS.Home)

// php
$this->keyEvent('176');

// c#
driver.KeyEvent("176");

// objective c
NSError *err;
[driver triggerKeyEvent:176 metastate:0 error:&err];

Current Activity

Android only. Get the current activity.

# ruby
current_activity

# python
driver.current_activity

// java
driver.currentActivity();

// javascript
driver.getCurrentActivity().then(function (activity) { /*...*/ })

// php
$this->currentActivity();

// c#
driver.GetCurrentActivity();

// objective c
NSError *err;
[driver currentActivity];

TouchAction / MultiTouchAction

An API for generating touch actions. This section of the documentation will be expanded upon soon.

# ruby
touch_action = Appium::TouchAction.new
element  = find_element :name, 'Buttons, Various uses of UIButton'
touch_action.press(element: element, x: 10, y: 10).perform

# python
action = TouchAction(driver)
action.press(element=el, x=10, y=10).release().perform()

// java
TouchAction action = new TouchAction(driver)
.press(mapview, 10, 10)
.release().
perform();

// javascript
var action = new wd.TouchAction(driver);
action
  .tap({el: el, x: 10, y: 10})
  .release();
return action.perform(); // returns a promise

// php
$action = $this->initiateTouchAction();
               ->press(array('element' => $el))
               ->release()
               ->perform();

$action1 = $this->initiateTouchAction();
$action1->press(array('element' => $els[0]))
        ->moveTo(array('x' => 10, 'y' => 0))
        ->moveTo(array('x' => 10, 'y' => -75))
        ->moveTo(array('x' => 10, 'y' => -600))
        ->release();

$action2 = $this->initiateTouchAction();
$action2->press(array('element' => $els[1]))
        ->moveTo(array('x' => 10, 'y' => 10))
        ->moveTo(array('x' => 10, 'y' => -300))
        ->moveTo(array('x' => 10, 'y' => -600))
        ->release();

$multiAction = $this->initiateMultiAction();
$multiAction->add($action1);
$multiAction->add($action2);
$multiAction->perform();

// c#
ITouchAction action = new TouchAction(driver);
action.Press(el, 10, 10).Release();
action.Perform ();

Swipe

Simulate a user swipe.

# ruby
swipe start_x: 75, start_y: 500, end_x: 75, end_y: 0, duration: 0.8

# python
driver.swipe(start_x=75, start_y=500, end_x=75, end_y=0, duration=800)

// java
driver.swipe(75, 500, 75, 0, 0.8)

// javascript
function swipe(opts) {
  var action = new wd.TouchAction(this);
  action
    .press({x: opts.startX, y: opts.startY})
    .wait(opts.duration)
    .moveTo({x: opts.endX, y: opts.endY})
    .release();
  return action.perform();
}
wd.addPromiseChainMethod('swipe', swipe);
// ...
return driver.swipe({ startX: 75, startY: 500,
  endX: 75,  endY: 0, duration: 800 });

// php
$this->swipe(75, 500, 75, 0, 800);

// c#
todo: c#

Pinch

Pinch the screen.

# ruby
pinch 75

# python
driver.pinch(element=el)

// java
driver.pinch(element);

// javascript
function pinch(el) {
  return Q.all([
    el.getSize(),
    el.getLocation(),
  ]).then(function(res) {
    var size = res[0];
    var loc = res[1];
    var center = {
      x: loc.x + size.width / 2,
      y: loc.y + size.height / 2
    };
    var a1 = new wd.TouchAction(this);
    a1.press({el: el, x: center.x, y:center.y - 100}).moveTo({el: el}).release();
    var a2 = new wd.TouchAction(this);
    a2.press({el: el, x: center.x, y: center.y + 100}).moveTo({el: el}).release();
    var m = new wd.MultiAction(this);
    m.add(a1, a2);
    return m.perform();
  }.bind(this));
};
wd.addPromiseChainMethod('pinch', pinch);
wd.addElementPromiseChainMethod('pinch', function() {
  return this.browser.pinch(this);
});
// ...
return driver.pinch(el);
// ...
return el.pinch();

$this->pinch($el);

// c#
driver.Pinch(25, 25)

Zoom

Zoom the screen.

# ruby
zoom 200

# python
driver.zoom(element=el)

// java
driver.zoom(element);

// javascript
function zoom(el) {
  return Q.all([
    this.getWindowSize(),
    this.getLocation(el),
  ]).then(function(res) {
    var size = res[0];
    var loc = res[1];
    var center = {
      x: loc.x + size.width / 2,
      y: loc.y + size.height / 2
    };
    var a1 = new wd.TouchAction(this);
    a1.press({el: el}).moveTo({el: el, x: center.x, y: center.y - 100}).release();
    var a2 = new wd.TouchAction(this);
    a2.press({el: el}).moveTo({el: el, x: center.x, y: center.y + 100}).release();
    var m = new wd.MultiAction(this);
    m.add(a1, a2);
    return m.perform();
  }.bind(this));
};
wd.addPromiseChainMethod('zoom', zoom);
wd.addElementPromiseChainMethod('zoom', function() {
  return this.browser.zoom(this);
});
// ...
return driver.zoom(el);
// ...
return el.zoom();

// php
$this->zoom($el);

// c#
driver.Zoom(100, 200);

Scroll To

Scroll to an element.

# ruby
element = find_element :name, 'Element Name'
execute_script "mobile: scrollTo", :element => element.ref

# python
driver.execute_script("mobile: scrollTo", {"element": element.id})

// java
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.name("Element Name"));
HashMap<String, String> arguments = new HashMap<String, String>();
arguments.put("element", element.getId());
(JavascriptExecutor)driver.executeScript("mobile: scrollTo", arguments);

// javascript
return driver.elementByName().then(function (el) {
  return driver.execute('mobile: scrollTo', {element: el.value});
});

// php
$els = $this->elements($this->using('class name')->value('android.widget.TextView'));
$this->scroll($els[count($els) - 1], $els[0]);

// c#
todo: csharp

Pull file

Pulls a file from the device.

# ruby
pull_file 'Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb'

# python
driver.pull_file('Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb')

// java
driver.pullFile("Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb");

// javascript
driver.pullFile("Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb")
  .then(function (base64File) { /*...*/ })

// php
$this->pullFile('Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb');

// c#
driver.PullFile("Library/AddressBook/AddressBook.sqlitedb");

Push File

Pushes a file to the device.

# ruby
data = "some data for the file"
path = "/data/local/tmp/file.txt"
push_file path, data

# python
data = "some data for the file"
path = "/data/local/tmp/file.txt"
driver.push_file(path, data.encode('base64'))

// java
byte[] data = Base64.encodeBase64("some data for the file".getBytes());
String path = "/data/local/tmp/file.txt";
driver.pushFile(path, data)

// javascript
driver.pushFile(path, data)

// php
$path = 'data/local/tmp/test_push_file.txt';
$data = 'This is the contents of the file to push to the device.';
$this->pushFile($path, base64_encode($data));

// c#
driver.PushFile("/data/local/tmp/file.txt", "some data for the file");

Settings

Here you will find sample code for getting/setting appium serverSetting. For more information on how they work, and which settings are supported, see [the settings docs][/docs/en/advanced-concepts/settings.md]

current_settings = get_settings
update_settings someSetting: true

current_settings = driver.get_settings()
driver.update_settings({"someSetting": true})

JsonObject settings = driver.getSettings()
// java-client doesn't support setting arbitrary settings, just settings which are already provided by appium.
// So for the 'ignoreUnimportantViews' setting, the following method exists:
driver.ignoreUnimportantViews(true);

var settings = driver.settings();
browser.updateSettings({'someSetting': true});

$settings = $this->getSettings();
$this->updateSettings(array('cyberdelia' => "open"));

Dictionary<String, Object>settings = driver.GetSettings();
// dotnet-driver doesn't support setting arbitrary settings, just settings which are already provided by appium.
// So for the 'ignoreUnimportantViews' setting, the following method exists:
driver.IgnoreUnimportantViews(true);

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Lock

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Close app

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