Not able to view deeply nested source tree

[mohith46]

Hi,

Application - Hybrid (React Native)

I'm stuck with my automation while trying to inspect the core elements where I feel the elements are deeply nested.
It just stops to the outer padding of the element without letting me inspect the actual element
Below is my capabilities set

{
"appium:udid": "{Device_UDID}",
"appium:waitForQuiescence": true,
"appium:newCommandTimeout": 0,
"appium:bundleId": "{Device_Bundle_Id}",
"platformName": "IOS",
"appium:automationName": "XCuiTest",
"appium:settings[snapshotMaxDepth]": 62,
"appium:settings[customSnapshotTimeout]": 0
}

Your help is much needed and will be appreciated.

[KazuCocoa]

Would pageSourceExcludedAttributes https://appium.github.io/appium-xcuitest-driver/5.13/settings/ or https://appium.github.io/appium-xcuitest-driver/5.12/execute-methods/#mobile-source help if you're saying page source result.

If it was find element thing, it could be XCTest framework by Apple internal potentially (then nothing can help as Appium)

[mohith46]

Hi @KazuCocoa ,

Our application is "react-native" based, so basically I'm not able to locate the deepest element nested on the screen.
I'm setting the caps of snapshotMaxDepth to a maximum of 62 but still not able to locate the elements.
The source tree itself is not rendering with the deeply nested elements.
Are there any other settings or methods that can help me resolve this issue?

[KazuCocoa]

Did you try out pageSourceExcludedAttributes and exclude visible as the attached documentation?
This is what we can do as Appium side. According to past conversation in #14825 , it looks like the framework itself tends to generate complicated view hierarchy, which could cause similar issues in vanilla XCTest framework itself. Then nothing can be done as Appium, unfortunately.