launchApp: Need add functionality to control app reset

[amedvedjev]

steps:

Test1:

1. run appium server in default mode
2. do driver.closeApp() -> driver.launchApp()

Result: App got resetted. Reset happens during launchApp as fast rest.

Test2:

1. run appium server with option "--no-reset"
2. do driver.closeApp() -> driver.launchApp()

Result: App did not reset.

Question: Is it possible to make launchApp able to start with reset and without (no matter how appium server started.)?

[jlipps]

yes, you can use the noReset capability

[amedvedjev]

But i need to control this in launchApp NOT and appium start. How?

[jlipps]

why not just have a new session?

[amedvedjev]

new session of Appium during test execution while we executing the whole suite?

[seabornlee]

I have the similar scenario, the feature is Automatically Login, so need to restart the app without reset anything in one test case - but reset between test cases. Is it possible?

[AppiumUsr]

@amedvedjev How did you handled this in launchapp?

[amedvedjev]

well we rewrote cases and logic in such way that appium server in most cases starting with "--no-reset".
But in testNG suite if we need we do full reset ONE test before launching all other tests with server start without "-no--reset".

example of testNG xml (sensitive info hidden with X):

<parameter name="runDestination" value="Local"/>
<parameter name="devicePlatform" value="android"/>
<parameter name="guestData" value="XXXXXXXXX"/>
<parameter name="testPlanId" value="120"/>
<parameter name="testRunId" value="126"/>

<test name="XXXXX_Upload_New_Client">
    <parameter name="devicePlatform" value="android fullReset"/>
    <parameter name="deviceName" value="loc_Sony_Z1"/>
    <classes>
        <class name="com.XXXXXXXXX.tests.XXXXXXX.test.android.doFullReset"/>
    </classes>
</test>

<test name="BVT_Selected" preserve-order="true">
    <parameter name="devicePlatform" value="android"/>
    <parameter name="deviceName" value="loc_Sony_Z1"/>
    <groups>
        <run>
            <include name="bvt_test"></include>
        </run>
    </groups>
    <packages>
        <package name="com.XXXXXXXX.tests.XXXXX.test.android" />
    </packages>
</test>

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