appium_lib

• appium_lib on RubyGems
• Documentation for appium_lib
• Appium Ruby Console
• Bootcamp quick start guide & Bootcamp example source
• Mobile automation walkthrough with Ruby and Sauce & code examples

Helper methods for writing cross platform (iOS, Android) tests in Ruby using Appium. Note that user waits should not exceed 120 seconds if they're going to run on Sauce Labs.

Make sure you're using Appium 1.0.0 or newer and Ruby 2.2+ with upgraded rubygems and bundler.

XCUITest for iOS requires Appium 1.6.0+. appium_lib9.1.0+ requires selenium-webdriver3.0.2+.(appium_lib9.0.0 or less requires selenium-webdriver2.x)

Start appium server

node .

Install / Upgrade

Update rubygems and bundler.

gem update --system ;\
gem update bundler

Install the latest gem release.

gem uninstall -aIx appium_lib ;\
gem install --no-rdoc --no-ri appium_lib

Sauce Labs env vars

• SAUCE_USERNAME Sauce username
• SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY Sauce API key
• SAUCE_ENDPOINT Alternative Sauce Appium Server endpoint (only use if directed)

(Note: If these variables are set, all tests will use Sauce Labs unless over-ridden in configuration.)

Troubleshooting

1. Does adb kill-server; adb devices list an active Android device?
2. Are you running appium from source? node .

Documentation

• Installing Appium on OS X
• Overview
• Ruby Android methods
• Ruby iOS methods
  • Tips for XCUITest for iOS
• Appium Server docs

Logging

Log level can be adjusted. The default level is Logger::WARN

Appium::Logger.level = Logger::INFO