can't pass automationName capability needed for iOS 10.x automation

[vikramvi]

@wakaleo

With iOS 10.X one need to pass automationName = "XCUITest"

But this flag is missing in serenity framework, please fix this problem.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Vikram

[wakaleo]

Could you provide a code sample of how this would be added, or better still, a pull request ;-)

[vikramvi]

@wakaleo I've below entries in appium.txt

[caps]
automationName = "XCUITest"
#platformName
platformName = "iOS"
xcodeConfigFile = "/Users/vikram-anna/..../myconfig.xcconfig"
app = "/Users/vikram-anna/.../AppUnderTest.ipa"
#deviceName random comment
deviceName = "Vikram's iPhone"
platformVersion = "10.2"
udid = "97d9bb791384407fa67dxxxxxxx"

With these I can launch app in REPL mode with help of arc. I'm struck how to pass this through serenity.properties ?

Let me have a look at framework code and see if I can submit PR

[vikramvi]

@wakaleo Please find some update on this issue

had below in my serenity.properties

webdriver.driver= appium
#automationName = "XCUITest"
appium.platformName = iOS
appium.platformVersion = 10.2
appium.deviceName = iPhone SE
appium.app = /Users/../serenityAppiumFlipkart/SauceGuineaPig.app
appium.hub = http://localhost:4723/wd/hub

The sample script worked even with and without automationName capability, but I'm not sure how and why ?

can you please clarify.

I've committed code to existing demo appium and serenity project

vikramvi/AppiumSerenityPOC@c87bedc

[pisarenco92]

@vikramvi Add the:
appium.automationName = XCUITest capability

[vikramvi]

@pisarenco92 Thanks but strangely I could able to launch .app on iOS Simulator running with 10.2.

I'm wondering if this is taken internally by framework itself ?

[cliviu]

Hi @vikramvi . For clarification : all properties which are starting with "appium" in serenity.properties will be forwarded to the appium driver. So, for example setting in serenity.properties appium.automationName = XCUITest will have as end effect setting the property automationName=XCUITest in the Appium driver capabilities.

[vikramvi]

@cliviu Thanks for detailed clarification.

I'll keep this issue open and submit PR for documentation for the benefit of others; who refer to Appium related queries in it.

[vikramvi]

closing as PR is submitted serenity-bdd/serenity-documentation#102