Requirements for executing in Android

This page enumerates all the software and configuration requirements to be able to test an Android application using GXtest.

Configurations on the Android device

• The device or emulator must have Android 4.2 or greater
• Suported emulators are SDK Android emulator and GenyMotion

Software requirements

• Android SDK

Android SDK Manager components required:

• Android SDK Build-tools
• Android 4.4.2 API 19 (by default GeneXus apps are generated for API 19)
• Google Play Services
• Google USB Driver

Recommended:

• Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM installer) - Only if you plan to use the SDK Android emulator

GeneXus configuration

• The Android application that will be tested must be generated from GeneXus with "Test" mode enabled. This allows to automate the tests on the generated application. To enable this configuration in GeneXus Ev2 and Ev3U3, we must edit the ControlTest.java file, which is located inside the GeneXus installation path, in the folder:

Android\FlexibleClient\src\com\artech\ui\test

Once we find the file, we need to un-comment the following line: control.setContentDescription(definition.getName());

This change implies that additional information about each control will be included in the ContentDesc attribute of Android controls. This is needed so GXtest can identify each control during test case execution. This setting does not affect the behavior of the generated application, so it can be used as a production version of the app.

Configuración necesaria

• Configurar el path al Andorid SDK en GXtest Designer, en el menú Smart Devices -> Settings
• Indicar la ruta al apk de la aplicación Android en la variable de proyecto 'apkPath'
• Si va a ejecutar en un dispositivo físico, debe tener los drivers compatibles, y configurar el dispositivo siguiendo la documentación de Android
• Para que la ejecución pueda comenzar sin interacción del usuario sobre el dispositivo o emulador, debe quitarse la pantalla de bloqueo de Android. Esto se puede hacer en el dispositivo, en Settings -> Security -> Screen Lock -> None, pero puede variar según el dispositivo y versión de Android.

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