Short article on using python to build a repl for selendroid.

selendroid-repl.adoc

selendroid repl

This document describes how to setup a repl for selendroid based on Python. It uses the Selenium Python bindings.

Overview

• Installion and Configuration

• Use the repl with selendroid

Installion and Configuration

I’m using Python version 2.7.x on my Mac. The following packages you have to install:

sudo easy_install selenium
sudo pip install rlcompleter
sudo easy_install readline

In order to enable code completion you have to configure your ~/.pythonrc:

try:
    import readline
except ImportError:
    print "Module readline not available."
else:
    import rlcompleter
    readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")

Next step is to configure your shell:

export PYTHONSTARTUP=~/.pythonrc

Use the repl with selendroid

After you have installed and configured your system you can use the repl. Please start first the selendroid-standalone server (please note that this example is based on the selendroid-test-app):

java -jar selendroid-standalone-0.8.0-with-dependencies.jar -app selendroid-test-app-0.8.0.apk

Please open the Python interpreter just by typing:

python

To use Selenium Python client bindings you have to import them:

from selenium import webdriver;

The test session can be started via:

driver=webdriver.Remote(desired_capabilities={'aut': 'io.selendroid.testapp:0.8.0'});

This will create a new test session and the driver is available under the variable driver. So if you want to get the current url, you can type:

driver.curr

and press TAB and then you will get recommendations about what methods are available.

Action Chains

For interacting with the app based on action chains, you have to import:

from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains

Then you can use them. The gestures documentation you find here.

right package name is "rlcompleter2"