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diff --git a/examples/ex4_uiautomator/README.md b/examples/ex4_uiautomator/README.md index 10fb144..5210333 100644 --- a/examples/ex4_uiautomator/README.md +++ b/examples/ex4_uiautomator/README.md @@ -1,45 +1,36 @@ # UIAutomator Snippet Example -This example shows you how to create snippets that control the UI of a device -across system and multiple app views using UIAutomator. Unlike Espresso-based -UI automation, it does not require access to app source code. +The UiAutomator API, which allows developers to automate UI interactions on an +Android device, is now available in Python on +[google/snippet-uiautomator](https://github.com/google/snippet-uiautomator). +This makes it possible for developers to use UiAutomator in Mobly tests without +having to write Java. -This snippet is written as a [standalone snippet](../ex1_standalone_app/README.md) -and does not target another app. In particular, it doesn't need to target the -app under test, so it doesn't need its classpath or to be signed with the same -key. +The `snippet-uiautomator` package is a wrapper around the AndroidX UiAutomator +APIs. It provides a Pythonic interface for interacting with Android UI elements, +such as finding and clicking on buttons, entering text into fields, and +scrolling through lists. -See the [Espresso snippet tutorial](../ex2_espresso/README.md) for more -information about the app this example automates. +To use the `snippet-uiautomator` package, developers simply need to install it +from PyPI and import it into their Python code. Once imported, they can use the +package's API to automate any UI interaction. -## Running the example code +Here is an example of how to use the `snippet-uiautomator` package to automate a +simple UI interaction: -This folder contains a fully working example of a snippet apk that uses -UIAutomator to automate a simple app. +```Python +from mobly.controllers import android_device +from snippet_uiautomator import uiautomator -1. Compile the main app and automation. The main app of ex2 (espresso) is used - as the app to automate. Unlike espresso, the uiautomator test does not - depend on this apk and does not use its source or classpath, so you must - compile and install the app separately. +# Connect to an Android device. +ad = android_device.AndroidDevice(serial) - ./gradlew examples:ex2_espresso:assembleDebug examples:ex4_uiautomator:assembleDebug +# Load UiAutomator service. +uiautomator.load_uiautomator_service(ad) -1. Install the apks on your phone +# Find the "Login" button. +button = ad.ui(res='com.example.app:id/login_button') - adb install -r ./examples/ex2_espresso/build/outputs/apk/debug/ex2_espresso-main-debug.apk - adb install -r ./examples/ex4_uiautomator/build/outputs/apk/debug/ex4_uiautomator-debug.apk - -1. Use `snippet_shell` from mobly to trigger `pushMainButton()`: - - snippet_shell.py com.google.android.mobly.snippet.example4 - - >>> print(s.help()) - Known methods: - pushMainButton(boolean) returns void // Pushes the main app button, and checks the label if this is the first time. - startMainActivity() returns void // Opens the main activity of the app - uiautomatorDump() returns String // Perform a UIAutomator dump - - >>> s.startMainActivity() - >>> s.pushMainButton(True) - -1. Press ctrl+d to exit the shell and terminate the app. +# Click on the button. +button.click() +``` |