iOS Automation Testing using UIAutomation framework

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Last Updated: 12 February 2021

• OS X. Operating system for Mac PC
• Xcode IDE, a development tool for iOS
• Automated Testing framework (UIAutomation, OCUnit..)
• iOS SDK 4 (or higher)

Create iOS test program using UIAutomation framework.

1. Launch Instruments

Open XCode ->Open Developer Tool ->Instrument

In Instruments window, select Automation Instrument

To create a test script, you either record a Test Scenario or you program it manually.

3. An instrument is launching, and Stop recording immediately. If you want to start the record, press Red button

4. In the Scripts window, click Add > Create to create a new script

You're in the Trace window, use the Choose Target pull down to navigate to the debugging version of your App.

In this case, I will use Apple's sample SimpleDrillDown simple app as an application under test. It has GUI below.

Record your script by hitting the record button at the top or bottom of the tool.

Now you can do some UI action on your application under test, and your script is recorded.

7. See your script

To see your script, hit the Trace Log/Editor Log drop down and switch to script log view.

You will see your recorded script.

Press play button, the script runs, and you can stop it after logs appear.

Create iOS test program using a OCUnit framework

1. Start Xcode IDE, Add Unit Test Bundle target

2. Write the name of the new Unit test Bundle as the figure above, then click Finish
3. Make Unit Test active target

4. Add a group for test classes

5. Add a Unit test class

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