appium_lib

• appium_lib on RubyGems
• Documentation for appium_lib
• Appium Ruby Console
• Getting Started
• code examples

Helper methods for writing cross platform (iOS, Android) tests in Ruby using Appium. Note that user waits should not exceed 120 seconds if they're going to run on Sauce Labs.

Make sure you're using Appium 1.0.0 or newer and Ruby 2.2+ with upgraded rubygems and bundler.

Start appium server

$ npm install -g appium
$ appium

Install / Upgrade

• Update rubygems and bundler

$ gem update --system
$ gem update bundler

• Install the latest gem release

gem uninstall -aIx appium_lib
gem install --no-rdoc --no-ri appium_lib

Sauce Labs env vars

• SAUCE_USERNAME Sauce username
• SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY Sauce API key
• SAUCE_ENDPOINT Alternative Sauce Appium Server endpoint (only use if directed)

(Note: If these variables are set, all tests will use Sauce Labs unless over-ridden in configuration.)

Documentation

• Installing Appium on OS X
• Overview
• Ruby Android methods
• Ruby iOS methods
  • Tips for XCUITest for iOS
• Appium Server docs

Load Pry

Pry.config.pager = false is set if you have no .pryrc files and Pry is defined.