[Ubuntu-touch-coreapps] Autopilot Emulator for ubuntu sdk apps is now a part of the sdk!

[Nicholas Skaggs]

John, let's answer your questions.

The emulator is intended as a way of making it easier for you to write a 
test, as well as provide the best practices for doing so. For example, 
everyone (almost) in the core apps has a toolbar. How should I open and 
close it? How about tabs, how do I cycle through those? Using the 
emulator gives you a easy function to call to help you out, and prevents 
all the tests from doing it there own way, or worse, copying code 
everywhere ;-)

Running the tests, and seeing the emulator is the same as any test. 
autopilot run ..... And there is no difference visually running a test 
using the emulator vs not. It's about making your test easier to 
understand, cleaner to maintain, and faster to write.


Nicholas

On 07/28/2013 01:18 PM, John Kim wrote:
> Hi Nicholas,
>
> I have some questions.
>
> How would Ubuntu emulator be advantageous to running on device? Isn't 
> the screen that pops up when Autopilot runs a testcase an instance of 
> a emulator?
>
> Also, how do I run these tests and see the emulator in action? 
> Autopilot run? How is it different from a testcase not using an 
> imported emulator module?
>
> Nicholas Skaggs <nicholas.skaggs at canonical.com>이 씀:
>
>     Following up on my earlier efforts to make autopilot easier for
>     app developers, Leo Arias has made the emulator a proper module
>     and part of the ubuntu sdk. And he's written tests for the
>     functions so they should all work! Consider adopting the module
>     going forward for use in your autopilot test writing :-)
>
>     There's also some examples where Leo has converted a couple core
>     apps over to using the emulator; the file manager and dropping
>     letters both got a little love.
>
>     https://code.launchpad.net/~elopio/ubuntu-filemanager-app/emulators
>     https://code.launchpad.net/~elopio/dropping-letters/fix1199112-autopilot_test_start_new_game
>
>     Read more details here:
>
>     http://www.theorangenotebook.com/2013/07/an-autopilot-emulator-for-ubuntu-sdk.html
>
>     Happy Automated Testing!
>
>     Nicholas
>
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