The main purpose of this project is to combine base functionality implementation (driver creation, capabilities setting, etc) for mobile and web platforms in one universal solution.

• Download Java JDK and install it.

• Download SDK from Android SDK.
• Run the android tool (included in the SDK/tools folder) and make sure an API Level 17 or greater SDK platform, Google Driver, SDK Tools and SDK platform-tools are installed.

For Windows -> System properties

• Set JAVA system env. variable to JDK's bin folder

• Set JAVA_HOME system env. variable to JDK folder

• Add %JAVA_HOME%\bin to PATH variable.

• Set ANDROID_HOME system env. variable to Android SDK folder (e.g. "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Android\sdk")

• Add the "...\sdk\platform-tools" and "...\sdk\tools" to the PATH variable.

For MacOS -> ~/.bash_profile :

export JAVA_HOME="$(/usr/libexec/java_home)"
export ANDROID_HOME=/Users/hanna_kokhanava/Library/Android/sdk
export PATH=${PATH}:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$JAVA_HOME$

Download and install Git

Download and install NodeJS

Download Appium using one of the following options:

• Latest version :

npm install -g appium

• Specific version :

npm install -g [email protected]

Download and install Appium

Download and install Community Edition

• Download and install Genymotion

DHCP problem - https://www.genymotion.com/help/desktop/faq/#category-virtualbox

INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS - http://aksahu.blogspot.com/2016/09/how-to-fix-installfailednomatchingabis.html

To get information about the name of the package and the first activity that has to be launched for the testing

1. Browse through the SDK folder -> Build-Tools -> Version folder
2. Open cmd and execute command ./aapt dumb badging "path_to_apk"
3. Find package (in the beginning of logs) and launchable-activity parameters

Appium server arguments - Appium CLI

Default capabilities JSON - --default-capabilities

Hanna Kokhanava - God of the UTAF