CI integration is available with a third party tool.We can design our test cases in all those programming languages supported by the Selenium WebDriver, irrespective of the configuration of Appium server.The process of communication is the same as discussed above in the iOS section, but the difference is framework here.
This is how Appium works with iOS devices.Īs discussed above, Android devices also have their framework to exchange the commands between device and Appium server and the framework here called, UiAutomator2 (Earlier UiAutomator). Any kind of command’s exchange happens through WDA. WebDriverAgent (WDA) server meditates the access to XCUITest API.
Further, Appium Driver interacts with the libraries of XCUITest API through HTTP request. When we run our automated test scripts then at first WebDriver interacts with Appium Server through JSONWire protocol. IOS devices have the framework for mobile automation and the framework named as UIAutomation (for older version) and XCUITest (for latest version). We will discuss the working of Appium in both Android and iOS separately. Once the Appium server is up, it follows the Grid concept to send tests to the device. Once Appium server shares the proxy commands then communication gets established through HTTP JSONWire protocol.īefore running our test case, we first start the Appium server which is the similar process as Selenium RC wherein we wait for the Selenium server to get started. Further, the device waits for the proxy commands from the Appium server. In general, we write a test case in any of our preferred programming languages to test the application on the device which internally starts the server itself. Thus, Appium creates and handles one or more than one WebDriver sessions for mobile platforms.Įach OS/platforms like Android or iOS has its mechanism to communicate with Appium server. It follows the HTTP JSON Wire protocol to send and receive commands.