robotframework-androiduiautomation 0.1.9

Robot Framework library for Android automation using uiautomator2

android_ui_automation

Python library for Android UI automation using uiautomator2, fully compatible with Robot Framework.

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install robotframework-androiduiautomation

Or install locally for development:

git clone https://github.com/ValterIversen/android_ui_automation
cd android_ui_automation
pip install -e .

uiautomator2 will be installed automatically as a dependency.

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Usage in Robot Framework

Settings

*** Settings ***
Library    AndroidUiAutomation

Variables

*** Variables ***
${DEVICE}    emulator-5554
${APP}       com.example.app

Test Case Example

*** Test Cases ***
Open App And Click Button
    [Documentation]    Example test to open an app, click a button, type keys, and use system buttons
    Connect Device    ${DEVICE}
    Open App    ${APP}
    Type Keys    INPUT
    Click By Text    Confirm
    Press Back Button
    Close App    ${APP}

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Features

• Connect to Android devices/emulators
• Launch and close apps
• Wait for elements (Text or XPath) to appear/disappear
• Click by text or XPath
• Get and set text
• Type keys
• Press Android system buttons (Home, Back, Menu)
• Fully compatible with Robot Framework keyword-style usage
• All public Python methods automatically become RF keywords

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Notes

• System buttons have friendly aliases:
  • Press Home Button
  • Press Back Button
  • Press Menu Button

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📌 Example Project (Base Template)

To see a complete working example using this library, check out the base project:

👉 https://github.com/ValterIversen/RobotFramework-UiAutomatorLibrary