robotframework-ioslibrary 0.2.0

Robot Framework Automation Library for iOS

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robotframework-ioslibrary
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**robotframework-ioslibrary** is a `Robot Framework
<http://code.google.com/p/robotframework/>`_ test library for all your iOS
automation needs.

It uses `Calabash iOS Server
<https://github.com/calabash/calabash-ios-server>`_ to communicate with your
instrumented iOS application similar to how `Selenium WebDriver
<http://seleniumhq.org/projects/webdriver/>`_ talks to your web browser.

Installation
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To install, just fetch the latest version from PyPI:.

pip install --upgrade robotframework-ioslibrary

Prepare your iOS app
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To prepare your iOS app look at <https://github.com/calabash/calabash-ios#installation>

Install Waxsim
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To get full simulator support, e.g.: for testing in app purchases
you have to install waxsim.

Download the source from::

https://github.com/jonathanpenn/WaxSim/tarball/93d4dd1d137609eb2dd7dd97161d8b7d7b8267e9

change into the directory and build it with::

xcodebuild

Then add the binary to your path

Simulator Reset
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To use `Reset Simultor` enable:

System preferences -> Accesability -> Enable access for Assisted devices

Usage
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API documentation can be found at
`http://lovelysystems.github.com/robotframework-ioslibrary/IOSLibrary.html
<http://lovelysystems.github.com/robotframework-ioslibrary/IOSLibrary.html>`_,
here is an example on how to use it:

============ ================
Setting Value
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Library IOSLibrary
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\

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Test Case Action Argument Argument Argument
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Example
\ [Documentation] Starts the iOS Simulator and swipes
\ Set Device URL localhost:37265
\ Start Simulator
\ Wait Until Keyword Succeeds 1 minute 5 seconds Is Device Available
\ Swipe right
\ Rotate left
\ Screen Should Contain Hello World
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License
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robotframework is a port of the ruby-based `calabash-ios` and therefore
licensed under the `Eclipse Public License (EPL) v1.0
<http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html>`_

Development by `Lovely Systems GmbH <http://www.lovelysystems.com/>`_,
sponsored by `Axel Springer AG <http://www.axelspringer.de/>`_.