AppiumLibrary

Strategy	Example	Description
identifier	Click Element\|identifier=my_element	Matches by @id or @name attribute
id	Click Element\|id=my_element	Matches by @id attribute
name	Click Element\|name=my_element	Matches by @name attribute
xpath	Click Element\|xpath=//UIATableView/UIATableCell/UIAButton	Matches with arbitrary XPath
class	Click Element\|class=UIAPickerWheel	Matches by class
accessibility_id	Click Element\|accessibility_id=t	Accessibility options utilize.
android	Click Element\|android=new UiSelector().description('Apps')	Matches by Android UI Automator
ios	Click Element\|ios=.buttons().withName('Apps')	Matches by iOS UI Automation
css	Click Element\|css=.green_button	Matches by css in webview

Keywords

Keyword

Arguments

Documentation

Background App

seconds=5

Puts the application in the background on the device for a certain duration.

Capture Page Screenshot

filename=None

Takes a screenshot of the current page and embeds it into the log.

filenameargument specifies the name of the file to write the screenshot into. If nofilenameis given, the screenshot is saved into fileappium-screenshot-<counter>.pngunder the directory where the Robot Framework log file is written into. Thefilenameis also considered relative to the same directory, if it is not given in absolute format.

csscan be used to modify how the screenshot is taken. By default the bakground color is changed to avoid possible problems with background leaking when the page layout is somehow broken.

Clear Text

locator

Clears the text field identified bylocator.

Seeintroductionfor details about locating elements.

Click Button

index_or_name

Click button

Click Element

locator

Click element identified bylocator.

Key attributes for arbitrary elements areindexandname. Seeintroductionfor details about locating elements.

Close All Applications

Closes all open applications.

This keyword is meant to be used in test or suite teardown to make sure all the applications are closed before the test execution finishes.

After this keyword, the application indices returned byOpen Applicationare reset and start from1.

Close Application

Closes the current application.

Element Name Should Be

locator,expected

Element Should Be Disabled

locator,loglevel=INFO

Verifies that element identified with locator is disabled.

Key attributes for arbitrary elements areidandname. Seeintroductionfor details about locating elements.

Element Should Be Enabled

locator,loglevel=INFO

Verifies that element identified with locator is enabled.

Key attributes for arbitrary elements areidandname. Seeintroductionfor details about locating elements.

Get Contexts

Get available contexts.

Get Current Context

Get current context.

Get Network Connection Status

Returns an integer bitmask specifying the network connection type. Android only. Seeset network connection statusfor more details.

Get Source

Returns the entire source of the current page.

Go Back

Goes one step backward in the browser history.

Go To Url

url

Opens URL in default web browser.

Example:

Open Application	http://localhost:4755/wd/hub	platformName=iOS	platformVersion=7.0	deviceName='iPhone Simulator'	browserName=Safari
Go To URL	http://m.webapp.com

Hide Keyboard

Hides the software keyboard on the device, using the specified key to press. If no key name is given, the keyboard is closed by moving focus from the text field. iOS only.

Input Password

locator,text

Types the given password into text field identified bylocator.

Difference between this keyword andInput Textis that this keyword does not log the given password. Seeintroductionfor details about locating elements.

Input Text

locator,text

Types the giventextinto text field identified bylocator.

Seeintroductionfor details about locating elements.

Input Value

locator,text

Sets the given value into text field identified bylocator. This is an IOS only keyword, input value makes use of set_value

Seeintroductionfor details about locating elements.

Lock

Lock the device

Log Source

loglevel=INFO

Logs and returns the entire html source of the current page or frame.

Theloglevelargument defines the used log level. Valid log levels areWARN,INFO(default),DEBUG,TRACEandNONE(no logging).

Long Press

locator

Long press the element

Long Press Keycode

keycode,metastate=None

Sends a long press of keycode to the device. Android only. Seepress keycodefor more details.

Open Application

remote_url,alias=None,**kwargs

Opens a new application to given Appium server. Capabilities of appium server, Android and iOS, Please checkhttp://appium.io/slate/en/master/?python#appium-server-capabilities

Option	Man.	Description
remote_url	Yes	Appium server url
alias	no	alias

Examples:

Open Application	http://localhost:4723/wd/hub	alias=Myapp1	platformName=iOS	platformVersion=7.0	deviceName='iPhone Simulator'	app=your.app
Open Application	http://localhost:4723/wd/hub	platformName=Android	platformVersion=4.2.2	deviceName=192.168.56.101:5555	app=${CURDIR}/demoapp/OrangeDemoApp.apk	appPackage=com.netease.qa.orangedemo	appActivity=MainActivity

Page Should Contain Element

locator,loglevel=INFO

Verifies that current page containslocatorelement.

If this keyword fails, it automatically logs the page source using the log level specified with the optionalloglevelargument. Givin

Page Should Contain Text

text,loglevel=INFO

Verifies that current page containstext.

If this keyword fails, it automatically logs the page source using the log level specified with the optionalloglevelargument. GivingNONEas level disables logging.

Page Should Not Contain Element

locator,loglevel=INFO

Verifies that current page not containslocatorelement.

If this keyword fails, it automatically logs the page source using the log level specified with the optionalloglevelargument. Givin

Page Should Not Contain Text

text,loglevel=INFO

Verifies that current page not containstext.

If this keyword fails, it automatically logs the page source using the log level specified with the optionalloglevelargument. GivingNONEas level disables logging.

Pinch

locator,percent=200%,steps=1

Pinch in on an element a certain amount.

Press Keycode

keycode,metastate=None

Sends a press of keycode to the device. Android only. Possible keycodes & meta states can be found inhttp://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html

Meta state describe the pressed state of key modifiers such as Shift, Ctrl & Alt keys. The Meta State is an integer in which each bit set to 1 represents a pressed meta key. For example META_SHIFT_ON = 1 META_ALT_ON = 2 MetaState=1 --> Shift is pressed MetaState=2 --> Alt is pressed MetaState=3 --> Shift+Alt is pressed

:Args:

keycode - the keycode to be sent to the device
metastate - status of the meta keys

Pull File

path,decode=False

Retrieves the file atpathand return it's content. Android only.

:Args:

path - the path to the file on the device
decode - True/False decode the data (base64) before returning it (default=False)

Pull Folder

path,decode=False

Retrieves a folder atpath. Returns the folder's contents zipped. Android only.

:Args:

path - the path to the folder on the device
decode - True/False decode the data (base64) before returning it (default=False)

Push File

path,data,encode=False

Puts the data in the file specified aspath. Android only.

:Args:

path - the path on the device
data - data to be written to the file
encode - True/False encode the data as base64 before writing it to the file (default=False)

keyword

Sets the keyword to execute when a AppiumLibrary keyword fails.

keyword_nameis the name of a keyword (from any available libraries) that will be executed if a AppiumLibrary keyword fails. It is not possible to use a keyword that requires arguments. Using the value "Nothing" will disable this feature altogether.

The initial keyword to use is set inimporting, and the keyword that is used by default isCapture Page Screenshot. Taking a screenshot when something failed is a very useful feature, but notice that it can slow down the execution.

This keyword returns the name of the previously registered failure keyword. It can be used to restore the original value later.

Example:

Register Keyword To Run On Failure	Log Source	# RunLog Sourceon failure.
${previous kw}=	Register Keyword To Run On Failure	Nothing	# Disables run-on-failure functionality and stores the previous kw name in a variable.
Register Keyword To Run On Failure	${previous kw}	# Restore to the previous keyword.

This run-on-failure functionality only works when running tests on Python/Jython 2.4 or newer and it does not work on IronPython at all.

Remove Application

application_id

Removes the application that is identified with an application id

Example:

Remove Application

com.netease.qa.orangedemo

Reset Application

Reset application

Scroll

start_locator,end_locator

Scrolls from one element to another Key attributes for arbitrary elements areidandname. Seeintroductionfor details about locating elements.

Set Network Connection Status

connectionStatus

Sets the network connection Status. Android only. Possible values: Value |(Alias) | Data | Wifi | Airplane Mode

0 |(None) | 0 | 0 | 0 1 |(Airplane Mode) | 0 | 0 | 1 2 |(Wifi only) | 0 | 1 | 0 4 |(Data only) | 1 | 0 | 0 6 |(All network on) | 1 | 1 | 0

Shake

Shake the device

Swipe

start_x,start_y,end_x,end_y,duration=1000

Swipe from one point to another point, for an optional duration.

Switch Application

index_or_alias

Switches the active application by index or alias.

index_or_aliasis either application index (an integer) or alias (a string). Index is got as the return value ofOpen Application.

This keyword returns the index of the previous active application, which can be used to switch back to that application later.

Example:

${appium1}=	Open Application	http://localhost:4723/wd/hub	alias=MyApp1	platformName=iOS	platformVersion=7.0	deviceName='iPhone Simulator'	app=your.app
${appium2}=	Open Application	http://localhost:4755/wd/hub	alias=MyApp2	platformName=iOS	platformVersion=7.0	deviceName='iPhone Simulator'	app=your.app
Click Element	sendHello	# Executed on appium running at localhost:4755
Switch Application	${appium1}	# Switch using index
Click Element	ackHello	# Executed on appium running at localhost:4723
Switch Application	MyApp2	# Switch using alias
Page Should Contain Text	ackHello Received	# Executed on appium running at localhost:4755