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  • Follow the first part of the prerequisite (part 1.1)

  • Add ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to your path / environment variables:

    • On Linux: add the line export PATH=$HOME/Android/Sdk/platform-tools:$PATH in the .bashrc file and run the command "source ~/.bashrc"

    • On Mac: add the line export PATH=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools:$PATH in the .bash_profile file and run the command "source ~/.bash_profile"

    • On Windows: Windows start menu > Settings > System > About > Advanced settings > Environment variables > Path > Modify > Add the path C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools

  • Get the testrunner from https://app.greenspector.com/ in the Modules tab, and put it in a folder (for example “testrunner_files”)

  • Add in this folder the configuration files config.yml and job.yml, and a script with the testgb extension. An example of these files is available at the following location:

  • You can find the documentation about the gdsl functions here: https://dsl.greenspector.com/

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  • Check the configuration and click on “Finish”. Be careful, the configuration might be different than the one you chose. Make sure to click on “Show Advanced Settings” and check each property.

  • Your device is now created. You can launch it by clicking on the triangle.

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2.2. Emulators tested

Device Name

Screen Size

(inches)

Resolution

RAM

System image

Version Chrome

Computer OS

Samsung Galaxy S9

5,8

1080 x 2220

4 GB

Android 10.0 Google APIs | x86

113

Linux

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7

10,4

2000 x 1200

3 GB

Android 10.0 Google APIs | x86

114

Linux

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE

12,4

2560 x 1600

4 GB

Android 10.0 Google APIs | x86_64

114

Linux

Samsung Galaxy S10

6,1

1080 x 2280

8 GB

Android 11.0 Google APIs | x86

Google Pixel C

10,2

2560 x 1800

3 GB

Android 8.1 Google APIs | x86

Info

  • If your computer is configured in English, you have to write the screen size with a dot (ex: 5.8).

  • Avoid using Android 13.0 system image. It takes for too many resources from your computer.

  • If you want to use a tablet emulator, you can uncheck the portrait mode to use only the landscape mode.

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Code Block
languagebash
# For newer version of Android SDK
export PATH=$HOME/Android/Sdk/emulator:$PATH

# For older version of Android SDK
export PATH=$HOME/Android/Sdk/tools:$PATH

  • On macOS: Update ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile

Code Block
languagebash
export PATH=$HOME/Library/Android/Sdk/emulator:$PATH

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  • Launch an android emulator

    • Option 1: open the Device Manager window of Android Studio and click on the triangle

    • Option 2: start an emulator from the command line (part 2.5)

  • If you run the testrunner for the first time, you have to run it once without the --no-update option:

    • On Linux and macOS: ./testrunner -jobFile job.yml -config config.yml

    • On Windows: testrunner -jobFile job.yml -config config.yml

Info

On macOS with M1 chip, you may need to install Rosetta first:

/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license

Info

On macOS with M1 chip, you have to download the android-service executable with arm architecture: https://dl.greenspector.com/emulator/android-service-files-mac-m1.tar.gz

  • Go to your greenspector cache:

    • On Linux and macOS: $HOME/.greenspector

    • On Windows: C:\Users\[username]\.greenspector

  • Replace the android-service and android-service.version files with the downloaded files. You will have to decompress the tar.gz file.

  • You can now run the testrunner with the --no-update option:

    • On Linux and macOS: ./testrunner -jobFile job.yml -config config.yml --no-update

    • On Windows: testrunner -jobFile job.yml -config config.yml --no-update

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