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

• Install Android SDK Tools to have uiautomatorviewer from :

  • Install Android Studio

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  • if you don’t have it

  • Open Android Studio

  • Click on More Actions > SDK Manager (or Tools > SDK Manager if a project is open)

  • Click on the SDK Tools tab, uncheck "Hide Obsolete Packages"

  • Check Android SDK Tools and install version 26.1.1

• 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. Replace username by the name of the user.

• Add AAPT (Android Asset Packaging Tool) to your environment variables:

  • On Linux: add the line export PATH=$HOME/Android/Sdk/build-tools/[aapt_folder]:$PATH in the .bashrc file and run the command "source ~/.bashrc". Replace aapt_folder by the name of the aapt folder.

  • On Mac: add the line export PATH=$HOME/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/[aapt_folder]:$PATH in the .bash_profile file and run the command "source ~/.bash_profile". Replace aapt_folder by the name of the aapt folder.

  • On Windows: Windows start menu > Settings > System > About > Advanced settings > Environment variables > Path > Modify > Add the path C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\build-tools/[aapt_folder]. Replace aapt_folder by the name of the aapt folder.

• 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:

  • configuration files: https://app.greenspector.com/download > Test Runner: Download > “Config - Android” and “Job - Android”

  • testgb file: https://app.greenspector.com/download > GDSL Templates: Download (you can choose between a test file for an Android application, a website, or an iOS application)

  You can find the documentation about the gdsl functions here

Useful documentation :

• Android GDSL functions: https://dsl.greenspector.com/

• How to use uiautomatorviewer to get elements of a view (by id, text, class or description) to write GDSL test: How to get elements of a view (by id, text, class or description) to write GDSL test (Android)

2. Use an android emulator without Greenspector tools

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