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Android Espresso Revealed

Writing Automated UI Tests

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Denys Zelenchuk

    1. Zürich, Switzerland

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  • A concise primer on an industry standard UI testing tool for Android developers
  • Covers both Java and Kotlin code, appropriate to today's Android developers
  • Author is an industry experienced expert at using Google Espresso for Android

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Getting Started with Espresso for Android

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 1-48

  3. Customizing Espresso for Our Needs

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 49-67

  4. Writing Espresso Tests with Kotlin

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 69-84

  5. Handling Network Operations and Asynchronous Actions

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 85-105

  6. Verifying and Stubbing Intents with IntentMatchers

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 107-136

  7. Testing Web Views

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 137-155

  8. Accessibility Testing

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 157-164

  9. Espresso and UI Automator: the Perfect Tandem

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 165-189

  10. Dealing with Runtime System Actions and Permissions

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 191-207

  11. Android Test Automation Tooling

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 209-229

  12. The Screen Object Design Pattern in Android UI Tests

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 231-244

  13. Testing Robot Pattern with Espresso and Kotlin

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 245-254

  14. Supervised Monkey Tests with Espresso and UI Automator

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 255-269

  15. AndroidX Test Library

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 271-280

  16. Improving Productivity and Testing Unusual Components

    • Denys Zelenchuk
    Pages 281-290

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 291-308
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About this book

Write Android user interface (UI) tests using Google Espresso for Android. You’ll cover all the major topics of writing functional UI automated tests using the Espresso testing framework, including different ways of running automated tests, architecting test projects in an easy and maintainable way, and using tools which help to implement automated tests with less effort. 


Android Espresso Revealed explains the basics of using Espresso to write automated UI tests, and how to customize the framework for advanced functionality. The author provides examples in both Java and Kotlin, and includes dealing with network operations in UI tests, testing application accessibility, implementing supervised monkey tests, and more.


What You Will Learn
  • Write Espresso tests with both Kotlin and Java including test project migration from Java to Kotlin
  • Test web views inside the application undertest
  • Use Espresso to set up test devices or emulators to minimize test flakiness and run tests in Firebase Test Lab
  • Verify and stub intents with Espresso-Intents
  • Move test projects to AndroidX
  • Test notifications or operate on third-party apps during Espresso test execution
  • Apply different test architecture approaches to the test project to reduce maintenance effort
  • Implement supervised monkey tests using Espresso and UIAutomator



Who This Book Is For
Engineers with experience of Android test automation will benefit from this book



Authors and Affiliations

  • Zürich, Switzerland

    Denys Zelenchuk

About the author

Denys Zelenchuk's professional career as Test Engineer started in Poland in 2010. Starting from 2011, he has been involved in testing mobile applications. He was working at companies like Tieto Poland, XING (Hamburg, Germany) and currently is working and living in Zurich Switzerland in Numbrs Personal Finance AG company. As of October 2013, he's been using Espresso for Android test automation framework to write automated tests. 


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