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    selendroid repl


This document describes how to setup a repl for selendroid based on Python. It uses the Selenium Python bindings.


Overview


Installion and Configuration


Use the repl with selendroid


Installion and Configuration


I’m using Python version 2.7.x on my Mac. The following packages you have to install:


sudo easy_install selenium
sudo pip install rlcompleter
sudo easy_install readline


In order to enable code completion you have to configure your ~/.pythonrc:


try:
    import readline
except ImportError:
    print "Module readline not available."
else:
    import rlcompleter
    readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")


Next step is to configure your shell:


export PYTHONSTARTUP=~/.pythonrc


Use the repl with selendroid


After you have installed and configured your system you can use the repl. Please start first the selendroid-standalone server (please note that this example is based on the selendroid-test-app):


java -jar selendroid-standalone-0.8.0-with-dependencies.jar -app selendroid-test-app-0.8.0.apk


Please open the Python interpreter just by typing:


python


To use Selenium Python client bindings you have to import them:


from selenium import webdriver;


The test session can be started via:


driver=webdriver.Remote(desired_capabilities={'aut': 'io.selendroid.testapp:0.8.0'});


This will create a new test session and the driver is available under the variable driver. So if you want to get the current url, you can type:


driver.curr


and press TAB and then you will get recommendations about what methods are available.


Action Chains


For interacting with the app based on action chains, you have to import:


from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains


Then you can use them. The gestures documentation you find here.