Simple Appium Program in java with Setup, queries, and teardown.

SimpleAppium.java

import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * Altered frome the Calculator app example on http://www.guru99.com/introduction-to-appium.html
 *
 * Pretty darn good tutorial from 2015 on Appium, very specific: http://toolsqa.com/mobile-automation/appium/appium-a-cross-platform-mobile-automation-tool/
 */
public class SimpleAppium {
    static AndroidDriver driver;

    public static void main() throws Exception {
        setUp();
        
        // These are sample statements. Do your appium work here!

        //locate the Text on the calculator by using By.name()
        WebElement two=driver.findElement(By.name("2"));
        two.click();
        WebElement plus=driver.findElement(By.name("+"));
        plus.click();
        WebElement four=driver.findElement(By.name("4"));
        four.click();
        WebElement equalTo=driver.findElement(By.name("="));
        equalTo.click();
        //locate the edit box of the calculator by using By.tagName()
        WebElement results=driver.findElement(By.tagName("EditText"));
        //Check the calculated value on the edit box
        assert results.getText().equals("6"):"Actual value is : "+results.getText()+" did not match with expected value: 6";

        teardown();
    }

    /**
     * See the Appium capabilities documentation: http://appium.io/slate/en/master/?ruby#appium-server-capabilities
     * and more Appium docs for capabilities: https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/docs/en/writing-running-appium/caps.md
     */
    public static void setUp() throws MalformedURLException {
        //Set up desired capabilities and pass the Android app-activity and app-package to Appium
        DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();


        /*  // This is the Guru99 original code for capabilities which we won't use.
            // see: http://www.guru99.com/introduction-to-appium.html
        capabilities.setCapability("BROWSER_NAME", "Android");
        capabilities.setCapability("VERSION", "4.4.2");
        capabilities.setCapability("deviceName","Emulator");
        capabilities.setCapability("platformName","Android");

        capabilities.setCapability("appPackage", "com.android.calculator2");
        // This package name of your app (you can get it from apk info app)
        capabilities.setCapability("appActivity","com.android.calculator2.Calculator"); // This is Launcher activity of your app (you can get it from apk info app)
        //Create RemoteWebDriver instance and connect to the Appium server
        //It will launch the Calculator App in Android Device using the configurations specified in Desired Capabilities
        */

        // These capabilities are all we actually need.
        capabilities.setCapability("deviceName","Emulator");
        capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "Android");
        capabilities.setCapability("platformVersion", "4.4.2");


        // Now pick between using package and launch activity together, or using the apk path on your host machine

        // The package and launch activity method (should already be installed):
        capabilities.setCapability("appPackage", "com.your.app.package.name");  // This package name of your app (you can get it from apk info app)
        // This is launchable activity of your app (you can get it from apk info app
        // or from aapt in build-tools:  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12698814/get-launchable-activity-name-of-package-from-adb )
        capabilities.setCapability("appActivity","com.your.app.package.name.themainlauncheractivity");

        // The app path method (will install for you):
        // capabilities.setCapability("app","C:/some/location/on/host/your.apk");

        // Create AndroidDriver instance and connect to the Appium server
        // It will launch the App in Android Device using the configurations specified in Desired Capabilities
        driver = new AndroidDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub"), capabilities);

        // If you are automating the browser and not an apk, then do the Guru99 way
        //driver = new RemoteWebDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub"), capabilities);
    }

    public static void teardown(){
        //close the app
        driver.quit();
    }
}