Android Continuous Integration: Build-Deploy-Test Automation for Android Mobile Apps

by Pradeep Macharla

Overview

Master continuous integration, deployment and automated testing for Android apps. You’ll see how to set up and tear down sandbox environments to test the end-user experience, where you’ll learn how to manage a mobile device in addition to the build machine. Android Continuous Integration applies a real-world CI pattern that has been thoroughly tested and implemented.


This book starts with continuous integration concepts and the tools and code needed to become proficient in continuous integration for Android apps. You’ll also follow acceptance test driven development (ATDD) best practice, giving you all the skills you need to become a better, more effective developer. Finally, you’ll learn about the Appium mobile automation library and the Jenkins continuous integration tool.


What You Will Learn

• Understand how to build an Android mobile app from source

• Set up a development or debugging environment for mobile apps
• Integrate with the Nexus dependency management and application release tool
• Work with the SonarQube code quality analyzer
• Use debugging tools in Android

Who This Book Is For



Product owners/business analysts, QA/test engineers, developers and build/deploy engineers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484227954
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	08/26/2017
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	141
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Pradeep Macharla is a passionate technical and business leader with over 13 years of experience managing, coaching and growing teams. Pradeep currently leads DevOps & Automation Practices at Inmar Inc. His background and experience has made him a highly sought after technical leader and mentor, consulting or working at the senior leadership and executive level. Pradeep has an MBA degree from Duke University that complements his technical ability to engage both business leaders and technical architects that brings clarity and simplicity to conversations.

Table of Contents

01 - Introduction
Mobile Apps, Continuous Integration, What and Who the book is for, Expected value-adds
Architecture
Continuous Integration patterns – Architecture InfoGraphs
Videos
Video links demonstrating continuous integration patterns – A quick way to evaluate if your time is worth reading the book


02 - Mobile Technologies
What Consumer want, Ecosystems, Hardware, Platforms, Types of Mobile Apps, Focus in this book
Mobile Test Automation
Webdriver Prool, JSON over wire, Scaling, Selenium GRID, How does it apply to mobile automation, Test Automation Libraries, Why Automate, Mobile Test Strategy, Mobile Test Environment


03 - CI Pattern with Jenkins – Android
Jenkins, Docker, Nexus, Sonarqube, CI tool stack, Feedback Loops



04 - Pre-Requisites
Windows vs. Mac, Mobile Devices, Network, Platform, Programming Languages


05 - Android System Setup
Install JDK, Install Android SDK, Install Android Studio, Install Gradle, Gradle Tasks


06 - Tools to know
ADB, uiautomatorviewer, AVD manager, SDK manager, Device Monitor, Record playback video

07 - Build Android App
Android Build Process, Build from command line, Build from Android Studio, Build Sample App, Demo Video


08 - Connect Android Target
Emulator vs. Real Device, Hardware Acceleration, Create AVD, USB debug, Connect Device over USB, Wi-Fi Debug, Connect Device over Wi-Fi, ADB commands, Remote Debug Chrome


09 - Deploy or Install Android App
Identify target, Install on emulator, Install on Real Device, Command line vs. Android Studio


10 - Appium – General
Appium Concepts, Why Appium, Release vs. Debug app, Open Source, Appium Server and Client, Appium Design, Appium Architecture InfoGraph


11 - Appium Framework – Android
Install Appium Server, Appium Server Configuration, Appium Android Settings, Introspecting App with various tools, Continuous Test Automation with Cucumber, Test Automation Framework concepts, Write Tests – Cucumber and Ruby, Execute Tests – Local Lab vs. Cloud , Report Execution Results, Screenshots and Videos during Execution, Execution on emulators, Execution on Real Devices


12 - Parallel Devices Automation
Start multiple appium servers, Client side alignment, Selenium GRID