1. Learning Objectives

• Start driver session with iOS App on a simulator

2. Pre-requisites

Note:

• If you have not done any installations and setup. Please refer to this Android setup or iOS setup

• All references here, cli commands, and screenshots are from Mac OS X. It may not work as is, windows specific post is work in progress

• iOS App used is https://github.com/appium/ios-uicatalog

2.1 Pre-requisites for starting driver session with simulator:

• Appium Server

• XCUITest driver

• Xcode

• Xcode command line tools

  • $> sudo xcode-select --install

  • $> sudo gem install xcpretty -> to beautify the logs

  • $> brew install Carthage -> dependency manager required by webdriver agent

• Fetch the udid from command line

  • $> xcrun simctl list

• Build the .app file from https://github.com/appium/ios-uicatalog

  • Clone/Download the project

  • $> cd ./ios-uicatalog-master/UIKitCatalog -> go to 'UIKitCatalog' folder

  • $> npm install -> this will create .app file under ./UIKitCatalog/build/Release-iphonesimulator/UIKitCatalog-iphonesimulator.app

2.2 Installations required for real device

3. Start Driver Session on iPhone simulator

Step 3.1: Start Appium Server

• Start the Appium server from the Terminal by executing 'appium' command

• Note the Appium server IP and Port from the appium logs. Look for 'Appium REST http interface listener started on x.x.x.x:xxxx'

  • IP# 0.0.0.0 --> running locally on the machine

  • Port# 4723

Step 3.2: Build the app

a. Down the https://github.com/appium/ios-uicatalog project

b. extract the downloaded zip and from the Terminal, execute the following command

$> npm install

c. This will create the .app file which we will need when starting driver session via Appium Inspector

Step 3.4: Launch the Simulator via Xcode

Step 3.3: Start session after adding DesiredCapability