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Information on the library's public classes and functions.

AxeDevTools

connect(params)

Generates an auth token to connect to the dashboard.

Required params:

Name Type Description
username String Deque username
password String Deque password

Optional param:

Name Type Description
serverConfig ConnectionConfig Defines the server to connect to. ConnectionConfig.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG will connect you to axe-mobile.deque.com.

connect(param)

Generates an auth token to connect to the dashboard.

Required param:

Name Type Description
apiKey String Deque API key

Optional param:

Name Type Description
serverConfig ConnectionConfig Defines the server to connect to. ConnectionConfig.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG will connect you to axe-mobile.deque.com.

setInstrumentation(param)

Allows the library to grab the view hierarchy of the application under test.

Required param:

Name Type Description
instrumentation String Instrumentation Registry Object providing application context and instrumentation.

disconnect()

Clears the current axe DevTools network session to allow a new connection to be made.

isUserAuthenticated()

Returns a boolean to indicate whether the user is authenticated and ready to send scans.

Returns:

Type Description
Boolean Indicates whether a user is authenticated for axe DevTools Mobile.

setTestingConfig(param)

Registers an idling resource for the library.

Required param:

Name Type Description
config AxeDevToolsEspressoConfig Testing configuration to load.

setScanName(param)

Set a name to the scan before uploading it to the dashboard.

Required param:

Name Type Description
name String Name for the scan.

tagScanAs(param)

Tags a scan before uploading it to the dashboard.

Required param:

Name Type Description
tags Set<String> List of tags to add to the scan.

addCustomRule(param)

Add a rule to run against your application during scans.

Required param:

Name Type Description
customRule Class<AxeDevToolsRule> Rule to add

resetIgnoredRules()

Clear the ignored Rules list set by the ignored rules APIs. Helpful for changing rule configuration between automated tests.

ignoreRules(param)

Ignores rules completely from being run against any view.

Required param:

Name Type Description
rulesToIgnore List<String> List of rules to ignore.

ignoreByViewId(param)

Ignores all rules provided for a given viewId.

Required param:

Name Type Description
viewId Int ViewId to ignore.
ruleList List<Class<out AxeRule>> List of rules to ignore.

ignoreAllByViewId(param)

Ignores all rules for the provided viewIds.

Required param:

Name Type Description
viewIds List<Int> List of viewIds to ignore all rules on.

ignoreByView(param)

Ignores all rules provided for a given View.

Required param:

Name Type Description
view View An instance of a view to ignore.
ruleList List<Class<out AxeRule>> List of rules to ignore.

ignoreAllByView(param)

Ignores all rules for the provided View's.

Required param:

Name Type Description
viewIds List<View> List of View to ignore all rules for.

ignoreByClassName(param)

Ignores all rules for a given type that extends View.

Required param:

Name Type Description
view Class<out View> Class to ignore.
ruleList List<Class<out AxeRule>> List of rules to ignore.

ignoreAllByClassName(param)

Ignores all rules for the provided types, which extend View.

Required param:

Name Type Description
classNames List<Class<out View>> List of Classes to ignore all rules on.

tearDown()

Resets tags, hides the floating action button and clears test state from prior testing.

scan(param)

Scans an activity's view for accessibility issues.

Required param:

Name Type Description
activity Activity Instance of the Activity to scan.

Returns:

Type Description
ScanResultHandler Nullable ScanResultHandler provides a way to get more detailed information on the result or further update the scan by providing a name or tags.

scan(param)

Scans the provided dialog for accessibility issues and returns a callback.

Required param:

Name Type Description
dialog Dialog Instance of the Dialog to scan.
scanCallback DialogScanCallback Provides aScanResultHandler after the dialog has inflated and the scan has completed.

Returns:

Type Description
ScanResultHandler Nullable ScanResultHandler provides a way to get more detailed information on the result or further update the scan by providing a name or tags.

getResult(param)

Requests a scan's result from the dashboard matching the provided result key.

Required param:

Name Type Description
axeDevToolsResultKey AxeDevToolsResultKey The identifier of the result you'd like to grab.

Returns:

Type Description
AxeDevToolsResult Nullable AxeDevToolsResult provides access to details of the result.

deleteResult(param)

Delete a scan's result from the dashboard matching the provided result key.

Required param:

Name Type Description
axeDevToolsResultKey AxeDevToolsResultKey The identifier of the result you'd like to grab.

AxeDevToolsCompose

connect(params)

Generates an auth token to connect to the dashboard.

Required params:

Name Type Description
username String Deque username
password String Deque password
serverConfig ConnectionConfig Defines the server to connect to. ConnectionConfig.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG will connect you to axe-mobile.deque.com.

connect(param)

Generates an auth token to connect to the dashboard.

Required param:

Name Type Description
apiKey String Deque API key
serverConfig ConnectionConfig Defines the server to connect to. ConnectionConfig.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG will connect you to axe-mobile.deque.com.

disconnect()

Clears the current axe DevTools network session to allow a new connection to be made.

isUserAuthenticated()

Returns a boolean to indicate whether the user is authenticated and ready to send scans.

Returns:

Type Description
Boolean Indicates whether a user is authenticated for axe DevTools Mobile.

setComposeTestRule(param)

Provides test data to the library.

Required param:

Name Type
composeTestRule ComposeContentTestRule

setEmptyComposeTestRule(params)

This API helps when your test set up is using Compose Empty Test Rule with an Activity to run UI tests in Compose. The activity will be passed in to provide more information to the library such as: title of the screen, package name, etc. View a full example using this API.

Required param:

Name Type
composeEmptyTestRule ComposeTestRule
activity Activity

ComposeTestRule is apart of androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4. Read more on ComposeTestRule.

setScanName(param)

Set a name to the scan before uploading it to the dashboard.

Required param:

Name Type Description
name String Name for the scan.

tagScanAs(param)

Tags a scan prior to uploading it to the dashboard.

Required param:

Name Type Description
tags Set<String> List of tags to add to the scan.

addCustomRule(param)

Add a rule to run against your application during scans.

Required param:

Name Type Description
customRule Class<AxeDevToolsComposeRule> Rule to add

resetIgnoredRules()

Clear the ignored Rules list set by the ignored rules APIs. Helpful for changing rule configuration between automated tests.

ignoreRules(param)

Ignores rules completely from being run against any view.

Required param:

Name Type Description
rulesToIgnore List<String> List of rules to ignore.

tearDown()

Resets tags and clears test state from prior testing.

scan()

Scans the view for accessibility issues.

Returns:

Type Description
ScanResultHandler Nullable ScanResultHandler provides a way to get more detailed information on the result or further update the scan by providing a name or tags.

getResult(param)

Requests a scan's result from the dashboard matching the provided result key.

Required param:

Name Type Description
axeDevToolsResultKey AxeDevToolsResultKey The identifier of the result you'd like to grab.

Returns:

Type Description
AxeDevToolsResult Nullable AxeDevToolsResult provides access to details of the result.

deleteResult(param)

Delete a scan's result from the dashboard matching the provided result key.

Required param:

Name Type Description
axeDevToolsResultKey AxeDevToolsResultKey The identifier of the result you'd like to grab.

ScanResultHandler

uploadToDashboard(param)

Upload the accessibility scan's result to the dashboard. By default, the full result object is returned.

Optional param:

Name Type Description
uploadOnly Boolean Optional, default is false. When set to true, the result is uploaded to the dashboard and the result key is only available within the AxeDevToolsResult object.

Returns:

Type Description
AxeDevToolsResult Nullable AxeDevToolsResult provides access to details of the result.

saveResultToLocalStorage(param)

Save the accessibility scan result to a local file on your test device.

Required param:

Name Type Description
prefixFilename String Beginning of the filename to save the result as.

getSerializedResult()

Grabs the result of your scan to use within the test.