Appium Testing on Sauce Labs
Quickly identify accessibility issues in your iOS or Android applications with Appium testing, now supported on Sauce Labs!
Test for accessibility with Appium and Sauce Labs
Deque has partnered with Sauce Labs to bring accessibility testing to your existing testing infrastructure. Add accessibility scans to your Appium tests with axe DevTools Mobile, run your tests on real devices with Sauce Labs, then check out the results in our online axe DevTools Mobile Dashboard.
Setup for Accessibility Scans
Prerequisites:
- Your tests running against Appium version 2.0 or above
- API Key for axe DevTools Mobile
- Use of UiAutomator2 or XCUITest Driver
Sauce Labs has taken care of the Appium integration for you. To initiate accessibility testing, you'll need to incorporate accessibility scans into your existing Appium tests. Refer to our setup guide, beginning with the section titled "Scan for Accessibility Issues".
Setup for Running Tests on Sauce Labs
Prerequisites:A Sauce Labs account: Username and Access Key Application uploaded to Sauce Labs App Storage: Script available Sauce Labs custom Appium version: appium2-deque-accessibility
Required Capabilities:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| appium:app | String |
The location of the app under test. Set storage:filename={filename of your app} to access apps uploaded to Sauce Labs. iOS apps use the file format .ipa and Android use .apk |
| appium:automationName | String |
The name of the automation engine. Set to: axexcuitest for iOS or axeuiautomator2 for Android |
| sauce:options | Object |
Details on Sauce Labs account and configuration options. |
sauce:options Object
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| username | String |
Sauce Labs Username |
| accessKey | String |
Sauce Labs Access Key |
| build | String |
An identifier for your test run, displayed in Sauce Labs Dashboard |
| name | String |
Your test name |
| appiumVersion | String |
Set to: appium2-deque-accessibility |
NOTE: The XCUITest driver currently supports Sauce Labs devices running iOS 16+.
Lastly, update your driver URL to connect to Sauce Labs!
Example: self.driver = webdriver.Remote('https://ondemand.us-west-1.saucelabs.com:443/wd/hub', options=options)
Helpful reference:
Run Your Tests
Now you can run your Appium tests on Sauce Labs and scan for accessibility. Check out your accessibility results on the axe DevTools Mobile dashboard at axe-mobile.deque.com.
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