Testing e2e

hootsieroll · May 8, 2014, 9:54pm

Has anyone been able to test an ionic using protractor on the iOS simulator? I am able to get the app to run on localhost inside the emulator running Appium, but haven’t been able to actually test the build version of the app itself.

mhartington · May 8, 2014, 10:12pm

E2E testing for ionic is going to follow the same basic principles as testing for regular angular app. For that you should check out Protractor, and specifically this page about writing tests for apps.

github.com

angular/protractor/blob/master/docs/getting-started.md

Getting Started
===============

To get started quickly, begin with the [Tutorial](/docs/tutorial.md) which provides a step by step overview of how to install Protractor, create test files, set up config files, and run tests.

Protractor needs two files to run, the test or spec file, and the configuration file. For additional information, see [Working with Spec and Config Files](/docs/api-overview.md).

When writing tests, keep in mind that Protractor is a wrapper around WebDriverJS. You may want to skim through the [WebDriverJS Users Guide](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/WebDriverJs) before writing any tests.

The WebDriverJS API is based on promises. To learn more, check out [The WebDriver Control Flow](/docs/control-flow.md).

To learn how Protractor, Selenium Server, and Selenium WebDriver work together, take a look at [How It Works](/docs/infrastructure.md). 

Once you are familiar with Protractor, it is recommended that you start using Page Objects. For more information see [Using Page Objects to Organize Tests](/docs/page-objects.md).

For a complete list of the Protractor documentation, see the [Table of Contents](/docs/toc.md).

hootsieroll · May 9, 2014, 1:09pm

Thanks, I am familiar with the protractor project. I was asking if anyone had success running their e2e tests on a device using appium and protractor or some combination.

mhartington · May 9, 2014, 1:16pm

Ok so specifically with Appium. Not to sure, but it appears that on protractors github page, there was an issue about this.

May be worth looking at