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Appium Studio for Eclipse - Record Your First Test

Open a Device

From the Cloud Devices view, select an Android device and click Open.

Install and Launch Your Application

From the Applications view, click Install, and then click Launch.

You can view the successful notification for both operations, from the Console view.

Start a New Recording

  1. Click the Start Recording icon (

    ) to the right of the device reflection. The device panel changes to indicate that recording is in progress and an empty, unsaved test file opens in the editor.

  2. Perform the required actions on the device reflection. You can view the actions added to the test editor.

  3. When you are finished, click the Stop Recording icon (

    ) right to the device reflection.

You can also start a new recording by clicking the Capabilities Wizard, which opens the Recording Wizard.
More options are available here, such as uploading a new application, installing application, and adding NoReset to capabilities list.

The Capabilities wizard launches the selected application before starting to record your test.

Save Your Recorded Test

  1. Click Save. For a new test, the Save Recording is displayed:

  2. Select a project.

  3. Choose a name for your new test, and then click Finish. Your test is saved in the selected project, in a folder named t**ests.

Run Your Test

Running a test is dependent on the Appium 6 library. To run a test:

  1. Make sure the library is included in the same project as the test. (If you used Appium Studio for Eclipse's Project Configuration, Appium 6 is included by default.) 
  2. Make sure that all the commands you wish to run have their checkboxes selected.
  3. Click Run Test ().