IOS Mobile Automation Set up

Steps and Summaries:

• Install IDE, Xcode, and require components for working automation code
• Install libraries that required to run automation code
• Set environment variables that necessary to run automation code

Install node js and appium

1. Download node js here
2. install node js
3. To download and install Appium with the terminal, follow the command below

npm install - g appium

Note: in case, no permission and after you install with the command above and found the error “EACCES: permission denied, …..” you can use the command below

sudo npm install -g appium --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root

If you want to set permission on your local machine you can follow the step

1. Open the terminal with the command

Open ~/.zshc

2. write the scrip follow below

export PATH=usr/local/share/npm/bin:$PATH

3. install Appium doctor

what is Appium doctor can use to check whether all the prerequisites/dependencies/installation required for installing Appium.

sudo npm install -g appium-doctor --unsafe-perm=true --allow-root

• Install Xcode

xcode-select --install

1. Install XCUITest Driver (using Appium CLI)

npm i appium-xcuitest-driver

2. Install Carthage [dependency manager, required for WebDriverAgent]

brew install Carthage

Start the simulator with Appium inspector

We can practice automation ios with UIKitCattalog for sample guides you through several types of customizations you can make in your iOS automation test.

1. Download UIKitCattalog

2. Build UIKitCatalog app for the simulator

Open UIKitCatalog as a download

piya@MacBook-Pro ~% cd /Users/piya/Downloads/ios-uicatalog-master/UIKitCatalog
piya@MacBook-Pro UIKitCatalog % npm install

Then you will get UIKitCatalog-iphonesimulator

• Create Device

Start with UIKitCatalog app using Appium CLI

Get UDID with the command

xcrun simctl list

Open Xcode

Launch Appium on Mac OS

Now, open the Appium app from ‘Application’ and start the Appium Server.