Calabash is an automation testing tool that can be used for both iOS and Android applications. The test scenarios are written in Cucumber, which is a user-friendly script.
This open-source tool is developed and maintained by Xamarin. The main advantage of Cucumber script is the pattern is very similar to a plain conversation in English and all the statements are defined by using Ruby language.
In Calabash, a cucumber statement must be defined only once but can be repeated for different scenarios of a cucumber script.
Why Calabash?
The libraries in the calabash framework help to interact with the Android and iOS apps.
There are two different projects on GitHub that make Calabash possible:
- calabash-android – for Android
- calabash-ios – for iOS
Calabash can work with any Ruby-based test framework. Before you start installing the Calabash, install Ruby on your machine.
Sample Cucumber code:
Feature: Calabash Test for Sign in Functionality
Scenario: Sign in to an account
Given I am looking at Home page
Then I touch the Sign In Button
Then I wait for Sign In page to appear
Then I enter Sign in Email ID
Then I enter Sign in Password
Then I touch the “Submit” text
Then I print Sign in successful
Ruby code:
Given (/^I am looking at Home Page$/) do
wait_for(:timeout =>60) { element_exists(“* id: ‘Home_header'”)}
end
Then (/^I touch the Sign In Button $/) do
touch(query(“* id:’Sign In Button'”))
end
Then (/^I wait for Sign In page to appear $/) do
wait_for(:timeout =>60) { element_exists(“* id: ‘signin_header'”)}
end
Then (/^I enter Sign in Email ID$/) do
query(“* id:’emailaddresses'”,{:setText => ‘[email protected]’})
end
Then (/^I enter Sign in Password $/) do
query(“* id:’password'”,{:setText => 123456})
end
Pros:
- Platform independent.
- Time consumption is very low as compared to manual testing.
- Basic programming knowledge suffices to understand.
- Since it supports Emulators, there is no need to use external devices.
Cons:
- Which supports only Ruby language.
- Non availability of an IDE or an Editor.
- Don’t get much online support.
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