appium-android-driver

What is appium-android-driver?

The appium-android-driver npm package is a driver for Appium that allows you to automate Android applications. It provides a set of tools and APIs to interact with Android devices and emulators, enabling you to perform various actions such as launching apps, interacting with UI elements, and running automated tests.

What are appium-android-driver's main functionalities?

Launching an Android App

This feature allows you to launch an Android application on a specified device or emulator. The code sample demonstrates how to create a session and launch an app using the appium-android-driver.

const { AndroidDriver } = require('appium-android-driver');
const driver = new AndroidDriver();
await driver.createSession({
  platformName: 'Android',
  deviceName: 'emulator-5554',
  app: '/path/to/your/app.apk'
});

Interacting with UI Elements

This feature allows you to interact with UI elements within the Android application. The code sample shows how to find an element by its ID and perform a click action on it.

const { AndroidDriver } = require('appium-android-driver');
const driver = new AndroidDriver();
await driver.createSession({
  platformName: 'Android',
  deviceName: 'emulator-5554',
  app: '/path/to/your/app.apk'
});
await driver.elementById('elementId').click();

Running Automated Tests

This feature allows you to run automated tests on your Android application. The code sample demonstrates how to create a session, interact with UI elements, and retrieve text from an element for validation.

const { AndroidDriver } = require('appium-android-driver');
const driver = new AndroidDriver();
await driver.createSession({
  platformName: 'Android',
  deviceName: 'emulator-5554',
  app: '/path/to/your/app.apk'
});
await driver.elementById('elementId').click();
const text = await driver.elementById('textElementId').getText();
console.log(text);

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README

Appium Android Driver

Appium Android Driver is the collection of common primitives used by other Android drivers, like UIA2/Espresso. This driver cannot work as a separate entity.

Development

Install and Compile

npm i
npm run build
npm run lint

Unit Test

npm test

Changelog

9.12.3 (2024-11-10)

Miscellaneous Chores

• bump appium-adb (#965) (2025c55)