Integrating uiautomator test case with application code in Android

Question

I am using Eclipse IDE. Here is my code for uiautomator testcase:

public class caltest extends UiAutomatorTestCase {

    public void testDemo() throws UiObjectNotFoundException, IOException {

    //mytesstcode

    }
}

To run this test i have to issue following commands from command line:

1. /tools/android create uitest-project -n -t 1 -p

2. Go to the project directory where your build.xml file is located and build your test JAR. ---> ant build

3. Deploy your generated test JAR file to the test device by using the adb push command: ---> adb push /data/local/tmp/

4. ---> adb shell uiautomator runtest jarname.jar -c caltest

Is there any way i can run my test without using commandline i.e. from the eclipse ide or from within an android application.

Answer 1

Not currently. What I did to simplify the process was to write a bash script.

Example:

#!/bin/bash -xe
ant clean build

adb push bin/AutomatedTests.jar /data/local/tmp/

adb shell uiautomator runtest /data/local/tmp/AutomatedTests.jar -c com.example.tests.SimpleTest

Answer 2

You can check Uiautomator-bot, it does what you are looking for. You don't have to use any command line. It can also run test cases on multiple devices simultaneously. For more info check this link.