JumpStart Android Testing using Calabash

This Post will help you to write your First Functional Test using calabash and cucumber.

Before we Jump Start to this - Let me ASK you two questions :

1. Do you have the .apk file of the mobile app you are planning to test ?
If  NO - please get it first and put it in some folder say C:\My_Android_App\<your_apk_file>.apk

2. Do you have install the pre-requisties tools ?
If NO - Please refer the section - Setup for calabash-android 

STEP 1:
Using command prompt Navigate to the folder where you have your .apk file

STEP 2:
Generate a Cucumber skeleton :
Run the command C:\My_Android_App\calabash-android gen
It will create a Cucumber skeleton in the current folder like this:

features
|_support
| |_app_installation_hooks.rb
| |_app_life_cycle_hooks.rb
| |_env.rb
|_step_definitions
| |_calabash_steps.rb
|_my_first.feature 

In this skeleton you find all the predefined steps that comes with calabash. Try to take a look my_first.feature and change it to fit your app.

STEP 3:
Resign your apk with the default "debug.keystore" available at C:\Users\<your_user_name>\.android
Run the command C:\My_Android_App\calabash-android resign <your_apk_file>.apk

STEP 4:
Connect your "mobile device" or "simulator" where you want to test your code:
Run the command C:\My_Android_App\adb devices
*** The device or simulator should show in the List of devices attached***

STEP 5:
Finally - Execute Test code:
Run the command C:\My_Android_App\calabash-android run <your_apk_file>.apk