Appium Setup on Mac OS

Requirement:

Automation test framework for native/hybrid/web Android & iOS application.

Solution: Appium

1. Installation

1. Homebrew

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

2. Node

brew install node      # get node.js

3. Appium Node npm

npm install -g appium  # get appium

4. Appium Client

npm install wd         # get appium client

5. Test Appium Instalation:

> appium

info: Welcome to Appium v1.3.4 (REV c8c79a85fbd6870cd6fc3d66d038a115ebe22efe)

info: Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723

info: Console LogLevel: debug

Press CTRL + C to stop Appium.

6. Install Android SDK for Android Application Tests

SDK Tools Only

Download and unzip it in desired location, in my case it is:

/Users/vbragaru/dev/android/android-sdk-macosx

After that we need to add them to $PATH just run in Terminal:

nano ~/.bash_profile

Our bash profile should look like this:

export ANDROID_HOME=/Users/gmunteanu/dev/android/android-sdk-macosx

export PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools:$PATH

export PATH=$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$PATH

export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.6)

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

Press CTRL+O then CTRL+X

Run next command in Terminal to read configurations:

source ~/.bash_profile

Android SDK Tools need some additional packages to be installed, run in Terminal:

android

We have to install green selected packages and optionally orange selected API for device API level to be tested.

7. Install xCode Command Line Tools for iOS Application Tests

Type in Terminal:

gcc

You’ll see an alert box:

Click Install and we’re done with xCode command line tools.

Next we have to install ideviceintaller which Appium use to install the .IPA file to device. Run in Terminal:

brew install -v --devel --fresh  automake autoconf libtool wget libimobiledevice

brew install -v --HEAD --fresh --build-from-source ideviceinstaller

8. Check Appium Installation:

Just run in Terminal:

appium-doctor

You should see the following logs: