Automate Windows Calculator (UWP) with Appium 2
Drive Windows UWP apps with Appium 2.
A repost of my daughter’s article, which was based on my book: “Practical Desktop App Test Automation with Appium”. I made minor modifications and added a few notes.
In a previous article, I went through how to automate iOS apps with Appium. In this article, we will drive a Windows app with Appium 2 (currently in beta). The sample app for today is the Windows Calculator, a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app.
Now, I’ll share a step-by-step guide to doing the same on your machine.
Table of Contents:
· Set up Appium Server
· Set Up Appium Client
· First Appium Desktop Automated Script
· First Appium Desktop Automated Test
· Zhimin’s notes
∘ How to Inspect Controls in Windows Native Apps?
Set up Appium Server
Appium works as client-server architecture. The server needs to be running to receive instructions from the client(s).
