Watch the video tutorial about working with object spy here:
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Launch either Edge or Chrome Object Spy.
For detailed instructions on how to launch a web object spy, refer to Launching Object Spy from the Browser.Enter the application under test URL in the address bar.
Click the Hover mode, as shown in the following screenshot:
Hover the mouse pointer over the object and click it once the object details are highlighted. The object is added into the list in the Object Spy window.
After adding all the required objects, click Save to Repository.
To add the objects for a child window, do one of the following:
Open the child window, and open its associated Object Spy to add the child window objects to a new child window object repository.
Open the child window. Click the Hover button of the Object Spy associated with the parent window to add the child window objects to the parent window object repository. You can switch between parent and child windows to add their objects using the Hover button.
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Launch Chrome Object Spy.
For detailed instructions on how to launch a web object spy, refer to Launching Object Spy from the Browser.Enter the application under test URL in the address bar.
Click the Image mode, as shown in the following screenshot:
Select the image you want to add by drag and drop method and set the position of pointer by clicking on the image:
The image object is added into the list in the Object Spy window:After adding all the required objects, click Save to Repository.
The objects will be saved to the repository, as shown in the following screenshot:
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It is recommended to use Web Object Spy in left dock mode or right dock mode. If you want to use it in any other dock mode, click the Hover/Image button to start using it. You can also detach Object Spy UI with the application under the test page and also add the child window objects as shown in the above-mentioned step. However, if you are adding objects for multiple application pages in the detach mode, the Web Object Spy adds the objects of all the pages in the same object repository. |
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Launch the browser (Edge or Chrome) that is enabled with Web Object Spy.
For detailed instructions on how to launch a web object spy, refer to Launching Object Spy from the Browser.In the Repository section, select the page under which the object exists which needs to be updated.
Click the edit (
) icon next to the object that you want to edit. For detailed instructions on how to edit an object learnt by the Hover mode, refer to Editing an Object
Note: SmartLocator mode does not support the HTML tag/structure change.Modify the object details and then click Save.
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Launch the browser (Chrome) that is enabled with Web Object Spy.
For detailed instructions on how to launch a web object spy, refer to Launching Object Spy from the Browser.In the Repository section, select the page under which the object exists which needs to be updated.
Click the edit (
) icon next to the object that you want to edit. For detailed instructions on how to edit an object learnt by the Image mode, refer to Editing an Image Object
Note: SmartLocator mode does not support the Image mode.Modify the object details and then click Save. You cannot modify the locator type of the image object.
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XCode
Appium Dependencies
Java 8 (64-bit)- Oracle Java 8 : 1.8.0_261/ Open JDK / Azul Java: 8.48.0.53
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Android Studio (for emulators only)
Intel® HAXM (for emulators only)
Java 8 (64-bit)- Oracle Java 8 : 1.8.0_261/ Open JDK / Azul Java: 8.48.0.53
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Once downloaded, double-click android-studio-bundle-windows.exe.
This will start installation of Android Studio.Follow the on-screen instructions and complete the studio installation.
Select Standard Installation.
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System displays the list of components selected to be installed.
Go to SDK Tools and ensure that Android SDK Build-Tools is installed. If not, then download it.
Click OK.
Once all the required components are installed, click Finish.
Now you can start creating virtual devices.
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Launch any browser.
Enter Mobile Object Spy URL.
Enter Qualitia Server URL.
Qualitia Server URL is a combination of Hostname/IP of the server where you have installed Qualitia server along with the port 8887.
Sample URL may look like: http://192.168.25.33:8887 or http://localhost:8887 (if mobile object Spy server is installed locally).Enter Qualitia Username and Password.
Click Sign in.
Select Qualitia project under which you want to add newly inspected objects and then click Sign in.
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Launch Mobile Object Spy on any browser using Mobile Object Spy URL.
Mobile Object Spy URL is a combination of hostname/IP of the machine where Mobile Object Spy server is installed along with the port 4001.
Sample URL may look like: http://192.168.25.77:4001 or http://localhost:4001.Enter Qualitia Server URL, User id and Password.
Qualitia Server URL is a combination of Hostname/IP of the server where you have installed Qualitia server along with the port 8887.
Sample URL may look like: http://192.168.25.77:8887 or http://localhost:8887.Select the Qualitia project under which you want to add new objects.
Here you will see all the real devices connected to the agent Mobile Object Spy agents along with the emulators or simulators.
For more information on creating emulators/simulators using Android Studio or XCode, click here.Click Boot and Connect to boot the device and launch it to spy the objects.
This option is available for emulators/simulators only.Click Connect to launch the real device connected to Mobile Object Spy agent or already started emulator/simulator.
For the device to be visible and usable the device needs to allow unauthorized access on the connected device for Mobile Object Spy to work
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Ensure you have set the default browser as Google Chrome in the real device.
One mobile device can be accessed by one user only. If the device is being accessed by some other user, you will see the device state as Busy.
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In Mobile applications, there are two types of objects:
Web: The objects which are solely created for web applications. They are present in web context of the hybrid applications and web applications.
Mobile: The objects which are solely created for mobile applications. They are present in native and native context of the hybrid applications.
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Capabilities | Description | Values/Example |
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noReset | Helps you reset the application before starting the session. | Boolean (true/false) |
intentAction | Intent action to use to start an activity. Applications can have their own intentAction. You will get this information by the app developer. | android.intent.action.VIEW |
intentCategory | Intent category to use to start an activity. You will get this information by the app developer. | android.intent.category.LAUNCHER |
chromeOptions | This capability allows you to customize and configure a ChromeDriver session. For the complete list of ChromeDriver supported capabilities and how to use them, see the chromeOptions documentation. | args=–-headless |
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Launch any browser.
Enter Mobile Object Spy URL.
Enter Qualitia Server URL.
Qualitia Server URL is a combination of Hostname/IP of the server where you have installed Qualitia server along with the port 8887.
Sample URL may look like: http://192.168.25.33:8887 or http://localhost:8887 (if mobile object Spy server is installed locally).Enter Qualitia Username and Password.
Click Sign in.
Select Qualitia project under which you want to add newly inspected objects and then click Sign in.
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