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Object Identification (Mobile)

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Last updated: Aug 14, 2019
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Object identification is an integral part for automating test cases for any application. Qualitia offers state of the art module to spy objects from the mobile applications for automating test cases. You can install Mobile Object Spy on any machine within the environment easily and start utilizing it for the desired Qualitia projects. 

For more information, refer to the Mobile Object Spy section. 

Once you launch a simulator/emulator or real device and installed the desired application, you can start adding objects from it for the automation testing. All the objects you add from here are immediately added to Qualitia object repository which you can use while creating automation tasks/test cases for mobile applications.

Follow the simple procedures mentioned below to add objects into the repository based on the type of application.

In this section:


  • Once you have launched any application, you can interact with live screen by performing tap, swipe and tap and hold actions. Drag and drop action is not supported.
  • You can launch other applications from the device screen itself.
  • If you are launching the application which was already running on the device, application is launched at its current stage. Qualitia does not reset the application when launching it.
  • If you switch application, Qualitia adds a new parent page automatically and all the objects are stored under the respective parent page. 

Adding Native Application Objects

This type of applications are developed to run independently on a smartphone with or without internet connectivity. You can add objects from the native applications using mobile object spy.

To add objects from native applications:

  1. Launch Mobile Object Spy and install or launch the application under test.
  2. Enable object spy mode clicking the play () icon.
  3. Hover over the object you want to add and Object spy will highlight the object.
  4. Click the highlighted object to add it in the repository.
    Object will then appear in the right pane in the Object Repository section. 
  5. Update the object properties like name, locator type/value, object class, if required.
  6. Click the pause () button to exit from the object spy mode or click the button to end the session.

Adding Hybrid Application Objects

A hybrid application (hybrid app) is one that combines elements of both native and Web applications. Hybrid applications run inside a native container and leverage the device's browser engine (but not the browser) to render the web elements like HTML and so forth. Qualitia allows you to add objects from the hybrid application into the object repository for mobile application testing.

Supports Hybrid application with debug enabled/Developer mode build only.

To add objects from the hybrid application:

  1. Launch Mobile Object Spy and install or launch the application under test.
  2. Enable object spy mode clicking the play () icon.
    By default, the native view of the application appears.
  3. To add objects from native context:
    1. Hover over the object you want to add and Object spy will highlight the object.
    2. Click the highlighted object to add it in the repository.
  4. To add objects from web context:
    1. Click the Webview panel in the left pane and select the required Webview from the list.
      Only the objects falling under the selected web view appear in the live view.
    2. Hover over the object you want to add and Object spy will highlight the object.
    3. Click the highlighted object to add it in the repository. 
      Object will then appear in the right pane in the Object Repository section. 
  5. Update the object properties like name, locator type/value, object class, if required.
  6. Click the pause () button to exit from the object spy mode or click the button to end the session.

Adding Objects from Page Source

Some objects are not visible on screen but they are required for automating the test cases for Mobile applications. Qualitia gives you provision to add objects from the native context from the page source.

You can add native application objects and objects with native context from the hybrid applications.

To add objects from the page source:

  1. Launch Mobile Object Spy and install or launch the application under test.
  2. From the right pane, click Page Source.
    A new section appears displaying the page source.
  3. Hover over the object in the page source which you want to add and click  icon.
    Object will then appear in the right pane in the Object Repository section. 
  4. Update the object properties like name, locator type/value, object class, if required.
  5. To end the session, click the button.

Adding Web Application Objects

You can add objects from applications which are accessed over a network connection and run in a web browser.

To add objects from the page source:

  1. Launch Mobile Object Spy and select the device which you want to use while spying objects. 
  2. Enter web application URL and click Launch.
    The application is then launched in Google Chrome browser.
  3. Enable object spy mode clicking the play () icon.
  4. To add objects from specific web context:
    1. Click the Webview panel in the left pane and select the required Webview from the list.
      Only the objects falling under the selected webview appear in the live view.
    2. Hover over the object you want to add and Object spy will highlight the object.
    3. Click the highlighted object to add it in the repository. 
      Object will then appear in the right pane in the Object Repository section. 
  5. Update the object properties like name, locator type/value, object class, if required.
  6. Click the pause () button to exit from the object spy mode or click the button to end the session.

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