Sep 9Refine VoiceOver experience on your data-rich apps with Custom Content APIWe think of VoiceOver when we think of accessibility. VoiceOver is most used accessibility feature among all other accessibility features available on iPhone device, but it could be overwhelming when VoiceOver read out labels on a data-rich app. …2 min read2 min read
Aug 13XCTest wait for elements using expectations & NSPredicateA good XCUITest is written without Thread.sleep. XCUITest shouldn’t wait for an element(s) blindly for fixed amount of time especially when appearance of the elements is dependent on network calls. XCTestExpectationNSObject perfectly solves this problem. Let’s go over an example on how to use this method. …Swift2 min readSwift2 min read
Published in Next Level Swift·Jul 17The most resilient approach when adding elements in your XCUITests.If you’re a QA, I bet you have came across situations where an element’s label or placeholder text has changed as per the new requirements but the change broke several of your tests because your test were looking for an element matching a certain string that no longer exists. In…I OS2 min readI OS2 min read
Published in Next Level Swift·May 6So you want to do mock testing in XCTest?Want to do mock testing in XCTest and XCUITesting in Swift? We often come across certain test scenarios which are not easy to automate because of complexity of the state of data. …Swift2 min readSwift2 min read
Published in Next Level Swift·Jan 15Xcode 13 — Retry failed tests to handle flaky testsWe all have come across certain stubborn flaky tests that fail due to circumstances beyond our control. For e.g. if your app makes backend API calls to another system, you may not have control over those backend API servers especially for companies where QA environments are shared along with other…Xctest3 min readXctest3 min read
Published in Next Level Swift·Feb 16, 2021Creating a scheduled XCUITest(iOS) regression pipeline using GitLabTaking full advantage of the DevOps Pipeline — As your app grows and packs on new features, it becomes harder to test manually with new and existing features before every deployment. …Swift4 min readSwift4 min read
Published in Next Level Swift·Jan 18, 2021The Ultimate XCUITest (iOS) Design Pattern — Page Object Model (POM)Scalable Design Pattern for XCUITest (iOS) with POM. — Projects often spend most of their time & budget on the actual app development and not much on testing and especially not on test automation. Apple introduced XCUITest (iOS) UI Testing Framework in 2015. Those who have used Appium or Selenium UI test framework are probably aware of Page Object…Xcuitest3 min readXcuitest3 min read
Published in Next Level Swift·Jan 5, 2021Getting started with Test Data-Driven in XCUITest iOS — SwiftRunning multiple iterations of Data-Driven test in a single test — Why write 10 separate tests when you can just write one? In fact: Data-Driven testing can run multiple iterations of data in just one test. Those who have used some of the old industry testing automation tools like HP UFT, Selenium, etc. will be familiar with Data-Driven Testing Frameworks. When…I OS2 min readI OS2 min read
