You can send keystrokes and touch events with the MonkeyRunner API. It's available in AOSP and Android 2.3, and documented in Android 2.3.
On Feb 1, 9:51 pm, Bharathi raja <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Can you please tell me it required any module\lib files to write python > script to do keystrokes and touch event. > if so, from where i will get those module files > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 10:45 PM, A. Elk > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > You might use Monkey to test that your app handles only certain > > keystrokes, handles only keystrokes sent in a certain order, and > > doesn't crash if it gets anything else. For touch events, you could > > use it to test that random touches or gestures don't do something > > unexpected in your application. As the Dev Guide topic says, Monkey is > > for "stress-testing" your application. > > > MonkeyRunner provides limited scripting and control capabilities, so > > that you can write Python scripts to run test suites. The Froyo Dev > > Guide describes MonkeyRunner in some detail. You have to know Python > > in order to use it. You can send keystrokes and touch events to > > control the UI, but to send touch events you have to know the screen > > coordinates where you want the touch to occur. That means that you'll > > need to do some work by hand first, to figure out those coordinates. > > As far as I know, MonkeyRunner can't do gestures. > > > Robotium is in Java only. It's like JUnit. You write something that > > looks like a Java program. The Robotium runner interprets it as a > > sequence of steps to run. There's documentation online; you should > > Google "Robotium". > > > Suspend/restart could mean many things. You may or may not be able to > > test those functions automatically. In general, you can't easily test > > something that requires turning off the device. > > > File copying from the network could be done in MonkeyRunner. It really > > depends on what you're trying to do. Since MonkeyRunner is essentially > > a Python module, you can write any Python program you want and add > > MonkeyRunner to it. Python can do just about anything you can think > > of. > > > Python can accept user input. > > > Unfortunately, I don't have the time to teach you Python or Java. This > > forum really isn't appropriate for that. > > > On Jan 31, 2:29 am, raki <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Alk, > > > > Thanks a lot for the reply. > > > I had a look at Robotium. It seems it will solve my purpose. > > > > But I am still not clear on whats the difference between Monkey ad > > > Monkey runner. Can u please give a simple scenario explaining thier > > > main purpose and difference between each other? > > > > I would be grateful to you if you clarify the below questions as well? > > > > 1) To work with Robotium do I need to have knowledge on Java or can I > > > manage with Python itself? > > > 2) Power management processes like suspend/restart is a key part in > > > our testing. Can I achieve it using Monkey runner or Robotium? > > > 3) Can we automate the operations like file copy through network using > > > Monkey runner/Python? > > > 4) I would like to create scripts that accept inputs from user while > > > running. I have no knowledge on Python. Hope I can achieve it in > > > Python. Correct me if I am wrong. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Rakesh > > > > On Jan 31, 2:40 am, "A. Elk" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I don't think that Monkey will give you the type of UI testing you > > > > want. It's mostly used to generate input while you test other things. > > > > > MonkeyRunner can do functional testing, but a better use for it is to > > > > run suites of system tests and then collect the results. Remember, > > > > too, that MonkeyRunner is an API, not a program; you have to write a > > > > Python program to use it. > > > > > You may also want to look at Robotium, which is similar to Selenium > > > > but with specific support for Android. > > > > > UI > > > > > On Jan 28, 12:06 am, raki <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I want to automate UI and functional testing on Android OS. > > > > > > I am in dilemma whether to use Monkey or Mokeyrunner for the purpose. > > > > > > I will not be able to access the source code for the applications but > > > > > I just need to test the applications, probably using Python/Shell > > > > > scripting. > > > > > > Can anyone suggest me which tool I need to use for best results? > > > > > > I also want to include power management operations in between my UI > > > > > testing processes. > > > > > > Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Rakesh > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > [email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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