AndroidTestingBox

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Java
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Created
Nov 11, 2016
Updated
Apr 26, 2020 (Retired)
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Romain Rochegude (RoRoche)
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AndroidTestingBox

Android project to experiment various testing tools. It targets Java and Kotlin languages. Priority is given to fluency and ease of use. The idea is to provide a toolbox to write elegant and intelligible tests, with modern techniques like behavior-driven testing frameworks or fluent assertions.

AndroidTestingBox in the news

System under test (SUT)

Simple Java class

public class Sum {
    public final int a;
    public final int b;
    private final LazyInitializer<Integer> mSum;

    public Sum(int a, int b) {
        this.a = a;
        this.b = b;
        mSum = new LazyInitializer<Integer>() {
            @Override
            protected Integer initialize() throws ConcurrentException {
                return Sum.this.a + Sum.this.b;
            }
        };
    }

    public int getSum() throws ConcurrentException {
        return mSum.get();
    }
}

Android Activity

Here stands the layout file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    android:id="@+id/activity_main"
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/ActivityMain_TextView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:text="@string/app_name"/>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/ActivityMain_Button"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/ActivityMain_TextView"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:text="@string/click_me"/>
</RelativeLayout>

and here stands the corresponding Activity:

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        val textView: TextView = findViewById(R.id.ActivityMain_TextView) as TextView
        val button = findViewById(R.id.ActivityMain_Button)
        button.setOnClickListener({ view: View -> textView.setText(R.string.text_changed_after_button_click) })
    }
}

JUnit

Fluent assertions: truth

Alternative: AssertJ

Frutilla

@RunWith(value = org.frutilla.FrutillaTestRunner.class)
public class FrutillaSumTest {

    @Frutilla(
            Given = "two numbers a = 1 and b = 3",
            When = "computing the sum of these 2 numbers",
            Then = "should compute sum = 4"
    )
    @Test
    public void test_addition_isCorrect() throws Exception {
        given("two numbers", () -> {
            final int a = 1;
            final int b = 3;

            when("computing the sum of these 2 numbers", () -> {
                final Sum sum = new Sum(a, b);

                then("should compute sum = 4", () -> assertThat(sum.getSum()).isEqualTo(4));
            });
        });
    }
}

Fluent test method names

Specifications framework: Spectrum

import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
import static com.greghaskins.spectrum.Spectrum.describe;
import static com.greghaskins.spectrum.Spectrum.it;

@RunWith(Spectrum.class)
public class SpectrumSumTest {
    {
        describe("Given two numbers a = 1 and b = 3", () -> {
            final int a = 1;
            final int b = 3;

            it("computing the sum of these 2 numbers, should compute sum = 4", () -> {
                final Sum sum = new Sum(a, b);

                assertThat(sum.getSum()).isEqualTo(4);
            });
        });
    }
}

Alternative: Oleaster

Hierarchies in JUnit: junit-hierarchicalcontextrunner

@RunWith(HierarchicalContextRunner.class)
public class HCRSumTest {

    public class GivenTwoNumbers1And3 {
        private int a = 1;
        private int b = 3;

        @Before
        public void setUp() {
            a = 1;
            b = 3;
        }

        public class WhenComputingSum {
            private Sum sum;

            @Before
            public void setUp() {
                sum = new Sum(a, b);
            }

            @Test
            public void thenShouldBeEqualTo4() throws ConcurrentException {
                assertThat(sum.getSum()).isEqualTo(4);
            }
        }

        public class WhenMultiplying {
            private int multiply;

            @Before
            public void setUp() {
                multiply = a * b;
            }

            @Test
            public void thenShouldBeEqualTo3() throws ConcurrentException {
                assertThat(multiply).isEqualTo(3);
            }
        }
    }
}

Novelty to consider: JUnit 5 Nested Tests

BDD tools

Cucumber

  • Define the .feature file:
Feature: Sum computation

  Scenario Outline: Sum 2 integers
    Given two int <a> and <b> to sum
    When computing sum
    Then it should be <sum>

    Examples:
      |  a |  b | sum |
      |  1 |  3 |   4 |
      | -1 | -3 |  -4 |
      | -1 |  3 |   2 |
  • Define the corresponding steps:
public class SumSteps {
    Sum moSum;
    int miSum;

    @Given("^two int (-?\\d+) and (-?\\d+) to sum$")
    public void twoIntToSum(final int a, final int b) {
        moSum = new Sum(a, b);
    }

    @When("^computing sum$")
    public void computingSum() throws ConcurrentException {
        miSum = moSum.getSum();
    }

    @Then("^it should be (-?\\d+)$")
    public void itShouldBe(final int expected) {
        Assert.assertEquals(expected, miSum);
    }
}
  • Define the specific runner:
@RunWith(Cucumber.class)
@CucumberOptions(
        features = "src/test/resources/"
)
public class SumTestRunner {
}
  • Relevant tools:

JGiven

public class JGivenSumTest extends SimpleScenarioTest<JGivenSumTest.TestSteps> {

    @Test
    public void addition_isCorrect() throws ConcurrentException {
        given().first_number_$(1).and().second_number_$(3);
        when().computing_sum();
        then().it_should_be_$(4);
    }

    public static class TestSteps extends Stage<TestSteps> {
        private int mA;
        private int mB;
        private Sum mSum;

        public TestSteps first_number_$(final int piA) {
            mA = piA;
            return this;
        }

        public void second_number_$(final int piB) {
            mB = piB;
        }

        public void computing_sum() {
            mSum = new Sum(mA, mB);
        }

        public void it_should_be_$(final int piExpected) throws ConcurrentException {
            assertThat(mSum.getSum()).isEqualTo(piExpected);
        }
    }
}

Mutation testing: Zester plugin

For this sample project, define a new "Run configuration" with Zester such as:

Target classes: com.guddy.android_testing_box.zester.*
Test class: com.guddy.android_testing_box.zester.ZesterExampleTest

It generates an HTML report in the build/reports/zester/ directory, showing that 2 "mutants" survived to unit tests (so potential bugs, and in this case, yes it is).

Alternative to JUnit: TestNG

Kotlin

Fluent assertions: Kluent

Alternative: Expekt

Specifications framework: Spek

@RunWith(JUnitPlatform::class)
class SpekSumTest : Spek({

    given("two numbers a = 1 and b = 3") {
        val a: Int = 1
        val b: Int = 3

        on("computing the sum of these 2 numbers") {
            val sum: Sum = Sum(a, b)

            it("should compute sum = 4") {
                sum.sum shouldBe 4
            }
        }
    }
})

Android

Fluent assertions: AssertJ Android

Robotium

@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
public class MainActivityTest {
    //region Rule
    @Rule
    public final ActivityTestRule<MainActivity> mActivityTestRule = new ActivityTestRule<>(MainActivity.class, true, false);
    //endregion

    //region Fields
    private Solo mSolo;
    private MainActivity mActivity;
    private Context mContextTarget;
    //endregion

    //region Test lifecycle
    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        mActivity = mActivityTestRule.getActivity();
        mSolo = new Solo(InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation(), mActivity);
        mContextTarget = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
        mSolo.finishOpenedActivities();
    }
    //endregion

    //region Test methods
    @Test
    public void testTextDisplayed() throws Exception {
        given("the main activity", () -> {

            when("launching activity", () -> {
                mActivity = mActivityTestRule.launchActivity(null);

                then("should display 'app_name'", () -> {
                    final boolean lbFoundAppName = mSolo.waitForText(mContextTarget.getString(R.string.app_name), 1, 5000L, true);
                    assertThat(lbFoundAppName);
                });
            });
        });
    }
    //endregion
}

Espresso

Robolectric

    testCompile 'org.robolectric:robolectric:3.2.2'
    testCompile 'org.robolectric:shadows-multidex:3.2.2'
    testCompile 'org.robolectric:shadows-support-v4:3.2.2'
    testCompile 'org.khronos:opengl-api:gl1.1-android-2.1_r1'
@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
@Config(constants = BuildConfig.class)
public class RobolectricMainActivityTest {

    @Test
    public void test_clickingButton_shouldChangeText() throws Exception {

        given("The MainActivity", () -> {
            final MainActivity loActivity = Robolectric.setupActivity(MainActivity.class);
            final Button loButton = (Button) loActivity.findViewById(R.id.ActivityMain_Button);
            final TextView loTextView = (TextView) loActivity.findViewById(R.id.ActivityMain_TextView);

            when("clicking on the button", () -> {
                loButton.performClick();

                then("text should have changed", () -> assertThat(loTextView.getText().toString()).isEqualTo("Text changed after button click"));
            });
        });
    }

}

Cucumber support

  • Configure the build.gradle file:
android {
    defaultConfig {
        testApplicationId "com.guddy.android_testing_box.ui"
        testInstrumentationRunner "com.guddy.android_testing_box.ui.CucumberInstrumentationRunner"
    }
    
    sourceSets {
        androidTest {
            assets.srcDirs = ['src/androidTest/assets']
        }
    }
}
  • Write features in the src/androidTest/assets directory, for example this main.feature file:
Feature: Main activity

  Scenario: Click on the button
    Given the initial state is shown
    When clicking on the button
    Then the text changed to "Text changed after button click"
  • Define the corresponding steps:
@CucumberOptions(features = "features")
public class CucumberMainActivitySteps extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<MainActivity> {

    public CucumberMainActivitySteps() {
        super(MainActivity.class);
    }

    @Given("^the initial state is shown$")
    public void the_initial_main_activity_is_shown() {
        // Call the activity before each test.
        getActivity();
    }

    @When("^clicking on the button$")
    public void clicking_the_Click_Me_button() {
        onView(withId(R.id.ActivityMain_Button)).perform(click());
    }

    @Then("^the text changed to \"([^\"]*)\"$")
    public void text_$_is_shown(final String s) {
        onView(withId(R.id.ActivityMain_TextView)).check(matches(withText(s)));
    }
}
  • Define the specific runner:
public class CucumberInstrumentationRunner extends MonitoringInstrumentation {

    private final CucumberInstrumentationCore mInstrumentationCore = new CucumberInstrumentationCore(this);

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle arguments) {
        super.onCreate(arguments);

        mInstrumentationCore.create(arguments);
        start();
    }

    @Override
    public void onStart() {
        super.onStart();

        waitForIdleSync();
        mInstrumentationCore.start();
    }
}

JGiven support

@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
public class EspressoJGivenMainActivityTest extends
        SimpleScenarioTest<EspressoJGivenMainActivityTest.Steps> {

    @Rule
    @ScenarioState
    public ActivityTestRule<MainActivity> activityTestRule = new ActivityTestRule<>(MainActivity.class);

    @Rule
    public AndroidJGivenTestRule androidJGivenTestRule = new AndroidJGivenTestRule(this.getScenario());

    @Test
    public void clicking_ClickMe_changes_the_text() {
        given().the_initial_main_activity_is_shown()
                .with().text("AndroidTestingBox");
        when().clicking_the_Click_Me_button();
        then().text_$_is_shown("Text changed after button click");
    }

    public static class Steps extends Stage<Steps> {
        @ScenarioState
        CurrentStep currentStep;

        @ScenarioState
        ActivityTestRule<MainActivity> activityTestRule;

        public Steps the_initial_main_activity_is_shown() {
            // nothing to do, just for reporting
            return this;
        }

        public Steps clicking_the_Click_Me_button() {
            onView(withId(R.id.ActivityMain_Button)).perform(click());
            return this;
        }

        public Steps text(@Quoted String s) {
            return text_$_is_shown(s);
        }

        public Steps text_$_is_shown(@Quoted String s) {
            onView(withId(R.id.ActivityMain_TextView)).check(matches(withText(s)));
            takeScreenshot();
            return this;
        }

        private void takeScreenshot() {
            currentStep.addAttachment(
                    Attachment.fromBinaryBytes(ScreenshotUtils.takeScreenshot(activityTestRule.getActivity()), MediaType.PNG)
                            .showDirectly());
        }
    }
}

IDE configuration

Nota Bene

A relevant combination of Dagger2 and mockito is already described in a previous post I wrote: http://roroche.github.io/AndroidStarter/

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