controlling the camera in test

[Marcus Chen]

Hey guys,

First let me thank you guys for doing such great work. We have converted our regression tests to Robotium test cases and really saved a lot of time. Recently we are hitting a roadblock in converting our test cases that involve the test of photo functionalities. Our app invokes the native camera app to take a photo and provide callback for the camera app to get back to it. I am finding that our Robotium test (solo object) doesn't have a hold on the camera activity. My question is what is the easiest way for my test to get a handle on the camera activity? Examples would be great. Thank you in advance.

 

Regards,
Marcus

[Renas Reda]

Hi,

That is not possible as your test project is locked to your
application. It is not allowed (Android platform restriction) to
interact with other applications, only the one described in the
AndroidManifest.xml of the test project.

Renas

[Marcus Chen]

Makes sense. Has anyone tried to stub in a camera app that replaces
the default one of the device that does nothing but returns a static
photo when called.

Marcus

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[Marcus Chen]

So I have just created a mock camera app for this purpose. Send me an
email if anyone wants to use it and I'll send you the source code.

Marcus

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[Christopher Orr]

Interesting. Isn't this something you could just publish openly on
GitHub, for example? :)

Regards,
Chris