Search fields: is there a special perform_action command for pressing the search button on the Android keyboard

[Noffica]

The command perform_action('send_key_enter') sends the enter key but for our search field, the enter key is replaced by the search key in the Android keyboard.

Is there a special perform_action command to send the input of the search key?

[mcha...@gmail.com]

 I frequently refer back to this post since it's helped me so many times in the past: http://krazyrobot.com/2014/02/calabash-android-enter-text-from-keyboard-using-adb/

 

 You could try using the key code ("KEYCODE_SEARCH" - http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/KeyEvent.html#KEYCODE_SEARCH), however since I believe only keyboard_send_text(String text) has been implemented, you could try using the "keyboard_enter_event" which is below. Should should call it by .........  keyboard_enter_event("KEYCODE_SEARCH").

*INPUT TEXT: already implemented* (no need to use perform_action(send_text("text))

 def keyboard_enter_text(text)

    # escape all non-alphanumeric characters with \

    processed_text = text.gsub(/([^\w\s])/) { |c| '\\' + c }

 

    # replace spaces with %s

    processed_text = processed_text.gsub(' ', '%s')

 

    input_command = "#{default_device.adb_command} shell input text #{processed_text}"

    raise "Could not send keyboard text: #{text}" unless system(input_command)

  end

*INPUT KEY_EVENT: Not implemented (I believe)*

 def keyboard_enter_event(event)

    input_command = "#{default_device.adb_command} shell input keyevent #{processed_text}"

    raise "Could not send keyboard text: #{text}" unless system(input_command)

  end

[Noffica]

Firstly, thanks for your help.

Unfortunately, I have been unable to work with it. I bring focus to the search field then execute 

system("adb shell input key event KEYCODE_SEARCH")

 but that has no effect whatsoever.

system("adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_SPACE")

 and 

system("adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_A")

 will insert a space and the letter "a" respectively but

system("adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_SEARCH")

 does not work.

[Noffica]

That was all done in

calabash-android console

[Bharath Bachina]

Hi Noffica,

   I am also facing same problem, if you found any solution please post it.

[Nauman Mithani]

I found a solution but I haven't used it. Check the latest documentation on the 'press user action button' commands. I believe it has been resolved.

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