calabash-android does not launch the app in the emulator?

[Rodney Degracia]

Greetings,

I have calabash-android 0.0.8 installed. calabash-android does not
launch the app in the emulator and I am wondering if there is
something I am doing wrong?

This is what I am doing:

# start the emulator
emulator -avd Google_API_Level_8 &

# clean and create debug builds
ant clean
ant debug

# build and run test server
calabash-android-build
calabash-android-run

Then I get the following:

2012-05-19 21:36:18 - Is first scenario - reinstalling apps
2012-05-19 21:36:18 - Uninstalling: com.my.app.test
2012-05-19 21:36:19 - Success
2012-05-19 21:36:19 - Uninstalling: com.my.app
2012-05-19 21:36:21 - Success
2012-05-19 21:36:21 - Installing: features/support/Test.apk
2207 KB/s (316360 bytes in 0.139s)
2012-05-19 21:36:25 - Success
2012-05-19 21:36:25 - Installing: /Users/NNN/Documents/Clients/AAA/
myapp/app/bin/myapp-debug.apk
2054 KB/s (442881 bytes in 0.210s)
2012-05-19 21:36:29 - Success
2012-05-19 21:36:29 - Starting test server using:
2012-05-19 21:36:29 - /Users/NNN/Documents/android/platform-tools/adb
shell am instrument -w -e class
sh.calaba.instrumentationbackend.InstrumentationBackend
com.my.app.test/android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner

junit.framework.TestSuite$1:
Test results for InstrumentationTestRunner=
2012-05-19 21:36:31 -
2012-05-19 21:36:31 - Got exception:end of file reached. Retrying!
Got exception:end of file reached. Retrying!
Got exception:end of file reached. Retrying!
Got exception:end of file reached. Retrying!
Got exception:end of file reached. Retrying!
2012-05-19 21:37:31 - Connection established
2012-05-19 21:37:31 - Action: press - Params: Login
2012-05-19 21:37:31 - Error communicating with test server: end of
file reached
When I press "Login" # features/
step_definitions/press_button_steps.rb:17
end of file reached (EOFError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:24:in `readline'
./features/support/hooks.rb:24:in `block in performAction'
/Users/rdegraci/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p318/lib/ruby/1.9.1/
timeout.rb:58:in `timeout'
./features/support/hooks.rb:21:in `performAction'
./features/step_definitions/press_button_steps.rb:18:in `/^I
press "([^\"]*)"$/'
features/login_dummy.feature:3:in `When I press "Login"'
Then I see "Enter your email and password to login!" # features/
step_definitions/assert_steps.rb:5
2012-05-19 21:37:31 - Closing connection to test

[Jonas Maturana Larsen]

Hi Rodney,

It looks like your app is started but dies right away.

Have you had a look at the logcat output?

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Jonas Maturana Larsen
Co-founder lesspainful.com
Phone: +45 40 16 75 77

Skype: jonasmaturana

[rdeg...@gmail.com]

The log cat shows the App starting and stopping with no exceptions. I have tested calabash-android with another app and I get the same wierd behavior. 

My app is installed onto the emulator and launches with no problems manually so I am thinking the issue may be with calabash-android test server. During testing of calabash-android I tried to telnet to localhost port 7110 but was unable. So I am thinking that for some strange reason the test-server is not being started on the emulator via calabash-android

Do you have an simple test app and a set of step by step procedures that I can follow to verify that calabash-android really works? I would like to help debug this since there are at least two other people who have reported this behavior so far (searching google).


Rodney Degracia 

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[Jonas Maturana Larsen]

I'll get back to you tomorrow with a sample calabash project.

It is something we have wanted to do for a while.

Which OS are you running?

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Co-founder lesspainful.com
Phone: +45 40 16 75 77

Skype: jonasmaturana

[Rodney Degracia]

Jonas,

Thanks for looking into this issue. I really appreciate your efforts with calabash-android.


I use Mac OSX Lion 10.7.4 (up to date as of May 20, 2012)


Just in case, here are the Andoid dev software and versions I have installed, as well:

rvm 1.12.5
ruby 1.9.2p318 (2012-02-14 revision 34678) [x86_64-darwin11.4.0]
calabash-android 0.10

Apache Ant(TM) version 1.8.2 compiled on June 3 2011
javac 1.6.0_31

Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers.
Version: Indigo Service Release 2
Build id: 20120216-1857


Here is my environment rvm gemset gem list:

builder (3.0.0)
bundler (1.1.3)
calabash-android (0.0.10)
cucumber (1.2.0)
diff-lcs (1.1.3)
gherkin (2.10.0)
json (1.7.3)
rake (0.9.2.2)
rubygems-bundler (1.0.2)
rvm (1.11.3.3)
slowhandcuke (0.0.3)


If you need more information, just let me know and I'll send it to you asap.

Rodney

[Jonas Maturana Larsen]

Hi Rodney,

Thanks for the detailed error report.

I have created a small demo app on GitHub with some instructions on how to set it up.

Could you give it a try?

https://github.com/calabash/calabash-android-demoapp

Calabash should pass if your setup is working.

Thanks for helping out on this one!

- Jonas

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Jonas Maturana Larsen
Co-founder lesspainful.com
Phone: +45 40 16 75 77

Skype: jonasmaturana

[rdeg...@gmail.com]

Jonas,

Initial tests show that it works.  I think the initial problem was with me choosing Y for the keystore which I am guessing does something to make it not work. 

Btw I am using calabash-android as part of a continuous integration/delivery system. I did notice that after the cucumber completed the tests, I would have to manually hit the return key to end the calabash-run invocation; this may cause an issue with continuous integration/delivery systems since they would hang at that point since there is no way to hit return via the CI build script. 

I will follow up with a CI build script so we can verify. 

Rodney

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[Rodney Degracia]

Jonas,

Here is what I did to test this, if you can verify that my procedure
works, then perhaps you can include it along with the demo
documentation ?

# Prerequisites:
# Start with a clean workstation without Android Tools or Android installed
# Then download the Mac OSX Lion Android SDK into /usr/local/android-sdk-macosx
# And then download and install the Android 2.2 Level 8 SDK and AVDs


# Create the rvm workspace
rvm install ruby 1.9.2
rvm gemset create calabash-android-0.0.10
rvm gemset use calabash-android-0.0.10
gem install calabash-android -v 0.0.10

# list the virtual device targets
/usr/local/android-sdk-macosx/tools/android list targets

# create an android virtual device using Google API Level 8
# target #2 should be the Google Inc.:Google APIs:8 AVD
/usr/local/android-sdk-macosx/tools/android create avd -n
Google_API_Level_8 -t 2 -c 1000M

# clone the demo and change directory into it
git clone git://github.com/calabash/calabash-android-demoapp.git
cd calabash-android-demoapp

#create the ant build.xml and specify to target the AVD: Google API Level 8
/usr/local/android-sdk-macosx/tools/android/android update project
--target 2 --path .

#edit the build.xml and set the project name to "sh.calaba.demoproject"
vi build.xml

#build the debug project and verify the ppk is built
ant debug
ls -al bin/AndroidDemoProjectActivity-debug-unaligned.apk

# export the ANDROID_HOME env variable
export ANDROID_HOME=/usr/local/android-sdk-macosx

# generate the default features directory
calabash-android gen

# Run calabash-android setup and answer the questions:
# Package name: sh.calaba.demoproject
# Fully qualified name of main activity:
sh.calaba.demoproject.AndroidDemoProjectActivity
# Path to app: <fully qualified path to
calabash-android-demoapp>/bin/AndroidDemoProjectActivity-debug-unaligned.apk
# Api level: Pick 8
# When asked about specifying a keystore select: n
calabash-android setup


#build the test server
calabash-android build

#start the emulator into the background, using the AVD previously created above.
#once the emulator has launched, be sure to unlock it by sliding the
unlock button!
/usr/local/android-sdk-macosx/tools/emulator -avd Google_API_Level_8 &

#copy the demo app and test server to the avd and run the cucumber tests
#note: the cucumber test will fail because it is the default cucumber test
#but the app should install onto the AVD and it should run.
calabash-android run






Rodney

[Jonas Maturana Larsen]

Did you fix it on your own project as well?

I just pushed calabash-android 0.0.11.

Could you check if that fixes your "press return"-problem?

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Jonas Maturana Larsen
Co-founder lesspainful.com
Phone: +45 40 16 75 77

Skype: jonasmaturana

[Jonas Maturana Larsen]

Cool!

I will cut out parts of it for the documentation.

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Co-founder lesspainful.com
Phone: +45 40 16 75 77

Skype: jonasmaturana

[Rodney Degracia]

Jonas,

I did  gem install calabash-android and upgraded it to v 0.0.11 and the 'press return' problem is resolved.

I also verified using the procedure on my own project as well.

Thank you,

Rodney

[Jonas Maturana Larsen]

Cool!

Then you can get to work on your own problems and not just ours ;)

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Jonas Maturana Larsen
Co-founder lesspainful.com
Phone: +45 40 16 75 77

Skype: jonasmaturana

[deepa habbu]

Hi

I am new to Calabash. I need some help. I have installed Ruby 1.9 and calabash .

I have followed the steps to resign the apk : calabash-android resign myapp.apk
then calabash-android build myapp.apk
signed the app and created testserver folder with some 4355e3.apk

I installed the 4355e3.apk on my device (which is displayed as instrumentation_backend on manage app folder under settings)

My query is how do I install the apk on my device using calabash and how to start the app

I tried the with the following steps
Feature: Launch app

  Scenario: I can start my app # features/launch_app.feature:4
    Given I start my app       # features/Step-definition/launch_app_steps.rb:1
      TODO (Cucumber::Pending)
      ./features/Step-definition/launch_app_steps.rb:2:in `/^I start my app$/'
      features/launch_app.feature:5:in `Given I start my app'
    Then I see "PCCW mobile"   # features/Step-definition/launch_app_steps.rb:5

1 scenario (1 pending)
2 steps (1 skipped, 1 pending)

can some one guide me

[Bob Ansari]

Hi,

I ran calabash with the latest version on Mac. It is working fine with Android API 23 but is broken when I tried API 28 and 29. I want to use Android Q with API 29.

What is it about Y keystore?

I could run the adb command:

`adb -s emulator-5554 shell am instrument -e with_uiautomator true -e main_activity null -e test_server_port 7102 -e class sh.calaba.instrumentationbackend.InstrumentationBackend com.intelex.mymobileapp.test/sh.calaba.instrumentationbackend.CalabashInstrumentationTestRunner`

But still could not connect to the test server with following error:

"It looks like your app is no longer running.

It could be because of a crash or because your test script shut it down.""

Thanks!