BDD for mobile projects

[Alex Orlovskyi]

Hi,

Anybody could share an experience of using BDD/SbE in mobile projects (iOS, Android)?

Best regards,

Alex

[Lea Farmer]

Hi Alex,

I don't have vast experience in this area, but know that if you search on Google for calabash, you will find a tool that allows you to automate android and iOS using cucumber.

Good luck
Lea

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[Rasmusson Björn]

Hi,

 

Godfrey Nolan has given presentations on continuous intergration for mobile.

There Robotium is used for functional test on Android, and Frank (a Gerkin based tool) is used on iOS.

http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Continuous-Integration-Mobile

 

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[Arun Jayabalan]

I used calabash on my previous project. It is very easy to implement and use also more powerful. I would recommend it

- Arun

[Alex Orlovskyi]

Thank you for helpful links, looks like test automation is quite evolved already for mobile platforms.

I'm not sure about the real value of BDD for mobile projects with heavy UI. All people I asked tried it for several months (Cucumber) and returned to test automation based on test cases because the return didn't justify the time spent on writing and rewriting the BDD scenarios code.

Regards,
Alex

[Gojko Adzic]

Alex, 

BDD is not about testing. And automation tools are not the same as BDD/Spec by Example. Automation tools help in the context of BDD/Spec by Example, but they have other benefits as well. Likewise, many (quite important) aspects of Spec by Example have nothing to do with tooling. Don't mix tools and process.

If all you need is to test, there are plenty of good solutions out there, and tools used to automate tests in the context of Spec by Example are probably too much of an overhead, because you won't get any benefits from living documentation, a single source of truth, or improved collaboration. If you face problems in cross-role communication, domain complexity, rework caused by misunderstood requirements or requirements that were not thought through in the first place, spec by example/bdd is a great solution, but then you'll have to do much more than just automate tests.

gojko

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[Alex Orlovskyi]

Gojko,

Thank you for pointing that out. Sorry, seems I almost forgot what I have learned on the workshop. Now it is time to re-read the book :-) We are definitely having problems you described with requirements.

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[Rob Park]

I haven't done this myself, but I know Cheezy has done a lot as well as written about ATDD on Android.

https://leanpub.com/cucumber_and_cheese

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