nunit-appium-app-browserstack

This repository demonstrates how to run Appium tests in NUnit on BrowserStack App Automate.

Setup

Requirements

1. Visual Studio and .NET Core

   • Download Visual Studio from here
   • Install .NET Core while installing Visual Studio

Getting Started

Getting Started with Appium tests in NUnit on BrowserStack devices couldn't be easier!

Run first test :

• Switch to appium_dotnet_driver_4_examples(or appium_dotnet_driver_3_examples) under android or ios directory

• Open the project in Visual Studio by opening android.sln or ios.sln file

• Follow the steps outlined in the documentation to run your first test - Get Started with your first test on App Automate

Speed up test execution with parallel testing :

• Switch to appium_dotnet_driver_4_examples(or appium_dotnet_driver_3_examples) under android or ios directory

• Open the project in Visual Studio by opening android.sln or ios.sln file

• Follow the steps outlined in the documentation to run parallel tests - Get Started with Parallel testing on App Automate

Use Local testing for apps that access resources hosted in development or testing environments :

• Switch to appium_dotnet_driver_4_examples(or appium_dotnet_driver_3_examples) under android or ios directory

• Open the project in Visual Studio by opening android.sln or ios.sln file

• Follow the steps outlined in the documentation to run local tests - Get Started with Local testing on App Automate

Note: If you are running Local test on Mac, you need to download and run the BrowserStack Local binary before starting the test:

1. Download BrowserStack Local binary for mac: OS X (10.7 and above)
2. Switch to the directory where binary is downloaded and run using following command ./BrowserStackLocal --key <YOUR_ACCESS_KEY>

Integration with other CSharp frameworks

For other CSharp frameworks samples, refer to following repositories :

• Appium CSharp tests

Note: For other test frameworks supported by App-Automate refer our Developer documentation

Troubleshooting

• In case Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json' issue is encountered while running a Local test on Windows, please follow the these steps to resolve it :

  • Go to Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Package Manager Console

  • Run the command update-package Newtonsoft.Json -reinstall in the opened console

  • Then run update-package Newtonsoft.Json in the same console

Getting Help

If you are running into any issues or have any queries, please check Browserstack Support page or get in touch with us.