Practical Android Test Recording with Espresso Test RecorderSEIPIndustry Program
Tests for mobile apps can be difficult to write, are often fragile, unreliable, and come with a significant maintenance burden. As a result, many developers write few or no tests and instead rely on expensive and error-prone manual testing. We present Espresso Test Recorder, a practical approach to test creation for Android. Espresso Test Recorder employs a novel technique based on the Java Debugger to reliably capture UI interactions and generate robust well-formed instrumentation tests, which can be used across a wide range of devices. In this paper, we report on how we designed, built, and productionized Espresso Test Recorder in Android Studio, where it has been employed by thousands of users throughout the world to record tests with minimal effort.
Conference DayWed 29 MayDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
16:00 - 18:00 | Mobile AppsJournal-First Papers / Technical Track / Software Engineering in Practice / Papers / New Ideas and Emerging Results at Mansfield / Sherbrooke Chair(s): Sandeep KuttalThe University of Tulsa | ||
16:00 20mTalk | Large-scale Empirical Study on Industrial Fake AppsSEIPIndustry Program Software Engineering in Practice Chongbin TangEast China Normal University, Sen ChenNanyang Technological University, Singapore, Lingling FanNanyang Technological University, Singapore, Lihua Xu, Yang LiuNanyang Technological University, Singapore, Zhushou TangPwnzen Infotech Inc., Liang DouEast China Normal University | ||
16:20 20mTalk | Practical Android Test Recording with Espresso Test RecorderSEIPIndustry Program Software Engineering in Practice | ||
16:40 20mTalk | Mimic: UI Compatibility Testing System for Android AppsTechnical Track Technical Track Taeyeon KiSamsung Research America, Chang Min ParkUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Karthik DantuUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Steve KoUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Lukasz ZiarekSUNY Buffalo, USA | ||
17:00 20mTalk | IconIntent: Automatic Identification of Sensitive UI Widgets based on Icon Classification for Android AppsTechnical Track Technical Track Xusheng XiaoCase Western Reserve University, Xiaoyin WangUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, USA, Zhihao CaoCase Western Reserve University, Hanlin WangCase Western Reserve University, Peng GaoPrinceton University Pre-print | ||
17:20 10mTalk | Studying Bad Updates of Top Free-to-Download Apps in the Google Play StoreIndustry ProgramJournal-First Journal-First Papers Safwat HassanQueens University, Kingston, Canada, Cor-Paul BezemerUniversity of Alberta, Canada, Ahmed E. HassanQueen's University | ||
17:30 10mTalk | Navigation-aware and Personalized Prefetching of Network Requests in Android AppsIndustry ProgramNIER New Ideas and Emerging Results Ivano MalavoltaVrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Francesco NoceraPolytechnic University of Bari, Patricia LagoVrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Marina MongielloPolytechnic University of Bari, Italy Pre-print Media Attached | ||
17:40 20mTalk | Discussion Period Papers | ||