Introducing Espresso Test Recorder - AndroidListener Chicago, June 2016

A quick look at the new Espresso test recorder.

The presentation was mostly a demo of how this doesn't quite work correctly in 2.2 Preview 3. Results of the recording are here: https://github.com/designatednerd/Wino/blob/master/app/src/androidTest/java/com/designatednerd/wino/activity/WineTastingActivityTest.java

Transcript

1. Introducing The
   Espresso
   Test Recorder
   by Ellen Shapiro
   Lead Mobile Developer, SpotHero
   AndroidListener, June 2016
   

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2. Espresso Test Recorder: What is?
   — Writing UI tests is good, but a pain in the ass.
   

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3. It is Beta.
   — Introduced a few weeks ago at I/O 2016
   — Released one week ago as part of Android Studio
   Canary Build 2.2, Preview 3
   — Tap through your application and record your
   actions, add assertions.
   

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4. It is
   REALLY
   Beta.
   

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5. DEMO
   

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6. Links!
   — Android Studio Canary Builds: http://
   tools.android.com/download/studio/canary/latest
   — What's new in Android Development Tools - Google
   I/O 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
   v=csaXml4xtN8
   — Espresso Documentation: https://google.github.io/
   android-testing-support-library/docs/espresso/
   index.html
   

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