Intro to Android for QA

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INTRO TO ANDROID & ANDROID STUDIO for QA testers

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HELLO TESTER ● What do you expect from this workshop? ● What is your biggest tester challenge you have done so far?

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ANDROID PLATFORM

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LANGUAGES ● Java (.java) - application logic ● Kotlin (.kt) - application logic ● Groovy (.gradle) - build scripts ● XML (.xml) - layouts, styles, drawables, values, etc. ● Markdown (.md) - documentation ● C/C++ (.c/.cpp) - NDK

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JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE (JVM) ● Code is compiled to Java bytecode, which is executed by a Java virtual machine ● Android bytecode is interpreted by Dalvik virtual machine ● On Android 5+ bytecode is compiled into native instructions that are executed by the device's runtime environment (ART) ● Kotlin also runs on the JVM

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ANDROID SDK ● SDK platform ● Source codes & documentation ● System images ● Emulator ● Libraries ● Tools ● SDK versions ● Dashboards

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GRADLE ● Build tool ● Application id ● Application version ● Target SDK ● Min SDK ● Dependencies ● Build variants ● Flavors

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GIT

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GIT ● Clone ● Pull ● Commit ● Push ● Log ● Branches

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ANDROID STUDIO

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ANDROID STUDIO ● Check out / import project ● SDK manager ● AVD manager ● Emulator ● Project view ● Build & run ● Logcat (Monitor) ● Profilers ● Screen capture / record ● Terminal ● Build release APK ● Clean project

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ANDROID DEBUG BRIDGE ● ADB commands ● ADB Idea ● Monkey test ● Monkey runner

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LOGS ● Log level ● Filters ● Crash log, stack trace ● Logs in production

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PROJECT STRUCTURE

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PROJECT & MODULE STRUCTURE

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PROJECT STRUCTURE ● Gradle Wrapper ● Top level Gradle script ● Gradle properties, settings, utils ● Local properties ● Keystore ● Gitignore

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MODULE STRUCTURE ● Main module usually called app or mobile ● Gradle script ● Proguard rules script ● Build folder ● Source code ● Local tests ● Instrumented tests

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SOURCE CODE STRUCTURE ● Manifest ● Java/Kotlin files ● Resources (XML, images) ● Assets

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OUR TECH STACK

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TECH STACK - LIBRARIES ● Dagger ● DBFlow ● Firebase ● Glide ● GSON ● LeakCanary ● MVVM ● OkHttp ● Realm ● Retrofit ● RxJava

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TECH STACK - GOOGLE LIBRARIES ● Support libraries ● Play Services ● Data Binding