

The Appium Server ties with the corresponding native testing frameworks to link with the bootstrap.jar/bootstrap.js running on the mobile devices to perform operations on the device.The Appium Server invokes the iOS or Android drivers by creating a new test automation session.Client machines communicate with the server via the JSON Wire protocol to begin an automation test session by sending a request to the appium server.The test script can be written in multiple programming languages such as Ruby, Python, JAVA, JavaScript, C# and PHP.APPIUM has a framework or wrapper that translates Selenium Webdriver commands into UIAutomation (iOS) or UIAutomator (Android) commands depending on the device type, not OS type.Īppium supports multiple programming languages such as Ruby, Python, JAVA, JavaScript, C# and PHP. It has NO dependency on Mobile device OS. one single API works for Android and iOS platform test scripts. It offers cross-platform applications testing, i.e.

Hybrid apps use a wrapper around a "webview" - a native control that enables interaction with web content. Mobile web apps can be accessed using a mobile browser (Appium supports Safari on iOS devices and Chrome or the built-in 'Browser' app on Android devices). Native apps are those kinds of applications that are written using the iOS, Android, or Windows SDKs. It also supports automation tests on physical devices as well as an emulator or simulator both. Appium is an open-source tool for automating native, mobile web, and hybrid applications on iOS devices, Android devices, and Windows desktop platforms.
