Want to test Android Apps ? , Go for Espresso !!!
Rating: 8 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Espresso to automate Android Automation tests on Android Tab, so the app is installed on retail store entrances which helps customers to locate the products and services and help them to save time in locating the product without any issue, Since in all the stores we have Android tablets install so Espresso is the perfect choice to automate tests, as it is speedy and reliable.
Pros
- Automatic Waiting logic before failing any test
- Black box and Grey box testing
- Easy to Understand and Very Flexible
- Supported Java And Kotlin
- Fewer Efforts compare to other Mobile Automation Frameworks
- Execution is very Fast
Cons
- As Espresso works on the ideal thread if the threads are not handled properly by the developing team it can lead to challenges in the execution of your tests.
- Depends more on the developer's code
- we cannot develop tests as individual frameworks, we share the repository with developers.
- We need to be cautious while making changes in the tests, as we share same repository
Likelihood to Recommend
- It is very easy to verify Images with drawable resources
- Color Verification we can do this by referring to the same hex code as the developer team used so that it is reused.
- Opening a desired activity without performing End-to-end flow which eventually saves time.
- If the application is built on Android we can go testing activity with Espresso as it provides all the necessary APIs
- Espresso is not appropriate to iOS app automation, from a business point of view we need to hire new resources for iOS testing.