Automated acceptance testing helps verify that an iOS app works as intended before release. The document discusses tools for iOS automated testing like iCuke and UIAutomation, demonstrating their capabilities and limitations. While UIAutomation integrates directly with apps and supports gestures, it cannot run without a device. iCuke can automate the full testing process but has less direct app integration. Both tools have advantages for different types of iOS automated testing needs.

1. Thursday, October 7, 2010

2. Automated Acceptance
Testing on iOS
Saager Mhatre Deepak Gole
Independent Consultant Innovator, Sapna Solutions

3. What is Acceptance Testing
• What we are trying to verify?
• Why we need to verify?
• Why automate it?

4. State of current ecosystem
• Tools available
o iCuke
o UIAutomation
• Their capabilities and maturity

5. UI Automation
• Demo
• Sweet spot
o First class integration
o Gestures + Introspection
• Shortcomings
o Can't be run headless
o API is still cumbersome

6. iCuke
• Demo
• Sweet spot
• Shortcomings

7. Comparative analysis of
tools
• UIAutomation has first class integration with app
• iCuke can automate entire process
• UIAutomation can also work on devices
• iCuke can automate iPad too