test-app is now able to run on device and emulator depending on passed arguments described in /test-app/app/build.gradle

Author: plamen5kov

test-app/app/build.gradle

@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
+/*
+* run from dir: test-app/
+* 	run on emulator: ./gradlew :app:runtest //default
+* 	run on device: ./gradlew :app:runtest -PrunOnDevice
+*
+*/
+
+
 def isWinOs = System.properties['os.name'].toLowerCase().contains('windows')
 
 apply plugin: 'com.android.model.application'
 
+def runOnDevice = project.hasProperty("runOnDevice");
+def runOnDeviceOrEmulator = runOnDevice ? "-d" : "-e";
+
 model {
     android {
         compileSdkVersion = 23
@@ -49,12 +60,12 @@ task deleteDist (type: Delete) {
 task installApk (type: Exec) {
 	doFirst {
 		println "Attempting to install buit apk"
-		
+
 		if(isWinOs) {
-			commandLine "cmd", "/c", "node", "$rootDir\\tools\\deploy-apk.js", "$rootDir\\app\\build\\outputs\\apk\\app-debug.apk"
+			commandLine "cmd", "/c", "node", "$rootDir\\tools\\deploy-apk.js", "$rootDir\\app\\build\\outputs\\apk\\app-debug.apk", runOnDeviceOrEmulator
 		}
 		else {
-			commandLine "node", "$rootDir/tools/deploy-apk.js", "$rootDir/app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk"
+			commandLine "node", "$rootDir/tools/deploy-apk.js", "$rootDir/app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk", runOnDeviceOrEmulator
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -66,12 +77,12 @@ task installApk (type: Exec) {
 task deletePreviousResultXml (type: Exec) {
 	doFirst {
         println "Removing previous android_unit_test_results.xml"
-        
+
         if(isWinOs) {
-            commandLine "cmd", "/c", "adb", "shell", "rm", "-rf", "/sdcard/android_unit_test_results.xml"
+            commandLine "cmd", "/c", "adb", runOnDeviceOrEmulator , "shell", "rm", "-rf", "/sdcard/android_unit_test_results.xml"
         }
         else {
-            commandLine "adb", "shell", "rm", "-rf", "/sdcard/android_unit_test_results.xml"
+            commandLine "adb", runOnDeviceOrEmulator, "shell", "rm", "-rf", "/sdcard/android_unit_test_results.xml"
         }
     }
 }
@@ -81,10 +92,10 @@ task startInstalledApk (type: Exec) {
 		println "Starting test application"
 
 		if(isWinOs) {
-			commandLine "cmd", "/c", "adb", "shell", "am", "start", "-n", "com.tns.android_runtime_testapp/com.tns.NativeScriptActivity", "-a", "android.intent.action.MAIN", "-c", "android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"
+			commandLine "cmd", "/c", "adb", runOnDeviceOrEmulator, "shell", "am", "start", "-n", "com.tns.android_runtime_testapp/com.tns.NativeScriptActivity", "-a", "android.intent.action.MAIN", "-c", "android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"
 		}
 		else {
-			commandLine "adb", "shell", "am", "start", "-n", "com.tns.android_runtime_testapp/com.tns.NativeScriptActivity", "-a", "android.intent.action.MAIN", "-c", "android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"
+			commandLine "adb", runOnDeviceOrEmulator, "shell", "am", "start", "-n", "com.tns.android_runtime_testapp/com.tns.NativeScriptActivity", "-a", "android.intent.action.MAIN", "-c", "android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -101,10 +112,10 @@ task waitForUnitTestResultFile (type: Exec) {
 		println "Waiting for tests to finish..."
 
 		if(isWinOs) {
-			commandLine "cmd", "/c", "node", "$rootDir\\tools\\try_to_find_test_result_file.js"
+			commandLine "cmd", "/c", "node", "$rootDir\\tools\\try_to_find_test_result_file.js", runOnDeviceOrEmulator
 		}
 		else {
-			commandLine "node", "$rootDir/tools/try_to_find_test_result_file.js"
+			commandLine "node", "$rootDir/tools/try_to_find_test_result_file.js", runOnDeviceOrEmulator
 		}
 	}
 }

test-app/tools/deploy-apk.js

@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ if (process.argv.length < 2) {
 }
 
 var apk = process.argv[2];
+var runOnDeviceOrEmulator = process.argv[3];
 
 var proc = require('child_process');
 
 var deployTimeout = 180000; // 3 minutes to deploy and launch.
 
-var cmd = 'adb -e install -r ' + apk;
+var cmd = 'adb '+ runOnDeviceOrEmulator  +' install -r ' + apk;
 
 function timeoutFunction(msg) {
     console.error(msg);

test-app/tools/try_to_find_test_result_file.js

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ var
 
 searchForFile("", getFile);
 
+var runOnDeviceOrEmulator = process.argv[2];
+
 function getFile(error, stdout, stderr) {
 	closeProcessAfter(processTimeout);
 	setInterval(tryToGetFile, searchInterval);
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ function closeProcessAfter(timeout) {
 }
 
 function tryToGetFile() {
-	execFindFile("adb pull /sdcard/android_unit_test_results.xml", checkIfFileExists);
+	execFindFile("adb " + runOnDeviceOrEmulator + " pull /sdcard/android_unit_test_results.xml", checkIfFileExists);
 }
 
 function checkIfFileExists(err, stout, stderr) {
@@ -39,4 +41,4 @@ function checkIfFileExists(err, stout, stderr) {
 			process.exit();
 		}
 	}
-}
+}