Google released iOS test software as open source – Mac & i

EarlGrey is the tool that uses Google to review its own iOS apps. The Internet Group has published the Framework for surface tests on GitHub

In the area of ​​mobile software development Google is a dual role:. On the one hand the Internet giant is interested in promoting its own Android operating system, but must on the other hand iOS supply with good software. Finally, a majority of the revenues from Internet services and most of the Internet traffic is now available from mobile devices. Of Android makes according to the latest analysis of Netmarketshare Although more than half, but iOS still gets nearly a third of the pie.

tea instead of coffee

Therefore, it is not surprising that Google is putting some effort in developing their own apps for Apple’s mobile system. The software uses the in-house EarlGrey iOS team, according to a blog post for publication for surface testing. It used the tool that tea sounds like a good cup, in developing apps like YouTube, Google Calendar, Photos, Translate and Play Music.

EarlGrey is a framework for automated UI tests. It takes care of the synchronization with the surface, waiting for defined events such as certain animations or network access. This is to ensure that the tests produce reproducible results. The framework checks if items are actually visible, so that for example the activation of hidden behind an image button generates an error message.

Second iOS tool resulted in

Only the end of January, Google released an iOS tool as open source: J2ObjC is a compiler that translates Java to Objective-C. However, it is only in the uniform development of the application logic used to come and not the design of the user interface.

An overview of the operation and the API of EarlGrey is on the relevant GitHub page to find. There, the software is even under the Apache 2 license for download. (warmth)