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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-63977

Allow Behat testing of mobile app features and plugins

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      1. Follow the instructions at the documentation link to configure your Moodle, Behat, and Moodle mobile environments. Initially, set only $CFG->behat_approot and not $CFG->behat_ionicaddress.
      2. Run Behat with the --tags=app command-line option.
        • EXPECTED: The test will get a few dots in, then take a several-minute pause, then eventually pass. During the test you should see a number of mobile app features being exercised.
      3. After the test, check there are no stray giant 'node' or 'ionic' processes still running (e.g. on Unix-based platforms you could do: ps -ax | grep node, ps -ax | grep ionic).
      4. Manually run 'ionic serve -b' in the app development area
      5. Change config.php to specify $CFG->behat_ionicaddress
      6. Run the test again
        • EXPECTED: The test should pass in the same way but without the large delay (because you already waited for Ionic to start).
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      Follow the instructions at the documentation link to configure your Moodle, Behat, and Moodle mobile environments. Initially, set only $CFG->behat_approot and not $CFG->behat_ionicaddress. Run Behat with the --tags=app command-line option. EXPECTED: The test will get a few dots in, then take a several-minute pause, then eventually pass. During the test you should see a number of mobile app features being exercised. After the test, check there are no stray giant 'node' or 'ionic' processes still running (e.g. on Unix-based platforms you could do: ps -ax | grep node, ps -ax | grep ionic). Manually run 'ionic serve -b' in the app development area Change config.php to specify $CFG->behat_ionicaddress Run the test again EXPECTED: The test should pass in the same way but without the large delay (because you already waited for Ionic to start).

    Description

      This improvement allows testing of mobile app features and plugins using Behat in the same way as any other Moodle feature.

      In order to do the testing you will need a developer setup of the mobile app, and to configure this in your config.php. The actual testing will take place in Chrome using the Ionic dev server.

      This is fully documented here:
      https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Acceptance_testing_for_the_mobile_app

      This approach is a good solution for plugin testing. It is probably also a good option for testing features built in to the app, although a disadvantage in that situation is that test scripts for the app need to live within Moodle source. See documentation above for more about that - it might need future enhancement.

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          has a non-specific relationship to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-65869 Remove the @app tests from core

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be completed. Tasks usually refer to work that must be done outside the product. MDL-65725 Create acceptance tests for the mobile app

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          has been marked as being related by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-68525 Behat broken since MDL-67317 + Chrome 81 using $CFG->behat_profiles as in the docs

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-64967 Behat: Mobile app testing does not load CSS files from plugins/site

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          is blocked by

          Task - A task that needs to be completed. Tasks usually refer to work that must be done outside the product. MOBILE-1683 Create docker machine for Moodle Mobile testing

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Development in progress
          will be (partly) resolved by

          Task - A task that needs to be completed. Tasks usually refer to work that must be done outside the product. MOBILE-2837 Create a docker image

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              quen Sam Marshall
              quen Sam Marshall
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                20/May/19