Detox is a gray-box end-to-end testing and automation framework for mobile applications. It runs tests against Android and iOS applications on devices or simulators and synchronizes test actions with activity inside the application.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Runs end-to-end tests against mobile applications.
- Supports React Native applications on Android and iOS.
- Writes test suites in JavaScript.
- Interacts with applications in the same way as a user.
- Runs tests on physical devices and simulators.
- Uses gray-box testing to observe activity inside the application.
- Automatically synchronizes tests with asynchronous operations.
- Waits for network requests, animations and other application activity.
- Provides element matchers, actions and assertions.
- Uses an async and await API that supports conventional debugging.
- Integrates with Jest out of the box.
- Can be used with alternative JavaScript test runners.
- Supports continuous integration workflows.
- Collects screenshots, videos, logs and other test artifacts.
- Helps reduce intermittent failures caused by unsynchronized test actions.
Website: github.com/wix/Detox
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Developer: Wix.com
License: MIT License
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