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• iMPAcT Tool Demo

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6. Inês Coimbra Morgado, Ana C. R. Paiva, João Pascoal Faria, “Automated Pattern-Based Testing of Mobile Applications,” Quality of Information and Communications Technology (QUATIC), 2014 9th International Conference on the, Guimaraes, 2014, pp. 294-299, doi: 10.1109/QUATIC.2014.47 pdf

In order to use iMPAcT tool it is necessary to:

• install Android SDK Build Tools, Android SDK Tools revision 22 or higher, Android SDK Plaftorm-Tools revision 22 or higher (Android 5.1 or higher)
• install Google Repository revision 22 or higher, Android Support Repository revision 24 or higher and Android Support Library revision 23 or higher
• install Java JDK 1.8 or higher and define Environment Variable JAVA_HOME
• point Environment variable ANDROID_HOME to the Android SDK folder

Attention The tool is set to compile using version 23 of the SDK and 23.0.2 of the Build Tools. If you want to run with a different setting, edit the impactToolTester/app/build.graddle file so that compileSdkVersion and buildToolsVersion are correctly set.

You should create an emulator or have a device connected to the computer, running Android 5.1 or higher.

If you use a device, you must:

• enable USB Debugging Mode
• install Google USB Driver (in the SDK Manager)
• update the drivers for the device (in the device manager on the control panel)
• give authorisation (on the device) for the computer to install applications on it (a pop-up should appear on the device)

• If you use a device, you must enable the USB Debugging Mode (the first time you need provide authorisation for the computer to install applications in your device).
• Run impactTool.jar (double click it or run “java -jar impactTool.jar in a console)
• If the application under test is not yet installed in the device/emulator, it is necessary to provide the corresponding apk. It will be installed, tested and uninstalled. (choose option Provide APK)
• If the application under test is already installed, then choose option Provide Package Name and provide the name of the package of the application. This name can be found for instance with the tool uiautomatorviewer under <android-sdk-folder>/tools

The tool was tested in Windows and MacOS.

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