Automating 3rd party app without access to source code

Hello,


I have unique requirement where i want to use automation frameworks such as XCUITest etc. to be able to automate 3rd party apps. I know that the XCode 8 now has native support however so far from what i can tell it only works if you have access to source code?


In my case the app is available as a binary and there is no source code access available/possible? In this case any recommendations how Ui based autoamtion can be built and used?


Previoulsy i was able to use UiAutomation framework but that has been depcreated in latest XCode. In the new XCUITest framework I havent been able to sort out how to target a 3rd party app installed on the iPhone and automate that.


Any help would be appreciated.


Thanks

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You can initialize an XCUIApplication with any bundle id, and automate the application that way: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xctest/xcuiapplication/2879415-init

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I am also having the same requirement., atmost if you don't have a Blackbox solution with XCUTtest then ., can go for Appium or Airtest
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Maybe there is way to achieve it if you know the 3rd party apps' bundle identifiers.

The XCUIApplication provides a method that Creates a proxy for an application for the specified bundle identifier. -> see in doc

So what you can do is to create a mock app target, and then create a UI Test Target for it using XCUITest. Then in the test cases, you can init XCUIApplication instances with the above mentioned methods to do your testings.

Just my two cents.
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You can initialize an XCUIApplication with any bundle id, and automate the application that way: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xctest/xcuiapplication/2879415-init

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