Can I run app from script, interact with the simulator and take screenshots from the script?

I'd like to do some fine-tuning of the layouts, and my idea is to write some script that in loop starts the data field in the simulator for each device then it follows a script, like:

for device in devices:
click_button(up)
for layout in device's layouts
change_layout(layout)
screenshot("screen1-$device-$layout.png")
click_button(menu)
for layout in device's layouts
change_layout(layout)
screenshot("screen2-$device-$layout.png")

Then I can look at the images and spot obvious layout problems that needs to be fixed.

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jim_m_58 over 3 years ago

Not possible

li2niu over 3 years ago

An idea to spot the obvious problems.

I am using a global variable testMode. When it is true , I will do a switchProperties operation, in which all the possible values for each property will be traversed. Just spot the issues in this process. A little hard for eyes to concentrate quite a long time

    if (testMode) {
      // switchProperties();
    }

  // (:debug)
  // function switchProperties() as Void {
  //   gridDataIndex = gridDataIndex + 1;
  //   var themes = [30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37];
  //   Properties.setValue("theme_code", (gridDataIndex - 1) % themes.size());

  //   if (gridDataIndex < 5) {
  //     Properties.setValue("j", 0);
  //     Properties.setValue("zb", 1);

  //     var bottomUpDataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];

  //     Properties.setValue("zi", true);
  //     Properties.setValue("h", true);
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "i",
  //       bottomUpDataTypeList[gridDataIndex % bottomUpDataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "zj",
  //       bottomUpDataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 1) % bottomUpDataTypeList.size()]
  //     );

  //     var grid1DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11];
  //     var grid2DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid3DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid4DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid5DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid6DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9];

  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "zc",
  //       grid1DataTypeList[gridDataIndex % grid1DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "ze",
  //       grid2DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 1) % grid2DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "zg",
  //       grid3DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 2) % grid3DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );

  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "k",
  //       grid4DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 3) % grid4DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "m",
  //       grid5DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 4) % grid5DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "o",
  //       grid6DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 5) % grid6DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //   } else if (gridDataIndex < 10) {
  //     var bottomUpDataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];

  //     Properties.setValue("j", 1);
  //     Properties.setValue("zb", 1);
  //     Properties.setValue("zi", true);
  //     Properties.setValue("h", true);
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "i",
  //       bottomUpDataTypeList[gridDataIndex % bottomUpDataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "zj",
  //       bottomUpDataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 1) % bottomUpDataTypeList.size()]
  //     );

  //     var grid1DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid2DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid3DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid4DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid5DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9];
  //     var grid6DataTypeList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9];

  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "zc",
  //       grid1DataTypeList[gridDataIndex % grid1DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "ze",
  //       grid2DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 1) % grid2DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "zg",
  //       grid3DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 2) % grid3DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );

  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "k",
  //       grid4DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 3) % grid4DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "m",
  //       grid5DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 4) % grid5DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //     Properties.setValue(
  //       "o",
  //       grid6DataTypeList[(gridDataIndex + 5) % grid6DataTypeList.size()]
  //     );
  //   } else {
  //     gridDataIndex = 0;
  //   }
  //   onSettingsChanged();
  // }

flocsy🤠 over 3 years ago in reply to li2niu

I have a few problems with that:
1. I only have 1 pair of eyes and almost 100 device types * 2-3 screens * at least 2-3 different data field layouts

2. this adds lot of code, so this won't be possible to test the old devices that don't even have 20 bytes to spare :(

flowstate over 3 years ago

There's a feature request and related thread for automating the simulator:

https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/i/bug-reports/expose-connect-iq-emulator-watch-face-panel-to-automation-software

forums.garmin.com/.../automating-the-connect-iq-simulator-for-testing

flocsy🤠 over 3 years ago in reply to flowstate

Well... I'm not a windows guy, so even if that would be added it wouldn't really help me

Maybe I'll open another feature-request... I'd like to be able to send commands on the cli interface of the simulator that can do things (but not only) like I have in the example at the beginning of this thread.