Unexpected Selector Translation with @AndroidFindBy and AppiumFieldDecorator
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Description
Description
I've encountered an unexpected behavior when using @AndroidFindBy annotation in conjunction with PageFactory.initElements(new AppiumFieldDecorator(eventDriver, Duration.ofSeconds(30)), this);.
Environment
- Java client build version or git revision if you use some snapshot: 9.0.0.
- Appium server version or git revision if you use some snapshot: 2.1.3
- Desktop OS/version used to run Appium if necessary: Windows 10
- Node.js version : v18.18.0
- Mobile platform/version under test: Android 13
- Real device or emulator/simulator: Real Device
Details
When using the annotation @AndroidFindBy(accessibility = "open menu") for an element, I'm encountering an error stating:
Unsupported CSS selector '*[name='webElementOpenMenu']'. Reason: ''name' is not a valid attribute. Supported attributes are 'checkable, checked, clickable, enabled, focusable, focused, long-clickable, scrollable, selected, index, instance, description, resource-id, text, class-name, package-name''
However, using the direct method appiumDriver.findElementByAccessibilityId("open menu").click(); works without any issues.
It appears that the accessibility attribute from the annotation is being incorrectly translated into a CSS selector with the name attribute when using AppiumFieldDecorator with EventFiringWebDriver.
Code To Reproduce Issue [ Good To Have ]
@AndroidFindBy(accessibility = "open menu")
private WebElement webElementOpenMenu;
@Test()
public void demaoTest() {
AppiumDriverLocalService appiumDriverLocalService = AppiumDriverLocalService.buildService(new AppiumServiceBuilder()
.withIPAddress("127.0.0.1")
.usingPort(4723)
.withArgument(GeneralServerFlag.RELAXED_SECURITY)
.withArgument(GeneralServerFlag.SESSION_OVERRIDE)
.withArgument(GeneralServerFlag.USE_DRIVERS, "uiautomator2")
.withArgument(GeneralServerFlag.BASEPATH, "/wd/hub/")
.withArgument(GeneralServerFlag.LOG_LEVEL, "info:debug")
.withTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(180)));
appiumDriverLocalService.start();
UiAutomator2Options uiAutomator2Options = new UiAutomator2Options()
.setAutomationName(AutomationName.ANDROID_UIAUTOMATOR2)
.setApp(System.getProperty("user.dir" + File.separator + "app" + File.separator + "android" + File.separator + "Android-MyDemoAppRN.1.3.0.build-244.apk"))
.setFullReset(false)
.setNoReset(true)
.setPlatformName("android")
.setPlatformVersion("13")
.setUdid("ZD222CJSXB")
.setAppPackage("com.saucelabs.mydemoapp.rn")
.setAppActivity("com.saucelabs.mydemoapp.rn.MainActivity");
AppiumDriver appiumDriver = new AndroidDriver(appiumDriverLocalService.getUrl(), uiAutomator2Options);
EventFiringWebDriver eventDriver = new EventFiringWebDriver(appiumDriver);
CustomEventListener listener = new CustomEventListener();
eventDriver.register(listener);
//WebElement webElementOpenMenu_1 = eventDriver.findElement(AppiumBy.accessibilityId("open menu")); --- This is working
PageFactory.initElements(new AppiumFieldDecorator(eventDriver, Duration.ofSeconds(30)), this);
webElementOpenMenu.click();
// webElementOpenMenu_1.click(); --- This is working
appiumDriver.quit();
appiumDriverLocalService.stop();
}
Exception Stacktraces
Appium Error Log:
https://gist.github.com/dipakkumar1225/619b603dbd8f9383b442b76eab343bc5
Appium Working Log:
https://gist.github.com/dipakkumar1225/d7ecf952f56ddf8a93543ae87f5667d4#file-working-txt
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Research direction
Start by tracing AppiumFieldDecorator through PageFactory.initElements when it processes @AndroidFindBy(accessibility = "open menu") with EventFiringWebDriver. Compare that path with the working AppiumBy.accessibilityId("open menu") lookup and the linked error log. Done means the annotation path uses a supported accessibility lookup and the supplied reproduction succeeds without the unsupported CSS selector error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100