Question: Does KIF require a mac?

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Question: Does KIF require a mac?

meidlinga opened this issue 2 years ago · 5 comments

We are looking for a solution for automated UI Tests not requiring a mac. Would it be possible to use KIF to automate tap events without having a mac during test time. We are able to build apps.

I could not find this information in the documentation.

Answer 1 · 2022-07-19T11:18:48.000Z

KIF only works for Apple products, which require a mac or apple product to run. Is that what you are talking about or is there something else you are thinking?

Answer 2 · 2022-07-19T11:24:48.000Z

Yes, this was my intention.
Since - if I unterstood the system correctly - KIF is compiled into the dev build of the actual app, I was hoping it could be triggered on the device (iOS device. e.g. iPhone), without having an external apple product connected during test/runtime

Answer 3 · 2022-07-19T11:30:15.000Z

That should work then, sorry it wasn't clear if you were talking about another machine type. It should work both on iPhone and iPad for sure

Answer 4 · 2022-07-19T11:47:59.000Z

Thanks for the clarification. Sounds promising!

Answer 5 · 2022-07-22T18:34:58.000Z

To clarify, KIF is compiled and linked into the test target and not the app being tested. There is no Apple supported way to run XCTest bundles on device without Xcode (which requires a mac). You could potentially build and link your tests, KIF and XCTest into your app, but you'd probably have to write your own test runner to find XCTestCase subclasses and call invokeTest on them sometime after app launch. This is outside the scope of KIF itself.