Should I do unit test in android development?

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I have developed some app when I was a beginner, I was doing manual testing. Should I go for unit testing or instrumentation testing?

definitely ! :)

eddykordo
– eddykordo

2016-12-07 14:12:47 +00:00
Commented Dec 7, 2016 at 14:12 — eddykordo
– eddykordo, Commented Dec 7, 2016 at 14:12
Take a look on TDD "Test-driven development",

Fakher
– Fakher

2016-12-07 14:15:26 +00:00
Commented Dec 7, 2016 at 14:15 — Fakher
– Fakher, Commented Dec 7, 2016 at 14:15

Murat Karagöz · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-07 14:16:41Z

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Yes you should do it. There is no excuse to let it slide since Android is providing a nice UI Test Framework Espresso

With simple code like this e.g.

onView(withId(R.id.my_view))            // withId(R.id.my_view) is a ViewMatcher
        .perform(click())               // click() is a ViewAction
        .check(matches(isDisplayed())); // matches(isDisplayed()) is a ViewAssertion

and with the new Espresso Test Recorder you can even record your test cases. It's still in beta, but it creates a handy code snippet which you can base your tests on.

answered Dec 7, 2016 at 14:16

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nurisezgin · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-07 14:21:27Z

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Unit test only use for method or class test. Thats are invisible items on Ui. But you will use espresso or ui automator test. Espresso depends on your ui code. Uiautomator never needs your ui code only use accessibility api and perform actions via this api.

answered Dec 7, 2016 at 14:21

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