5.6Common Appium Patterns

Page Object Model for Mobile

# pages/login_page.py
class LoginPage:
    def __init__(self, driver):
        self.driver = driver

    @property
    def email_field(self):
        return self.driver.find_element(AppiumBy.ACCESSIBILITY_ID, "email-input")

    @property
    def password_field(self):
        return self.driver.find_element(AppiumBy.ACCESSIBILITY_ID, "password-input")

    @property
    def login_button(self):
        return self.driver.find_element(AppiumBy.ACCESSIBILITY_ID, "login-button")

    @property
    def error_message(self):
        return self.driver.find_element(AppiumBy.ACCESSIBILITY_ID, "login-error")

    def login(self, email, password):
        self.email_field.send_keys(email)
        self.password_field.send_keys(password)
        self.login_button.click()

    def is_error_displayed(self):
        try:
            return self.error_message.is_displayed()
        except:
            return False

Handling App State

# Reset app state between tests
def reset_app(driver):
    """Reset the app to initial state without reinstalling."""
    driver.reset()

# Handle permission dialogs
def handle_permission_dialog(driver, allow=True):
    """Handle system permission dialogs (camera, location, etc.)."""
    try:
        if allow:
            driver.find_element(
                AppiumBy.ID, "com.android.permissioncontroller:id/permission_allow_button"
            ).click()
        else:
            driver.find_element(
                AppiumBy.ID, "com.android.permissioncontroller:id/permission_deny_button"
            ).click()
    except:
        pass  # No dialog present

# Wait for network operations
def wait_for_loading(driver, timeout=30):
    """Wait for loading spinner to disappear."""
    from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
    from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

    try:
        WebDriverWait(driver, timeout).until(
            EC.invisibility_of_element_located(
                (AppiumBy.ACCESSIBILITY_ID, "loading-spinner")
            )
        )
    except:
        pass

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