Is there a way to wait for an application to be created before continue in android testing?

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I'm also using Robotium testing framework. My application does some setup work that is necessary to be done first in order for the tests to work.

I know that ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2#getActivity is called, the activity is started if it hasn't already. But I need something setup first by the app or the code stops in error.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 10 '12 at 19:23

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When you are talking about pre-activity setup, are you doing it in you Application class.

It's not really clear, but if you have a Application class defined in your manifest, it will run before any activities.

However, if you do long-running stuff here it may block, and if you have threads you may have a race condition with your activity.

answered Sep 10 '12 at 19:23

HaMMeReD

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I don't have either. It's just database setup. – kaneda Sep 10 '12 at 19:40
You can initialize your Database in you Application class. Create one, initialize in onCreate() and it'll be created before you use it. It's a good place to store a reference to your database as well since it's the most appropriate place for a global db connection. – HaMMeReD Sep 11 '12 at 17:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 10 '12 at 19:08

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Answer is No. In android, testing is done before creating build

answered Sep 10 '12 at 19:08

RajeshVijayakumar

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I don't think you understand the question. Robotium runs on the emulator, against the real application. – HaMMeReD Sep 10 '12 at 19:20

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:13

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You probably use

@Override public void setUp() throws Exception {
    super.setUp();
    solo = new Solo(getInstrumentation(), getActivity());
}

prior to any tests. You should be able to insert your activity-setup-code there.

answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:13

serv-inc

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Is there a way to wait for an application to be created before continue in android testing?

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