Cannot install app to test on real device - XCUITest

Sandarekha · January 25, 2017, 6:41am

macOS Sierra version 10.12(16A323)
Appium v1.6.3
Xcode Version 8.0

I could automate and run script on simulator.
It worked fine on real device when the app was installed manually.
But it gives following error messages when I try to execute tests without install app manually.

1. [BaseDriver] The following capabilities were provided, but are not recognized by appium: appium-version, xcodeConfigfile, xcodeOrgId, xcodeSigningId

2. [MJSONWP] Encountered internal error running command: Error: Could not install app Command ‘ios-deploy --id fe063b2d1eff6064975f9ff7c90a2f590c98198c --uninstall --bundle ‘/Users/admin/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/…/xxx.app’’ exited with code 253

3. [XCUITest] Error checking install status: Command ‘ios-deploy --exists --id fe063b2d1eff6064975f9ff7c90a2f590c98198c --bundle_id com.axis.drawingdesklitetest1234’ exited with code 255

4. [debug] [MJSONWP] Bad parameters: BadParametersError: Parameters were incorrect. We wanted {“required”:[“desiredCapabilities”],“optional”:[“requiredCapabilities”,“capabilities”,“sessionId”,“id”,“sessionId”,“id”,“sessionId”,“id”]} and you sent [“capabilities”]

The script is as follows…

When run this Eclipse says,

org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Unable to create new remote session. desired capabilities = Capabilities [{app=/Users/admin/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/xxx-dddbkdvfflvbqrfmgkqvjklwhheo/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/xxx.app, appium-version=1.0, xcodeConfigfile=/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/appium-xcuitest-driver/WebDriverAgent/Config.xcconfig, xcodeOrgId=69PLJFK56W, platformVersion=10.0, bundleId=com.xxx1234, automationName=XCUITest, platformName=iOS, udid=fe063b2d1eff6064975f9ff7c90a2f590c98198c, deviceName=xxxiPad Air, platform=iOS, xcodeSigningId=iPhone Developer}], required capabilities = Capabilities [{}]

Is it associated with capabilities in script?

Any comments are highly appreciated

Wafe_is_7 · January 26, 2017, 9:39am

I have the same issue(

Sandarekha · January 26, 2017, 9:44am

Did you try with ios-deploy?

I think some thing is wrong with it.
But I cannot fix it.

Wafe_is_7 · January 26, 2017, 9:56am

Just try to install app with ios-deploy with this command

ios-deploy --debug --id 9d1201e667ef158492298d50cbb17248bd5002ce --bundle “app name”

In console I have:
[100%] Installed package “app name”

Starting debug of iPhone 6s Plus ‘iPhone (Appstore)’ (9d1201e667ef158492298d50cbb17248bd5002ce) connected through USB…
[ 0%] Looking up developer disk image
[ 95%] Developer disk image mounted successfully
2017-01-26 11:48:38.269 ios-deploy[3143:60435] [ !! ] Cannot read Info.plist file: file:///Users/vadimzdanovich/Downloads/‘app name’/Info.plist

I have this message - ‘Cannot read Info.plist file’.
I know that the Info.plist file , it`s a file which contains settings of the project.
Do you have the same while building with ios-deploy?

Sandarekha · January 26, 2017, 10:31am

Yep…
I’m also there and waiting for a solution…

I posted this separately as well.
But restarting did not help it.

Are you ok with installing app manually and execute test?

Wafe_is_7 · January 26, 2017, 11:02am

Do you mean to install manual app then execute test by bundle id and run tests?

Sandarekha · January 26, 2017, 11:04am

Yep
I install my app manually. > launch appium server > run script

Wafe_is_7 · January 26, 2017, 11:08am

I did not try it(
Maybe later will try.
Do you try it?

Wafe_is_7 · January 26, 2017, 11:10am

@Sandarekha
To restart machine didn`t help me(

Sandarekha · January 26, 2017, 11:25am

Install app manually worked for me.
But I want to execute the test script and install app with test execution.

Wafe_is_7 · January 26, 2017, 11:28am

I want it too:grinning:

pavanbachu · January 31, 2017, 12:42am

Update the ideviceinstaller : brew upgrade ideivceinstaller --HEAD
Install ios-deploy : brew install ios-deploy

Sandarekha · February 13, 2017, 11:27am

@wreed can you please have a look…

Sandarekha · February 13, 2017, 11:30am

not worked…
I’m using .app for installation.
Should it be .ipa ? Can it be the reason for this error?

wreed · February 13, 2017, 6:25pm

In the second screenshot you seem to have ‘xcodeConfigFile’ commented out and replaced with ‘xcodeConfigfile’. I think the former is correct:

http://appium.readthedocs.io/en/stable/en/writing-running-appium/caps/

Can you change the capitalization and see if that helps?

Swapan_Chhabra · May 2, 2017, 1:49pm

Yes, you are right. We specify .ipa in case of real device.