How do launch appium inspector when starting appium through command line

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Hi,

I have been using appium.app so far with downloading the dmg file and using appium.app
Now I want to use/run latest version of appium 1.5.1 through command line.
After I start Appium server with this command

appium --app <>.ipa -U –session-override --full-reset --log-level debug --device-name “” --platform-name iOS --platform-version 9.3.1 --native-instruments-lib

how do I start Appium inspector to locate elements.

Thanks.

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i might be mistaken but i dont think there is one. i use the app just for the inspector and cmd for testing.

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You can start Appium from the command line and then open the Appium.app and hit the Inspector button & it should work fine. Don’t hit ‘Launch’ whatever you do.

I often set a breakpoint in my automation tests and then use the Inspector to look at some element I’m having trouble with.

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In theory you’re supposed to be able to configure Appium.app to use the latest Appium server install, but it doesn’t really work at this time.

@wreed has the key piece of data you need - set a breakpoint in a test, run the server, run the test, the breakpoint eventually pauses the test, which in turn gives you a chance to manually launch the Appium.app inspector and then manually interrogate your AUT with inspector. It’s a usable process.

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Hi wreed,

Is this approach of opening inspector, still working for 1.6.0 appium (actual server for tests via terminal) and 1.5.x of GUI Appium on Mac , iOS 10, Xcode 8 ?
I appreciate your guidance on this.

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Yes. Although I am not doing this myself (too cautious to update yet, :wink: )I’ve talked to several people on this board who have successfully done this.

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Okay! Thanks for the quick response.