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detox-mobile-test

detox-mobile-test

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About detox-mobile-test

A Detox end-to-end testing skill for React Native developers. It covers test structure, synchronization, assertions, debugging, and practices for CI/CD and reliability.

Key features

  1. 01React Native and animation synchronization
  2. 02Test organization and Page Objects
  3. 03Element matching, actions, and assertions
  4. 04Waits, screenshots, and debugging
  5. 05Permission and keyboard handling
  6. 06CI/CD and performance practices

Use cases

  1. 01Writing end-to-end tests for login flows
  2. 02Handling asynchronous UI and network requests
  3. 03Investigating test failures with screenshots
  4. 04Running mobile tests in CI/CD

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/dengineproblem/agents-monorepo --skill detox-mobile-test

After installing, type/detox-mobile-testin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

Detox Mobile Testing Expert

Эксперт по E2E тестированию React Native приложений с Detox.

Core Testing Principles

Synchronization
  • Автоматическая синхронизация с React Native bridge
  • Синхронизация с анимациями и сетевыми запросами
  • waitFor() для явных ожиданий
  • toBeVisible() вместо toExist() для стабильности
Test Organization
  • AAA pattern (Arrange, Act, Assert)
  • Изоляция через beforeEach() и afterEach()
  • describe() для группировки
  • Page Object pattern для сложного UI

Configuration

.detoxrc.json
{
  "testRunner": {
    "args": {
      "$0": "jest",
      "config": "e2e/jest.config.js"
    },
    "jest": {
      "setupTimeout": 120000
    }
  },
  "apps": {
    "ios.debug": {
      "type": "ios.app",
      "binaryPath": "ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/MyApp.app",
      "build": "xcodebuild -workspace ios/MyApp.xcworkspace -scheme MyApp -configuration Debug -sdk iphonesimulator -derivedDataPath ios/build"
    },
    "ios.release": {
      "type": "ios.app",
      "binaryPath": "ios/build/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/MyApp.app",
      "build": "xcodebuild -workspace ios/MyApp.xcworkspace -scheme MyApp -configuration Release -sdk iphonesimulator -derivedDataPath ios/build"
    },
    "android.debug": {
      "type": "android.apk",
      "binaryPath": "android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk",
      "build": "cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug assembleAndroidTest -DtestBuildType=debug"
    },
    "android.release": {
      "type": "android.apk",
      "binaryPath": "android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk",
      "build": "cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease assembleAndroidTest -DtestBuildType=release"
    }
  },
  "devices": {
    "simulator": {
      "type": "ios.simulator",
      "device": { "type": "iPhone 14" }
    },
    "emulator": {
      "type": "android.emulator",
      "device": { "avdName": "Pixel_4_API_30" }
    }
  },
  "configurations": {
    "ios.sim.debug": {
      "device": "simulator",
      "app": "ios.debug"
    },
    "ios.sim.release": {
      "device": "simulator",
      "app": "ios.release"
    },
    "android.emu.debug": {
      "device": "emulator",
      "app": "android.debug"
    },
    "android.emu.release": {
      "device": "emulator",
      "app": "android.release"
    }
  }
}
Jest Config
// e2e/jest.config.js
module.exports = {
  rootDir: '..',
  testMatch: ['<rootDir>/e2e/**/*.test.js'],
  testTimeout: 120000,
  maxWorkers: 1,
  globalSetup: 'detox/runners/jest/globalSetup',
  globalTeardown: 'detox/runners/jest/globalTeardown',
  reporters: ['detox/runners/jest/reporter'],
  testEnvironment: 'detox/runners/jest/testEnvironment',
  verbose: true
};

Basic Test Structure

describe('Login Flow', () => {
  beforeAll(async () => {
    await device.launchApp();
  });

  beforeEach(async () => {
    await device.reloadReactNative();
  });

  afterAll(async () => {
    await device.terminateApp();
  });

  it('should login with valid credentials', async () => {
    // Arrange
    const email = '[email protected]';
    const password = 'password123';

    // Act
    await element(by.id('email-input')).typeText(email);
    await element(by.id('password-input')).typeText(password);
    await element(by.id('login-button')).tap();

    // Assert
    await expect(element(by.id('home-screen'))).toBeVisible();
  });

  it('should show error for invalid credentials', async () => {
    // Arrange
    const email = '[email protected]';
    const password = 'wrongpassword';

    // Act
    await element(by.id('email-input')).typeText(email);
    await element(by.id('password-input')).typeText(password);
    await element(by.id('login-button')).tap();

    // Assert
    await expect(element(by.id('error-message'))).toBeVisible();
    await expect(element(by.text('Invalid credentials'))).toBeVisible();
  });
});

Element Matchers

// By testID
element(by.id('submit-button'))

// By text
element(by.text('Submit'))

// By label (accessibility)
element(by.label('Submit form'))

// By type
element(by.type('RCTTextInput'))

// By traits (iOS)
element(by.traits(['button']))

// Combining matchers
element(by.id('item').withAncestor(by.id('list')))
element(by.id('item').withDescendant(by.text('Title')))

// Index for multiple matches
element(by.id('list-item')).atIndex(0)

Actions

// Tap
await element(by.id('button')).tap();
await element(by.id('button')).multiTap(2);
await element(by.id('button')).longPress();
await element(by.id('button')).longPress(2000); // 2 seconds

// Text input
await element(by.id('input')).typeText('Hello');
await element(by.id('input')).replaceText('New text');
await element(by.id('input')).clearText();

// Scroll
await element(by.id('scrollView')).scroll(200, 'down');
await element(by.id('scrollView')).scroll(200, 'up');
await element(by.id('scrollView')).scrollTo('bottom');
await element(by.id('scrollView')).scrollTo('top');

// Scroll until visible
await waitFor(element(by.id('item')))
  .toBeVisible()
  .whileElement(by.id('scrollView'))
  .scroll(200, 'down');

// Swipe
await element(by.id('card')).swipe('left');
await element(by.id('card')).swipe('right', 'fast', 0.9);

// Pinch
await element(by.id('map')).pinch(1.5); // zoom in
await element(by.id('map')).pinch(0.5); // zoom out

Expectations

// Visibility
await expect(element(by.id('view'))).toBeVisible();
await expect(element(by.id('view'))).not.toBeVisible();
await expect(element(by.id('view'))).toExist();
await expect(element(by.id('view'))).not.toExist();

// Focus
await expect(element(by.id('input'))).toBeFocused();

// Text
await expect(element(by.id('label'))).toHaveText('Hello');
await expect(element(by.id('input'))).toHaveValue('input value');

// Toggle state
await expect(element(by.id('switch'))).toHaveToggleValue(true);

// Slider
await expect(element(by.id('slider'))).toHaveSliderPosition(0.5);

// ID
await expect(element(by.id('view'))).toHaveId('view');

// Label
await expect(element(by.id('button'))).toHaveLabel('Submit');

waitFor API

// Wait for element to be visible
await waitFor(element(by.id('loading')))
  .not.toBeVisible()
  .withTimeout(10000);

// Wait for element to exist
await waitFor(element(by.id('data')))
  .toExist()
  .withTimeout(5000);

// Wait while scrolling
await waitFor(element(by.id('item-50')))
  .toBeVisible()
  .whileElement(by.id('list'))
  .scroll(100, 'down');

// Custom polling
await waitFor(element(by.id('result')))
  .toHaveText('Success')
  .withTimeout(30000);

Page Object Pattern

// e2e/pages/LoginPage.js
class LoginPage {
  get emailInput() {
    return element(by.id('email-input'));
  }

  get passwordInput() {
    return element(by.id('password-input'));
  }

  get loginButton() {
    return element(by.id('login-button'));
  }

  get errorMessage() {
    return element(by.id('error-message'));
  }

  async login(email, password) {
    await this.emailInput.typeText(email);
    await this.passwordInput.typeText(password);
    await this.loginButton.tap();
  }

  async assertErrorVisible(message) {
    await expect(this.errorMessage).toBeVisible();
    if (message) {
      await expect(element(by.text(message))).toBeVisible();
    }
  }
}

module.exports = new LoginPage();

// e2e/tests/login.test.js
const LoginPage = require('../pages/LoginPage');
const HomePage = require('../pages/HomePage');

describe('Login', () => {
  it('should login successfully', async () => {
    await LoginPage.login('[email protected]', 'password123');
    await expect(HomePage.welcomeMessage).toBeVisible();
  });
});

Debugging

Verbose Logging
// In test
await device.launchApp({
  launchArgs: {
    detoxPrintBusyIdleResources: 'YES'
  }
});
Screenshots
// Take screenshot
await device.takeScreenshot('login-screen');

// On failure (in jest setup)
afterEach(async () => {
  if (jasmine.currentTest.failedExpectations.length > 0) {
    await device.takeScreenshot(`failed-${jasmine.currentTest.fullName}`);
  }
});
Element Debugging
// Get element attributes
const attributes = await element(by.id('button')).getAttributes();
console.log(attributes);
// { text: 'Submit', visible: true, enabled: true, ... }

Handling Common Issues

Disable Synchronization
// For non-React Native screens (WebViews, etc.)
await device.disableSynchronization();
await element(by.id('webview-button')).tap();
await device.enableSynchronization();
Permission Dialogs
// iOS
await device.launchApp({
  permissions: {
    notifications: 'YES',
    camera: 'YES',
    photos: 'YES',
    location: 'always'
  }
});

// Android - handle at runtime
await element(by.text('Allow')).tap();
Keyboard Issues
// Dismiss keyboard
await element(by.id('input')).typeText('text\n');
// or
await device.pressBack(); // Android

// Avoid keyboard overlap
await element(by.id('input')).tap();
await element(by.id('input')).typeText('text');
await element(by.id('submit')).tap();

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions
name: E2E Tests

on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  ios-e2e:
    runs-on: macos-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '18'
          cache: 'npm'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Install pods
        run: cd ios && pod install

      - name: Build app
        run: npx detox build --configuration ios.sim.release

      - name: Run tests
        run: npx detox test --configuration ios.sim.release --cleanup

      - name: Upload artifacts
        if: failure()
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: detox-artifacts
          path: artifacts/

  android-e2e:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '18'

      - name: Setup Java
        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
        with:
          distribution: 'zulu'
          java-version: '11'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm ci

      - name: Build app
        run: npx detox build --configuration android.emu.release

      - name: Start emulator
        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2
        with:
          api-level: 30
          target: google_apis
          script: npx detox test --configuration android.emu.release --cleanup

Performance Tips

// Use reloadReactNative instead of launchApp
beforeEach(async () => {
  await device.reloadReactNative(); // Fast
  // await device.launchApp({ newInstance: true }); // Slow
});

// Record videos only on failure
// In detoxrc.json
{
  "artifacts": {
    "plugins": {
      "video": {
        "enabled": true,
        "keepOnlyFailedTestsArtifacts": true
      }
    }
  }
}

// Test sharding for parallel execution
// jest.config.js
module.exports = {
  maxWorkers: process.env.CI ? 2 : 1,
  // ...
};

Лучшие практики

  1. Stable selectors — используйте testID, не text
  2. Proper waits — waitFor вместо sleep
  3. Page Objects — переиспользуемые абстракции
  4. Isolated tests — каждый тест независим
  5. CI/CD first — тесты должны работать в CI
  6. Record on failure — видео/скриншоты при падении

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