Where is the source code?

matthargett commented 8 years ago

We want to use Appium to test our React Native Windows application, which we will be porting and deploying to Windows 7, 8.1, and 10. The vast majority (~80%) of our enterprise-level, revenue-generating user base is on Windows 7.

We'd like to contribute changes to at least being WinAppDriver to Windows 8.1, but the source code isn't available on GitHub. What is the timeline to having buildable source code available in this GitHub project?

yodurr commented 7 years ago

Hi Matt, there's currently not a target date for opening the WinAppDriver source. It is something we have evaluated with interest and will continue to do so.

In the meantime please upvote your request for Win7 and 8.1 here: https://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/110705-universal-windows-platform/suggestions/13518501-winappdriver-support-to-win-7-and-8

Thanks.

matthargett commented 7 years ago

Why is there not a target date for releasing source code? Is it using private DDK headers? If there is no plan to release source code, why was this project put on GitHub? Should we just reimplement this functionality in a new project that is actually open source and supports more platforms?

Please advise.

Thanks!

penguinho commented 7 years ago

I you are looking for support for older windows apps, there exists a version here that is open source. https://github.com/2gis/Winium

It would be a small amount of work to write an appium integration for it, though without one you just launch the winium.exe and talk to it just like appium.

matthargett commented 7 years ago

@penguinho thanks for the pointer! @shanselman said they're working on open sourcing it ASAP: https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/804734588866002944

... but maybe I can use Winium project to get started and hedge my bets while writing similar test code.

fasterfish commented 7 years ago

This issue is still relevant. Sure, support for older platforms(as windows 7 etc.) will attract quite a few end users and increase the popularity of the instrument.

technoscavenger commented 5 years ago

@yodurr , any update on open sourcing WinAppDriver? I am running into stability issues (WinAppDriver crashing), and I was hoping that I can help debug the issue, not easy without the source code.

mills-andrew commented 5 years ago

I would also like to see WinAppDriver open source. With Selenium 4.0 moving forward with W3C stardard protocols, Apium moving forward, and WinAppDriver being left int he dust, i am forced to use Selenium 3.0.1 which is not ideal.

bhaas commented 5 years ago

yes please - I want to fix a issue in WinAppDriver: At the moment only US keyboard layout is supported ... make the source code available on github

kfrajtak commented 5 years ago

I have open sourced it :) (rolled my own driver)

ti82 commented 3 years ago

I agree that it would be nice to view the source. We are evaluating test frameworks and find that the client/server nature is much slower (twice the runtime) than using a direct out of process framework like FlaUI. I like to use MS products and tools but it's hard to argue when the speed difference is so great. I was hoping to study the client/server side of things but the source is closed!

matthargett commented 3 years ago

FWIW, at a previous job I ended up decompiling, patching, and reassembling the binary so we could use it on Windows 8.1 (it only supports UWP by default). Similar to MRT in .NET Native, it basically “just works” with older OSes. I didn’t have the same performance issues you mention, but we were only doing quick smoke tests on each screen of our React Native Windows app.

jonnymuir commented 3 years ago

Really struggling with the non US keyboard support. Opening up the source would give chance for the community to correct it.

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