NOTE

The project is no longer maintained - the provider is now part of the mainstream GADS project

Introduction

• GADS-device-provider is a server that sets up devices for Appium tests execution and remote control with GADS.
• Supports both Android and iOS devices
• Supports Linux, macOS and Windows - notes below

NB I've been doing this having only small number of devices available. It looks like everything is pretty much working but I do not know how it would behave on a bigger scale.

Features

• Straighforward setup
• Automatic provisioning when devices are connected
  • Dependencies automatically installed on devices
  • Appium server set up and started for each device
  • Optionally Selenium Grid 4 node can be registered for each device Appium server
• GADS-UI remote control support
  • iOS video stream using WebDriverAgent
  • Android video stream using GADS-Android-stream
  • Limited interaction wrapped around Appium - tap, swipe, touch&hold, type text, lock and unlock device
• Appium test execution - each device has its Appium server proxied on a provider endpoint for easier access
• Linux
  • Supports both Android and iOS < 17
  • Has some limitations to Appium execution with iOS devices due to actual Xcode tools being unavailable on Linux
• macOS
  • Supports both Android and iOS
• Windows 10
  • Supports Android and iOS < 17

Developed and tested on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, macOS Ventura 13.5.1, Windows 10

Setup

Read the setup very carefully before starting, I've tried to give as much information as I can - in case something is wrong or missed raise an issue, contact me or contribute :P
Provider setup

Thanks