install multiple apks with install-multiple argument (not apks by aab case)

The problem

our app is using dynamic feature delivery (https://developer.android.com/guide/app-bundle/dynamic-delivery) - meaning, the app consists of multiple APKs (base + dynamic feature modules)

The adb command supports the install-multiple command for this use-case. It takes a list of APKs to install:

       adb install-multiple [-lrtsdpg] file...
         Push this package file to the device and install it.

       · -l: Forward lock application.

       · -r: Replace existing application.

       · -t: Allow test packages.

       · -s: Install application on sdcard.

       · -d: Allow version code downgrade (debuggable packages only).

       · -p: Partial application install.

       · -g: Grant all runtime permissions.

Appium, however, seems to support only one APK (http://appium.io/docs/en/commands/device/app/install-app/). Could the driver.installApp command be changed to take a list of strings?

Thanks.

[KazuCocoa]

If you provide the app under test as .apks, appium will use install-multiple to install it. http://appium.io/docs/en/writing-running-appium/android/android-appbundle/ (install-app command as well)

[KazuCocoa]

ah, so you just want to call only the below command install-multiple directly without Appium’s logic to handle .apks by bundletool.jar from .aab in https://github.com/appium/appium-adb/blob/6153bb547a473a477dc10a27affa8acc2cc51c97/lib/tools/apks-utils.js#L159-L197

const output = await this.adbExec(['install-multiple', ...installArgs, ...apkPathsToInstall], {
      timeout: options.timeout,
      timeoutCapName: options.timeoutCapName,
    });

The interface may be like:

# local
execute_script('mobile:installMultipleApks', {apks: ['/path/to/apk1.apk', '/path/to/apk2.apk'], options: '-r'})
# over the internet
execute_script('mobile:installMultipleApks', {apks: ['https://appium-host/path/to/apk1.apk', 'https://appium-host/path/to/apk1.apk/path/to/apk2.apk'], options: '-r'})

Is this intentional for you?