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Integrate deep link into `url` command

See original GitHub issue

Using deeplinks in mobile automation can be a very useful feature as it allows to open specific views of an app with one single call rather than walking through the app over and over again. I suggest to enhance to enhance the url command to support this functionality from the wdio-mobile-utils package with the following interface:

before: url(path: string)
after: url(path: string, urlOpts: UrlCommandOptions)
- where UrlCommandOptions = { id: string }
- where id is the bundle or app id depending which environment the user is using
- the original implementation comes with a timeout option for its iOS implementation, I suggest to make a good guess here and hard code this timeout to avoid to many options that only confuse users and aren’t gonna be used much anyway

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Created 3 years ago
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wswebcreationcommented, Sep 23, 2021

ok, tested it with the appium-boilerplate with the old implementation on sims with opening Safari, entering the address and get to the deeplink screen

[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] Running: iPhone 12 on iOS 14.5 executing /Users/wimselles/Sauce/Git/appium-boilerplate/apps/iOS-Simulator-NativeDemoApp-0.4.0.app.zip
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] Session ID: 9dca563b-3124-480f-8779-93c3f1fd4533
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] » /tests/specs/app.deep.link.navigation.spec.ts
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] WebdriverIO and Appium, when navigating by deep link
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the webview
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the login form screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the forms screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the swipe screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the drag and drop screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the home screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] 6 passing (56.6s)

Same now with the new way, meaning determine that you are a sim and open it direct from the app with the browser.url('deeplink://url') and this is the result

[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] Running: iPhone 12 on iOS 14.5 executing /Users/wimselles/Sauce/Git/appium-boilerplate/apps/iOS-Simulator-NativeDemoApp-0.4.0.app.zip
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] Session ID: 9dca563b-3124-480f-8779-93c3f1fd4533
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] » /tests/specs/app.deep.link.navigation.spec.ts
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] WebdriverIO and Appium, when navigating by deep link
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the webview
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the login form screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the forms screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the swipe screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the drag and drop screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]    ✓ should be able to open the home screen
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0]
[iPhone 12 iOS 14.5 #0-0] 6 passing (23.9s)

Almost half the time!!! 🎉

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wswebcreationcommented, Nov 23, 2021

Cool! Will put it on my agenda to work on it before the end of the year