How to use firebase TestLab with react native

Question

I was trying to run a robo test for my react native app on firebase TestLab, but I couldn't get the robo test pass login.

The first problem is that it doesn't type in email and password.

In my js file I had:

<Input ... testID="usernameInput" />
<Input ... testID="passwordInput" />

and I put this in my firebase console

However, it didn't work at all. I checked the video recording, it was not typed in.

Second problem is that even if I hard code my username and password in debug apk, it won't even click on the login button which is defined as:

<Button onClick={() => {this.handleLogin()}}>Login</Button>

I wonder what is happening here. Did anyone ever got firebase TestLab robo test working with react native app?

Answer 1

Currently, Robo only allows you to pre-fill form fields that can be identified uniquely by native Android resource IDs (like an EditText widget). I'm not too familiar with react native, but it looks like it will generate a native Android app. That's probably why Robo can navigate your app at all -- it's using some native Android widgets to implement your UI. But if you can get React to use native Android resource IDs (or figure out which resource IDs are already being used), and reference those names in your test, that might work.