added startActivity function

README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Javadocs: http://appium.github.io/java-client/
 More can be found in the docs, but here's a quick list of features which this project has added to the usual selenium binding.
 
 
+- startActivity()
 - resetApp()
 - getAppString()
 - sendKeyEvent()

src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static io.appium.java_client.remote.MobileCapabilityType.*;
 import static io.appium.java_client.MobileCommand.*;
 
 public class AppiumDriver extends RemoteWebDriver implements MobileDriver, ContextAware, Rotatable, FindsByIosUIAutomation,
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ public AppiumDriver(URL remoteAddress, Capabilities desiredCapabilities){
  .put(OPEN_NOTIFICATIONS, postC("/session/:sessionId/appium/device/open_notifications"))
  .put(GET_NETWORK_CONNECTION, getC("/session/:sessionId/network_connection"))
  .put(SET_NETWORK_CONNECTION, postC("/session/:sessionId/network_connection"))
+ .put(START_ACTIVITY, postC("/session/:sessionId/appium/device/start_activity"))
  ;
  ImmutableMap<String, CommandInfo> mobileCommands = builder.build();
 
@@ -168,6 +171,46 @@ public String currentActivity() {
  Response response = execute(CURRENT_ACTIVITY);
  return response.getValue().toString();
  }
+
+ /**
+ * Launches an arbitrary activity during a test. If the activity belongs to
+ * another application, that application is started and the activity is opened.
+ *
+ * This is an Android-only method.
+ * @param appPackage The package containing the activity. [Required]
+ * @param appActivity The activity to start. [Required]
+ * @param appWaitPackage Automation will begin after this package starts. [Optional]
+ * @param appWaitActivity Automation will begin after this activity starts. [Optional]
+ * @example
+ * driver.startActivity("com.foo.bar", ".MyActivity", null, null);
+ */
+ public void startActivity(String appPackage, String appActivity, String appWaitPackage, String appWaitActivity)
+ throws IllegalArgumentException {
+
+ checkArgument((_isNotNullOrEmpty(appPackage) && _isNotNullOrEmpty(appActivity)),
+ String.format("'%s' and '%s' are required.", APP_PACKAGE, APP_ACTIVITY));
+
+ appWaitPackage = _isNotNullOrEmpty(appWaitPackage) ? appWaitPackage : "";
+ appWaitActivity = _isNotNullOrEmpty(appWaitActivity) ? appWaitActivity : "";
+
+ ImmutableMap<String, String> parameters = ImmutableMap.of(APP_PACKAGE, appPackage,
+ APP_ACTIVITY, appActivity,
+ APP_WAIT_PACKAGE, appWaitPackage,
+ APP_WAIT_ACTIVITY, appWaitActivity);
+
+ execute(START_ACTIVITY, parameters);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Checks if a string is null, empty, or whitespace.
+ *
+ * @param str String to check.
+ *
+ * @return True if str is not null or empty.
+ */
+ private static boolean _isNotNullOrEmpty(String str) {
+ return str != null && !str.isEmpty() && str.trim().length() > 0;
+ }
 
  /**
  *
@@ -229,7 +272,7 @@ public void hideKeyboard() {
  */
  public void hideKeyboard(String strategy, String keyName) {
  ImmutableMap<String, String> parameters = ImmutableMap.of("strategy", strategy);
- if (keyName != null) {
+ if (_isNotNullOrEmpty(keyName)) {
  parameters = parameters.of("key", keyName);
  }
 
@@ -574,7 +617,7 @@ public void setNetworkConnection(NetworkConnectionSetting connection) {
 
  @Override
  public WebDriver context(String name) {
- if (name == null) {
+ if (_isNotNullOrEmpty(name)) {
  throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must supply a context name");
  }
 

src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/MobileCommand.java

@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ public interface MobileCommand {
  String OPEN_NOTIFICATIONS = "openNotifications";
  String GET_NETWORK_CONNECTION = "getNetworkConnection";
  String SET_NETWORK_CONNECTION = "setNetworkConnection";
+ String START_ACTIVITY = "startActivity";
 
 }

src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/remote/MobileCapabilityType.java

@@ -3,20 +3,21 @@
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.CapabilityType;
 
 public interface MobileCapabilityType extends CapabilityType {
+
+ String AUTOMATION_NAME = "automationName";
 
-	String AUTOMATION_NAME = "automationName";
+ String PLATFORM_NAME = "platformName";
+ String PLATFORM_VERSION = "platformVersion";
 
-	String PLATFORM_NAME = "platformName";
-	String PLATFORM_VERSION = "platformVersion";
+ String DEVICE_NAME = "deviceName";
 
-	String DEVICE_NAME = "deviceName";
+ String NEW_COMMAND_TIMEOUT = "newCommandTimeout";
+ String DEVICE_READY_TIMEOUT = "deviceReadyTimeout";
+ String LAUNCH_TIMEOUT = "launchTimeout";
 
-	String NEW_COMMAND_TIMEOUT = "newCommandTimeout";
-	String DEVICE_READY_TIMEOUT = "deviceReadyTimeout";
-	String LAUNCH_TIMEOUT = "launchTimeout";
-
-	String APP = "app";
-	String APP_PACKAGE = "appPackage";
-	String APP_ACTIVITY = "appActivity";
-	String APP_WAIT_ACTIVITY = "appWaitActivity";
+ String APP = "app";
+ String APP_PACKAGE = "appPackage";
+ String APP_ACTIVITY = "appActivity";
+ String APP_WAIT_ACTIVITY = "appWaitActivity";
+ String APP_WAIT_PACKAGE = "appWaitPackage";
 }

src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/MobileDriverAndroidTest.java

@@ -129,4 +129,18 @@ public void networkConnectionTest() {
  public void isLockedTest() {
  assertEquals(false, driver.isLocked());
  }
+
+ @Test
+ public void startActivityInThisAppTest(){
+ driver.startActivity("io.appium.android.apis", ".accessibility.AccessibilityNodeProviderActivity", null, null);
+ String activity = driver.currentActivity();
+ assertTrue(activity.contains("Node"));
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void startActivityInAnotherAppTest(){
+ driver.startActivity("com.android.contacts", ".ContactsListActivity", null, null);
+ String activity = driver.currentActivity();
+ assertTrue(activity.contains("Contact"));
+ }
 }