Flank

Flank is a massively parallel Android and iOS test runner for Firebase Test Lab.

Contributing

Install Oracle JDK 8
- JDK 9 or later will not work
Use JetBrains Toolbox to install IntelliJ IDEA Community
Clone the repo git clone --recursive https://github.com/TestArmada/flank.git
- git submodule update --init --recursive updates the submodules
Open test_runner/build.gradle.kts with IntelliJ IDEA Community

Features

Available now	2019
Test sharding	Client/Server refactor
Cost reporting
Stability testing
HTML report
JUnit XML report
Smart Flank

Exit Codes

Exit code	Description
0	All tests passed
1	At least one test failed or inconclusive and all matrices finished.
2	At least one matrix not finished, usually a FTL error.

Flank configuration

app, test, and xctestrun-file support ~, environment variables, and globs (*, **) when resolving paths

iOS example

Run test_runner/flank.ios.yml with flank to verify iOS execution is working.

cd test_runner/
./gradlew clean build fatJar
java -jar ./build/libs/flank-*.jar firebase test ios run

# gcloud args match the official gcloud cli
# https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/alpha/firebase/test/ios/run
gcloud:
  # -- GcloudYml --

  ## The name of a Google Cloud Storage bucket where raw test results will be stored
  # results-bucket: tmp_flank

  ## The name of a unique Google Cloud Storage object within the results bucket where raw test results will be stored
  ## (default: a timestamp with a random suffix).
  # results-dir: tmp

  ## Enable video recording during the test. Enabled by default, use --no-record-video to disable.
  # record-video: true

  ## The max time this test execution can run before it is cancelled (default: 15m).
  ## It does not include any time necessary to prepare and clean up the target device.
  ## The maximum possible testing time is 30m on physical devices and 60m on virtual devices.
  ## The TIMEOUT units can be h, m, or s. If no unit is given, seconds are assumed.
  # timeout: 30m

  ## Invoke a test asynchronously without waiting for test results.
  # async: false

  ## The history name for your test results (an arbitrary string label; default: the application's label from the APK manifest).
  ## All tests which use the same history name will have their results grouped together in the Firebase console in a time-ordered test history list.
  # results-history-name: android-history

  ## Experimental!
  ## The number of times a TestExecution should be re-attempted if one or more\nof its test cases fail for any reason.
  ## The maximum number of reruns allowed is 10. Default is 0, which implies no reruns.
  # flaky-test-attempts: 0

  # -- IosGcloudYml --

  ## The path to the test package (a zip file containing the iOS app and XCTest files).
  ## The given path may be in the local filesystem or in Google Cloud Storage using a URL beginning with gs://.
  ## Note: any .xctestrun file in this zip file will be ignored if --xctestrun-file is specified.
  test: ./src/test/kotlin/ftl/fixtures/tmp/EarlGreyExample.zip

  ## The path to an .xctestrun file that will override any .xctestrun file contained in the --test package.
  ## Because the .xctestrun file contains environment variables along with test methods to run and/or ignore,
  ## this can be useful for customizing or sharding test suites. The given path should be in the local filesystem.
  ## Note: this path should usually be pointing to the xctestrun file within the derived data folder
  xctestrun-file: ./src/test/kotlin/ftl/fixtures/tmp/EarlGreyExampleSwiftTests_iphoneos12.1-arm64e.xctestrun

  ## The version of Xcode that should be used to run an XCTest.
  ## Defaults to the latest Xcode version supported in Firebase Test Lab.
  ## This Xcode version must be supported by all iOS versions selected in the test matrix.
  # xcode-version: 10.1

  ## A list of DIMENSION=VALUE pairs which specify a target device to test against.
  ## This flag may be repeated to specify multiple devices.
  ## The four device dimensions are: model, version, locale, and orientation.
  # device:
  #  - model: iphone8
  #   version: 12.0
  #   locale: en
  #   orientation: portrait
  # - model: iphonex
  #   version: 12.0
  #   locale: es_ES
  #   orientation: landscape

flank:
  # -- FlankYml --

  ## test shards - the amount of groups to split the test suite into
  ## set to -1 to use one shard per test. default: 1
  # max-test-shards: 1

  ## shard time - the amount of time tests within a shard should take
  ## when set to > 0, the shard count is dynamically set based on time up to the maxmimum limit defined by max-test-shards
  ## 2 minutes (120) is recommended.
  ## default: -1 (unlimited)
  # shard-time: -1

  ## repeat tests - the amount of times to run the tests.
  ## 1 runs the tests once. 10 runs all the tests 10x
  # repeat-tests: 1

  ## Google cloud storage path to store the JUnit XML results from the last run.
  # smart-flank-gcs-path: gs://tmp_flank/flank/test_app_ios.xml

  ## Disables sharding. Useful for parameterized tests.
  # disable-sharding: false

  ## always run - these tests are inserted at the beginning of every shard
  ## useful if you need to grant permissions or login before other tests run
  # test-targets-always-run:
  #   - className/testName

  ## regex is matched against bucket paths, for example: 2019-01-09_00:18:07.314000_hCMY/shard_0/EarlGreyExampleSwiftTests_iphoneos12.1-arm64e.xctestrun
  # files-to-download:
  #   - .*\.mp4$

  # -- IosFlankYml --

  ## test targets - a list of tests to run. omit to run all tests.
  # test-targets:
  #   - className/testName

  ## The billing enabled Google Cloud Platform project name to use
  # project: delta-essence-114723

  ## Local folder to store the test result. Folder is DELETED before each run to ensure only artifacts from the new run are saved.
  # local-result-dir: flank

Android example

Run test_runner/flank.yml with flank to verify Android execution is working.

cd test_runner/
./gradlew clean build fatJar
java -jar ./build/libs/flank-*.jar firebase test android run

# gcloud args match the official gcloud cli
# See the docs for full gcloud details https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/firebase/test/android/run
gcloud:
  # -- GcloudYml --

  ## The name of a Google Cloud Storage bucket where raw test results will be stored
  # results-bucket: tmp_flank

  ## The name of a unique Google Cloud Storage object within the results bucket where raw test results will be stored
  ## (default: a timestamp with a random suffix).
  # results-dir: tmp

  ## Enable video recording during the test. Enabled by default, use --no-record-video to disable.
  # record-video: true

  ## The max time this test execution can run before it is cancelled (default: 15m).
  ## It does not include any time necessary to prepare and clean up the target device.
  ## The maximum possible testing time is 30m on physical devices and 60m on virtual devices.
  ## The TIMEOUT units can be h, m, or s. If no unit is given, seconds are assumed.
  # timeout: 30m

  ## Invoke a test asynchronously without waiting for test results.
  # async: false

  ## The history name for your test results (an arbitrary string label; default: the application's label from the APK manifest).
  ## All tests which use the same history name will have their results grouped together in the Firebase console in a time-ordered test history list.
  # results-history-name: android-history

  ## Experimental!
  ## The number of times a TestExecution should be re-attempted if one or more\nof its test cases fail for any reason.
  ## The maximum number of reruns allowed is 10. Default is 0, which implies no reruns.
  # flaky-test-attempts: 0

  # -- AndroidGcloudYml --

  ## The path to the application binary file.
  ## The path may be in the local filesystem or in Google Cloud Storage using gs:// notation.
  ## Android App Bundles are specified as .aab, all other files are assumed to be APKs.
  app: ../test_app/apks/app-debug.apk

  ## The path to the binary file containing instrumentation tests.
  ## The given path may be in the local filesystem or in Google Cloud Storage using a URL beginning with gs://.
  test: ../test_app/apks/app-debug-androidTest.apk

  ## Automatically log into the test device using a preconfigured Google account before beginning the test.
  ## Enabled by default, use --no-auto-google-login to disable.
  # auto-google-login: true

  ## Whether each test runs in its own Instrumentation instance with the Android Test Orchestrator
  ## (default: Orchestrator is used). Disable with --no-use-orchestrator.
  ## See https://developer.android.com/training/testing/junit-runner.html#using-android-test-orchestrator
  # use-orchestrator: true

  ## A comma-separated, key=value map of environment variables and their desired values. This flag is repeatable.
  ## The environment variables are mirrored as extra options to the am instrument -e KEY1 VALUE1 … command and
  ## passed to your test runner (typically AndroidJUnitRunner)
  # environment-variables:
  #  coverage: true
  #  coverageFilePath: /sdcard/
  #  clearPackageData: true

  ## A list of paths that will be copied from the device's storage to the designated results bucket after the test
  ## is complete. These must be absolute paths under /sdcard or /data/local/tmp
  # directories-to-pull:
  #   - /sdcard/

  ## Monitor and record performance metrics: CPU, memory, network usage, and FPS (game-loop only).
  ## Enabled by default, use --no-performance-metrics to disable.
  # performance-metrics: true

  ## A list of one or more test target filters to apply (default: run all test targets).
  ## Each target filter must be fully qualified with the package name, class name, or test annotation desired.
  ## Supported test filters by am instrument -e … include:
  ## class, notClass, size, annotation, notAnnotation, package, notPackage, testFile, notTestFile
  ## See https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/runner/AndroidJUnitRunner for more information.
  # test-targets:
  #  - class com.example.app.ExampleUiTest#testPasses

  ## A list of DIMENSION=VALUE pairs which specify a target device to test against.
  ## This flag may be repeated to specify multiple devices.
  ## The four device dimensions are: model, version, locale, and orientation.
  # device:
  # - model: NexusLowRes
  #   version: 28
  #   locale: en
  #   orientation: portrait
  # - model: NexusLowRes
  #   version: 27

flank:
  # -- FlankYml --

  ## test shards - the amount of groups to split the test suite into
  ## set to -1 to use one shard per test. default: 1
  # max-test-shards: 1

  ## shard time - the amount of time tests within a shard should take
  ## when set to > 0, the shard count is dynamically set based on time up to the maxmimum limit defined by max-test-shards
  ## 2 minutes (120) is recommended.
  ## default: -1 (unlimited)
  # shard-time: -1

  ## repeat tests - the amount of times to run the tests.
  ## 1 runs the tests once. 10 runs all the tests 10x
  # repeat-tests: 1

  ## Google cloud storage path to store the JUnit XML results from the last run.
  # smart-flank-gcs-path: gs://tmp_flank/flank/test_app_android.xml

  ## Disables sharding. Useful for parameterized tests.
  # disable-sharding: false

  ## always run - these tests are inserted at the beginning of every shard
  ## useful if you need to grant permissions or login before other tests run
  # test-targets-always-run:
  #   - class com.example.app.ExampleUiTest#testPasses

  ## regex is matched against bucket paths, for example: 2019-01-09_00:13:06.106000_YCKl/shard_0/NexusLowRes-28-en-portrait/bugreport.txt
  # files-to-download:
  #   - .*\.mp4$

  ## The billing enabled Google Cloud Platform project name to use
  # project: delta-essence-114723

  ## Local folder to store the test result. Folder is DELETED before each run to ensure only artifacts from the new run are saved.
  # local-result-dir: flank

Android code coverage

Update your app's build.gradle to build with coverage and use orchestrator. A custom gradle task is defined to generate the coverage report.

def coverageEnabled = project.hasProperty('coverage')

android {

  defaultConfig {
    testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    // runs pm clear after each test invocation
    testInstrumentationRunnerArguments clearPackageData: 'true'
  }

  buildTypes {
    debug {
      testCoverageEnabled true
    }
  }
 
  // https://google.github.io/android-gradle-dsl/current/com.android.build.gradle.internal.dsl.TestOptions.html#com.android.build.gradle.internal.dsl.TestOptions:animationsDisabled
  testOptions {
        execution 'ANDROIDX_TEST_ORCHESTRATOR'
        animationsDisabled = true
    }
}

dependencies {
  androidTestUtil 'androidx.test:orchestrator:1.1.1'

  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test:runner:1.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.0")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.ext:junit-ktx:1.1.0")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.ext:truth:1.1.0")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso.idling:idling-concurrent:3.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso.idling:idling-net:3.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso:espresso-accessibility:3.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test:rules:1.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso:espresso-contrib:3.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso:espresso-idling-resource:3.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso:espresso-intents:3.1.1")
  androidTestImplementation("androidx.test.espresso:espresso-web:3.1.1")
}

if (coverageEnabled) {
    // gradle -Pcoverage firebaseJacoco
    task firebaseJacoco(type: JacocoReport) {
        group = "Reporting"
        description = "Generate Jacoco coverage reports for Firebase test lab."

        def excludes = [
                '**/R.class',
                '**/R$*.class',
                '**/BuildConfig.*',
                "**/androidx"]
        def javaClasses = fileTree(dir: "${project.buildDir}/intermediates/javac/debug/compileDebugJavaWithJavac/classes", excludes: excludes)
        def kotlinClasses = fileTree(dir: "${project.buildDir}/tmp/kotlin-classes/debug", excludes: excludes)
        getClassDirectories().setFrom(files([javaClasses, kotlinClasses]))

        getSourceDirectories().setFrom(files([
                'src/main/java', 'src/main/kotlin',
                'src/androidTest/java', 'src/androidTest/kotlin']))

        def ecFiles = project.fileTree(dir: '..', include: 'results/coverage_ec/**/sdcard/*.ec')
        ecFiles.forEach { println("Reading in $it") }
        getExecutionData().setFrom(ecFiles)

        reports {
            html { enabled true }
            xml { enabled false }
        }
    }
}

Here's an example flank.yml. Note that coverage and coverageFilePath must be set when using orchestrator with coverage. coverageFile is not used. Orchestrator will generate one coverage file per test. coverageFilePath must be a directory, not a file.

gcloud:
  app: ./app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
  test: ./app/build/outputs/apk/androidTest/debug/app-debug-androidTest.apk
  environment-variables: 
    coverage: true
    coverageFilePath: /sdcard/
    clearPackageData: true
  directories-to-pull: 
    - /sdcard/
  # use a named results dir that's used by the gradle task
  results-dir: coverage_ec

flank:
  disableSharding: true
  files-to-download:
    - .*/sdcard/[^/]+\.ec$

Build the app with coverage: ./gradlew -Pcoverage build
Run flank flank android run
Generate the report ./gradlew -Pcoverage firebaseJacoco
Open the report in ./build/reports/jacoco/firebaseJacoco/html/index.html

CI integration

Download Flank from GitHub releases.

Stable. Get the latest stable version number and replace the XXX with the version number.

wget --quiet https://github.com/TestArmada/flank/releases/download/vXXX/flank.jar -O ./flank.jar
java -jar ./flank.jar android run

Snapshot (published after every commit)

wget --quiet https://github.com/TestArmada/flank/releases/download/flank_snapshot/flank.jar -O ./flank.jar
java -jar ./flank.jar android run

In CI, it may be useful to generate the file via a shell script:

cat << 'EOF' > ./flank.yml
gcloud:
  app: ../../test_app/apks/app-debug.apk
  test: ../../test_app/apks/app-debug-androidTest.apk
EOF

Gradle Plugin

Fladle is a Gradle plugin for Flank that provides DSL configuration and task based execution.

Authenticate with a Google account

Run flank auth login. Flank will save the credential to ~/.flank. Google account authentication allows each person to have a unique non-shared credential. A service account is still recommended for CI.

Authenticate with a service account

Follow the test lab docs to create a service account.

Save the credential to $HOME/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json or set GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS when using a custom path.
Set the project id in flank.yml or set the GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variable.

For continuous integration, base64 encode the credential as GCLOUD_KEY. Then write the file using a shell script. Note that gcloud CLI does not need to be installed. Flank works without any dependency on gcloud CLI.

Encode JSON locally.

base64 -i "$HOME/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json" | pbcopy

Then in CI decode the JSON.

GCLOUD_DIR="$HOME/.config/gcloud/"
mkdir -p "$GCLOUD_DIR"
echo "$GCLOUD_KEY" | base64 --decode > "$GCLOUD_DIR/application_default_credentials.json"

Running with gcloud directly

flank.yml is compatible with the gcloud CLI.

gcloud firebase test android run flank.yml:gcloud
gcloud alpha firebase test ios run flank.ios.yml:gcloud

NOTE: You will need to activate gcloud's service account for the above commands to work.

Doctor

Use the doctor command to check for errors in the YAML.

flank firebase test android doctor
flank firebase test ios doctor

Check version

Flank supports printing the current version.

$ flank -v
v3.0-SNAPSHOT

Maven

You can consume Flank via maven. See the maven repo for all supported versions.

repositories {
    maven(url = "https://dl.bintray.com/flank/maven")
}

dependencies {
    compile("flank:flank:flank_snapshot")
}

FAQ

Access Not Configured. Cloud Tool Results API has not been used in project 764086051850 before or it is disabled.

This error means authentication hasn't been setup properly. See Authenticate with a service account in this readme.

How do I use Flank without typing long commands?

Add Flank's bash helper folder to your $PATH environment variable. This will allow you to call the shell scripts in that helper folder from anywhere.

With the flank shell script, you can use flank instead of java -jar flank.jar. Examples:

flank android run
flank ios run

With the update_flank.sh shell script, you can rebuild flank.jar.

Symbol is declared in module 'java.xml' which does not export package 'com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.dom'

Make sure you're using JDK 8 to compile Flank.

Test run failed to complete. Expected 786 tests, received 660

Try setting use-orchestrator: false. Parameterized tests are not compatible with orchestrator. Flank uses orchestrator by default on Android.

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