Launch Appium programmatically ( Work Under Progress)

Appium1.6.X Version

Windows

Installation

Please follow the instructions provided @ https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/docs/en/appium-setup/running-on-windows.md

• npm works in your command line

• Install Appium using npm

• Check Installation :

  • node.exe available at : C:\Program Files (x86)\Appium\node.exe
  • Default location for appium C:\Users\<windows_login_user>\AppData\Roaming\npm and C:\Users\<windows_login_user>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium

Script Usage

Starting Appium Service

- run `start_background.bat` which will launch appium service as background
( console will be seen)

Stop Appium Service

- run `stop_background.bat` which will stop appium service

Mac

WORK UNDER PROGRESS

NOTE: TODO:

1. Appium Installer program
2. Add Loggers functionality to trace all appium logs
3. Add Support to MAC
4. Fix Bugs and Refactor code to handle background tasks properly