Kobiton integration

How to integrate your workflows with Kobiton using codemagic.yaml

Kobiton is a mobile testing platform that accelerates delivery and testing of mobile apps by offering manual and automated testing on real devices, in cloud & on-premises.

A sample project that shows how to configure Kobiton integration is available in our Sample projects repository.

Configure Kobiton access

Once you sign up with Kobiton, make note of your username and API access token. You need to combine these to get the base64 encoded authentication string formatted as:

username:api_token

You can encode these credentials in the macOS Terminal using:

echo -n '<username>:<api_token>' | openssl base64

Alternatively, use an online tool to base64 encode this string.

1. Open your Codemagic app settings, and go to the Environment variables tab.

2. Enter the desired Variable name, e.g. KOBITON_CREDENTIALS.

3. Copy and paste the base64 encoded authentication string as Variable value.

4. Enter the variable group name, e.g. kobiton_credentials. Click the button to create the group.

5. Make sure the Secure option is selected.

6. Click the Add button to add the variable.

7. Add the variable group to your codemagic.yaml file

     environment:
       groups:
         - kobiton_credentials

Configure your project

Kobiton offers to test your generated binaries (.ipa, .apk, .aab and zip) on real devices by automating them. To get started, you need to inject the following capabilities into your project’s test scripts such as Appium:

• Android
• iOS

    String kobitonServerUrl = "https://nihalnevercode:c0eb5ab4-3f3f-43c0-9325-1ea473349ca8@api.kobiton.com/wd/hub";
    DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();

    // The generated session will be visible to you only. 
    capabilities.setCapability("sessionName", "Automation test session");
    capabilities.setCapability("sessionDescription", "");
    capabilities.setCapability("deviceOrientation", "portrait");
    capabilities.setCapability("captureScreenshots", true);
    capabilities.setCapability("useConfiguration", "");
    capabilities.setCapability("autoWebview", true);
    capabilities.setCapability("browserName", "chrome");
    capabilities.setCapability("deviceGroup", "KOBITON");

    // For deviceName, platformVersion Kobiton supports wildcard
    // character *, with 3 formats: *text, text* and *text*
    // If there is no *, Kobiton will match the exact text provided
    capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G");
    capabilities.setCapability("platformVersion", "12");
    capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "Android");

    String kobitonServerUrl = "https://nihalnevercode:c0eb5ab4-3f3f-43c0-9325-1ea473349ca8@api.kobiton.com/wd/hub";
    DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
    
    // The generated session will be visible to you only. 
    capabilities.setCapability("sessionName", "Automation test session");
    capabilities.setCapability("sessionDescription", "");
    capabilities.setCapability("deviceOrientation", "portrait");
    capabilities.setCapability("browserName", "safari");
    capabilities.setCapability("deviceGroup", "KOBITON");
    
    // For deviceName, platformVersion Kobiton supports wildcard
    // character *, with 3 formats: *text, text* and *text*
    // If there is no *, Kobiton will match the exact text provided
    capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "iPad Air 2 (Wi-Fi)");
    capabilities.setCapability("platformVersion", "15.3.1");
    capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "iOS"); 

These capabitlies will allow Kobiton to detect which platform you want to execute your test scripts with. Each device specific capabilities for Java can be found in the Kobiton devices list by clicking device settings and then Automation Settings.

Upload apps to Kobiton

The process of uploading your artifacts to Kobiton requires the following steps:

• Set the APP_URL and APP_PATH to upload to AWS S3 bucket
• Upload artifacts to AWS S3
• Upload to Kobiton environment
• [Optional] Get the URL in Codemagic Logs to be directed to test details

To perform these steps, add the required scripts to your codemagic.yaml file:

  scripts:
    - name: Set the app URL and PATH
      script: | 
        CURL_RESULT=$(curl -X POST https://api.kobiton.com/v1/apps/uploadUrl \ 
          -H 'Authorization: Basic $KOBITON_CREDENTIALS' \ 
          -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
          -d '{"filename": "your_desired_binary_name.ipa"}' | jq -r)

        APP_URL=$(jq -r '.url' <<<"$CURL_RESULT")
        APP_PATH=$(jq -r '.appPath' <<<"$CURL_RESULT") 
    - name: Upload artifacts to AWS
      script: | 
        curl -X PUT “$APP_URL” \
          -H 'content-type: application/octet-stream' \
          -H 'x-amz-tagging: unsaved=true' \
          -T "build/ios/ipa/kobition_integration.ipa"
    - name: Upload to Kobiton
      script: | 
        curl -X POST https://api.kobiton.com/v1/apps \
          -H 'Authorization:  Basic $KOBITON_CREDENTIALS' \
          -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
          -H 'Accept: application/json' \
          -d '{"appPath": “’”$APP_PATH”’”}’
    - name: Get URL for logs
      script: | 
        curl -X POST https://api.kobiton.com/v1/revisitPlans/create \
          -H 'Authorization: Basic $KOBITON_CREDENTIALS' \
          -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
          -H 'Accept: application/json'
        # Response should be formatted as:
        # {"testRunId":123168,"testRunDetailLink":"https://portal.kobiton.com/plans/123168/executions"}

After a successful upload, you should get appId and versionId in the Codemagic logs. After the whole process, check your App section in the Kobiton UI and you should see your uploaded binary there.