Creating a configuration¶
In Suitest an app configuration describes the environment in which it should run when performing automation scenarios.
To create a configuration:
- Open your Suitest app
- Go to the Settings page
- Click on Add new configuration
- Specify a descriptive name for your configuration, pick the appropriate app platform and press Create configuration.
Preparing the application - selecting the communication method¶
After the configuration has been created, you will need to select the app communication method. For more details, go to the specific platform page in docs. Here is a summary of supported methods:
| Platform | Lite | Automated IL injection * | Manual IL insertion * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | - | ✓ (Native) | ✓ |
| Apple iPhone/iPad (iOS/iPadOS) | - | - | ✓ |
| Apple TV (tvOS) | - | - | ✓ |
| HbbTV / Freeview Play | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| LG webOS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NextGen TV / ATSC 3.0 | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Other HTML-based | - | - | ✓ |
| PlayStation 4/5 | - | - | ✓ |
| Roku | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Samsung Tizen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sky | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VIDAA | ✓ | - | ✓ |
| Vizio SmartCast | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Websites | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Xbox (One, Series X/S) | ✓ (WebView2) | ✓ (HTML-based local) | ✓ |
| Xfinity / Xumo TV / XClass TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- IL stands for Instrumentation library
Application update (only for Manual instrumentation library insertion)¶
The Instrumentation library needs to be inserted into each HTML page of the application before deploying/building it.
Finishing the setup in Suitest¶
Depending on the platform + selected app communication method, on the App details tab of the application configuration, you need to either upload a package or define the application details. You can find more details on the platform specific page here in docs.
Once you are done with the basic setup, see other optional configuration options.