Barista

Espresso is the new testing API for Android from Google. Barista helps the user generate Espresso tests on their device in a minimally intrusive way. With Barista, you can now create tests anytime anywhere. All you need is Barista and your app installed on the device!

Barista uses the Android Accessibility Service to capture actions performed by the user on an app under test. At any point, the user can add checks by pointing at an element and selecting an option from the overlay menu. Upon finishing, tests are generated on a server and sent to the user by email. To get your tests on the web, you can sign in with your google account at http://checkdroid.com

Some important notes:

1. Barista only captures actions from the app selected by the user. All other accessibility events are ignored.

2. Passwords are not collected and are replaced with an empty string inside generated tests.

3. Tests are emailed back to the email account of the the user associated with the G+ account.

The initial research prototype of Barista was developed at Georgia Tech. Its currently being extended and maintained by its initial contributors at CheckDroid http://checkdroid.com