Android Applications Testing Training Course

Introduction

• What is Android?
• Android SDK
• Android JVM
• The Software Stack
• The Development Tools (ADT)
• User Interface
• Installing Development Tools
• Content Providers
• Services
• Intents
• Activities
• Views
• Configuration File
• Simple Hello World
• Application Artifacts
• Asset Packaging Tool
• Entry Point Activity
• Intent
• Calling Other Activities
• The Activities Stack
• Paused & Stopped Activities
• SQLite Database
• System Management
• Separated Processes
• Component & Integration Architecture

Application Resources

• What are Resources?
• String Resources
• Layout Resources
• Code Samples
• Resource Reference Syntax
• Compiled Resources
• Compiled Animation Files
• Compiled Bitmaps
• Compiled UI View Definitions
• Compiled Arrays
• Compiled Colors
• Compiled Strings
• Compiled Styles
• Compiled Arbitrary Raw XML Files
• Uncompiled Resources
• The .apk File
• Assets
• Assets & Resources Directory Structure

The Intent Concept

• Introduction
• Intent Filter
• Use Intent to Start Activity
• Android Available Intentions
• Code Samples
• Intent Categories
• Late Run-Time Binding
• Use Intent to Start Service
• Broadcast Receivers
• The Intent Object Structure
• The Intent Component Name
• The Intent Action
• The Intent Data
• The Intent Category
• The Intent Extras
• The Intent Flags
• Intents Resolution
• Intent Filter Structure
• The Action Test
• The Category Test
• The Data Test
• Multiple Matches
• Android Predefined Intents
• Samples

User Interface Controls

• Introduction
• GUI Sample in Source Code
• GUI Sample in XML
• GUI Sample in XML & Source Code
• TextView
• TextView Sample
• TextView Style Sample
• EditText
• EditText Sample
• AutoCompleteTextView
• AutoCompleteTextView Sample
• MultiAutoCompleteTextView
• MultiAutoCompleteTextView Sample
• Button
• Button Sample
• ImageButton
• ImageButton Sample
• ToggleButton
• ToggleButton Sample
• CheckBox Control
• CheckBox Control Sample
• RadioButton Control
• RadioButton Control Sample
• ListView
• ListView Sample
• GridView Control
• GridView Control Sample
• Date & Time Controls
• Gallery Controller
• MapView
• WebView

Layout Managers

• Introduction
• LinearLayout
• Layout Weight
• Gravity
• Samples
• TableLayout
• Padding Properties
• RelativeLayout
• AbsoluteLayout
• FrameLayout
• TabsHost

Menus and Dialogs

• Introduction
• Menu Interface
• MenuItem Interface
• SubMenu Interface
• Menu Items Group
• Menu Items Attributes
• Container Menu Items
• System Menu Items
• Secondary Menu Items
• Alternative Menu Items
• Creating Menu,Sample
• Menu Items Groups
• Menu Items Events Handling
• Overriding Callback Function
• Define Listener
• Using Intents
• Expanded Menu
• Icon Menus
• Sub Menus
• System Menus
• Context Menus
• Samples
• Handling Menu Events
• Creating Menu using XML
• Alert Dialog
• Prompt Dialog
• Samples

Location Based Services

• Introduction
• The Map Key
• The MD-5 Signature
• Google Maps Key
• Required Permissions
• Code Sample
• The Map Controller
• Code Samples
• Maps Overlays
• Code Samples
• The Geocoder Class
• The Address Class
• The LocationManager Class
• The LocationListener Interface
• The Debug Monitor Service (DMS)

Android Security Model

• Introduction
• Deployment
• The keytool Utility
• The jarsigner Utility
• Deployment using Eclipse
• Separated Processes
• Declarative Permission Model

Application Life Cycle

• Introduction
• Activity Life Cycle Methods
• The onStart() and onResume() Methods
• The onPause() and onStope() Methods
• Return Back to Previous Activity
• The onStop() and onDestroy() Methods
• The onCreate() Method
• The onPause() Method

SQLite Database

• Introduction
• SQLite Implementation
• The SQLiteOpenHelper Class
• The onCreate() Method
• The onUpgrade() Method
• The onOpen() Method
• The getWriteableDatabase() Method
• The getReadableDatabase() Method
• The SQLiteDatabase Class,The execSQL() Method
• The insert() Method,The delete() Method
• The rawQuery() Method()
• Code Samples
• The query() Method
• Code Samples

Providers

• Introduction
• Android Built-In Content Providers
• SQLite Database
• Content Providers Architecture
• Content Providers Registration
• Content Providers REST Access
• Content Providers URL Structure
• Content Providers Mime Types
• Using Content Provider
• Retrieving Records
• Adding Records
• The Cursor Object
• The ContentValues() Object
• Content Provider Demo

File Management

• Introduction
• Creating Files
• Accessing Simple Files
• Accessing Raw Resources
• XML Files Resources
• SD Card External Storage

Background Applications

• Introduction
• Services
• Background Threads
• Making Toasts
• Notifications
• Other System Services
• Background Activity Sample

Activity Data

• Introduction
• The Intent Class
• Start Activity Methods
• Passing Data between Activities
• Coherent User Experience
• Code Sample

Web View

• Introduction
• The WebView Class
• The android.webkit Package
• The INTERNET Permission
• The loadUrl() Method
• JavaScript Support
• The loadData() Method
• The WebView Methods
• The WebViewClient Class
• The WebChromeClient Class

Java Language

• Introduction
• The Limits
• Third Party Java Libraries

Debugging

• Introduction
• Eclipse Java Editor
• Eclipse Java Debugger
• Logcat
• Android Debug Bridge
• Dalvik Debug Monitor Service
• Traceview

Accelerometer

• Introduction
• The SensorManager Class
• The SensorListenr Interface

Localization

• Introduction
• Default Resources
• Current Locale
• Testing
• Custom Locale
• Code Samples

Speech Input

• Introduction
• The RecognizerIntent Class
• Start Speech Recognition
• Google Server Side
• The Language Model
• Free Form Language Model
• Web Search Language Model

Development Tools

• Introduction
• The aapt Tool
• The adb Tool
• The android Tool
• The ddms Tool
• The dx Tool
• The draw9patch Tool
• The emulator Tool

Android Applications Testing Practices – 4 Hours

Automated Testing

• JUnit Testing
• Using Assertions
• Instrumentation Framework

On Device Testing

• User Interface & Consistency
• Functionality of Interaction with the OS
• Networking Testing
• Stress Test Conditions
• International Support Testing
• General Requirements

On Device Remote Testing

• DeviceAnywhere Platform
• Scenarios To Be Care Of