How do check if I left the app under test in a UI test?

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I have a button that sends the user to the Maps app and I want to check if the user left the app. Any idea how I can check this? I tried adding an AssertFalse using an element from app under test, but it does not work as it can't retrieve the elements of the app since it's not in focus.

I would try to set a visible expectation to the self.view.window and observe if it changes to false. See how here: http://masilotti.com/ui-testing-cheat-sheet/ — Bence Pattogato, Jun 07 '17 at 11:40
I tried that solution ( i guess you refer to the section "How to Assert a View is On the Screen"), but seams to work only if you want to check the switch between 2 views or windows within the app. — ioana, Jun 07 '17 at 12:10
Then add an expectation for the notification: AppWillEnterBackground in your UI test with long timeout (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9011868/whats-the-best-way-to-detect-when-the-app-is-entering-the-background-for-my-vie) — Bence Pattogato, Jun 07 '17 at 12:24

Oletha · Answer 1 · 2017-12-19T13:39:51.840

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In iOS 11, you can do this using XCUIApplication.state to see if the app is in the background or foreground, but this isn't possible in Swift 3 and below.

edited Dec 19 '17 at 13:39

answered Jun 08 '17 at 14:50

Oletha

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That sounds great. I'll give it a try once i make the update. Thanks! – ioana Jun 09 '17 at 19:46
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This is not a Swift feature. That's an iOS 11 feature. This also works with ObjC in iOS 11. – dasdom Jun 11 '17 at 06:09
Is it possible get bundle of focused application? – Degard Dec 19 '17 at 13:38

How do check if I left the app under test in a UI test?

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