How to set --default-capabilities in java client?

[vchimev]

Hello,

I am in process of upgrading from Appium server 1.4.16 to 1.5.3 and Java client from 3.3.0 to 4.0.0.

As "Appium 1.5 does away with most CLI flags; the remainder can be converted into JSON and made part of the --default-capabilities flag.", it is not clear for me how to pass JSON (file in 1.5.3) in the Java client.

Your help would be appreciated.

Thank you,
vchimev

[Jander]

Hi @vchimev,

the desired capabilities are passed as parameter to the constructor of the driver, e.g.

// ...
DesiredCapabilities desiredCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desiredCapabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.DEVICE_NAME, tmpDeviceName);
desiredCapabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.LAUNCH_TIMEOUT, 30000);
driver = new IOSDriver<MobileElement>(tmpUrl, desiredCapabilities);
// ...

The JSON mentioned above can be passed as command line parameter when launching the Appium server, e.g.

--default-capabilities '{"udid":"xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx","app":"/Users/cibot/Downloads/MyApp.ipa"}

Both ways of passing the desired capabilities are possible.

[vchimev]

Hi @Jander,

Thank you for the reply.

The problem is that in Java client 1.5.3 there is no more MobileCapabilityType.LAUNCH_TIMEOUT for example. How could I set it?

So --default-capabilities could be set only command line? As I understand, there is no API for it?

Thank you once again,
vchimev

[vchimev]

Ah, there are AndroidMobileCapabilityType and IOSMobileCapabilityType I was not aware of ...

So I just need to pass IOSMobileCapabilityType.LAUNCH_TIMEOUT.

Sorry for bothering you.