Install Appium for Vega Integration

The Vega SDK supports Appium, an open-source test automation framework for native, mobile, and hybrid apps. With Appium, you can perform user interface (UI) test automation at different testing levels, which include integration tests, end-to-end tests, and functional tests. This page provides steps to install Appium for Vega integration.

Prerequisites

Install the Vega SDK. The Vega SDK includes the Vega Appium Driver and the Vega Virtual Device. For installation instructions, see Install the Vega SDK.
Check if you have Appium version 2.2.2 installed.
appium --version

Uninstall previous versions of Appium.
npm uninstall -g appium
Uninstall @appium/types.
npm uninstall -g @appium/types

Install Appium

To install Appium and its required components for Vega integration, complete the following steps.

Install the Appium Server 2.2.2.
npm install -g appium@2.2.2
Verify the Appium version.
appium --version
(Optional) Install @appium/types.
npm install -g @appium/types

Install the Vega Appium Driver 3.30.0

appium driver install --source=npm @amazon-devices/appium-kepler-driver@3.30.0

Verify the installation of the Vega Appium Driver.
appium driver list
The output lists the available drivers.

Add vda to the global path for Appium to communicate with the Fire TV device or Vega Virtual Device. Follow the instructions in SDK installation to add vda to the global path.

​Prerequisites

​Install Appium

Prerequisites

Install Appium