Xcode UI Test UIKeyInput typeText

Question

During Xcode UI Testing, how do I insertText for a UIView that conforms to UIKeyInput?

I created a CodeInputView that conforms to UIKeyInput.

When I record myself manually entering a code, Xcode writes app.typeText("1234").

But, when I try to play that back, I get the error UI Testing Failure - Neither element nor any descendant has keyboard focus. And, none of the solutions to that question has worked.

Elyseelysee

forums.developer.apple.com/message/29549#29549 – Pyretic

btw, try to tap before typing. and check that simulator settings: Hardware - keyboard - connect hardware keyboard (false) – Pyretic

I tried both of those things. I also tried Simulator > Reset Contents and Settings... Still not working. – Elyseelysee

I answered in the question you linked: https://mcmap.net/q/143143/-ui-testing-failure-neither-element-nor-any-descendant-has-keyboard-focus-on-securetextfield – Willianwillie

Answer 1

I've found solution for UIKeyInput. Please, use:

app.keys["1"].tap()
app.keys["2"].tap()
app.keys["3"].tap()
app.keys["4"].tap()

// Instead of app.typeText("1234")

Tommyetommyrot

This works as intended, but it the test will fail if the simulator keyboard is down. It is also nice to add little timeout before tapping, as it has a tendency of failing with an invalid number of keystrokes every now and then... – Megalith

Answer 2

The CodeInputView needs focus before typing text will work. Access the input by either its placeholder text or set the accessibility label manually.

let app = XCUIApplication()
let codeTextField = app.textFields["Your code"]

codeTextField.tap()
app.typeText("1234")

The above assumes the placeholder or accessibility label was set to "Your code".

Mendiola

I'll try that, but I don't think that will solve the issue as I don't need to click it during recording since I call codeInputView.becomeForstResponder in viewDidLoad. – Elyseelysee

First responder happens asynchronously so The framework might not have registered the change yet. – Mendiola

I tried it, but no luck. Note: CodeInputView isn't a UITextField. It's a UIView that conforms to UIKeyInput. – Elyseelysee