Appium KaneAI Code Runner Plugin

An Appium plugin that provides GenAI-Native test automation capabilities for mobile applications, with a focus on self-healing automation. This plugin integrates with the KaneAI API to provide intelligent solutions for test automation challenges.

Features

• Self-healing Automation: Automatically finds alternative locators when elements can't be found, reducing test flakiness and maintenance
• GenAI-Native Operation Resolution: Uses KaneAI API to resolve operations that can't be performed with traditional approaches
• Cross-platform Support: Works seamlessly with both Android and iOS platforms
• Special UI Element Handling: Custom handling for complex UI elements like SeekBars, NumberPickers, and iOS pickers
• Vision-based Element Finding: Uses AI vision capabilities to locate elements when traditional locators fail
• Metadata-driven Execution: Supports intent-based operation execution through metadata

Architecture

The architecture diagram is available in the architecture.md file.

Installation - Production

Install the plugin:

appium plugin install --source=npm appium-kaneai-code-runner

Activate the plugin for local runs:

appium server --base-path /wd/hub --use-plugins=kaneai-code-runner

Installation - Local Devlopment

# Install the plugin
npm install
npm run build

# Start Appium server with the plugin
npm run run-server

Configuration

The plugin requires the following environment variables:

• LT_USERNAME: Your LambdaTest username
• LT_ACCESS_KEY: Your LambdaTest access key
• AUTOMIND_URL: KaneAI API URL
• ORG_ID: Your organization ID
• TEST_ID: Test ID for tracking
• COMMIT_ID: Commit ID for tracking