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Handling Alert Dialog in Mobile App in Katalon Studio

An alert dialog box is used to send a message to the user. An alert box displays a dialog with a specific message and allows user to accept or reject the alert (OK/Cancel buttons).

The .apk file can be downloaded here. Start the app. Select App > Alert Dialogs.

Scenario

We want to test the alert dialog which usually appears on mobile app when there are suspicious/potentially dangerous actions.

Handling Alert Dialog in Mobile App

Manual Mode

  • Step 1: Select Start Application from mobile keyword and click on Input to open a new dialogue. In appFile, select 'Value Type' as Variable. In Value, pass the variable name as 'path'.

Handling Alert Dialog in Mobile App

  • Step 2: Add a Wait For Element Present item.
  • Step 3: Call Scroll To Text from mobile keyword, pass App to Input. Scroll To Text accepts String type parameter (Text of the element to scroll to).

Handling Alert Dialog in Mobile App

  • Step 4: Call Tap method and pass the object of App.
  • Step 5: Select Scroll To Text method and pass the Alert Dialogs text.

Handling Alert Dialog in Mobile App

  • Step 6: Tap on Alert Dialogs.
  • Step 7: Add another Wait for Element Present keyword for object App/Alert Dialogs.
  • Step 8: Call Scroll To Text from mobile keyword, pass the input as OK Cancel dialog with traditional theme.
  • Step 9: Call Tap method and pass the object of OK Cancel dialog with traditional theme.
  • Step 10: Verify alert using Verify Element Visible keyword.
  • Step 11: Capture the text of alert using Get Text command and store it in a variable actual_AlertText.
  • Step 12: Verify Actual and Expected alert texts by Verify Match keyword.

Handling Alert Dialog in Mobile App

  • Step 13: Tap on OK Button.

Script Mode

import static com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.ObjectRepository.findTestObject

import com.kms.katalon.core.configuration.RunConfiguration as RunConfiguration

import com.kms.katalon.core.mobile.keyword.MobileBuiltInKeywords as Mobile

import com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling as FailureHandling



'Path of the Apk File Store in path variable'

def path = RunConfiguration.getProjectDir() + '/Data Files/ApiDemos.apk'



'Start the application'

Mobile.startApplication(path, false)



'Wait for element Present of Heading API Demos'

Mobile.waitForElementPresent(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Article_4/heading_API_Demos'), 45)



'Scroll to App text'

Mobile.scrollToText('App', FailureHandling.STOP_ON_FAILURE)



'Tap on App'

Mobile.tap(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/text_App'), 20)



'Scroll to Alert Dialogs text'

Mobile.scrollToText('Alert Dialogs', FailureHandling.STOP_ON_FAILURE)



'Tap on Alert Dialogs'

Mobile.tap(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/text_Alert Dialogs'), 30)



'Wait for Element Present of Header Alert'

Mobile.waitForElementPresent(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/text_Header Alert'), 30)



'Verify Element Visible of Header Alert'

Mobile.verifyElementVisible(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/text_Header Alert'), 30)



'Scroll to "OK Cancel dialog with traditional theme"'

Mobile.scrollToText('OK Cancel dialog with traditional theme', FailureHandling.STOP_ON_FAILURE)



'Tap On Button OK Cancel dialog with traditional theme'

Mobile.tap(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/button_OK Cancel dialog with traditional theme'), 30)



'Wait for Element Visible of Alert Title'

Mobile.waitForElementPresent(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/text_Alert Title'), 30)



'Verify the Element Visible of Alert Title'

Mobile.verifyElementVisible(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/text_Alert Title'), 30)



'Get the Alert Title text and Store in to "actual_AlertText" variable'

actual_AlertText = Mobile.getText(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/text_Alert Title'), 30)



'Verify the actual and Expected Alert Texts'

Mobile.verifyMatch(actual_AlertText, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit aie consectetur adipiscing\nPlloaso mako nuto siwuf cakso dodtos anr koop.",false)



'Tap on OK Button on Alert'

Mobile.tap(findTestObject('API Demos Objects/Handle Alert/button_OK'), 30)

For further instructions and help, please refer to Katalon User Guide or Katalon Forum.

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