October’23 Updates: Live With Intelligent UI Inspector, Major Upgrades to HyperExecute, Smart UI, and More

New Features in App Automation

LambdaTest App Automation has introduced fresh features to make your process of creating, testing, and deploying high-quality mobile apps smoother than ever.

New Lambda Hooks

We have added two Lambda Hooks – lambda-testCase-start and lambda-testCase-end that help in addressing the debugging challenges. You can now differentiate between different test cases within a single Appium session.

These hooks are incredibly valuable as they allow you to isolate and focus on specific test cases that might be causing errors or slowing down the testing process. This helps in quicker issue resolution and more efficient testing.

Refer to the documentation to get started: Lambda Hooks for Appium Automation.

Highlighted Elements

This feature lets you highlight elements in both live and saved videos when using the findElement method in Appium automation. This feature allows you to effortlessly pinpoint the elements with which your script interacts during test execution and enables you to review saved videos to gain insights into how your tests performed and their interactions with the elements.

To use this feature, enable the instrumented: true capability in your test script.

Live Video Support

With live video support for web automation on real devices, you can now receive real-time video feedback as your web automation scripts run on real Android and iOS devices. This feature greatly simplifies issue identification, enhances the overall quality of testing, and allows for direct validation of the user experience.

Here are the main benefits:

• Live Monitoring: You can view your web automation tests running in real-time on real devices.
• Simplified Debugging: Identifying issues becomes simpler as you can see what’s happening during the test.
• Quality Assurance: You can directly verify the user experience by viewing the live video, ensuring that your web application functions as intended on real devices.

HyperExecute Latest Features – Available Now

HyperExecute is ready to supercharge your testing efforts with the following new features, including AI-Native test failure analysis, Semaphore CI integration, new frameworks support, and more.

AI-Native Test Failure Analysis

AI-native test failure analysis to make it easy for you to quickly spot different error types and provide a detailed summary of why they happen. This examines your test logs and pinpoints what’s causing the failures, allowing you to make fixes more quickly and effectively.

Follow the documentation to get started: AI-Native Test Failure Analysis in HyperExecute.

Semaphore CI Integration With HyperExecute

Semaphore CI and HyperExecute have teamed up to bring you a seamless testing experience. Semaphore CI is a well-known cloud-based platform used by engineering teams to streamline building, testing, and deploying software applications. Now, with the new integration between Semaphore CI and HyperExecute, teams can effortlessly run their tests on HyperExecute’s cloud infrastructure.

For more in-depth information, check out the documentation: Semaphore CI Integration With HyperExecute.

Cypress Testing for Smart UI Using HyperExecute

HyperExecute now supports the Cypress framework for running Smart UI tests. Teams can now run their UI tests on blazing fast test orchestration cloud, enhancing the quality of their tests and reducing the time required for testing web applications.

If you wish to get started, head over to the documentation: Smart UI on HyperExecute Using Cypress

New Frameworks Support

Last but not least, HyperExecute has expanded its support to include four widely used testing frameworks: Maven JUnit4, Maven JUnit5, WDIO Mocha, and WDIO Jasmine. This means teams can execute tests in a broader spectrum of test automation frameworks.

Refer to the documentation: HyperExecute YAML Version 0.2.

Snooper Command

A snooper is a command designed for identifying the feature file scenarios that will be subsequently executed based on the provided value in the testRunnerCommand. The snooper command requires two arguments:

1. featureFilePaths: This indicates the path to the feature files you intend to explore.

2. framework: This denotes the framework employed for your tests.

As an example, using the following command will unveil the feature file scenarios located in the “features” folder that utilize the Java framework:

snooper --featureFilePaths=features/ --framework=java

Refer to the documentation: Snooper Command.

In addition, we now provide support for Android SDK Runtime in HyperExecute to elevate your testing process.

Live With New Smart UI Features

We have added a new batch of features to our AI-Native Smart UI testing. Check out below:

Smart UI Testing With Storybook 7

This powerful combination of Smart UI and Storybook 7 offers enhanced component visualization, testing capabilities, and collaborative features. Want to get started? Visit the documentation: Smart UI testing With Storybook 7.

Smart Baseline Strategy

To ensure your UI testing is as efficient as possible, we have introduced a smart baseline strategy—this strategy simplifies the process of updating baselines for approved screenshots. By reducing manual intervention, it frees up your team’s valuable time and minimizes the risk of human error.

Check out the documentation: Smart Baseline Strategy for Smart UI.

Overwrite Screenshot Feature

We have now introduced the handy overwrite screenshot feature. This feature allows you to replace the latest screenshot with the previous ones in the same build, providing a quick and efficient way to track changes and improvements over time. No more sifting through countless screenshots to find the right one – with Smart UI, you’ll always have the most up-to-date visual data at your fingertips.

Head over to the documentation: Overwrite Screenshot Feature in Smart UI.

Newest Additions in TestMu AI Tunnel and Account Management

The latest updates in LambdaTest’s account management and TestMu AI Tunnel bring a host of new features to enhance user control and accessibility. These additions include streamlined ways to manage user accounts, set up access policies, and maintain account security.

Enhanced Tunnel Security

Within the LambdaTest Tunnel, you’ll find a suite of robust features to finely adjust your security preferences, including the ability to limit tunnel creation to specific users, turn tunnel sharing on or off, and determine which local domains can be accessed or restricted via the tunnel.

Refer to our documentation to check out new security enhancements in TestMu AI Tunnel.

Comprehensive Audit Logs

LambdaTest Tunnel now includes comprehensive audit logs, providing insights into both user and organization-level activities. This lets you keep an eye on account actions, spot unauthorized access, investigate any security incidents, and keep a detailed history of user and organization-level activities. Moreover, it aids in ensuring compliance with security policies. Check our guide on how to access audit logs.

Password and Access Key Expiry Policy

Organization administrators can now define the duration of password and access key expiration with our new policy. Once the expiration time is reached, users can reset their password or regenerate their access key.

Administrators can also enjoy the flexibility to exempt specific users from adhering to this policy, allowing them greater control over account security. Read the TestMu AI Password and Access Key Expiry Policy.

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