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Device Commands<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We will now be illustrating the various device commands available. Further we will illustrate each one of them using related examples (Using Java).<\/p>\n

Type 1 Device Commands – Activity Commands<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The first type of command under Device Commands is referred as ‘Activity Command’<\/p>\n

1. Start Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Start Activity Command is used to start an Android activity by providing package name and activity name<\/p>\n

Example<\/em> –<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

driver.startActivity(new Activity(“com.example”, “ActivityName”));<\/p>\n

HTTP API Specifications<\/u><\/p>\n

Endpoint – POST \/wd\/hub\/session\/:session_id\/appium\/device\/start_activity<\/p>\n

URL Parameters –<\/strong><\/p>\n

session_id        ID of the session to route the command to<\/p>\n

JSON Parameters –<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
name<\/td>\ntype<\/td>\ndescription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
appPackage<\/td>\nstring<\/td>\nName of the package<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
appActivity<\/td>\nstring<\/td>\nName of the activity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
appWaitPackage<\/td>\nstring<\/td>\nAutomation will begin after this package starts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
intentAction<\/td>\nstring<\/td>\nIntent action which will be used to start activity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
intentCategory<\/td>\nstring<\/td>\nIntent category which will be used to start activity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
intentFlags<\/td>\nstring<\/td>\nFlags that will be used to start activity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
optionalIntentArguments<\/td>\nstring<\/td>\nAdditional intent arguments that will be used to start activity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dontStopAppOnReset<\/td>\nboolean<\/td>\nShould the app stop on reset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Response – null<\/p>\n

2. Get Current Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second command is ‘Get Current Activity’. Further, this command is used to get the name of the current Android activity.<\/p>\n

Example<\/strong> –<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

String activity = driver.currentActivity();<\/p>\n

HTTP API Specifications<\/u><\/p>\n

Endpoint – GET \/wd\/hub\/session\/:session_id\/appium\/device\/current_activity<\/p>\n

URL Parameters –<\/strong><\/p>\n