Node.js and Appium

To install Java on your machine, follow the following instructions:

1. For Mac and Linux machines:

  1. Download Node.js for Mac OS from https://nodejs.org/en/download/ (Make sure you download the *.tar.gz file)

  2. Copy the downloaded file to /robustest/tools folder

  3. Unzip the file by running the following command

    tar -xzf <file name>

  4. Delete the tar file

  5. Rename the unzipped folder to ‘node’

  6. Add Node.js to the system path by running the following command:

    PATH=$PATH:~/robustest/tools/node/bin

  7. Run the following command to install appium

    npm install -g appium

    • If Appium is already installed, then first uninstall it by running the command:

      npm uninstall -g appium

    • Then execute the command above to install Appium

  8. In the setEnvironment.sh file, in the node section, ensure that the path to the node.js folder is correct

2. For Windows machines:

  1. Download Node.js for Windows from: https://nodejs.org/en/download/

  2. Select the Windows installer (.msi) file suitable for your system (i.e., 32-bit or 64-bit)

    1. You can check your windows version as follows:

      1. Searching for ‘This PC’ on the Windows search bar.

      2. Then right-click on ‘This PC’ and click on ‘Properties’

      3. On the page that opens up, you can see the type of Windows version you are currently using

  3. While installing, change the Destination folder to C:\Users\<username>\robustest\tools\node

    1. You will have to create the folder ‘node’ inside the robustest\tools folder

  4. Add C:Users<username>robustesttoolsnode to the PATH environment variable as follows:

    1. Under the section ‘User Variables’, click and select the environment variable named PATH

    2. Click on the ‘Edit’ button

    3. Click on the button ‘New’

    4. Enter the path to the node folder,

      1. i.e., C:\Users\<username>\robustest\tools\node

      2. Provide proper path above by replacing username

    5. Restart the computer for the path to be updated

    6. Run the following command: npm install -g appium

Node.js and Appium are now installed