can wifi be switched on/off in test case through robotium

Question

can we switch on/off the wi-fi of the device in a test cases in robotium? because i am testing an issue which needs wifi to be on in initial phase then turning off the wi-fi and continue with testing.

Answer 1

Yes you can do it, see the example:

public void testNoNetworkConnection() throws Exception {

    setWifiEnabled(false);

    // do stuff solo.something

   setWifiEnabled(true);

}

private void setWifiEnabled(boolean state) {
    WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager)solo.getCurrentActivity().getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
    wifiManager.setWifiEnabled(state);
}

Remember to add permission in your Manifest file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />

EDIT: With the new Robotium 5.3.1 you can use setWiFiData(Boolean turnedOn) to turn wifi on or off (See documentation)

Enjoy