Measuring the energy footprint of mobile testing frameworks

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2018

Authors

Cruz, L (Author) Other; Rui Abreu (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: PROCEEDINGS 2018 IEEE/ACM 40TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING - COMPANION (ICSE-COMPANION

Pages: 400-401

40th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE)

Gothenburg, SWEDEN, MAY 27-JUN 03, 2018

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Authenticus ID: P-017-GBT

DOI: 10.1145/3183440.3195027

Abstract (EN): This paper evaluates eight popular mobile UI automation frameworks. We have discovered that there are automation frameworks that increase energy consumption up to 7500%. While limited in the interactions one can do, Espresso is the most energy efficient framework. Depending on the needs of the tester, Appium, Monkeyrunner, or UIAutomator are good alternatives. We show the importance of using energy efficient frameworks and provide a decision tree to help developers make an educated decision on which framework suits best their testing needs. © 2018 Authors.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2