Chapter 2. Understanding Testing with the Android SDK

We now know how to create tests inside an Android project and how to run these tests. It is now time to start digging a bit deeper to recognize the building blocks available to create more useful tests.

In this second chapter, we will be covering the following topics:

We will be analyzing these components and showing examples of their use when applicable. The examples in this chapter are intentionally split from the original Android project that contains them. This is done to let you concentrate and focus only on the subject being presented, though the complete examples in a single project can be downloaded as explained later. Right now, we are interested in the trees and not the forest.

Along with the examples presented, we will be identifying reusable common patterns that will help you in the creation of tests for your own projects.