Using Espresso, is there a way to determine if the app under test has a certain permission granted? ...

# android

[Steve]

Using Espresso, is there a way to determine if the app under test has a certain permission granted? I've tried calling checkPermission on the target context, but the tests seem to run as a different user than the app, so it always indicates the permission is denied.

[Steve]

Also, this is the one permission (Write_Settings) that can't be automatically granted using the GrantPermissionRule 😿

[stantronic]

Can you just test the intent that requests permissions?

[Steve]

I'm actually not trying to test the permission. The issue I have is that it's requested right away, and depending on whether it's a fresh install or the app was already installed, the permission might have been granted

[Steve]

I don't care about the permission in the context of my tests. I just want to know if I should wait for the dialog to show and dismiss it or not

[Ianmedeiros]

Maybe you can use UIAutomator just to detect the dialog?

[Ianmedeiros]

Suggestion: https://github.com/KasperskyLab/Kaspresso

[Steve]

I'll check it out, thanks.

[Steve]

I don't think that's what I want. I can't see how to detect the dialog if there

[Zach Kovar]

If you don't care about the permission in the context of my tests — it sounds like using GrantPermissionRule may be a good course of action. This lets you ensure that the permissions you need will already be granted and you don't need to worry about the uncertainty.

[Steve]

As I said earlier, this is the one permission (Write_Settings) that cannot be granted that way

[Zach Kovar]

Ah — sorry, missed that comment.

[Steve]

No worries. It looks like UiAutomator had what I need to quickly match or skip a dialog