ITCamp 2018 - Dan Ardelean - CI/CD for mobile development using Visual Studio App Center

@ITCAMPRO #ITCAMP18Community Conference for IT Professionals
CI/CD for mobile development using
Visual Studio App Center
Dan Ardelean
Mahiz Srl
Email: dan@mahiz.it Twitter: @danardelean
Microsoft MVP Visual Studio Technologies, Xamarin MVP

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What does application
development mean today?

Rapid app innovation and release cadence
App
delivery
lifecycle
Design & Develop
TestMonitor

Testing on different OS versions

developer.apple.com/support/app-store
5%
81%
14%
81% of devices are using iOS 11
iOS 11
iOS 10
As measured by the App Store on June 2018
Testing on different OS versions

HockeyApp Xamarin Test Cloud Xamarin Insights
Distribution • Crashes • Analytics Device Tests Crashes • Analytics
Azure Mobile Engagement Azure App Service CodePush
Analytics • Push Push Distribution
Visual Studio App Center

The Platforms you need
 Android
 iOS
 Windows
 macOS (Preview)
The Frameworks you love
 Xamarin
 Java
 Obj-C/Swift
 UWP
 React Native
 Cordova (Preview)
App Center = something for everyone

What can I do with App Center?

Integrating your CI/CD pipeline: REST APIs

Integrating into your CI/CD pipeline: CLI

App Center: Build
Easily connect your
source code to the
build service.

App Center: Build

App Center: Distribute

DEMO BUILD + DISTRIBUTE

App Center: Test
Validate your code and
release better apps, faster.
Verify your app works
properly on the devices
your users will have

XCUITest
Write tests with the framework of your choice.
App Center: Test

Running your tests against your app
App Center: Test
C:> appcenter test run uitest --app "xamarin-university-mobile---android" --devices d9986e03 --
app-path C:UsersMarkDownloadscom.xamarin.university.apk --test-series "master" --locale
"en_US" --build-dir ..XamarinUniversityMobile.Tests.UIbinDebug
Preparing tests... done.
Validating arguments... done.
Creating new test run... done.
Validating application file... done.
Uploading files... done.
Starting test run... done.
Test run id: "65134d8b-f742-4a33-ac44-b2be1aeb8cdd"
Accepted devices:
- Google Pixel 2 (8.1.0)
- Google Pixel 2 XL (8.1.0)
- Samsung Galaxy S5 (6.0.1)
- Sony Xperia z5 Compact (5.1.1)
Current test status: Validating

DEMO UI TESTING

Identify, prioritize, and
triage issues
with grouped crash reports.
Symbol files helps you fix
problems quickly.
App Center: Crashes

DEMO CRASHES

including active users, popular
devices, activity, and more.
App Center: Analytics

Use custom events to
dive deeper and
improve your UX.
App Center: Analytics

DEMO ANALYTICS

App Center: Push

DEMO PUSH

Get started for free: https://appcenter.ms
Docs
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/appcenter/
Blog
blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vsappcenter/

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