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# Screenshot testing
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* [Overview](#overview)
* [Setup](#setup)
* [Recording](#recording)
* [Verifying](#verifying)
* [Contributing](#contributing)
* [Example](#example)
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## Overview
- Screenshot tests are tests which record the content of a rendered screen and verify subsequent runs to check if the screen renders differently.
- Element uses [Paparazzi](https://github.com/cashapp/paparazzi) to render, record and verify android layouts.
- The screenshot verification occurs on every pull request as part of the `tests.yml` workflow.
## Setup
- Install Git LFS through your package manager of choice (`brew install git-lfs` | `yay -S git-lfs`).
- Install the Git LFS hooks into the project.
```bash
# with element-android as the current working directory
git lfs install --local
```
- If installed correctly, `git push` and `git pull` will now include LFS content.
## Recording
- `./gradlew recordScreenshots`
- Paparazzi will generate images in `${module}/src/test/snapshots`, which will need to be committed to the repository using Git LFS.
## Verifying
- `./gradlew verifyScreenshots`
- In the case of failure, Paparazzi will generate images in `${module}/out/failure`. The images will show the expected and actual screenshots along with a delta of the two images.
## Contributing
- When creating a test, the file (and class) name names must include `ScreenshotTest`, eg `ItemScreenshotTest`.
- After creating the new test, record and commit the newly rendered screens.
- `./tools/validate_lfs` can be ran to ensure everything is working correctly with Git LFS, the CI also runs this check.
## Example
```kotlin
class PaparazziExampleScreenshotTest {
@get:Rule
val paparazzi = Paparazzi(
deviceConfig = PIXEL_3,
theme = "Theme.Vector.Light",
)
@Test
fun `example paparazzi test`() {
// Inflate the layout
val view = paparazzi.inflate<ConstraintLayout>(R.layout.item_radio)
// Bind data to the view
view.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.actionTitle).text = paparazzi.resources.getString(CommonStrings.room_settings_all_messages)
view.findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.radioIcon).setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_radio_on)
// Record the bound view
paparazzi.snapshot(view)
}
}
```