feat(android): add androidDevice.options.omitDriverInstall (#13249)

docs/src/api/class-android.md

@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ Returns the list of detected Android devices.
 
 Optional port to establish ADB server connection.
 
+### option: Android.devices.omitDriverInstall
+- `omitDriverInstall` <[boolean]>
+
+Prevents automatic playwright driver installation on attach. Assumes that the drivers have been installed already.
+
 ## method: Android.setDefaultTimeout
 
 This setting will change the default maximum time for all the methods accepting [`param: timeout`] option.

packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/channels.ts

@@ -3682,9 +3682,11 @@ export interface AndroidChannel extends AndroidEventTarget, Channel {
 }
 export type AndroidDevicesParams = {
   port?: number,
+  omitDriverInstall?: boolean,
 };
 export type AndroidDevicesOptions = {
   port?: number,
+  omitDriverInstall?: boolean,
 };
 export type AndroidDevicesResult = {
   devices: AndroidDeviceChannel[],

packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/protocol.yml

@@ -2846,6 +2846,7 @@ Android:
     devices:
       parameters:
         port: number?
+        omitDriverInstall: boolean?
       returns:
         devices:
           type: array

packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts

@@ -1304,6 +1304,7 @@ export function createScheme(tChannel: (name: string) => Validator): Scheme {
   scheme.ElectronApplicationCloseParams = tOptional(tObject({}));
   scheme.AndroidDevicesParams = tObject({
     port: tOptional(tNumber),
+    omitDriverInstall: tOptional(tBoolean),
   });
   scheme.AndroidSetDefaultTimeoutNoReplyParams = tObject({
     timeout: tNumber,

packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class Android extends SdkObject {
       newSerials.add(d.serial);
       if (this._devices.has(d.serial))
         continue;
-      const device = await AndroidDevice.create(this, d);
+      const device = await AndroidDevice.create(this, d, options);
       this._devices.set(d.serial, device);
     }
     for (const d of this._devices.keys()) {
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
   readonly _backend: DeviceBackend;
   readonly model: string;
   readonly serial: string;
+  private _options: types.AndroidDeviceOptions;
   private _driverPromise: Promise<PipeTransport> | undefined;
   private _lastId = 0;
   private _callbacks = new Map<number, { fulfill: (result: any) => void, reject: (error: Error) => void }>();
@@ -116,19 +117,20 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
   private _android: Android;
   private _isClosed = false;
 
-  constructor(android: Android, backend: DeviceBackend, model: string) {
+  constructor(android: Android, backend: DeviceBackend, model: string, options: types.AndroidDeviceOptions) {
     super(android, 'android-device');
     this._android = android;
     this._backend = backend;
     this.model = model;
     this.serial = backend.serial;
+    this._options = options;
     this._timeoutSettings = new TimeoutSettings(android._timeoutSettings);
   }
 
-  static async create(android: Android, backend: DeviceBackend): Promise<AndroidDevice> {
+  static async create(android: Android, backend: DeviceBackend, options: types.AndroidDeviceOptions): Promise<AndroidDevice> {
     await backend.init();
     const model = await backend.runCommand('shell:getprop ro.product.model');
-    const device = new AndroidDevice(android, backend, model.toString().trim());
+    const device = new AndroidDevice(android, backend, model.toString().trim(), options);
     await device._init();
     return device;
   }
@@ -169,13 +171,18 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
     debug('pw:android')('Stopping the old driver');
     await this.shell(`am force-stop com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver`);
 
-    debug('pw:android')('Uninstalling the old driver');
+    // uninstall and install driver on every excution
-    await this.shell(`cmd package uninstall com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver`);
+    if (!this._options.omitDriverInstall) {
-    await this.shell(`cmd package uninstall com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver.test`);
+      debug('pw:android')('Uninstalling the old driver');
+      await this.shell(`cmd package uninstall com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver`);
+      await this.shell(`cmd package uninstall com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver.test`);
 
-    debug('pw:android')('Installing the new driver');
+      debug('pw:android')('Installing the new driver');
-    for (const file of ['android-driver.apk', 'android-driver-target.apk'])
+      for (const file of ['android-driver.apk', 'android-driver-target.apk'])
-      await this.installApk(await fs.promises.readFile(require.resolve(`../../../bin/${file}`)));
+        await this.installApk(await fs.promises.readFile(require.resolve(`../../../bin/${file}`)));
+    } else {
+      debug('pw:android')('Skipping the driver installation');
+    }
 
     debug('pw:android')('Starting the new driver');
     this.shell('am instrument -w com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver.test/androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner').catch(e => debug('pw:android')(e));

packages/playwright-core/src/server/types.ts

@@ -369,5 +369,6 @@ export type APIResponse = {
 };
 
 export type AndroidDeviceOptions = {
-  port?: number
+  port?: number,
+  omitDriverInstall?: boolean,
 };

packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts

@@ -11117,6 +11117,11 @@ export interface Android {
    * @param options
    */
   devices(options?: {
+    /**
+     * Prevents automatic playwright driver installation on attach. Assumes that the drivers have been installed already.
+     */
+    omitDriverInstall?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Optional port to establish ADB server connection.
      */

tests/android/device.spec.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
 import { PNG } from 'pngjs';
 import { androidTest as test, expect } from './androidTest';
 
@@ -57,3 +58,33 @@ test('androidDevice.fill', async function({ androidDevice }) {
   await androidDevice.fill({ res: 'org.chromium.webview_shell:id/url_field' }, 'Hello');
   expect((await androidDevice.info({ res: 'org.chromium.webview_shell:id/url_field' })).text).toBe('Hello');
 });
+
+test('androidDevice.options.omitDriverInstall', async function({ playwright }) {
+  const devices = await playwright._android.devices({ omitDriverInstall: true });
+
+  const androidDevice = devices[0];
+  await androidDevice.shell(`cmd package uninstall com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver`);
+  await androidDevice.shell(`cmd package uninstall com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver.test`);
+
+  await androidDevice.shell('am start -n com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main about:blank');
+
+  let fillStatus = '';
+  androidDevice.fill({ res: 'com.android.chrome:id/url_bar' }, 'Hello').then(() => {
+    fillStatus = 'success';
+  }).catch(() => {
+    fillStatus = 'error';
+  });
+
+  // install and start driver
+  for (const file of ['android-driver.apk', 'android-driver-target.apk']) {
+    const filePath =  join(require.resolve('playwright-core'), '..', 'bin', file);
+    await androidDevice.installApk(await fs.promises.readFile(filePath));
+  }
+  androidDevice.shell('am instrument -w com.microsoft.playwright.androiddriver.test/androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner').catch(e => console.error);
+
+  // wait for finishing fill operation
+  while (!fillStatus)
+    await new Promise(f => setTimeout(f, 200));
+
+  expect(fillStatus).toBe('success');
+});