codecraft-php/php-uiautomator

A PHP library for Android UI automation, built on top of xvq/php-adb and ReactPHP.

dev-main 2026-04-06 12:11 UTC

Requires

• react/react: ^1.4
• xvq/php-adb: ^1.0

MIT

• CodeCraft-php

README

A PHP library for Android UI automation, built on top of xvq/php-adb and ReactPHP.

Description

PHP UiAutomator allows automating interactions with Android applications via ADB (Android Debug Bridge). It provides a simple API to find UI elements and perform actions like clicking, entering text, etc.

Installation

Make sure you have Composer installed, then run:

composer require codecraft-php/php-uiautomator

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.0 or higher
• ADB installed and configured
• An Android device connected in USB debugging mode

Basic Usage

<?php
require "vendor/autoload.php";

use CodeCraft\PhpUiAutomator\UiAutomator;
use Xvq\PhpAdb\AdbClient;

// Initialize ADB client
$adbClient = new AdbClient();
$device = $adbClient->device();

// Create UiAutomator instance
$uiautomator = new UiAutomator($device);

// Disable redump for better performance (optional)
$uiautomator->setRedump(false);

// Find an element by its resource-id and click it
$element = $uiautomator->findByResourceId("com.example.app:id/button");
$element->click();

// Enter text in an editable field
$textField = $uiautomator->findByClass("android.widget.EditText");
$textField->setText("Hello World");

API

UiAutomator Class

• __construct(Device $device): Initializes with an ADB device.
• setRedump(bool $dump): Enables/disables UI hierarchy redumping (default true).

Element Finding Methods

• find(string $attribute, string $value): Find an element by generic attribute.
• findByClass(string $value): Find by class (e.g., "android.widget.Button").
• findByResourceId(string $value): Find by resource-id.
• findByText(string $value): Find by visible text.
• findByContentDesc(string $value): Find by content description.
• findAll(string $attribute, string $value): Find all matching elements (returns an array).

UiElement Class

Represents a found UI element.

Action Methods

• click(): Clicks the element.
• doubleClick(): Double-clicks the element.
• longClick(int $duration = 1): Long press (in seconds).
• setText(string $text): Enters text (only for editable elements).

Properties

• $info: UiElementInfo instance containing element information.

UiElementInfo Class

Provides information about the element.

Methods

• toArray(): Returns all information as an array.
• getIndex(), getText(), getResourceId(), etc.: Individual accessors.
• isEditable(): Checks if the element is editable (based on class).

Exceptions

• UiAutomatorException: General UiAutomator errors.
• UiElementNotFoundException: Element not found.
• UiElementNotEditableException: Attempt to input on a non-editable element.

Complete Example

<?php
require "vendor/autoload.php";

use CodeCraft\PhpUiAutomator\UiAutomator;
use Xvq\PhpAdb\AdbClient;

$adbClient = new AdbClient();
$device = $adbClient->device();
$uiautomator = new UiAutomator($device);

// Open an application
$uiautomator->findByText("Open App")->click();

// Enter text in a search field
$searchBox = $uiautomator->findByResourceId("com.app:id/search");
$searchBox->setText("search query");

// Click the search button
$searchButton = $uiautomator->findByText("Search");
$searchButton->click();

License

MIT