[integration_test] Added details to setup the iOS application

[letsar]

Improved the README by adding details for the iOS section.

This PR aims to fix flutter/flutter#48600

I didn't updated the pubspec.yaml because it's only documentation, but I can do if necessary.

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[dnfield]

This LGTM, but the real home of this is now in the Flutter SDK - can you open this PR there?

under packages/integration_test/README.md

[letsar]

Oh I didn't know, I will make it right away!

[neiljaywarner]

@letsar @dnfield DId this get missed? this is still super confusing afaict
on https://flutter.dev/docs/testing/integration-tests and https://pub.dev/packages/integration_test#ios-device-testing which is linked from there - i.e. the official path.
https://github.com/flutter/flutter/tree/master/packages/integration_test at least looks better from the surface but you can't easily find that from pub.dev or flutter.dev

[dnfield]

@johnpryan Was working on the documentation for that.

Unfortunately, it might be waiting until the SDK vended version hits stable. It did not make the last stable push but will make the next one.

[neiljaywarner]

@dnfield thanks for the reply. Should i be using the sdk vended one today a) if i'm on stable channel b) if i'm on beta channel? thanks

[dnfield]

The SDK vended version is not available on stable yet, but is available on beta.

If you are on beta, you should use it. On stable you don't have a choice.

[neiljaywarner]

also.. @dnfield i'm still kinda lost even using https://github.com/flutter/flutter/tree/master/packages/integration_test#ios-device-testing
a)
it says to run product->tests . my xcode version (12.4) has product->test, product -> buildfor-test and product->test plan

yes, it would be nice to see the tests run in my simulator..
b) should it be generating an ipa? or what are the two test artifacts? unfortunately I'm using AWS device farm and it wants an ipa first. the instructions dont' mention an ipa and i don't find one yet.

[dnfield]

I believe @johnpryan has a better handle on where the documentation for this is.

[johnpryan]

In order to add the instructions to flutter.dev we need to validate the instructions from the README and make any improvements along the way. We can use flutter/website#5645 to track.

@neiljaywarner thanks for the feedback

[neiljaywarner]

The SDK vended version is not available on stable yet, but is available on beta.

If you are on beta, you should use it. On stable you don't have a choice.

@dnfield I switched to beta for this reason and others - eg newer versions of build_runner, build, lots of dependency resolution issues, flutter_driver conflicting with crypto, etc

can you please give me any thoughts on a conservative ETA that today's beta or newer will match stable, especially since today's integration_test on pub.dev is marked deprecated - on how "safe" we are using beta channel, etc?

Thanks so much

[dnfield]

I don't have an exact date to share, but our release process (https://medium.com/flutter/flutter-spring-2020-update-f723d898d7af) says we do a stable push about once a quarter. You can expect a new stable push sometime this quarter.

If it helps at all, Flutter apps at Google effectively run on dev, and there usually aren't too many changes between beta and stable when we do a release. Sorry I don't have much to share beyond that :)

[johnpryan]

The SDK vended version is not available on stable yet, but is available on beta.

@dnfield Isn't integration_test is available in the stable channel now that Flutter 2.0.0 is out?

• Move package:integration_test to flutter/flutter flutter#69622
• 2.0.0 release notes

DId this get missed? this is still super confusing afaict
on https://flutter.dev/docs/testing/integration-tests and https://pub.dev/packages/integration_test#ios-device-testing which is linked from there - i.e. the official path.
https://github.com/flutter/flutter/tree/master/packages/integration_test at least looks better from the surface but you can't easily find that from pub.dev or flutter.dev

@neiljaywarner This will fix the links in Integration testing page on flutter.dev

• Update integration testing links website#5700

[dnfield]

Yes, but integration_test NNBD is'n't on stable yet - or am I mixing up issues now?

[johnpryan]

I think we're getting off topic from the original issue - @neiljaywarner please follow flutter/flutter#71506 and flutter/flutter#71379 if you are waiting on integration_test to upgrade to null safety. You can import and use the non-null-safe version by using an SDK dependency on the stable channel, though.

[neiljaywarner]

Pub.dev only got marked deprecated a few days ago I think and even updated lately and I think flutter 2.0 was a month ago ....sent from my phone

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[johnpryan]

I am able to import and use the integration_test package by using sdk: flutter in my pubspec on the latest stable channel (2.0.5)