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Getting started

Getting started

Install the CLI, link the SDK into your debug build, run a spec.

Prerequisites

  • An Android emulator with API level 30 or newer.
  • The app under test built as a debug variant with the sanderling Android SDK linked in.
  • adb on your PATH.

Run sanderling doctor to check the host environment.

Install

CLI

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/priyanshujain/sanderling/master/install.sh | bash

Spec package (npm)

npm install --save-dev @sanderling/spec

Android SDK (Maven Central)

dependencies {
    implementation("io.github.priyanshujain:sdk-android:<version>")
}

Your first run

The repo ships a working sample at examples/folio, a Kotlin Multiplatform app with a TypeScript spec under sanderling/spec.ts. Install just, then from examples/folio:

just install   # build and install the folio APK on a booted emulator or device
just test      # run the spec

With no device connected and multiple AVDs, pick one:

AVD=Pixel_7 just test

Persistent settings can live in a .env alongside the justfile (AVD=Pixel_7, DURATION=5m, and so on).

When the run ends, the trace lands in sanderling/runs/<timestamp>/:

runs/2026-04-18T12-34-56/
├── trace.jsonl
├── screenshots/
└── meta.json

Browse it with sanderling inspect (see inspect), or read trace.jsonl step by step.

Next: writing specs.