[Do Not Merge] chore(e2e): skip specific test suites with known issues on android / ios (#6797)

* Update README.md

* comment flip

* skip specific test suites with known issues

* restore skipped ios tests

* chore: update css for ios

* chore: update android css

* chore: tab-root tests remove suspend for android

* chore: frame-root tested on api23, api27 and ios11

* chore: fix tslint

* chore: frame-tab-root tests api27

* chore: lower font size

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/.vscode/launch.json

@@ -4,6 +4,28 @@
     // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "node",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "debug tests",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
+            "args": [
+                "-u",
+                "tdd",
+                "--timeout",
+                "999999",
+                "--colors",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/e2e",
+                "--opts",
+                "../config/mocha.opts",
+                "-p",
+                "4723",
+                "-a",
+                "--grep",
+                "layout-root"
+            ],
+            "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"
+        },
         {
             "type": "node",
             "request": "launch",

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/app.android.css

@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
 Button {
     font-size: 8;
-    padding-left: 5;
+    padding: 0;
-    padding-right: 5;
+    margin: 0;
-    padding-top: 0;
+    height: 30px;
-    padding-bottom: 0;
-    margin-top: 0;
-    margin-bottom: 0;
-    margin-right: 0;
-    height: 50px;
     color: blue;
 }
 
 TextView {
-    font-size: 10;
+    font-size: 8;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     color: green;
 }
 
 Label {
-    font-size: 10;
+    font-size: 8;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
 }
@@ -30,6 +25,6 @@ GridLayout {
 }
 
 ActionBar {
-    height: 30;
+    height: 20;
     margin: 0;
 }

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/app.ios.css

@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
 Button{
     color: blue;
+    font-size: 10;
+    height: 35px;
+    margin: 0;
 }
 
 TextView{
     color: green;
+    font-size: 10;
+}
+
+Label{
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    font-size: 10;
+}
+
+ActionBar {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
 }

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/frame-root/frame-multi-home-page.xml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
 
-    <ActionBar class="action-bar">
+    <ActionBar>
         <NavigationButton text="frameHomeBack" tap="onBackButtonTap" android.systemIcon="ic_menu_back" />
-        <Label class="action-bar-title" text="multi frame home page" horizontalAlignment="center" />
+        <Label text="multi frame home page" horizontalAlignment="center" />
     </ActionBar>
 
     <GridLayout rows="auto, *, *">

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-page.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
 
-    <ActionBar class="action-bar">
+    <ActionBar>
-        <Label class="action-bar-title" text="layout home page" horizontalAlignment="center" />
+        <Label text="layout home page" horizontalAlignment="center" />
     </ActionBar>
 
     <GridLayout rows="auto, *">

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/layout-root/layout-home-secondary-page.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Page xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd" class="page">
 
-    <ActionBar class="action-bar">
+    <ActionBar >
-        <Label class="action-bar-title" text="layout home secondary page" horizontalAlignment="center" />
+        <Label text="layout home secondary page" horizontalAlignment="center" />
     </ActionBar>
 
     <GridLayout rows="auto, *">

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/players/player-item-detail/player-item-detail-page.xml

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <Page class="page" navigatingTo="onNavigatingTo" xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd">
 
-    <ActionBar class="action-bar">
+    <ActionBar>
         <NavigationButton text="playerBack" tap="onBackButtonTap" android.systemIcon="ic_menu_back"/>
-        <Label class="action-bar-title" text="{{ name }}"></Label>
+        <Label  text="{{ name }}"></Label>
     </ActionBar>
 
     <GridLayout>
-        <Label class="m-10 h3" verticalAlignment="top" text="{{ description }}"></Label>
+        <Label verticalAlignment="top" text="{{ description }}"></Label>
     </GridLayout>
 
 </Page>

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/app/players/players-items-page.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Page class="page" navigatingTo="onNavigatingTo" xmlns="http://schemas.nativescript.org/tns.xsd">
 
-    <ActionBar class="action-bar">
+    <ActionBar >
-        <Label class="action-bar-title" text="Players"></Label>
+        <Label text="Players"></Label>
     </ActionBar>
 
     <ListView items="{{ items }}" itemTap="onItemTap" class="list-group">

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/config.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export const suspendTime = 1;
 export const appSuspendResume = true;
 export const dontKeepActivities = true;
-// TODO: restore "slide" when https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/6728 is fixed
+export const transitions = ["Default", "None", "Slide", "Flip"];
-export const transitions = ["Default", "None", /*"Slide", */"Flip"];

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-root.e2e-spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+import { AppiumDriver, createDriver, logWarn } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
 
 import { Screen, playersData, teamsData, driverDefaultWaitTime, Item } from "./screen";
 import { suspendTime, appSuspendResume, dontKeepActivities, transitions } from "./config";
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
         }
     });
 
-    transitions.forEach(transition => {
+    for (let index = 0; index < transitions.length; index++) {
-        const playerOne = playersData[`playerOne${transition}`];
+        const transition = transitions[index];
-        const playerTwo = playersData[`playerTwo${transition}`];
+
-        const teamOne = teamsData[`teamOne${transition}`];
+        const playerOne: Item = playersData[`playerOne${transition}`];
-        const teamTwo = teamsData[`teamTwo${transition}`];
+        const playerTwo: Item = playersData[`playerTwo${transition}`];
+        const teamOne: Item = teamsData[`teamOne${transition}`];
+        const teamTwo: Item = teamsData[`teamTwo${transition}`];
 
         describe(`${rootType}-transition-${transition}-scenarios:`, () => {
             before(async function () {
@@ -54,43 +56,43 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
             it("loaded home page", async () => {
                 await screen.loadedHome();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded frame root with nested frame", async () => {
                 await screen.navigateToPageWithFrame();
                 await screen.loadedPageWithFrame();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded players list", async () => {
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded player details and go back twice", async () => {
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name) // wait for player
+                    await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.name);
                 }
-                
+
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigatedBack(screen, driver);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(playerOne.name) // wait for players list
+                    await screen.loadedElement(playerOne.name);
                 }
-        
+
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigatedBack(screen, driver);
             });
-        
+
             it("navigate parent frame and go back", async () => {
                 await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                    await screen.loadedSomePage() // wait for some page
                 }
-                
+
                 if (driver.isAndroid) {
                     await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
                 } else {
@@ -99,22 +101,22 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded player details and navigate parent frame and go back", async () => {
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
+                    await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.name);
                 }
 
                 await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                    await screen.loadedSomePage() // wait for some page
                 }
-        
+
                 if (driver.isAndroid) {
                     await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
                 } else {
@@ -122,125 +124,125 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                 }
 
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
-        
+
                 await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded home page again", async () => {
                 await screen.goBackFromFrameHome();
                 await screen.loadedHome();
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(home); // wait for home page
+                    await screen.loadedHome();
                 }
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded frame root with multi nested frames", async () => {
                 await screen.navigateToPageWithMultiFrame();
                 await screen.loadedPageWithMultiFrame();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded players list", async () => {
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded teams list", async () => {
                 await screen.loadedTeamsList();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded player details and go back twice", async () => {
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name) // wait for player
+                    await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.description);
                 }
 
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigatedBack(screen, driver);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(playerOne.name) // wait for players list
+                    await screen.loadedElement(playerOne.name) // wait for players list
                 }
-        
+
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigatedBack(screen, driver);
             });
-        
+
             it("navigate players parent frame and go back", async () => {
                 await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                    await screen.loadedSomePage();
                 }
-        
+
                 if (driver.isAndroid) {
                     await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
                 } else {
                     await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
                 }
-                
+
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded players details and navigate parent frame and go back", async () => {
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
+                    await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.description);
                 }
 
                 await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                    await screen.loadedSomePage();
                 }
-        
+
                 if (driver.isAndroid) {
                     await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
                 } else {
-                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage(); 
+                    await screen.goBackFromSomePage();
                 }
 
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
                 await screen.loadedTeamsList(); // assert visible & no changes
-        
+
                 await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded frame root with multi nested frames again", async () => {
                 await screen.loadedPageWithMultiFrame();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded players list", async () => {
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
             });
-        
+
             it("loaded teams list", async () => {
                 await screen.loadedTeamsList();
             });
-        
+
-            it ("mix player and team list actions and go back", async () => {
+            it("mix player and team list actions and go back", async () => {
                 await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
+                    await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.name);
                 }
-        
+
                 await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                    await screen.loadedSomePage();
                 }
-        
+
                 if (driver.isAndroid) {
                     await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
                 } else {
@@ -249,26 +251,26 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(teamOne.name); // wait for teams list
+                    await screen.loadedElement(teamOne.name);
                 }
 
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);  // assert no changes after back navigation
                 await screen.loadedTeamsList(); // assert no changes after back navigation
-        
+
                 await shared.testTeamNavigated(teamTwo, screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(teamTwo.name); // wait for team
+                    await screen.loadedElement(teamTwo.name);
                 }
 
                 await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                    await screen.loadedSomePage();
                 }
-        
+
                 if (driver.isAndroid) {
                     await driver.navBack(); // some page back navigation
                 } else {
@@ -277,15 +279,15 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                 await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);  // assert no changes after back navigation
                 await screen.loadedTeamDetails(teamTwo);
-        
+
                 await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
                 await screen.loadedPlayersList();
 
                 if (appSuspendResume) {
                     await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                    await driver.waitForElement(playerOne.name); // wait for players list
+                    await screen.loadedElement(playerOne.name); // wait for players list
                 }
-        
+
                 await screen.goBackToTeamsList();
                 await screen.loadedTeamsList();
             });
@@ -295,5 +297,5 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                 await screen.loadedHome();
             });
         });
-    });
+    };
 });

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/frame-tab-root.e2e-spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { AppiumDriver, createDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+import { AppiumDriver, createDriver, logWarn } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
 
-import { Screen, playersData, somePage, teamsData, driverDefaultWaitTime } from "./screen";
+import { Screen, playersData, somePage, teamsData, driverDefaultWaitTime, Item } from "./screen";
 import * as shared from "./shared.e2e-spec";
 import { suspendTime, appSuspendResume, dontKeepActivities, transitions } from "./config";
 
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                 describe(`${rootType}-${root}-transition-${transition}-scenarios:`, () => {
 
+                    before(async function () {
+                        logWarn(`========= ${root}-${transition} =========`);
+
+                        if (transition === "Flip" &&
+                            driver.isAndroid && parseInt(driver.platformVersion) === 19) {
+                            // TODO: known issue https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/6798
+                            console.log("skipping flip transition tests on api level 19");
+                            this.skip();
+                        }
+                    });
+
                     it("loaded home page", async () => {
                         await screen.loadedHome();
                     });
@@ -63,13 +74,13 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                     it("loaded players list", async () => {
                         await screen.loadedPlayersList();
                     });
-                
+
                     it("loaded player details and go back twice", async () => {
                         await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name) // wait for player
+                            await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.name) // wait for player
                         }
 
                         await shared.testPlayerNavigatedBack(screen, driver);
@@ -78,19 +89,19 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
                             await driver.waitForElement(playerOne.name) // wait for players list
                         }
-                
+
                         await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
                         await shared.testPlayerNavigatedBack(screen, driver);
                     });
-                
+
                     it("navigate parent frame and go back", async () => {
                         await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(somePage) // wait for some page
+                            await screen.loadedElement(somePage) // wait for some page
                         }
-                        
+
                         if (driver.isAndroid) {
                             await driver.navBack();
                         } else {
@@ -99,22 +110,22 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                         await screen.loadedPlayersList();
                     });
-                
+
                     it("loaded player details and navigate parent frame and go back", async () => {
                         await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
+                            await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
                         }
 
                         await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                            await screen.loadedElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                         }
-                
+
                         if (driver.isAndroid) {
                             await driver.navBack();
                         } else {
@@ -122,7 +133,7 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                         }
 
                         await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
-                
+
                         await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
                         await screen.loadedPlayersList();
                     });
@@ -132,7 +143,7 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(teamOne.name); // wait for team
+                            await screen.loadedElement(teamOne.name); // wait for team
                         }
                     });
 
@@ -145,7 +156,7 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(playerOne.name); // wait for players list
+                            await screen.loadedElement(playerOne.name); // wait for players list
                         }
 
                         await screen.loadedPlayersList();
@@ -154,14 +165,16 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
+                            await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
                         }
 
+                        await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
+
                         await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                            await screen.loadedElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                         }
 
                         if (driver.isAndroid) {
@@ -171,8 +184,10 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                         }
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
+                            // This sleeps prevent test to fail
+                            await driver.sleep(1000);
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
+                            await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
                         }
 
                         await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
@@ -181,7 +196,7 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(teamOne.name); // wait for teams list
+                            await screen.loadedElement(teamOne.name); // wait for teams list
                         }
 
                         await screen.loadedTeamsList();
@@ -189,15 +204,18 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                         await shared.testTeamNavigated(teamTwo, screen);
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
+                            await screen.loadedElement(teamTwo.name); // wait for team
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(teamTwo.name); // wait for team
+                            await screen.loadedElement(teamTwo.name); // wait for team
                         }
 
+                        await screen.loadedTeamDetails(teamTwo);
+
                         await shared[`testSomePageNavigated${transition}`](screen);
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(somePage); // wait for some page
+                            await screen.loadedElement(somePage); // wait for some page
                         }
 
                         if (driver.isAndroid) {
@@ -207,8 +225,9 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                         }
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
+                            await screen.loadedElement(teamTwo.name); // wait for team
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(teamTwo.name); // wait for team
+                            await screen.loadedElement(teamTwo.name); // wait for team
                         }
 
                         await screen.loadedTeamDetails(teamTwo);
@@ -217,7 +236,7 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                         if (appSuspendResume) {
                             await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
-                            await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
+                            await screen.loadedElement(playerTwo.name); // wait for player
                         }
 
                         await screen.loadedPlayerDetails(playerTwo);
@@ -228,7 +247,7 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                         await screen.loadedTeamsList();
 
                         await screen.togglePlayersTab();
-                        
+
                         await screen.goBackToPlayersList();
                         await screen.loadedPlayersList();
                     });
@@ -238,7 +257,7 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
                         await screen.loadedHome();
                     });
                 });
-            });
+            };
         });
-    });
+    }
 });

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/layout-root.e2e-spec.ts

@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
         describe(`${rootType}-transition-${transition}-scenarios:`, () => {
 
+            before(async function () {
+                if (transition === "Flip" &&
+                    driver.isAndroid && parseInt(driver.platformVersion) === 19) {
+                    // TODO: known issue https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/6798
+                    console.log("skipping flip transition tests on api level 19");
+                    this.skip();
+                }
+            });
+
             it("loaded home page", async () => {
                 await screen.loadedHome();
             });

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/screen.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AppiumDriver } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
+import { AppiumDriver, logInfo } from "nativescript-dev-appium";
 import { assert } from "chai";
 
 const layoutWithFrame = "Layout w/ frame";
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ export class Screen {
 
     resetToHome = async () => {
         const btnReset = await this._driver.waitForElement(resetApp);
+
+        console.info(`====== Reset home "${resetApp}"`)
         await btnReset.tap();
     };
 
@@ -248,11 +250,13 @@ export class Screen {
 
     togglePlayersTab = async () => {
         const lblPlayers = await this._driver.waitForElement(players);
+        logInfo(`====== Navigate to "${players}"`);
         await lblPlayers.tap();
     }
 
     toggleTeamsTab = async () => {
         const lblTeams = await this._driver.waitForElement(teams);
+        logInfo(`====== Navigate to "${teams}"`);
         await lblTeams.tap();
     }
 
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ export class Screen {
 
     loadedTabBottomRootWithFrames = async () => {
         await this.loadedPage(tabRootBottomHome);
-    } 
+    }
 
     loadedSomePage = async () => {
         await this.loadedPage(somePage);
@@ -323,8 +327,15 @@ export class Screen {
         await this.loadedItem(team);
     }
 
+    loadedElement = async (element: string) => {
+        const el = await this._driver.waitForElement(element);
+        assert.isNotNull(el);
+        console.log(`${element} loaded!`);
+    };
+
     private navigateToPage = async (page: string) => {
         const btnPage = await this._driver.waitForElement(page);
+        logInfo(`====== Navigate to "${page}"`);
         await btnPage.tap();
     };
 
@@ -336,6 +347,7 @@ export class Screen {
 
     private navigateToItem = async (item: Item) => {
         const lblItem = await this._driver.waitForElement(item.name);
+        logInfo(`====== Navigate to "${item.name}"`);
         await lblItem.tap();
     }
 
@@ -351,6 +363,7 @@ export class Screen {
 
     private goBack = async (accessibilityId: string) => {
         const btnBack = await this._driver.waitForElement(accessibilityId);
+        logInfo(`====== Go back with "${accessibilityId}"`);
         await btnBack.tap();
     }
 }

e2e/nested-frame-navigation/e2e/tab-root.e2e-spec.ts

@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                 describe(`${rootType}-${root}-transition-${transition}-scenarios:`, () => {
 
+                    before(async function () {
+                        if (transition === "Flip" &&
+                            driver.isAndroid && parseInt(driver.platformVersion) === 19) {
+                            // TODO: known issue https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/6798
+                            console.log("skipping flip transition tests on api level 19");
+                            this.skip();
+                        }
+                    });
+
                     it("loaded home page", async () => {
                         await screen.loadedHome();
                     });
@@ -108,16 +117,21 @@ describe(rootType, () => {
 
                         await shared.testPlayerNavigated(playerTwo, screen);
 
-                        if (appSuspendResume) {
+                        if (driver.isIOS) {
-                            await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
+                            if (appSuspendResume) {
-                            await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name) // wait for player
+                                await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
+                                await driver.waitForElement(playerTwo.name) // wait for player
+                            }
                         }
 
                         await screen.toggleTeamsTab();
 
-                        if (appSuspendResume) {
+                        if (driver.isIOS) {
-                            await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
+                            // TODO: run in background from appium breaks the test. Investigate the issue, once with the app and with appium
-                            await driver.waitForElement(teamOne.name) // wait for teams list
+                            if (appSuspendResume) {
+                                await driver.backgroundApp(suspendTime);
+                                await driver.waitForElement(teamOne.name) // wait for teams list
+                            }
                         }
 
                         await screen.loadedTeamsList();