Ask the iPad to reveal the keyboard in UI Tests when it's hidden.

ElementX/Sources/Other/Extensions/XCUIElement.swift

@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 import XCTest
 
 extension XCUIElement {
-    func clearAndTypeText(_ text: String) {
+    func clearAndTypeText(_ text: String, app: XCUIApplication) {
         tapCenter()
 
+        app.showKeyboardIfNeeded()
+
         guard let currentValue = value as? String else {
             XCTFail("Tried to clear and type text into a non string value")
             return
@@ -29,3 +31,17 @@ extension XCUIElement {
         coordinate.tap()
     }
 }
+
+extension XCUIApplication {
+    /// Ensures the software keyboard is shown on an iPad when a text field is focussed.
+    ///
+    /// Note: Whilst this could be added on XCUIElement to more closely tie it to a text field, it requires the
+    /// app instance anyway, and some of our tests assert that a default focus has been set on the text field,
+    /// so having a method that would set the focus and show the keyboard isn't always desirable.
+    func showKeyboardIfNeeded() {
+        if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad, keyboards.count == 0 {
+            buttons["Keyboard"].tap()
+            buttons["Show Keyboard"].tap()
+        }
+    }
+}

UITests/Sources/AppLockSetupUITests.swift

@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class AppLockSetupUITests: XCTestCase {
     func testCancel() async throws {
         app = Application.launch(.appLockSetupFlowUnlock)
 
+        app.showKeyboardIfNeeded() // The secure text field is focussed automatically
+
         // Create PIN screen.
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.appLockSetupFlowUnlock)
 
@@ -134,13 +136,13 @@ class AppLockSetupUITests: XCTestCase {
         let textField = app.secureTextFields[A11yIdentifiers.appLockSetupPINScreen.textField]
         XCTAssert(textField.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
 
-        textField.clearAndTypeText("2023")
+        textField.clearAndTypeText("2023", app: app)
     }
 
     private func enterDifferentPIN() {
         let textField = app.secureTextFields[A11yIdentifiers.appLockSetupPINScreen.textField]
         XCTAssert(textField.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
 
-        textField.clearAndTypeText("2233")
+        textField.clearAndTypeText("2233", app: app)
     }
 }

UITests/Sources/AuthenticationFlowCoordinatorUITests.swift

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class AuthenticationFlowCoordinatorUITests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(continueButton.waitForExistence(timeout: 2.0))
 
         // Login Screen: Enter valid credentials
-        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.emailUsername].clearAndTypeText("alice\n")
-        app.secureTextFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.password].clearAndTypeText("12345678")
+        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.emailUsername].clearAndTypeText("alice\n", app: app)
+        app.secureTextFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.password].clearAndTypeText("12345678", app: app)
 
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.authenticationFlow)
 
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class AuthenticationFlowCoordinatorUITests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(continueButton.waitForExistence(timeout: 2.0))
 
         // Login Screen: Enter invalid credentials
-        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.emailUsername].clearAndTypeText("alice")
-        app.secureTextFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.password].clearAndTypeText("87654321")
+        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.emailUsername].clearAndTypeText("alice", app: app)
+        app.secureTextFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.password].clearAndTypeText("87654321", app: app)
 
         // Login Screen: Tap continue
         XCTAssertTrue(continueButton.isEnabled)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class AuthenticationFlowCoordinatorUITests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(continueButton.waitForExistence(timeout: 2.0))
 
         // When entering a username on a homeserver with an unsupported flow.
-        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.emailUsername].clearAndTypeText("@test:server.net\n")
+        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.loginScreen.emailUsername].clearAndTypeText("@test:server.net\n", app: app)
 
         // Then the screen should not allow login to continue.
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.authenticationFlow, step: 1)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class AuthenticationFlowCoordinatorUITests: XCTestCase {
         app.buttons[A11yIdentifiers.serverConfirmationScreen.changeServer].tap()
 
         // Server Selection: Clear the default, enter OIDC server and continue.
-        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.changeServerScreen.server].clearAndTypeText("company.com\n")
+        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.changeServerScreen.server].clearAndTypeText("company.com\n", app: app)
 
         // Server Confirmation: Tap continue button
         app.buttons[A11yIdentifiers.serverConfirmationScreen.continue].tap()

UITests/Sources/BugReportUITests.swift

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ class BugReportUITests: XCTestCase {
         let app = Application.launch(.bugReport)
 
         // Type 4 characters and the send button should be disabled.
-        app.textViews[A11yIdentifiers.bugReportScreen.report].clearAndTypeText("Text")
+        app.textViews[A11yIdentifiers.bugReportScreen.report].clearAndTypeText("Text", app: app)
         XCTAssert(app.switches[A11yIdentifiers.bugReportScreen.sendLogs].isOn)
         XCTAssert(!app.switches[A11yIdentifiers.bugReportScreen.canContact].isOn)
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.bugReport, step: 2)
 
         // Type more than 4 characters and send the button should become enabled.
-        app.textViews[A11yIdentifiers.bugReportScreen.report].clearAndTypeText("Longer text")
+        app.textViews[A11yIdentifiers.bugReportScreen.report].clearAndTypeText("Longer text", app: app)
         XCTAssert(app.switches[A11yIdentifiers.bugReportScreen.sendLogs].isOn)
         XCTAssert(!app.switches[A11yIdentifiers.bugReportScreen.canContact].isOn)
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.bugReport, step: 3)

UITests/Sources/RoomMembersListScreenUITests.swift

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class RoomMembersListScreenUITests: XCTestCase {
         let app = Application.launch(.roomMembersListScreenPendingInvites)
 
         let searchBar = app.searchFields.firstMatch
-        searchBar.clearAndTypeText("alice\n")
+        searchBar.clearAndTypeText("alice\n", app: app)
 
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.roomMembersListScreenPendingInvites, step: 1)
     }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class RoomMembersListScreenUITests: XCTestCase {
         let app = Application.launch(.roomMembersListScreenPendingInvites)
 
         let searchBar = app.searchFields.firstMatch
-        searchBar.clearAndTypeText("bob\n")
+        searchBar.clearAndTypeText("bob\n", app: app)
 
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.roomMembersListScreenPendingInvites, step: 2)
     }

UITests/Sources/ServerSelectionUITests.swift

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ServerSelectionUITests: XCTestCase {
         let app = Application.launch(.serverSelection)
 
         // When typing in an invalid homeserver
-        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.changeServerScreen.server].clearAndTypeText("thisisbad\n") // The tests only accept an address from LoginHomeserver.mockXYZ
+        app.textFields[A11yIdentifiers.changeServerScreen.server].clearAndTypeText("thisisbad\n", app: app) // The tests only accept an address from LoginHomeserver.mockXYZ
 
         // Then an error should be shown and the confirmation button disabled.
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.serverSelection, step: 2)

UITests/Sources/StartChatScreenUITests.swift

@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ class StartChatScreenUITests: XCTestCase {
     func testSearchWithNoResults() async throws {
         let app = Application.launch(.startChat)
         let searchField = app.searchFields.firstMatch
-        searchField.clearAndTypeText("None\n")
+        searchField.clearAndTypeText("None\n", app: app)
         XCTAssert(app.staticTexts[A11yIdentifiers.startChatScreen.searchNoResults].waitForExistence(timeout: 1.0))
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.startChat, step: 1)
     }
 
     func testSearchWithResults() async throws {
         let app = Application.launch(.startChatWithSearchResults)
         let searchField = app.searchFields.firstMatch
-        searchField.clearAndTypeText("Bob\n")
+        searchField.clearAndTypeText("Bob\n", app: app)
         XCTAssertFalse(app.staticTexts[A11yIdentifiers.startChatScreen.searchNoResults].waitForExistence(timeout: 1.0))
         XCTAssertEqual(app.collectionViews.firstMatch.cells.count, 2)
         try await app.assertScreenshot(.startChat, step: 2)