Issue with retrieving button Text and element status in Flutter App Automation

[valeriM1]

Hi all,

I’m new to Flutter app automation and i'm writing automation tests in Java using the following dependencies:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
    <artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
    <version>4.16.1</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>io.appium</groupId>
    <artifactId>java-client</artifactId>
    <version>9.0.0</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>io.github.ashwithpoojary98</groupId>
    <artifactId>appium_flutterfinder_java</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.10</version>
</dependency>

I've encountered an issue with retrieving the enabled and displayed statuses of elements. To resolve this, I switched to the 'NATIVE_APP' context, which allowed me to interact with text fields (e.g., writing to them and retrieving their text) and access button statuses such as enabled and displayed.

However, I’m currently struggling to retrieve the button's text. How can I modify the button widget in order to access its text?

Additionally, is there a better approach for getting the element status (e.g., isDisplayed, isEnabled) within the 'Flutter' context or maybe to use another flutter driver? What’s the recommended best practice for automating Flutter apps?

I will be glad for java code example.

Thank you!