appium_lib_core 4.1.0 → 7.1.0

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/command.rb

@@ -12,7 +12,262 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-require_relative 'base/command'
-require_relative 'command/common'
-require_relative 'command/mjsonwp'
-require_relative 'command/w3c'
+module Appium
+  module Core
+    # ref: https://github.com/appium/appium-base-driver/blob/master/lib/mjsonwp/routes.js
+    module Commands
+      # Some commands differ for each driver.
+      COMMAND = {
+        ###
+        # W3C
+        ###
+        status: [:get, 'status'],
+
+        #
+        # session handling
+        #
+
+        new_session: [:post, 'session'],
+        delete_session: [:delete, 'session/:session_id'],
+
+        #
+        # basic driver
+        #
+
+        get: [:post, 'session/:session_id/url'],
+        get_current_url: [:get, 'session/:session_id/url'],
+        back: [:post, 'session/:session_id/back'],
+        forward: [:post, 'session/:session_id/forward'],
+        refresh: [:post, 'session/:session_id/refresh'],
+        get_title: [:get, 'session/:session_id/title'],
+
+        #
+        # window and Frame handling
+        #
+
+        get_window_handle: [:get, 'session/:session_id/window'],
+        new_window: [:post, 'session/:session_id/window/new'],
+        close_window: [:delete, 'session/:session_id/window'],
+        switch_to_window: [:post, 'session/:session_id/window'],
+        get_window_handles: [:get, 'session/:session_id/window/handles'],
+        fullscreen_window: [:post, 'session/:session_id/window/fullscreen'],
+        minimize_window: [:post, 'session/:session_id/window/minimize'],
+        maximize_window: [:post, 'session/:session_id/window/maximize'],
+        set_window_size: [:post, 'session/:session_id/window/size'],
+        get_window_size: [:get, 'session/:session_id/window/size'],
+        set_window_position: [:post, 'session/:session_id/window/position'],
+        get_window_position: [:get, 'session/:session_id/window/position'],
+        set_window_rect: [:post, 'session/:session_id/window/rect'],
+        get_window_rect: [:get, 'session/:session_id/window/rect'],
+        switch_to_frame: [:post, 'session/:session_id/frame'],
+        switch_to_parent_frame: [:post, 'session/:session_id/frame/parent'],
+
+        #
+        # element
+        #
+
+        find_element: [:post, 'session/:session_id/element'],
+        find_elements: [:post, 'session/:session_id/elements'],
+        find_child_element: [:post, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/element'],
+        find_child_elements: [:post, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/elements'],
+        find_shadow_child_element: [:post, 'session/:session_id/shadow/:id/element'],
+        find_shadow_child_elements: [:post, 'session/:session_id/shadow/:id/elements'],
+        get_active_element: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/active'],
+        is_element_selected: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/selected'],
+        get_element_attribute: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/attribute/:name'],
+        get_element_property: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/property/:name'],
+        get_element_css_value: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/css/:property_name'],
+        get_element_aria_role: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/computedrole'],
+        get_element_aria_label: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/computedlabel'],
+        get_element_text: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/text'],
+        get_element_tag_name: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/name'],
+        get_element_rect: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/rect'],
+        is_element_enabled: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/enabled'],
+
+        #
+        # document handling
+        #
+
+        get_page_source: [:get, 'session/:session_id/source'],
+        execute_script: [:post, 'session/:session_id/execute/sync'],
+        execute_async_script: [:post, 'session/:session_id/execute/async'],
+
+        #
+        # cookies
+        #
+
+        get_all_cookies: [:get, 'session/:session_id/cookie'],
+        get_cookie: [:get, 'session/:session_id/cookie/:name'],
+        add_cookie: [:post, 'session/:session_id/cookie'],
+        delete_cookie: [:delete, 'session/:session_id/cookie/:name'],
+        delete_all_cookies: [:delete, 'session/:session_id/cookie'],
+
+        #
+        # timeouts
+        #
+
+        set_timeout: [:post, 'session/:session_id/timeouts'],
+
+        #
+        # actions
+        #
+
+        actions: [:post, 'session/:session_id/actions'],
+        release_actions: [:delete, 'session/:session_id/actions'],
+        print_page: [:post, 'session/:session_id/print'],
+
+        #
+        # Element Operations
+        #
+
+        element_click: [:post, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/click'],
+        element_tap: [:post, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/tap'],
+        element_clear: [:post, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/clear'],
+        element_send_keys: [:post, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/value'],
+
+        #
+        # alerts
+        #
+
+        dismiss_alert: [:post, 'session/:session_id/alert/dismiss'],
+        accept_alert: [:post, 'session/:session_id/alert/accept'],
+        get_alert_text: [:get, 'session/:session_id/alert/text'],
+        send_alert_text: [:post, 'session/:session_id/alert/text'],
+
+        #
+        # screenshot
+        #
+
+        take_screenshot: [:get, 'session/:session_id/screenshot'],
+        take_element_screenshot: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/screenshot'],
+
+        #
+        # server extensions
+        #
+
+        upload_file: [:post, 'session/:session_id/se/file'],
+
+        ###
+        # Used by Appium, but no in W3C
+        ###
+
+        # ::Appium::Core::Base::Commands::OSS has the following commands and Appium also use them.
+        # Delegated to ::Appium::Core::Base::Commands::OSS commands
+        is_element_displayed: [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/displayed'], # hint: https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/#element-displayedness
+
+        get_timeouts: [:get, 'session/:session_id/timeouts'], # https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/#get-timeouts
+
+        # Add OSS commands to W3C commands. We can remove them if we would like to remove them from W3C module.
+        ### Session capability
+        get_capabilities: [:get, 'session/:session_id'],
+
+        ### rotatable
+        get_screen_orientation: [:get, 'session/:session_id/orientation'],
+        set_screen_orientation: [:post, 'session/:session_id/orientation'],
+
+        get_location: [:get, 'session/:session_id/location'],
+        set_location: [:post, 'session/:session_id/location'],
+
+        ### For IME
+        ime_get_available_engines: [:get, 'session/:session_id/ime/available_engines'],
+        ime_get_active_engine: [:get, 'session/:session_id/ime/active_engine'],
+        ime_is_activated: [:get, 'session/:session_id/ime/activated'],
+        ime_deactivate: [:post, 'session/:session_id/ime/deactivate'],
+        ime_activate_engine: [:post, 'session/:session_id/ime/activate'],
+
+        ### Logs
+        get_available_log_types: [:get, 'session/:session_id/log/types'],
+        get_log: [:post, 'session/:session_id/log'],
+
+        ###
+        # Appium own
+        ###
+
+        # common
+        get_all_sessions: [:get, 'sessions'],
+        available_contexts: [:get, 'session/:session_id/contexts'],
+        set_context: [:post, 'session/:session_id/context'],
+        current_context: [:get, 'session/:session_id/context'],
+
+        touch_actions: [:post, 'session/:session_id/touch/perform'],
+        multi_touch: [:post, 'session/:session_id/touch/multi/perform'],
+
+        set_immediate_value: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/element/:id/value'],
+        replace_value: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/element/:id/replace_value'],
+
+        launch_app: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/app/launch'],
+        close_app: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/app/close'],
+        reset: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/app/reset'],
+        background_app: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/app/background'],
+        app_strings: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/app/strings'],
+
+        device_locked?: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/is_locked'],
+        unlock: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/unlock'],
+        lock: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/lock'],
+        device_time: [:get, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/system_time'],
+        install_app: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/install_app'],
+        remove_app: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/remove_app'],
+        app_installed?: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/app_installed'],
+        activate_app: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/activate_app'],
+        terminate_app: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/terminate_app'],
+        app_state: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/app_state'],
+        shake: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/shake'],
+        hide_keyboard: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/hide_keyboard'],
+        press_keycode: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/press_keycode'],
+        long_press_keycode: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/long_press_keycode'],
+        push_file: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/push_file'],
+        pull_file: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/pull_file'],
+        pull_folder: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/pull_folder'],
+        get_clipboard: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/get_clipboard'],
+        set_clipboard: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/set_clipboard'],
+        finger_print: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/finger_print'],
+        get_settings: [:get, 'session/:session_id/appium/settings'],
+        update_settings: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/settings'],
+        stop_recording_screen: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/stop_recording_screen'],
+        start_recording_screen: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/start_recording_screen'],
+        compare_images: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/compare_images'],
+        is_keyboard_shown: [:get, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/is_keyboard_shown'],
+        execute_driver: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/execute_driver'],
+        post_log_event: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/log_event'],
+        get_log_events: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/events']
+      }.freeze
+
+      COMMAND_ANDROID = {
+        open_notifications: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/open_notifications'],
+        toggle_airplane_mode: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/toggle_airplane_mode'],
+        start_activity: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/start_activity'],
+        current_activity: [:get, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/current_activity'],
+        current_package: [:get, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/current_package'],
+        get_system_bars: [:get, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/system_bars'],
+        get_display_density: [:get, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/display_density'],
+        toggle_wifi: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/toggle_wifi'],
+        toggle_data: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/toggle_data'],
+        toggle_location_services: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/toggle_location_services'],
+        end_coverage: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/app/end_test_coverage'],
+        get_performance_data_types: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/performanceData/types'],
+        get_performance_data: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/getPerformanceData'],
+        get_network_connection: [:get, 'session/:session_id/network_connection'], # defined also in OSS
+        set_network_connection: [:post, 'session/:session_id/network_connection'], # defined also in OSS
+
+        # only emulator
+        send_sms: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/send_sms'],
+        gsm_call: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/gsm_call'],
+        gsm_signal: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/gsm_signal'],
+        gsm_voice: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/gsm_voice'],
+        set_network_speed: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/network_speed'],
+        set_power_capacity: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/power_capacity'],
+        set_power_ac: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/device/power_ac'],
+
+        # For chromium: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/chrome/test/chromedriver/server/http_handler.cc
+        chrome_send_command: [:post, 'session/:session_id/goog/cdp/execute']
+      }.freeze
+
+      COMMAND_IOS = {
+        touch_id: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/simulator/touch_id'],
+        toggle_touch_id_enrollment: [:post, 'session/:session_id/appium/simulator/toggle_touch_id_enrollment']
+      }.freeze
+
+      COMMANDS = {}.merge(COMMAND).merge(COMMAND_ANDROID).merge(COMMAND_IOS).freeze
+    end # module Commands
+  end # module Core
+end # module Appium

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/device/app_management.rb

@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ module Appium
       module Device
         module AppManagement
           def launch_app
+            ::Appium::Logger.warn(
+              '[DEPRECATION] launch_app is deprecated. Please use activate_app instead.'
+            )
             execute :launch_app
           end
 
           def close_app
+            ::Appium::Logger.warn(
+              '[DEPRECATION] close_app is deprecated. Please use terminate_app instead.'
+            )
             execute :close_app
           end
 
@@ -39,21 +45,9 @@ module Appium
             raise NotImplementedError
           end
 
-          def install_app(path,
-                          replace: nil,
-                          timeout: nil,
-                          allow_test_packages: nil,
-                          use_sdcard: nil,
-                          grant_permissions: nil)
+          def install_app(path, options = {})
             args = { appPath: path }
-
-            args[:options] = {} if options?(replace, timeout, allow_test_packages, use_sdcard, grant_permissions)
-
-            args[:options][:replace] = replace unless replace.nil?
-            args[:options][:timeout] = timeout unless timeout.nil?
-            args[:options][:allowTestPackages] = allow_test_packages unless allow_test_packages.nil?
-            args[:options][:useSdcard] = use_sdcard unless use_sdcard.nil?
-            args[:options][:grantPermissions] = grant_permissions unless grant_permissions.nil?
+            args[:options] = options unless options.empty?
 
             execute :install_app, {}, args
           end

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/device/image_comparison.rb

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Appium
           #                               not available in the default OpenCV installation and have to be enabled manually
           #                               before library compilation. The default detector name is 'ORB'.
           # @param [String] match_func The name of the matching function. The default one is 'BruteForce'.
-          # @param [String] good_matches_factor The maximum count of "good" matches (e. g. with minimal distances).
+          # @param [String, nil] good_matches_factor The maximum count of "good" matches (e. g. with minimal distances).
           #                                     The default one is nil.
           # @param [Bool] visualize Makes the endpoint to return an image, which contains the visualized result of
           #                         the corresponding picture matching operation. This option is disabled by default.
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ module Appium
           #                                are supported.
           # @param [Bool] visualize Makes the endpoint to return an image, which contains the visualized result of
           #                         the corresponding picture matching operation. This option is disabled by default.
-          # @param [Float] threshold [0.5] At what normalized threshold to reject
+          # @param [Float, nil] threshold [0.5] At what normalized threshold to reject
+          # @param [bool, nil] multiple Whether to enable the support of multiple image occurrences @since Appium 1.21.0.
+          # @param [integer, nil] match_neighbour_threshold The pixel distance between matches we consider to be part of
+          #                                                 the same template match @since Appium 1.21.0.
+          #                                                 This option is only considered if multiple matches mode is enabled.
+          #                                                 10 pixels by default.
           #
           # @example
           #     @driver.find_image_occurrence full_image: "image data 1", partial_image: "image data 2"
@@ -102,12 +107,15 @@ module Appium
           #     visual = @@driver.find_image_occurrence full_image: image1, partial_image: image2, visualize: true
           #     File.write 'find_result_visual.png', Base64.decode64(visual['visualization']) # if the image is PNG
           #
-          def find_image_occurrence(full_image:, partial_image:, visualize: false, threshold: nil)
+          def find_image_occurrence(full_image:, partial_image:, visualize: false, threshold: nil,
+                                    multiple: nil, match_neighbour_threshold: nil)
             raise "visualize should be #{MATCH_TEMPLATE[:visualize]}" unless MATCH_TEMPLATE[:visualize].member?(visualize)
 
             options = {}
             options[:visualize] = visualize
             options[:threshold] = threshold unless threshold.nil?
+            options[:multiple] = multiple unless multiple.nil?
+            options[:matchNeighbourThreshold] = match_neighbour_threshold unless match_neighbour_threshold.nil?
 
             compare_images(mode: :matchTemplate, first_image: full_image, second_image: partial_image, options: options)
           end
@@ -144,7 +152,7 @@ module Appium
           #                      +:matchFeatures is by default.
           # @param [String] first_image An image data. All image formats, that OpenCV library itself accepts, are supported.
           # @param [String] second_image An image data. All image formats, that OpenCV library itself accepts, are supported.
-          # @param [Hash] options The content of this dictionary depends on the actual +mode+ value.
+          # @param [Hash, nil] options The content of this dictionary depends on the actual +mode+ value.
           #                       See the documentation on +appium-support+ module for more details.
           # @return [Hash] The content of the resulting dictionary depends on the actual +mode+ and +options+ values.
           #                 See the documentation on +appium-support+ module for more details.

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/device/keyevent.rb

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ module Appium
           end
 
           def press_keycode(key, metastate: [], flags: [])
-            raise ArgumentError, 'flags should be Array' unless flags.is_a? Array
-            raise ArgumentError, 'metastates should be Array' unless metastate.is_a? Array
+            raise ::Appium::Core::Error::ArgumentError, 'flags should be Array' unless flags.is_a? Array
+            raise ::Appium::Core::Error::ArgumentError, 'metastates should be Array' unless metastate.is_a? Array
 
             args             = { keycode: key }
             args[:metastate] = metastate.reduce(0) { |acc, meta| acc | meta } unless metastate.empty?
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ module Appium
           end
 
           def long_press_keycode(key, metastate: [], flags: [])
-            raise ArgumentError, 'flags should be Array' unless flags.is_a? Array
-            raise ArgumentError, 'metastates should be Array' unless metastate.is_a? Array
+            raise ::Appium::Core::Error::ArgumentError, 'flags should be Array' unless flags.is_a? Array
+            raise ::Appium::Core::Error::ArgumentError, 'metastates should be Array' unless metastate.is_a? Array
 
             args             = { keycode: key }
             args[:metastate] = metastate.reduce(0) { |acc, meta| acc | meta } unless metastate.empty?

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/{command/mjsonwp.rb → device/orientation.rb}

@@ -14,15 +14,18 @@
 
 module Appium
   module Core
-    module Commands
-      module MJSONWP
-        COMMANDS = ::Appium::Core::Commands::COMMANDS.merge(::Appium::Core::Base::Commands::OSS).merge(
-          {
-            # W3C already has.
-            take_element_screenshot:    [:get, 'session/:session_id/element/:id/screenshot']
-          }
-        ).freeze
-      end # module MJSONWP
-    end # module Commands
+    class Base
+      module Device
+        module Orientation
+          def screen_orientation=(orientation)
+            execute :set_screen_orientation, {}, { orientation: orientation }
+          end
+
+          def screen_orientation
+            execute :get_screen_orientation
+          end
+        end # module Orientation
+      end # module Device
+    end # class Base
   end # module Core
-end # Appium
+end # module Appium

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/device/touch_actions.rb

@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ module Appium
     class Base
       module Device
         module TouchActions
+          # @deprecated Use W3C actions instead
           def touch_actions(actions)
             actions = { actions: [actions].flatten }
             execute :touch_actions, {}, actions
           end
 
+          # @deprecated Use W3C actions instead
           def multi_touch(actions)
             execute :multi_touch, {}, actions: actions
           end

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/device/value.rb

@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ module Appium
     class Base
       module Device
         module Value
-          def set_immediate_value(element, *value)
-            execute :set_immediate_value, { id: element.ref }, generate_value_and_text(value)
+          def set_immediate_value(element_id, *value)
+            execute :set_immediate_value, { id: element_id }, generate_value_and_text(value)
           end
 
-          def replace_value(element, *value)
-            execute :replace_value, { id: element.ref }, generate_value_and_text(value)
+          def replace_value(element_id, *value)
+            execute :replace_value, { id: element_id }, generate_value_and_text(value)
           end
 
           private
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ module Appium
             end
 
             # Keep .split(//) for backward compatibility for now
-            text = keys.join('')
+            text = keys.join
 
-            # FIXME: further work for W3C. Over appium 1.15.0 or later
-            # { value: text.split(//), text: text }
-            { value: text.split(//) }
+            { text: text }
           end
         end # module Value
       end # module Device

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/error.rb

@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@ module Appium
     module Error
       class CoreError < StandardError; end
 
-      # Capability related errors
-      class NoCapabilityError < CoreError; end
-      class CapabilityStructureError < CoreError; end
-
       # Appium related errors
       class NotSupportedAppiumServer < CoreError; end
       class NoSuchElementError < CoreError; end
 
       class UnsupportedOperationError < CoreError; end
 
-      # Server side error
+      # Server side errors
       class ServerError < CoreError; end
+
+      # ruby_lib_core library specific errors
+      class ArgumentError < CoreError; end
     end
   end
 end

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/log.rb

@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ module Appium
       end
 
       def event=(log_event)
-        raise ArgumentError('log_event should be Hash like { vendor: "appium", event: "funEvent"}') unless log_event.is_a?(Hash)
+        unless log_event.is_a?(Hash)
+          raise ::Appium::Core::Error::ArgumentError,
+                'log_event should be Hash like { vendor: "appium", event: "funEvent"}'
+        end
 
         event vendor: log_event[:vendor], event: log_event[:event]
       end

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/touch_action/multi_touch.rb

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 module Appium
   module Core
+    #
+    # @deprecated Use W3C actions instead
+    #
     # MultiTouch actions allow for multiple touches to happen at the same time,
     # for instance, to simulate multiple finger swipes.
     #
@@ -21,6 +24,18 @@ module Appium
     # add to a new MultiTouch action.  When ready, call +prepare()+ and all
     # actions will be executed simultaneously.
     #
+    # Consider to use W3C spec touch action like the followings.
+    # https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/rb/Selenium/WebDriver/PointerActions.html
+    # https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib_core/blob/master/test/functional/android/webdriver/w3c_actions_test.rb
+    # https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib_core/blob/master/test/functional/ios/webdriver/w3c_actions_test.rb
+    #
+    # About W3C actions
+    # https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAJ7jwMNFVU
+    # https://appiumpro.com/editions/30-ios-specific-touch-action-methods
+    # https://appiumpro.com/editions/29-automating-complex-gestures-with-the-w3c-actions-api
+    #
+    # Functional test code in ruby_lib_core repository also helps.
+    #
     # @example
     #
     #   @driver = Appium::Core.for(opts).start_driver
@@ -36,6 +51,10 @@ module Appium
       attr_reader :driver
 
       def initialize(driver)
+        ::Appium::Logger.warn(
+          '[DEPRECATION] Appium::Core::MultiTouch is deprecated in W3C spec. Use W3C actions instead'
+        )
+
         @actions = []
         @driver = driver
       end

data/lib/appium_lib_core/common/touch_action/touch_actions.rb

@@ -14,16 +14,26 @@
 
 module Appium
   module Core
+    #
+    # @deprecated Use W3C actions instead
+    #
     # Perform a series of gestures, one after another.  Gestures are chained
     # together and only performed when +perform()+ is called. Default is conducted by global driver.
     #
     # Each method returns the object itself, so calls can be chained.
     #
     # Consider to use W3C spec touch action like the followings.
-    # https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/rb/Selenium/WebDriver/W3CActionBuilder.html
+    # https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/rb/Selenium/WebDriver/PointerActions.html
     # https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib_core/blob/master/test/functional/android/webdriver/w3c_actions_test.rb
     # https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib_core/blob/master/test/functional/ios/webdriver/w3c_actions_test.rb
     #
+    # About W3C actions
+    # https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAJ7jwMNFVU
+    # https://appiumpro.com/editions/30-ios-specific-touch-action-methods
+    # https://appiumpro.com/editions/29-automating-complex-gestures-with-the-w3c-actions-api
+    #
+    # Functional test code in ruby_lib_core repository also helps.
+    #
     # @example
     #
     #   @driver = Appium::Core.for(opts).start_driver
@@ -39,6 +49,10 @@ module Appium
       attr_reader :actions, :driver
 
       def initialize(driver)
+        ::Appium::Logger.warn(
+          '[DEPRECATION] Appium::Core::TouchAction is deprecated in W3C spec. Use W3C actions instead'
+        )
+
         @actions = []
         @driver = driver
       end
@@ -195,7 +209,7 @@ module Appium
       end
 
       def args_with_ele_ref(args)
-        args[:element] = args[:element].ref if args.key? :element
+        args[:element] = args[:element].id if args.key? :element
         args
       end
     end # class TouchAction