appium-mcp 1.8.15 → 1.9.0

package/src/tools/session/create-session.ts

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+/**
+ * Tool to create a new mobile session (Android or iOS)
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { access, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { constants } from 'node:fs';
+import { URL } from 'node:url';
+import { AndroidUiautomator2Driver } from 'appium-uiautomator2-driver';
+import { XCUITestDriver } from 'appium-xcuitest-driver';
+import {
+  setSession,
+  hasActiveSession,
+  safeDeleteSession,
+} from '../../session-store.js';
+import {
+  getSelectedDevice,
+  getSelectedDeviceType,
+  getSelectedDeviceInfo,
+  clearSelectedDevice,
+} from './select-device.js';
+import { IOSManager } from '../../devicemanager/ios-manager.js';
+import log from '../../logger.js';
+import {
+  createUIResource,
+  createSessionDashboardUI,
+  addUIResourceToResponse,
+} from '../../ui/mcp-ui-utils.js';
+import WebDriver from 'webdriver';
+
+// Define capabilities type
+interface Capabilities {
+  platformName: string;
+  'appium:automationName': string;
+  'appium:deviceName'?: string;
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
+
+// Define capabilities config type
+interface CapabilitiesConfig {
+  android: Record<string, any>;
+  ios: Record<string, any>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load capabilities configuration from file if specified in environment
+ */
+async function loadCapabilitiesConfig(): Promise<CapabilitiesConfig> {
+  const configPath = process.env.CAPABILITIES_CONFIG;
+  if (!configPath) {
+    return { android: {}, ios: {} };
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await access(configPath, constants.F_OK);
+    const configContent = await readFile(configPath, 'utf8');
+    return JSON.parse(configContent);
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.warn(`Failed to parse capabilities config: ${error}`);
+    return { android: {}, ios: {} };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove empty string values from capabilities object
+ */
+function filterEmptyCapabilities(capabilities: Capabilities): Capabilities {
+  const filtered = { ...capabilities };
+  Object.keys(filtered).forEach((key) => {
+    if (filtered[key] === '') {
+      delete filtered[key];
+    }
+  });
+  return filtered;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build Android capabilities by merging defaults, config, device selection, and custom capabilities
+ */
+function buildAndroidCapabilities(
+  configCaps: Record<string, any>,
+  customCaps: Record<string, any> | undefined,
+  isRemoteServer: boolean
+): Capabilities {
+  const defaultCaps: Capabilities = {
+    platformName: 'Android',
+    'appium:automationName': 'UiAutomator2',
+    'appium:deviceName': 'Android Device',
+  };
+
+  const selectedDeviceUdid = isRemoteServer ? undefined : getSelectedDevice();
+
+  const capabilities = {
+    ...defaultCaps,
+    ...configCaps,
+    ...(selectedDeviceUdid && { 'appium:udid': selectedDeviceUdid }),
+    ...customCaps,
+  };
+
+  if (selectedDeviceUdid) {
+    clearSelectedDevice();
+  }
+
+  return filterEmptyCapabilities(capabilities);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate iOS device selection when multiple devices are available
+ */
+async function validateIOSDeviceSelection(
+  deviceType: 'simulator' | 'real' | null
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (!deviceType) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const iosManager = IOSManager.getInstance();
+  const devices = await iosManager.getDevicesByType(deviceType);
+
+  if (devices.length > 1) {
+    const selectedDevice = getSelectedDevice();
+    if (!selectedDevice) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Multiple iOS ${deviceType === 'simulator' ? 'simulators' : 'devices'} found (${devices.length}). Please use the select_device tool to choose which device to use before creating a session.`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build iOS capabilities by merging defaults, config, device selection, and custom capabilities
+ */
+async function buildIOSCapabilities(
+  configCaps: Record<string, any>,
+  customCaps: Record<string, any> | undefined,
+  isRemoteServer: boolean
+): Promise<Capabilities> {
+  const deviceType = isRemoteServer ? null : getSelectedDeviceType();
+  await validateIOSDeviceSelection(deviceType);
+
+  // Get selected device info BEFORE constructing defaultCaps so we can use the actual device name
+  const selectedDeviceUdid = isRemoteServer ? undefined : getSelectedDevice();
+  const selectedDeviceInfo = isRemoteServer
+    ? undefined
+    : getSelectedDeviceInfo();
+
+  log.debug('Selected device info:', selectedDeviceInfo);
+
+  const defaultCaps: Capabilities = {
+    platformName: 'iOS',
+    'appium:automationName': 'XCUITest',
+    'appium:deviceName': selectedDeviceInfo?.name || 'iPhone Simulator',
+  };
+
+  const platformVersion =
+    selectedDeviceInfo?.platform && selectedDeviceInfo.platform.trim() !== ''
+      ? selectedDeviceInfo.platform
+      : undefined;
+
+  log.debug('Platform version:', platformVersion);
+
+  const capabilities = {
+    ...defaultCaps,
+    // Auto-detected platform version as fallback (before config)
+    ...(platformVersion && { 'appium:platformVersion': platformVersion }),
+    ...configCaps,
+    ...(selectedDeviceUdid && { 'appium:udid': selectedDeviceUdid }),
+    ...(deviceType === 'simulator' && {
+      'appium:usePrebuiltWDA': true,
+      'appium:wdaStartupRetries': 4,
+      'appium:wdaStartupRetryInterval': 20000,
+    }),
+    ...customCaps,
+  };
+
+  if (selectedDeviceUdid) {
+    clearSelectedDevice();
+  }
+
+  return filterEmptyCapabilities(capabilities);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create the appropriate driver instance for the given platform
+ */
+function createDriverForPlatform(platform: 'android' | 'ios'): any {
+  if (platform === 'android') {
+    return new AndroidUiautomator2Driver();
+  }
+  if (platform === 'ios') {
+    return new XCUITestDriver();
+  }
+  throw new Error(
+    `Unsupported platform: ${platform}. Please choose 'android' or 'ios'.`
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a new session with the given driver and capabilities
+ */
+async function createDriverSession(
+  driver: any,
+  capabilities: Capabilities
+): Promise<string> {
+  // @ts-ignore
+  const sessionId = await driver.createSession(null, {
+    alwaysMatch: capabilities,
+    firstMatch: [{}],
+  });
+  return sessionId;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Registers a tool for creating a new mobile session with Android or iOS devices.
+ *
+ * This function adds a 'create_session' tool to the provided server that handles
+ * mobile session creation with support for both local and remote Appium servers.
+ *
+ * @param server - The server instance to which the create_session tool will be added
+ *
+ * @tool create_session
+ * @description Creates a new mobile session with Android or iOS device. Requires prior
+ * platform selection via the select_platform tool. Supports both local and remote
+ * Appium server connections.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} args - Tool execution arguments
+ * @param {'ios' | 'android'} args.platform - REQUIRED. The target platform, must match
+ * the platform explicitly selected via select_platform tool
+ * @param {Object} [args.capabilities] - Optional custom W3C format capabilities
+ * @param {string} [args.remoteServerUrl] - Optional remote Appium server URL
+ * (e.g., http://localhost:4723). If not provided, uses local Appium server
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<Object>} Response object containing:
+ * - text: Success message with session ID and device details
+ * - ui: Interactive session dashboard UI component
+ *
+ * @throws {Error} If session creation fails or platform capabilities cannot be loaded
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // Register the tool
+ * createSession(server);
+ */
+export default function createSession(server: any): void {
+  server.addTool({
+    name: 'create_session',
+    description: `Create a new mobile session with Android or iOS device.
+      WORKFLOW FOR LOCAL SERVERS (no remoteServerUrl):
+      - Use select_platform tool FIRST to ask the user which platform they want
+      - Then optionally use select_device tool if multiple devices are available
+      - Finally call create_session with the selected platform and device
+      - DO NOT assume or default to any platform
+      WORKFLOW FOR REMOTE SERVERS (remoteServerUrl provided):
+      - SKIP select_platform tool entirely
+      - Infer the platform from the user's request (e.g., 'ios', 'android')
+      - Infer device type from context when possible (e.g., 'simulator', 'real device')
+      - Call create_session directly with platform, remoteServerUrl, and any other capabilities from the user's request
+      - Example: User says 'start session with http://localhost:4723 for ios with iphone 17' → infer platform='ios' and call create_session with remoteServerUrl and platform parameters
+      `,
+    parameters: z.object({
+      platform: z.enum(['ios', 'android']).describe(
+        `REQUIRED: Platform to use. For local servers, this must match the platform the user explicitly selected via the select_platform tool.
+          If remoteServerUrl is provided, the assistant should ask the user to confirm or infer the platform from the conversation; do not assume a default.`
+      ),
+      capabilities: z
+        .object({})
+        .optional()
+        .describe(
+          'Optional custom W3C format capabilities for the session. Common options include appium:app (app path), appium:deviceName, appium:platformVersion, appium:bundleId, appium:autoGrantPermissions, etc. Custom capabilities override default and config file settings.'
+        ),
+      remoteServerUrl: z
+        .string()
+        .optional()
+        .describe(
+          'Remote Appium server URL (e.g., http://localhost:4723 or http://192.168.1.100:4723). If not provided, uses local Appium server.'
+        ),
+    }),
+    annotations: {
+      readOnlyHint: false,
+      openWorldHint: false,
+    },
+    execute: async (args: any, context: any): Promise<any> => {
+      try {
+        if (hasActiveSession()) {
+          log.info(
+            'Existing session detected, cleaning up before creating new session...'
+          );
+          try {
+            await safeDeleteSession();
+          } catch {
+            // ok to ignore
+          }
+        }
+
+        const {
+          platform,
+          capabilities: customCapabilities,
+          remoteServerUrl,
+        } = args;
+
+        const configCapabilities = await loadCapabilitiesConfig();
+        const platformCaps =
+          platform === 'android'
+            ? configCapabilities.android
+            : configCapabilities.ios;
+        const finalCapabilities =
+          platform === 'android'
+            ? buildAndroidCapabilities(
+                platformCaps,
+                customCapabilities,
+                !!remoteServerUrl
+              )
+            : await buildIOSCapabilities(
+                platformCaps,
+                customCapabilities,
+                !!remoteServerUrl
+              );
+
+        let sessionId;
+        if (remoteServerUrl) {
+          const remoteUrl = new URL(remoteServerUrl);
+          const client = await WebDriver.newSession({
+            protocol: remoteUrl.protocol.replace(':', ''),
+            hostname: remoteUrl.hostname,
+            port: parseInt(remoteUrl.port, 10),
+            path: remoteUrl.pathname,
+            capabilities: finalCapabilities,
+          });
+          sessionId = client.sessionId;
+          setSession(client, client.sessionId);
+        } else {
+          log.info(
+            `Creating new ${platform.toUpperCase()} session with capabilities:`,
+            JSON.stringify(finalCapabilities, null, 2)
+          );
+
+          const driver = createDriverForPlatform(platform);
+          sessionId = await createDriverSession(driver, finalCapabilities);
+          setSession(driver, sessionId);
+        }
+
+        // Safely convert sessionId to string for display
+        const sessionIdStr =
+          typeof sessionId === 'string'
+            ? sessionId
+            : String(sessionId || 'Unknown');
+
+        log.info(
+          `${platform.toUpperCase()} session created successfully with ID: ${sessionIdStr}`
+        );
+
+        const textResponse = {
+          content: [
+            {
+              type: 'text',
+              text: `${platform.toUpperCase()} session created successfully with ID: ${sessionIdStr}\nPlatform: ${finalCapabilities.platformName}\nAutomation: ${finalCapabilities['appium:automationName']}\nDevice: ${finalCapabilities['appium:deviceName']}`,
+            },
+          ],
+        };
+
+        // Add interactive session dashboard UI
+        const uiResource = createUIResource(
+          `ui://appium-mcp/session-dashboard/${sessionIdStr}`,
+          createSessionDashboardUI({
+            sessionId: sessionIdStr,
+            platform: finalCapabilities.platformName,
+            automationName: finalCapabilities['appium:automationName'],
+            deviceName: finalCapabilities['appium:deviceName'],
+            platformVersion: finalCapabilities['appium:platformVersion'],
+            udid: finalCapabilities['appium:udid'],
+          })
+        );
+
+        return addUIResourceToResponse(textResponse, uiResource);
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        log.error('Error creating session:', error);
+        throw new Error(`Failed to create session: ${error.message}`);
+      }
+    },
+  });
+}

package/src/tools/session/delete-session.ts

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+/**
+ * Tool to delete the current mobile session and clean up resources
+ */
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { safeDeleteSession } from '../../session-store.js';
+import log from '../../logger.js';
+
+export default function deleteSession(server: any): void {
+  server.addTool({
+    name: 'delete_session',
+    description: 'Delete the current mobile session and clean up resources.',
+    parameters: z.object({}),
+    annotations: {
+      destructiveHint: true,
+      readOnlyHint: false,
+      openWorldHint: false,
+    },
+    execute: async (): Promise<any> => {
+      try {
+        const deleted = await safeDeleteSession();
+
+        if (deleted) {
+          return {
+            content: [
+              {
+                type: 'text',
+                text: 'Session deleted successfully.',
+              },
+            ],
+          };
+        } else {
+          return {
+            content: [
+              {
+                type: 'text',
+                text: 'No active session found or deletion already in progress.',
+              },
+            ],
+          };
+        }
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        log.error(`Error deleting session`, error);
+        // don't need to raise an error since session end means anyway we should create a new session
+        // to proceed further requests.
+        return {
+          content: [
+            {
+              type: 'text',
+              text: `Session delete might fail as error ${error}`,
+            },
+          ],
+        };
+      }
+    },
+  });
+}