Running Appium from Source

appium link

npm install
npm run build
node .

debug appium:

ref link

 node --inspect-brk . --port 4723

in chrome, open: ‘chrome://inspect/#devices’

source code analysis

packages: http://appium.io/docs/en/contributing-to-appium/appium-packages/index.html#appium-ios-driver

1. appium: main.js/appium.js

1) main.js: start server

2) appium.js: extend basedriver, custom methods

1. appium-basedriver appium-xcuitest-driver:

   1) start wda

   2) communicate with wda