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- NAME
- gcloud firebase test ios run - invoke a test in Firebase Test Lab for iOS and view test results
- SYNOPSIS
gcloud firebase test ios run[ARGSPEC][--device=DIMENSION=VALUE,[…]][--test=XCTEST_ZIP][--timeout=TIMEOUT][--type=TYPE][--xcode-version=XCODE_VERSION][--xctestrun-file=XCTESTRUN_FILE][--app=APP][--async][--client-details=[KEY=VALUE,…]][--num-flaky-test-attempts=int][--record-video][--results-bucket=RESULTS_BUCKET][--results-dir=RESULTS_DIR][--results-history-name=RESULTS_HISTORY_NAME][--test-special-entitlements][--filter=EXPRESSION][--limit=LIMIT][--page-size=PAGE_SIZE][--sort-by=[FIELD,…]][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
- DESCRIPTION
gcloud firebase test ios runinvokes and monitors tests in FirebaseTest Lab for iOS.The currently supported iOS test frameworks are XCTest and XCUITest. Other iOStesting frameworks which are built upon XCTest and XCUITest should also work.
The XCTEST_ZIP test package is a zip file built using Apple's Xcode andsupporting tools. For a detailed description of the process to create yourXCTEST_ZIP file, seehttps://firebase.google.com/docs/test-lab/ios/command-line.
All arguments for
gcloud firebase test ios runmay be specified onthe command line and/or within an argument file. Run$gcloud topic arg-filesfor more information about argument files.- EXAMPLES
- To invoke an XCTest lasting up to five minutes against the default deviceenvironment, run:
gcloudfirebasetestiosrun--test=XCTEST_ZIP--timeout=5mTo invoke an XCTest against an iPad 5 running iOS 11.2, run:
gcloudfirebasetestiosrun--test=XCTEST_ZIP--device=model=ipad5,version=11.2To run your tests against multiple iOS devices simultaneously, specify the
--deviceflag more than once:gcloudfirebasetestiosrun--test=XCTEST_ZIP--device=model=iphone7--device=model=ipadmini4,version=11.2--device=model=iphoneseTo run your XCTest using a specific version of Xcode, say 9.4.1, run:
gcloudfirebasetestiosrun--test=XCTEST_ZIP--xcode-version=9.4.1To help you identify and locate your test matrix in the Firebase console, run:
gcloudfirebasetestiosrun--test=XCTEST_ZIP--client-details=matrixLabel="Example matrix label"All test arguments for a given test may alternatively be stored in an argumentgroup within a YAML-formatted argument file. The
ARG_FILEmay contain one or more named argument groups,and argument groups may be combined using theinclude:attribute(Run$gcloud topicarg-filesfor more information). The ARG_FILE can easily be shared withcolleagues or placed under source control to ensure consistent test executions.To run a test using arguments loaded from an ARG_FILE named
excelsior_app_args, which contains an argument group namedios-args:, use the following syntax:gcloudfirebasetestiosrunpath/to/excelsior_app_args:ios-args - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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ARGSPEC] - An ARG_FILE:ARG_GROUP_NAME pair, where ARG_FILE is the path to a file containinggroups of test arguments in yaml format, and ARG_GROUP_NAME is the particularyaml object holding a group of arg:value pairs to use. Run
$gcloud topic arg-filesfor more information and examples.
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- COMMONLY USED FLAGS
--device=DIMENSION=VALUE,[…]- A list of
pairs whichspecify a target device to test against. This flag may be repeated to specifymultiple devices. The device dimensions are:DIMENSION=VALUEmodel,version,locale, andorientation. If anydimensions are omitted, they will use a default value. The default value, andall possible values, for each dimension can be found with thecommand for that dimension, such aslist$gcloud firebasetest ios models list. Omitting this flag entirely will run testsagainst a single device using defaults for every dimension.Examples:
--devicemodel=iphone8plus--deviceversion=11.2--devicemodel=ipadmini4,version=11.2,locale=zh_CN,orientation=landscape
--test=XCTEST_ZIP- The path to the test package (a zip file containing the iOS app and XCTestfiles). The given path may be in the local filesystem or in Google Cloud Storageusing a URL beginning with
gs://. Note: any .xctestrun file in thiszip file will be ignored if--xctestrun-fileis specified. --timeout=TIMEOUT- The max time this test execution can run before it is cancelled (default: 15m).It does not include any time necessary to prepare and clean up the targetdevice. The maximum possible testing time is 45m on physical devices and 60m onvirtual devices. The
TIMEOUTunits can be h, m, or s. Ifno unit is given, seconds are assumed. Examples:--timeout 1his 1 hour--timeout 5mis 5 minutes--timeout 200sis 200 seconds--timeout 100is 100 seconds
--type=TYPE- The type of iOS test to run.
TYPEmust be one of:xctest,game-loop,robo. --xcode-version=XCODE_VERSION- The version of Xcode that should be used to run an XCTest. Defaults to thelatest Xcode version supported in Firebase Test Lab. This Xcode version must besupported by all iOS versions selected in the test matrix. The list of Xcodeversions supported by each version of iOS can be viewed by running
$gcloud firebasetest ios versions list. --xctestrun-file=XCTESTRUN_FILE- The path to an .xctestrun file that will override any .xctestrun file containedin the
--testpackage. Because the .xctestrun file containsenvironment variables along with test methods to run and/or ignore, this can beuseful for customizing or sharding test suites. The given path may be in thelocal filesystem or in Google Cloud Storage using a URL beginning withgs://.
- FLAGS
--app=APP- The path to the application archive (.ipa file) for game-loop testing. The pathmay be in the local filesystem or in Google Cloud Storage using gs:// notation.This flag is only valid when
--typeisgame-looporrobo. --async- Invoke a test asynchronously without waiting for test results.
--client-details=[KEY=VALUE,…]- Comma-separated, KEY=VALUE map of additional details to attach to the testmatrix. Arbitrary KEY=VALUE pairs may be attached to a test matrix to provideadditional context about the tests being run. When consuming the test results,such as in Cloud Functions or a CI system, these details can add additionalcontext such as a link to the corresponding pull request.
Example:
--client-details=buildNumber=1234,pullRequest=https://example.com/link/to/pull-request
To help you identify and locate your test matrix in the Firebase console, usethe matrixLabel key.
Example:
--client-details=matrixLabel="Example matrix label"
--num-flaky-test-attempts=int- Specifies the number of times a test execution should be reattempted if one ormore of its test cases fail for any reason. An execution that initially failsbut succeeds on any reattempt is reported as FLAKY.
The maximum number of reruns allowed is 10. (Default: 0, which implies noreruns.) All additional attempts are executed in parallel.
--record-video- Enable video recording during the test. Enabled by default, use--no-record-video to disable.
--results-bucket=RESULTS_BUCKET- The name of a Google Cloud Storage bucket where raw test results will be stored(default: "test-lab-<random-UUID>"). Note that the bucket must be owned bya billing-enabled project, and that using a non-default bucket will result inbilling charges for the storage used.
--results-dir=RESULTS_DIR- The name of a
uniqueGoogle Cloud Storage object within the resultsbucket where raw test results will be stored (default: a timestamp with a randomsuffix). Caution: if specified, this argumentmust be uniqueforeach test matrix you create, otherwise results from multiple test matrices willbe overwritten or intermingled. --results-history-name=RESULTS_HISTORY_NAME- The history name for your test results (an arbitrary string label; default: thebundle ID for the iOS application). All tests which use the same history namewill have their results grouped together in the Firebase console in atime-ordered test history list.
--test-special-entitlements- Enables testing special app entitlements. Re-signs an app having specialentitlements with a new application-identifier. This currently supports testingPush Notifications (aps-environment) entitlement for up to one app in a project.
Note: Because this changes the app's identifier, make sure none of the resourcesin your zip file contain direct references to the test app's bundle id.
- LIST COMMAND FLAGS
--filter=EXPRESSION- Apply a Boolean filter
EXPRESSIONto each resource itemto be listed. If the expression evaluatesTrue, then that item islisted. For more details and examples of filter expressions, run $gcloud topic filters. This flaginteracts with other flags that are applied in this order:--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit. --limit=LIMIT- Maximum number of resources to list. The default is
unlimited. Thisflag interacts with other flags that are applied in this order:--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit. --page-size=PAGE_SIZE- Some services group resource list output into pages. This flag specifies themaximum number of resources per page. The default is determined by the serviceif it supports paging, otherwise it is
unlimited(no paging).Paging may be applied before or after--filterand--limitdepending on the service. --sort-by=[FIELD,…]- Comma-separated list of resource field key names to sort by. The default orderis ascending. Prefix a field with ``~´´ for descending order on thatfield. This flag interacts with other flags that are applied in this order:
--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- These variants are also available:
gcloudalphafirebasetestiosrungcloudbetafirebasetestiosrun
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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.