Configuration Reference

FlutterProbe is configured via probe.yaml in your project root. All settings follow the resolution order: CLI flag > probe.yaml > built-in default.

Full Example

project:
  name: "My App"
  app: com.example.myapp

defaults:
  platform: ios
  timeout: 30s
  screenshots: on_failure
  video: false
  retry_failed_tests: 1
  grant_permissions_on_clear: true

devices:
  - name: iPhone 16 Pro
    serial: A1B2C3D4-E5F6-7890-ABCD-EF1234567890
  - name: Pixel 7
    serial: emulator-5554

agent:
  port: 48686
  device_port: 48686
  dial_timeout: 30s
  ping_interval: 5s
  token_read_timeout: 30s
  reconnect_delay: 2s

device:
  emulator_boot_timeout: 120s
  simulator_boot_timeout: 60s
  boot_poll_interval: 2s
  token_file_retries: 5
  restart_delay: 500ms

video:
  resolution: 720x1280
  framerate: 2
  screenrecord_cycle: 170s

visual:
  threshold: 0.5
  pixel_delta: 8

tools:
  adb: /usr/local/bin/adb
  flutter: /usr/local/bin/flutter

recipes_folder: tests/recipes
reports_folder: reports

environment:
  TEST_USER: "admin@test.com"
  API_BASE: "http://localhost:8080"

Sections

project

Key	Type	Description
name	string	Project display name
app	string	Bundle ID (iOS) or package name (Android). Validated against ^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_.]*$

defaults

Key	Type	Default	Description
platform	string	—	android, ios, or both
timeout	duration	30s	Per-step timeout
screenshots	string	on_failure	always, on_failure, or never
video	bool	false	Enable video recording
retry_failed_tests	int	0	Number of retries for failed tests
grant_permissions_on_clear	bool	false	Auto-grant permissions after clear app data

devices

List of target devices:

Key	Type	Description
name	string	Device display name
serial	string	UDID (iOS) or serial (Android). Use auto for auto-detection

agent

WebSocket connection settings:

Key	Type	Default	Description
port	int	48686	Host-side WebSocket port
device_port	int	same as port	On-device port (allows different host/device ports for parallel testing)
dial_timeout	duration	30s	WebSocket connection timeout
ping_interval	duration	5s	WebSocket keepalive interval
token_read_timeout	duration	30s	Max time to wait for auth token
reconnect_delay	duration	2s	Delay before reconnecting after app restart

device

Device/emulator management:

Key	Type	Default	Description
emulator_boot_timeout	duration	120s	Android emulator boot timeout
simulator_boot_timeout	duration	60s	iOS simulator boot timeout
boot_poll_interval	duration	2s	Polling interval during boot
token_file_retries	int	5	Retries for reading token file
restart_delay	duration	500ms	Delay after force-stop before relaunch

video

Key	Type	Default	Description
resolution	string	720x1280	Android screenrecord resolution
framerate	int	2	Frames per second
screenrecord_cycle	duration	170s	Max segment length (chains to avoid 180s limit)

visual

Key	Type	Default	Description
threshold	float	0.5	Max allowed pixel diff percentage
pixel_delta	int	8	Per-pixel color delta tolerance

tools

Key	Type	Default	Description
adb	string	adb (PATH)	Path to ADB binary
flutter	string	flutter (PATH)	Path to Flutter binary

environment

Key-value pairs available as environment variables during test execution:

environment:
  TEST_USER: "admin@test.com"
  API_BASE: "http://localhost:8080"

Platform-Specific Configs

Use separate config files for parallel platform testing:

probe test tests/ --config probe.ios.yaml --device <IOS_UDID> &
probe test tests/ --config probe.android.yaml --device emulator-5554 &
wait