Sandbox::https://github.com/mobile-dev-inc/Maestro/pull/2978

boorad · 2026-02-04T23:45:40Z

Summary

Implements a new drag command that enables drag-and-drop gestures and item reordering in mobile apps.

Closes #1203.

Supported syntax

Drag from/to by element id or text
Drag from/to by percentage coordinates
Drag from point with offset
Configurable duration

Example usage

# Drag by element text
- drag:
    from:
      text: ".*Item 3.*"
    to:
      text: ".*Item 1.*"
    duration: 3000

# Drag by percentage coordinates
- drag:
    from: "50%, 30%"
    to: "50%, 70%"

# Drag with offset
- drag:
    from: "50%, 30%"
    offset: "0%, 40%"

Platform support

Platform	Status
Android	✅ Fully working
iOS + React Native	✅ Fully working
iOS + Flutter	⚠️ Known issue (see below)
Web (CDP/Selenium)	✅ Implemented

iOS + Flutter limitation

There is a known bug where element coordinates become invalid after the first drag operation in Flutter's ReorderableListView. This is a Flutter/iOS accessibility bug, not a Maestro issue. The accessibility tree returns incorrect bounds for moved elements. See DRAG_ISSUE_FLUTTER_IOS.md for detailed investigation.

Changes

Command layer: DragCommand data class, YAML parsing
Driver layer: Implementation for Android, iOS, and web drivers
iOS XCTest runner: New DragRouteHandler with touch event synthesis
Shared utilities: SeleniumGestures.kt for web driver drag logic

boorad · 2026-02-04T23:47:18Z

android.mov

boorad · 2026-02-04T23:48:15Z

ios.mov

appId: golf.spicy
---
- drag:
    from:
      id: "team-player-brad-drag"
    to:
      id: "team-unassigned-dropzone"
    duration: 2000

- drag:
    from:
      id: "team-player-eric-drag"
    to:
      id: "team-1-dropzone"
    duration: 2000

amanjeetsingh150 · 2026-02-05T07:20:29Z

+    .withOffset(CGVector(dx: start.x, dy: start.y))
+```
+
+**The problem**: This approach works if you have correct screen coordinates. But Maestro's Kotlin layer resolves coordinates by querying the accessibility hierarchy *before* calling Swift - and that hierarchy is corrupted. The Swift-side element queries (`dragByText`) also get the same bad data.


What do you mean by corrupted is there an example where I can reproduce this?

I've moved this to a GitHub issue (#2984) with clearer wording — the iOS accessibility hierarchy returns incorrect (relative) bounds for elements after a Flutter ReorderableListView reorder. It's reproducible with any Flutter app using ReorderableListView + two consecutive drag operations on iOS. Android and iOS+React Native work fine.

Fishbowler

Thanks!

I've had a first read, and left a few comments and questions.

More generally:

can you remove the one-line no-op whitespace changes? They add noise to history.
can you add unit/integration tests?

boorad · 2026-02-06T00:12:48Z

Thanks for the review! Addressed all feedback:

Whitespace changes: Reverted in cf740983
Unit/integration tests: Added in c5be0bd6 — YAML parsing tests in YamlCommandReaderTest and integration tests in IntegrationTest covering percentage coordinates, offsets, and element selectors
DRAG_ISSUE_FLUTTER_IOS.md: Moved to Drag command: Flutter iOS accessibility returns incorrect element bounds after ReorderableListView reorder #2984 and removed from the repo in 32807b4f
YamlDrag complexity: Simplified in 92b01bac
Dead dragByText code + commented-out Orchestra code: Removed in 821e326b
Maestro.kt tap() refactor: Reverted in cf740983 (was troubleshooting residue from the Flutter/iOS bug)

All inline comments have individual replies as well.

boorad · 2026-02-11T20:04:54Z

@Fishbowler @amanjeetsingh150 re-review, plz

Also, given all these conflicts, you should move the binaries to ghcr.io or release artifacts or something.

hackertronix · 2026-04-16T14:18:23Z

@Fishbowler @amanjeetsingh150 do you have any ETA on when this might land. Happy to help if there's something blocking this from merging!

Fishbowler · 2026-07-02T15:14:58Z

Rebased

Fishbowler · 2026-07-02T15:29:31Z

Added the changes from mobile-dev-inc/demo_app#10

hackertronix · 2026-07-02T15:31:56Z

Fishbowler · 2026-07-02T18:10:00Z

I'm struggling with the fact that I can't make this work in a flutter app on iOS 🤔

It does seem like #2984 is gonna cause problems for folks, and it certainly looks like a Flutter upstream problem.

I was gonna investigate if we can defend against it, but it's not a duplicate - Maestro can't help folks with this. I'll look at a different demo_app impl instead for now.

Fishbowler · 2026-07-02T18:25:22Z

I think I've identified a small gap in the implementation. It works for a single move in a Flutter ReorderableListView (but not 2, as you've documented). It also works for a basic Draggable. If a developer has a LongPressDraggable, where a pause-wait is required before moving, then the iOS implementation won't activate the element.

Unsure whether this needs a longer default wait, or a configurable initial pause 🤔

Fishbowler · 2026-07-02T18:39:50Z

Right, I've added a web test, and I've messed with the other e2e tests. The existing ReorderableListView is reduced to a single reordering. I've also added a different widget screen with the simple Draggable that works.

Let me know what you think about the LongPressDraggable problem - I've not added a test for it, but it's a 1 word change in the flutter screen I've added.

AfzalivE · 2026-07-14T04:31:18Z

Hi @Fishbowler, I would like to look into the accessibility-related iOS blocker if that's okay. I have some experience digging into Flutter internals from a while back (flutter/flutter#45075). Is it still an issue or were you able to figure out a different demo_app impl?

If a developer has a LongPressDraggable, where a pause-wait is required before moving, then the iOS implementation won't activate the element.

Or is this the bigger blocker?

Implements a new 'drag' command that enables drag-and-drop gestures and item reordering in mobile apps. Supported syntax: - drag from/to by element id or text - drag from/to by percentage coordinates - drag from point with offset - configurable duration Status: - Android: fully working - iOS + React Native: fully working - iOS + Flutter: known bug where element coordinates become invalid after first drag (Flutter accessibility issue, not Maestro) See DRAG_ISSUE_FLUTTER_IOS.md for detailed investigation of the Flutter+iOS issue.

- Remove unused 'steps' variable in AndroidDriver.drag() - Extract duplicate drag implementation from WebDriver and CdpWebDriver to shared SeleniumGestures.performDrag() utility - Add DRAG_LONG_PRESS_DURATION_MS constant (1000ms) for clarity

- Rename drag_test.yaml to drag_text.yaml (element selector based) - Add drag_pcts.yaml (percentage coordinate based) - Add clearState to both tests for consistent starting state - Add warning about percentage-based tests being device-specific

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Fishbowler · 2026-07-17T11:23:40Z

Hey @AfzalivE. Thanks for the offer! I've done a clean rebase on main, so it's fresh to work on.

It's a boring answer, but I think both?

A working LongPressDraggable feels important - that's a pretty common implementation of drag-n-drop, right?
Similarly, it not being usable on Flutter feels inconsistent with how we've historically run the project - that the underlying framework shouldn't matter. But I'm unsure if this is solvable inside of Maestro?

AfzalivE · 2026-07-17T12:33:53Z

Hey @AfzalivE. Thanks for the offer! I've done a clean rebase on main, so it's fresh to work on.

It's a boring answer, but I think both?

A working LongPressDraggable feels important - that's a pretty common implementation of drag-n-drop, right?

Similarly, it not being usable on Flutter feels inconsistent with how we've historically run the project - that the underlying framework shouldn't matter. But I'm unsure if this is solvable inside of Maestro?

I've got good news @Fishbowler

I have a commit which adds pressDuration and a LongPressDraggable test that works on iOS. Just have to make some changes to actually use pressDuration on Android.
I have a fix for Flutter that I'll create a PR for against upstream once I've cleaned it up. They have been tracking this issue for a while in ReorderebleListView will move the Semantics focus to the incorrect position when reordering. flutter/flutter#100946. It only happens when a Semantics widget has container: true (Card has that).

AfzalivE · 2026-07-21T09:32:21Z

Created flutter/flutter#189686

For the pressDuration change, how do you prefer I create the PR. I don't think I can use boorad's branch as base.

Fishbowler · 2026-07-21T09:34:56Z

Create a new PR. Reference this one. We can close this as superseded.

AfzalivE · 2026-07-21T11:59:49Z

Created #3453

Thank you!

## 📜 Description Refactors the Maestro E2E suite to reduce repeated platform checks and screenshot assertion boilerplate. This introduces reusable flows for screenshot assertions and video recording. Gesture actions remain inline because Maestro cannot safely parameterize typed `swipe` fields such as coordinates, direction, and duration. Existing drag-related scenarios now run on web using a press fallback instead of skipping the entire test. ## 💡 Motivation and Context Several E2E flows repeated the same screenshot workflow: 1. Capture a screenshot. 2. Compare it with the platform baseline. 3. Apply a configured difference threshold. 4. Assert that the comparison passed. Video recording also required repeated platform checks because Maestro does not currently support `startRecording` and `stopRecording` on web. Centralizing these operations makes the tests shorter, keeps platform-specific behavior consistent, and provides one place to update the implementation when Maestro adds the missing web capabilities. Related Maestro issues: - [Web video recording support](mobile-dev-inc/Maestro#3468) - [Web pointer drag support](mobile-dev-inc/Maestro#2978) ## 📢 Changelog ### E2E - Added a reusable screenshot assertion flow that captures, compares, and asserts screenshots. - Added support for a custom screenshot difference threshold, defaulting to `0.3`. - Migrated 32 repeated screenshot assertion sequences across eight E2E flows. - Added reusable start and stop recording flows. - Updated the Instagram Reels test to use the recording flows. - Kept swipe and drag actions inline because Maestro cannot parameterize their typed fields safely. ### Web - Video recording flows act as no-ops until Maestro supports recording on web. - Bottom-sheet and pressable drag scenarios now use a press fallback instead of skipping the complete test. - Shared setup and final assertions now run on web as well as native platforms. ### iOS - Video recording continues to use Maestro’s native `startRecording` and `stopRecording` commands. - Drag scenarios continue to use their original native swipe behavior. ### Android - Video recording continues to use Maestro’s native `startRecording` and `stopRecording` commands. - Drag scenarios continue to use their original native swipe behavior. ## 🤔 How Has This Been Tested? - Validated all Maestro flow and subflow syntax. - Validated suite parsing using the same `maestro test ... e2e/flows/*` structure used by CI. - Verified that custom screenshot thresholds are preserved where required. - Web and Android automated E2E jobs pass in CI. - The iOS automated E2E job is still running at the time of writing. - TypeScript compilation, linting, unit tests, package builds, spellcheck, and package-size checks pass. ## 📸 Screenshots (if appropriate): <img width="778" height="308" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fc895a4f-b9de-4013-9d08-f391d298c111" /> ## 📝 Checklist - [x] CI successfully passed - [x] I added new mocks and corresponding unit-tests if library API was changed (not applicable—there are no library API changes)

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Drag command: Flutter iOS accessibility returns incorrect element bounds after ReorderableListView reorder #2984

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docs: add XCUICoordinate approach from Appium to drag issue notes

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feat: add drag command for drag-and-drop gestures (#1203) #3453

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e2e: add more re-usable flows and compact the code kirillzyusko/react-native-teleport#182

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