running e2e tests

[iamhaaamed]

Hello,
To run the e2e tests, I have to manually select localhost:8081 in the emulator each time to start running the tests, is there a way to automate this?

[yjose]

Did you mean that the Expo Dev Menu shows up on every launch in dev mode? If yes, I think with Expo 50, the app will start with the last dev URL selected, which means that the issue is fixed.

[rbshh]

If you're using Metro as your bundler, add the following code to your metro.config.js file to set the default server configuration:

defaultConfig: { server: { host: 'localhost', port: 8081, }, }

Another possible solution in case of android is to utilise the built-in 'adb' command-line tool:

1. Open a terminal within Android Studio.
2. Start your test runner.
3. Execute the following command to open the emulator's browser at localhost:8081

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d 'http://localhost:8081'