[Testing] Added ToggleSystemAnimations method to Appium helper methods

src/TestUtils/src/UITest.Appium/Actions/AppiumAndroidSpecificActions.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class AppiumAndroidSpecificActions : ICommandExecutionGroup
 		const string ToggleWifiCommand = "toggleWifi";
 		const string ToggleDataCommand = "toggleData";
 		const string GetPerformanceDataCommand = "getPerformanceData";
+		const string ToggleSystemAnimationsCommand = "toggleSystemAnimations";
 		const string GetSystemBarsCommand = "getSystemBars";
 
 		readonly AppiumApp _appiumApp;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ public class AppiumAndroidSpecificActions : ICommandExecutionGroup
 			ToggleWifiCommand,
 			ToggleDataCommand,
 			GetPerformanceDataCommand,
+			ToggleSystemAnimationsCommand,
 			GetSystemBarsCommand,
 		};
 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ public CommandResponse Execute(string commandName, IDictionary<string, object> p
 				ToggleWifiCommand => ToggleWifi(parameters),
 				ToggleDataCommand => ToggleData(parameters),
 				GetPerformanceDataCommand => GetPerformanceData(parameters),
+				ToggleSystemAnimationsCommand => ToggleSystemAnimations(parameters),
 				GetSystemBarsCommand => GetSystemBars(parameters),
 				_ => CommandResponse.FailedEmptyResponse,
 			};
@@ -103,6 +106,35 @@ CommandResponse GetPerformanceData(IDictionary<string, object> parameters)
 			return CommandResponse.FailedEmptyResponse;
 		}
 
+		CommandResponse ToggleSystemAnimations(IDictionary<string, object> parameters)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				bool enableSystemAnimations = (bool)parameters["enableSystemAnimations"];
+
+				if (enableSystemAnimations)
+				{
+					ShellHelper.ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell settings put global window_animation_scale 0");
+					ShellHelper.ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell settings put global transition_animation_scale 0");
+					ShellHelper.ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell settings put global animator_duration_scale 0");
+
+					return CommandResponse.SuccessEmptyResponse;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					ShellHelper.ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell settings put global window_animation_scale 1");
+					ShellHelper.ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell settings put global transition_animation_scale 1");
+					ShellHelper.ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell settings put global animator_duration_scale 1");
+
+					return CommandResponse.SuccessEmptyResponse;
+				}
+			}
+			catch
+			{
+				return CommandResponse.FailedEmptyResponse;
+			}
+		}
+
 		CommandResponse GetSystemBars(IDictionary<string, object> parameters)
 		{
 			if (_appiumApp.Driver is AndroidDriver androidDriver)

src/TestUtils/src/UITest.Appium/Actions/AppiumAndroidThemeChangeAction.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using UITest.Core;
+using UITest.Core;
 
 namespace UITest.Appium
 {
@@ -18,12 +17,12 @@ public CommandResponse Execute(string commandName, IDictionary<string, object> p
 		{
 			if (commandName == SetLightTheme)
 			{
-				ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell cmd uimode night no");
+				ShellHelper.ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell cmd uimode night no");
 				return CommandResponse.SuccessEmptyResponse;
 			}
 			else if (commandName == SetDarkTheme)
 			{
-				ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell cmd uimode night yes");
+				ShellHelper.ExecuteAdbCommand($"adb shell cmd uimode night yes");
 				return CommandResponse.SuccessEmptyResponse;
 			}
 
@@ -34,40 +33,5 @@ public bool IsCommandSupported(string commandName)
 		{
 			return _commands.Contains(commandName, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 		}
-
-		private static void ExecuteAdbCommand(string command)
-		{
-			var shell = GetShell();
-			var shellArgument = GetShellArgument(shell, command);
-
-			var processInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(shell, shellArgument)
-			{
-				CreateNoWindow = true,
-				UseShellExecute = false,
-				RedirectStandardOutput = true,
-				RedirectStandardError = true
-			};
-
-			var process = new Process { StartInfo = processInfo };
-
-			process.Start();
-			process.WaitForExit();
-		}
-
-		private static string GetShell()
-		{
-			if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT)
-				return "cmd.exe";
-			else
-				return "/bin/bash";
-		}
-
-		private static string GetShellArgument(string shell, string command)
-		{
-			if (shell == "cmd.exe")
-				return $"/C {command}";
-			else
-				return $"-c \"{command}\"";
-		}
 	}
-}
+}

src/TestUtils/src/UITest.Appium/HelperExtensions.cs

@@ -1690,6 +1690,27 @@ public static void ToggleWifi(this IApp app)
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
+		/// Switch the System animations state.
+		/// Optimize and accelerate tests, eliminating animations entirely when Appium is executing tests, as they serve no practical purpose in this context.
+		/// Functionality that's only available on Android.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="app">Represents the main gateway to interact with an app.</param>
+		/// <param name="enableSystemAnimations">Enable/disable the system animations.</param>
+		/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">ToggleSystemAnimations is only supported on <see cref="AppiumAndroidApp"/>.</exception>
+		public static void ToggleSystemAnimations(this IApp app, bool enableSystemAnimations)
+		{
+			if (app is not AppiumAndroidApp)
+			{
+				throw new InvalidOperationException($"ToggleSystemAnimations is only supported on AppiumAndroidApp");
+			}
+
+			app.CommandExecutor.Execute("toggleSystemAnimations", new Dictionary<string, object>()
+			{
+				{ "enableSystemAnimations", enableSystemAnimations },
+			});
+		}
+
+    /// <summary>
 		/// Switch the state of data service.
 		/// Functionality that's only available on Android.
 		/// This API does not work for Android API level 21+ because it requires system or carrier privileged permission, 

src/TestUtils/src/UITest.Appium/ShellHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace UITest.Appium
+{
+	public static class ShellHelper
+	{
+		public static void ExecuteAdbCommand(string command)
+		{
+			var shell = GetShell();
+			var shellArgument = GetShellArgument(shell, command);
+
+			var processInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(shell, shellArgument)
+			{
+				CreateNoWindow = true,
+				UseShellExecute = false,
+				RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+				RedirectStandardError = true
+			};
+
+			var process = new Process { StartInfo = processInfo };
+
+			process.Start();
+			process.WaitForExit();
+		}
+
+		internal static string GetShell()
+		{
+			if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT)
+				return "cmd.exe";
+			else
+				return "/bin/bash";
+		}
+
+		internal static string GetShellArgument(string shell, string command)
+		{
+			if (shell == "cmd.exe")
+				return $"/C {command}";
+			else
+				return $"-c \"{command}\"";
+		}
+	}
+}