Reset iOS Simulator Content and Add Photos

Question

For UI Automation testing, I want to have a Reset iOS Simulator and then add a few photos to it before being my automation scripts begin.

When I run this:

xcrun simctl erase device_UUID

xcrun simctl addphoto device_UUID ~/Desktop/photos/photo1.PNG

I get this error:

An error was encountered processing the command (code=146):

Invalid device state

How can I erase the simulator and then add photos to it programmatically?

Answer 1

The device must be booted in order to add photos to it.

Answer 2

After erasing the simulator, you have to launch it first before the 'addphoto' command will work.

It doesn't work to launch it programmatically with the command xcrun simctl boot

So far this is the only thing I've gotten to work.

xcrun simctl erase device_UUID

open -a "iOS Simulator" --args -CurrentDeviceUDID device_UUID

sleep 5

xcrun simctl addphoto device_UUID ~/Desktop/photos/photo1.PNG

sleep 1

killall "iOS Simulator"

Since I loop through all of the simulators to set them all up with photos, I have to kill the simulator before opening the next one.