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Summary

WebDriverAgent exposes getPasteboard/setPasteboard and the Android agent has clipboard access; iOS had none. Adds device.clipboard.get and device.clipboard.set.

  • iOS only hands UIPasteboard.general to the foreground app — from the background runner reads come back empty and writes are dropped silently (PBErrorDomain code 10). The runner is activated for the access and the previous app restored afterwards, skipped when it is already frontmost.
  • Reading content owned by another app raises the system paste consent alert and blocks until answered, so the read runs off the main thread while the handler dismisses the alert by tapping the last button — by position, not label, so device language does not matter.
  • set reads the value back and fails with an explicit error instead of reporting success, since a locked device drops writes without raising anything.

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Adds device.clipboard.get and device.clipboard.set JSON-RPC handlers. The handlers use foreground pasteboard access, log character counts, and propagate read, write, and validation errors. The dispatcher registers both methods. A UIKit/XCTest helper manages application activation, consent alerts, pasteboard verification, and read timeouts. The Xcode project includes the new sources. The README documents both methods. End-to-end tests cover text round-tripping, empty text, and missing parameters.

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 77f4c

The clipboard handlers can allow overlapping requests when a read times out or is cancelled, and alert handling can fail on empty button queries. Merge should wait for synchronization and robust dismissal handling.

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Inline comments:
In `@DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift`:
- Around line 130-145: Update acceptConsentAlert to locate the SpringBoard alert
by matching the pasteboard consent control, such as the “Allow Paste” button,
rather than using alerts.firstMatch; only tap the last button after confirming
the matched alert exists and contains buttons.
- Around line 90-98: Update the empty-text branch in the pasteboard test to
validate pasteboard.numberOfItems after assigning pasteboard.items = [], rather
than relying only on hasStrings, so image-only residual items also cause
failure; preserve the existing non-empty text validation.
- Around line 44-66: Update withRunnerInForeground to serialize the entire
activation, body execution, and restoration sequence across overlapping
requests, using an appropriate shared synchronization mechanism. Ensure each
operation holds serialization through both success and error paths, while
preserving the existing restoration behavior and error propagation.

In `@tests/rpc.test.ts`:
- Around line 358-361: Update the “fails without text” test for
device.clipboard.set to assert that error.code equals -32602, while preserving
the existing request and missing-text setup.
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Comment thread DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift
Comment thread DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift
Comment on lines +130 to +145
private static func acceptConsentAlert() {
let springboard = XCUIApplication(bundleIdentifier: RunningApp.springboardBundleId)
let alert = springboard.alerts.firstMatch
guard alert.exists else {
return
}

let buttons = alert.buttons
let count = buttons.count
guard count > 0 else {
return
}

logger.info("Accepting the pasteboard consent alert")
buttons.element(boundBy: count - 1).tap()
}

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iOS UIPasteboard paste consent alert XCUIApplication SpringBoard alert title buttons

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In XCUITest, handling the system "Paste" consent alert (which often appears when an app accesses the pasteboard) is a common challenge because this alert is managed by the SpringBoard process, not your application under test [1][2][3]. The system alert typically has the button title "Allow Paste" [1][2]. Because this is a system-level interruption, standard XCUIApplication interactions with your own app will fail while the alert is active [1][4]. You can handle this alert using either the UI Interruption Monitor or by directly interacting with SpringBoard [3][5]. Method 1: UI Interruption Monitor (Recommended) This is the standard XCTest way to handle unexpected system alerts [6]. You register a monitor that XCTest will invoke automatically when an alert appears [5]. addUIInterruptionMonitor(withDescription: "Paste Alert") { (alert) -> Bool in // Ensure you target the correct alert by checking its title or buttons if alert.buttons["Allow Paste"].exists { alert.buttons["Allow Paste"].tap return true } return false } // You must perform an action (like a tap) after registration to trigger the monitor app.tap Method 2: SpringBoard Interaction Alternatively, you can interact with the SpringBoard process directly [3]. This is often used in frameworks like Appium but can also be implemented in native XCUITest [2][3]. let springboard = XCUIApplication(bundleIdentifier: "com.apple.springboard") let allowButton = springboard.buttons["Allow Paste"] if allowButton.waitForExistence(timeout: 5) { allowButton.tap } Best Practices: - Button Titles: Be careful with the exact string. If "Allow Paste" does not work, ensure the text matches the system locale or check for the specific button index (e.g., alert.buttons.element(boundBy: 1)) [7][5]. - Triggering the Monitor: UI Interruption Monitors require a UI interaction (like app.tap) to "discover" the alert and trigger the handler [7][5]. - Appium Users: If using Appium, driver.execute('mobile: alert', { action: 'accept', buttonLabel: 'Allow Paste' }) is often more stable than manual SpringBoard interaction [2][8]. - Avoiding the Alert: The paste consent alert is triggered when you access the pasteboard directly [9][10]. Users generally do not see this alert if they use the standard "Paste" menu command provided by iOS, or UIPasteControl [9]. If your goal is to avoid the alert entirely in tests, ensure your app is utilizing standard system-provided pasting mechanisms [9].

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Match the pasteboard consent alert before tapping.

springboard.alerts.firstMatch can target an unrelated SpringBoard alert. Match the pasteboard consent control, such as "Allow Paste", before tapping it.

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In `@DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift` around lines 130 - 145, Update
acceptConsentAlert to locate the SpringBoard alert by matching the pasteboard
consent control, such as the “Allow Paste” button, rather than using
alerts.firstMatch; only tap the last button after confirming the matched alert
exists and contains buttons.

Comment thread tests/rpc.test.ts
Comment on lines +358 to +361
test("fails without text", async ({ request }) => {
const error = returnsError(await rpc(request, "device.clipboard.set"));
expect(error.code).toBeTruthy();
});

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rg -n -C 8 'decodeParams|invalidParams|RPCMethodError|clipboard\.set|device\.clipboard\.set|returnsError|func rpc' DeviceKitTests tests --glob '*.swift' --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.js'

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handler = Path("DeviceKitTests/JSONRPC/RPCMethodHandler.swift").read_text()
clipboard = Path("DeviceKitTests/JSONRPC/Handlers/ClipboardSet.swift").read_text()
dispatcher = Path("DeviceKitTests/JSONRPC/JSONRPCDispatcher.swift").read_text()

checks = {
    "invalid params code": re.search(r"static let invalidParams\s*=\s*JSONRPCError\(code:\s*(-?\d+)", models),
    "required clipboard text": re.search(r"struct ClipboardSetRequest: Codable\s*\{\s*let text: String", clipboard),
    "missing params become invalid params": re.search(
        r"throw RPCMethodError\.invalidParams\(\"Invalid parameters:", handler
    ),
    "dispatcher maps method errors": re.search(
        r"catch let error as RPCMethodError:.*?error\.jsonRPCError", dispatcher, re.S
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}
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start = dispatcher.index("catch let error as RPCMethodError")
end = dispatcher.index("catch {", start)
mapping = dispatcher[start:end]

if "error.jsonRPCError" not in mapping:
    raise SystemExit("failed: RPCMethodError is not mapped through jsonRPCError")

print("dispatcher maps RPCMethodError through jsonRPCError: present")
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Assert the invalid-parameters error code.

Assert -32602 for the missing required text field instead of accepting any truthy error code.

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In `@tests/rpc.test.ts` around lines 358 - 361, Update the “fails without text”
test for device.clipboard.set to assert that error.code equals -32602, while
preserving the existing request and missing-text setup.

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DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift (1)

145-159: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Keep the gate occupied until the background read completes.

When the timeout branch or task cancellation exits readText(), the DispatchQueue.global() closure can still read UIPasteboard.general.string. withRunnerInForeground then releases gate, allowing a later clipboard RPC to overlap the read.

Track the read independently and release gate only after its completion callback runs.

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In `@DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift` around lines 145 - 159, Update
readText() so timeout and cancellation do not release the foreground gate before
the background UIPasteboard read finishes. Track the asynchronous read
independently, and ensure gate release is deferred until the read.complete
callback has executed, including when the polling task exits early.
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In `@DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift`:
- Around line 174-180: Update readText() so any background pasteboard read is
awaited or synchronized before cancellation, timeout, or normal return releases
SerialGate. In the consent-alert handling, replace alert.buttons.count and
boundBy indexing with allElementsBoundByIndex and its last element, while
preserving the early return when no buttons exist.

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In `@DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift`:
- Around line 145-159: Update readText() so timeout and cancellation do not
release the foreground gate before the background UIPasteboard read finishes.
Track the asynchronous read independently, and ensure gate release is deferred
until the read.complete callback has executed, including when the polling task
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Comment on lines +174 to +180
let buttons = alert.buttons
guard buttons.count > 0 else {
return
}

logger.info("Accepting the pasteboard consent alert")
buttons.element(boundBy: buttons.count - 1).tap()

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rg -n --hidden -S 'empty_count|allElementsBoundByIndex|alert\.buttons|SerialGate|readText' \
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from pathlib import Path
p = Path("DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift")
s = p.read_text()
old = """        let buttons = alert.buttons
        guard buttons.count > 0 else {
            return
        }

        logger.info("Accepting the pasteboard consent alert")
        buttons.element(boundBy: buttons.count - 1).tap()
"""
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        guard let button = buttons.last else {
            return
        }

        logger.info("Accepting the pasteboard consent alert")
        button.tap()
"""
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        logger.info("Accepting the pasteboard consent alert")
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"""
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        guard let button = buttons.last else {
            return
        }

        logger.info("Accepting the pasteboard consent alert")
        button.tap()
"""
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source = Path("DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift").read_text()
old = """        let buttons = alert.buttons
        guard buttons.count > 0 else {
            return
        }

        logger.info("Accepting the pasteboard consent alert")
        buttons.element(boundBy: buttons.count - 1).tap()
"""
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        guard let button = buttons.last else {
            return
        }

        logger.info("Accepting the pasteboard consent alert")
        button.tap()
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Keep the background pasteboard read within the serialized operation.

  • If cancellation or timeout exits readText(), the DispatchQueue.global().async read can continue after SerialGate is released. Await or synchronize the read before returning.
  • Replace the XCUIElementQuery.count check with allElementsBoundByIndex and last to remove the empty_count error.
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In `@DeviceKitTests/XCTest/Pasteboard.swift` around lines 174 - 180, Update
readText() so any background pasteboard read is awaited or synchronized before
cancellation, timeout, or normal return releases SerialGate. In the
consent-alert handling, replace alert.buttons.count and boundBy indexing with
allElementsBoundByIndex and its last element, while preserving the early return
when no buttons exist.

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gmegidish merged commit 2e3e89d into mobile-next:main Aug 25, 2026
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