# RemoteInteraction # RemoteInteraction Artifact:[androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/test-espresso) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction.java+class:androidx.test.espresso.remote.RemoteInteraction) *** ** * ** *** Kotlin\|[Java](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction "View this page in Java")
``` interface RemoteInteraction ```
Known direct subclasses [EspressoRemote](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemote),[NoopRemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/NoopRemoteInteraction) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [EspressoRemote](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/EspressoRemote) | A singleton class that facilitates communication between other Espresso instance that may be running in different processes. | | [NoopRemoteInteraction](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/NoopRemoteInteraction) | Noop RemoteInteraction object | *** ** * ** *** Facilitates communication between other Espresso instance that may be running in different processes. ## Summary | ### Constants | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `const `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`!` | [BUNDLE_EXECUTION_STATUS](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction#BUNDLE_EXECUTION_STATUS())` = "executionStatus"` | | ### Public functions | 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| [Callable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Callable.html)`<`[Void](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Void.html)`!>!` | [createRemoteCheckCallable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction#createRemoteCheckCallable(org.hamcrest.Matcher,org.hamcrest.Matcher,java.util.Map,androidx.test.espresso.ViewAssertion))`(` ` rootMatcher: `[Matcher](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/org/hamcrest/Matcher.html)`<`[Root](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/Root)`!>!,` ` viewMatcher: `[Matcher](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/org/hamcrest/Matcher.html)`<`[View](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html)`!>!,` ` iBinders: (`[Mutable](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-map/index.html)`)`[Map](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.collections/-map/index.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`!, `[IBinder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/IBinder.html)`!>!,` ` viewAssert: `[ViewAssertion](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/ViewAssertion)`!` `)` Creates a callable to run Espresso check interaction on remote processes | | [Callable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Callable.html)`<`[Void](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Void.html)`!>!` | [createRemotePerformCallable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction#createRemotePerformCallable(org.hamcrest.Matcher,org.hamcrest.Matcher,java.util.Map,androidx.test.espresso.ViewAction...))`(` ` rootMatcher: `[Matcher](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/org/hamcrest/Matcher.html)`<`[Root](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/Root)`!>!,` ` viewMatcher: `[Matcher](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/org/hamcrest/Matcher.html)`<`[View](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html)`!>!,` ` iBinders: (`[Mutable](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-map/index.html)`)`[Map](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.collections/-map/index.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`!, `[IBinder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/IBinder.html)`!>!,` ` viewActions: `[Array](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-array/index.html)`<`[ViewAction](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/ViewAction)`!>!` `)` Creates a callable to run a perform interaction on remote processes. | | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [isRemoteClient](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction#isRemoteClient())`()` Returns {code true} if the current Espresso instance is communicating with another Espresso instance in a remote process. | | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [isRemoteProcess](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/RemoteInteraction#isRemoteProcess())`()` Returns`true`if the current Espresso instance running in a remote process. | ## Constants ### BUNDLE_EXECUTION_STATUS ``` const val BUNDLE_EXECUTION_STATUS = "executionStatus": String! ``` ## Public functions ### createRemoteCheckCallable ``` fun createRemoteCheckCallable( rootMatcher: Matcher!, viewMatcher: Matcher!, iBinders: (Mutable)Map!, viewAssert: ViewAssertion! ): Callable! ``` Creates a callable to run Espresso check interaction on remote processes The caller is expected to schedule the task to run. | Parameters | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| | `rootMatcher: `[Matcher](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/org/hamcrest/Matcher.html)`<`[Root](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/Root)`!>!` | the root matcher to use. | | `viewMatcher: `[Matcher](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/org/hamcrest/Matcher.html)`<`[View](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html)`!>!` | the view matcher to use. | | `iBinders: (`[Mutable](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-map/index.html)`)`[Map](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.collections/-map/index.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`!, `[IBinder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/IBinder.html)`!>!` | a list of binders to pass along to the remote process instance | | `viewAssert: `[ViewAssertion](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/ViewAssertion)`!` | the view assertion to use. | | Returns | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Callable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Callable.html)`<`[Void](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Void.html)`!>!` | a[Callable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Callable.html)that will perform the check pending completion of the task. | ### createRemotePerformCallable ``` fun createRemotePerformCallable( rootMatcher: Matcher!, viewMatcher: Matcher!, iBinders: (Mutable)Map!, viewActions: Array! ): Callable! ``` Creates a callable to run a perform interaction on remote processes. If there no remote Espresso currently running in a timely manner the interaction will not be executed and a[NoRemoteEspressoInstanceException](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/remote/NoRemoteEspressoInstanceException)will be thrown. | Parameters | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| | `rootMatcher: `[Matcher](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/org/hamcrest/Matcher.html)`<`[Root](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/Root)`!>!` | the root matcher to use. | | `viewMatcher: `[Matcher](https://junit.org/junit4/javadoc/4.12/org/hamcrest/Matcher.html)`<`[View](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html)`!>!` | the view matcher to use. | | `iBinders: (`[Mutable](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.collections/-mutable-map/index.html)`)`[Map](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.collections/-map/index.html)`<`[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`!, `[IBinder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/IBinder.html)`!>!` | a list of binders to pass along to the remote process instance | | `viewActions: `[Array](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-array/index.html)`<`[ViewAction](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/test/espresso/ViewAction)`!>!` | one or more actions to execute. | | Returns | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Callable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Callable.html)`<`[Void](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Void.html)`!>!` | a[Callable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/concurrent/Callable.html)that performs the action. | ### isRemoteClient ``` fun isRemoteClient(): Boolean ``` Returns {code true} if the current Espresso instance is communicating with another Espresso instance in a remote process. ### isRemoteProcess ``` fun isRemoteProcess(): Boolean ``` Returns`true`if the current Espresso instance running in a remote process.