How to use driver.getOrientation method in Appium

1import chai from 'chai';
2import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
3import B from 'bluebird';
4import { APIDEMOS_CAPS } from '../desired';
5import { initDriver } from '../helpers/session';
6
7
8chai.should();
9chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
10
11describe('apidemo - orientation -', function () {
12  let driver;
13
14  describe('initial -', function () {
15    afterEach(async function () {
16      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
17      await driver.quit();
18    });
19    it('should have portrait orientation if requested', async function () {
20      driver = await initDriver(Object.assign({}, APIDEMOS_CAPS, {
21        appActivity: '.view.TextFields',
22        orientation: 'PORTRAIT',
23      }));
24      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.eql('PORTRAIT');
25    });
26    it('should have landscape orientation if requested', async function () {
27      driver = await initDriver(Object.assign({}, APIDEMOS_CAPS, {
28        appActivity: '.view.TextFields',
29        orientation: 'LANDSCAPE',
30      }));
31      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.eql('LANDSCAPE');
32    });
33    it('should have portrait orientation if nothing requested', async function () {
34      driver = await initDriver(Object.assign({}, APIDEMOS_CAPS, {
35        appActivity: '.view.TextFields',
36      }));
37      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.eql('PORTRAIT');
38    });
39  });
40  describe('setting -', function () {
41    before(async function () {
42      driver = await initDriver(Object.assign({}, APIDEMOS_CAPS, {
43        appActivity: '.view.TextFields'
44      }));
45    });
46    after(async function () {
47      await driver.quit();
48    });
49    it('should rotate screen to landscape', async function () {
50      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
51      await B.delay(3000);
52      await driver.setOrientation('LANDSCAPE');
53      await B.delay(3000);
54      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.become('LANDSCAPE');
55    });
56    it('should rotate screen to landscape', async function () {
57      await driver.setOrientation('LANDSCAPE');
58      await B.delay(3000);
59      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
60      await B.delay(3000);
61      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.become('PORTRAIT');
62    });
63    it('should not error when trying to rotate to portrait again', async function () {
64      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
65      await B.delay(3000);
66      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
67      await B.delay(3000);
68      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.become('PORTRAIT');
69    });
70  });
71});
72

Source: orientation-e2e-specs.js

import chai from 'chai';
import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
import B from 'bluebird';
import { APIDEMOS_CAPS } from '../desired';
import { initDriver } from '../helpers/session';


chai.should();
chai.use(chaiAsPromised);

describe('apidemo - orientation -', function () {
  let driver;

  describe('initial -', function () {
    afterEach(async function () {
      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
      await driver.quit();
    });
    it('should have portrait orientation if requested', async function () {
      driver = await initDriver(Object.assign({}, APIDEMOS_CAPS, {
        appActivity: '.view.TextFields',
        orientation: 'PORTRAIT',
      }));
      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.eql('PORTRAIT');
    });
    it('should have landscape orientation if requested', async function () {
      driver = await initDriver(Object.assign({}, APIDEMOS_CAPS, {
        appActivity: '.view.TextFields',
        orientation: 'LANDSCAPE',
      }));
      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.eql('LANDSCAPE');
    });
    it('should have portrait orientation if nothing requested', async function () {
      driver = await initDriver(Object.assign({}, APIDEMOS_CAPS, {
        appActivity: '.view.TextFields',
      }));
      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.eql('PORTRAIT');
    });
  });
  describe('setting -', function () {
    before(async function () {
      driver = await initDriver(Object.assign({}, APIDEMOS_CAPS, {
        appActivity: '.view.TextFields'
      }));
    });
    after(async function () {
      await driver.quit();
    });
    it('should rotate screen to landscape', async function () {
      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
      await B.delay(3000);
      await driver.setOrientation('LANDSCAPE');
      await B.delay(3000);
      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.become('LANDSCAPE');
    });
    it('should rotate screen to landscape', async function () {
      await driver.setOrientation('LANDSCAPE');
      await B.delay(3000);
      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
      await B.delay(3000);
      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.become('PORTRAIT');
    });
    it('should not error when trying to rotate to portrait again', async function () {
      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
      await B.delay(3000);
      await driver.setOrientation('PORTRAIT');
      await B.delay(3000);
      await driver.getOrientation().should.eventually.become('PORTRAIT');
    });
  });
});