[Testing] Include no caret controls for UITests comparing snapshots

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Controls/NoCaretEditor.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample
+{
+	public class NoCaretEditor : Editor
+	{
+
+	}
+}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Controls/NoCaretEditorHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample
+{
+	public class NoCaretEditorHandler
+	{
+		public static void RemoveCaret()
+		{
+			Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.EditorHandler.Mapper.AppendToMapping(nameof(NoCaretEditor), (handler, view) =>
+			{
+				if (view is NoCaretEditor)
+				{
+#if ANDROID
+					handler.PlatformView.SetCursorVisible(false);
+#elif IOS
+					handler.PlatformView.TintColor = UIKit.UIColor.Clear;
+#endif
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	}
+}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Controls/NoCaretEntry.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample
+{
+	public class NoCaretEntry : Entry
+	{
+
+	}
+}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Controls/NoCaretEntryHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample
+{
+	public class NoCaretEntryHandler
+	{
+		public static void RemoveCaret()
+		{
+			Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.EntryHandler.Mapper.AppendToMapping(nameof(NoCaretEntry), (handler, view) =>
+			{
+				if (view is NoCaretEntry)
+				{
+#if ANDROID
+					handler.PlatformView.SetCursorVisible(false);
+#elif IOS
+					handler.PlatformView.TintColor = UIKit.UIColor.Clear;
+#endif
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	}
+}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Controls/NoCaretSearchBar.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample
+{
+	public class NoCaretSearchBar : SearchBar
+	{
+
+	}
+}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Controls/NoCaretSearchBarHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample
+{
+	public class NoCaretSearchBarHandler
+	{
+		public static void RemoveCaret()
+		{
+			Microsoft.Maui.Handlers.SearchBarHandler.Mapper.AppendToMapping(nameof(NoCaretSearchBar), (handler, view) =>
+			{
+				if (view is NoCaretSearchBar)
+				{
+#if ANDROID
+					var editText = Microsoft.Maui.Platform.ViewGroupExtensions.GetFirstChildOfType<Android.Widget.EditText>(handler.PlatformView);
+					editText.SetCursorVisible(false);
+#elif IOS || MACCATALYST
+					handler.PlatformView.TintColor = UIKit.UIColor.Clear;
+#endif
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	}
+}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue26968.xaml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<controls:TestContentPage xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues"
+                          xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Maui.Controls.Sample"
+                          xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
+                          xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
+                          x:Class="Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues.Issue26968">
+  <StackLayout
+    Padding="12">
+    <local:NoCaretEntry 
+      AutomationId="TestEntry" />
+  </StackLayout>
+</controls:TestContentPage>

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue26968.xaml.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues
+{
+
+	[Issue(IssueTracker.Github, 26968, "Need reliable validation support to ensure the KeyboardType in Appium", PlatformAffected.All)]
+	public partial class Issue26968 : TestContentPage
+	{
+		public Issue26968()
+		{
+			InitializeComponent();
+		}
+
+		protected override void Init()
+		{
+
+		}
+	}
+}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/MauiProgram.cs

@@ -46,9 +46,14 @@ public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
 				handlers.AddHandler(typeof(Issue11132Control), typeof(Issue11132ControlHandler));
 #endif
 			});
+
+			NoCaretEditorHandler.RemoveCaret();
+			NoCaretEntryHandler.RemoveCaret();
+			NoCaretSearchBarHandler.RemoveCaret();
 
 			appBuilder.Services.AddTransient<TransientPage>();
 			appBuilder.Services.AddScoped<ScopedPage>();
+
 			return appBuilder.Build();
 		}
 	}
@@ -110,8 +115,6 @@ protected override Window CreateWindow(IActivationState activationState)
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
-
 			return window;
 		}
 	}

src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue26968.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#if TEST_FAILS_ON_WINDOWS // NoCaret Controls not implemented on Windows.
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using UITest.Appium;
+using UITest.Core;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.TestCases.Tests.Issues
+{
+	internal class Issue26968 : _IssuesUITest
+	{
+		const string TestEntry = "TestEntry";
+
+		public override string Issue => "Need reliable validation support to ensure the KeyboardType in Appium";
+
+		public Issue26968(TestDevice device)
+		: base(device)
+		{ }
+
+		[Test]
+		[Category(UITestCategories.Entry)]
+		public void VerifyNoCaretEntry()
+		{
+			App.WaitForElement(TestEntry);
+			App.Tap(TestEntry);
+			App.EnterText(TestEntry, "Test");
+
+			App.DismissKeyboard();
+			QueryUntilKeyboardNotPresent(App.IsKeyboardShown);
+
+			VerifyScreenshot();
+		}
+
+		static T QueryUntilKeyboardNotPresent<T>(
+			Func<T> func,
+			int retryCount = 10,
+			int delayInMs = 2000)
+		{
+			var result = func();
+
+			int counter = 0;
+			while ((result is true) && counter < retryCount)
+			{
+				Thread.Sleep(delayInMs);
+				result = func();
+				counter++;
+			}
+
+			return result;
+		}
+	}
+}
+#endif

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

@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ public CommandResponse Execute(string commandName, IDictionary<string, object> p
 
 		CommandResponse IsKeyboardShown(IDictionary<string, object> parameters)
 		{
-			return new CommandResponse(_app.Driver.IsKeyboardShown(), CommandResponseResult.Success);
+			try
+			{
+				return new CommandResponse(_app.Driver.IsKeyboardShown(), CommandResponseResult.Success);
+			}
+			catch
+			{
+				return new CommandResponse(false, CommandResponseResult.Failed);
+			}
 		}
 
 		protected virtual CommandResponse DismissKeyboard(IDictionary<string, object> parameters)