Example of running appium locally on android device with jest and async/await.

app.test.js

/**
 * Example of running BrowserStacks Appium WikipediaSample test app locally
 * using jest and async/await instead of promise chains.
 * 
 * Before running, you should install appium and make sure that all dependencies
 * are met with appium-doctor. Get started at:
 * 
 * http://appium.io/docs/en/about-appium/getting-started/?lang=en
 */

const wd = require('wd')

jest.setTimeout(30000)

describe('android', () => {
  let driver = null

  const desiredCapabilities = {
    'browserName': '',
    'appium-version': '1.7.2',
    'platformName': 'Android',
    'platformVersion': '8.0.0',
    'deviceName': 'OnePlus 3',
    'app': `${__dirname}/binaries/WikipediaSample.apk`
  }

  beforeAll(async () => {
    driver = wd.promiseRemote({
      host: 'localhost',
      port: 4723
    })

    driver.on('status', console.log)
    driver.on('command', console.log)
    driver.on('http', console.log)

    await driver.init(desiredCapabilities)
  })

  afterAll(async () => {
    await driver.quit()
  })

  it('should do something', async () => {
    const searchElement = await driver.waitForElementById('Search Wikipedia', wd.asserters.isDisplayed && wd.asserters.isEnabled, 30000)
    await searchElement.click()

    const searchInput = await driver.waitForElementById('org.wikipedia.alpha:id/search_src_text', wd.asserters.isDisplayed && wd.asserters.isEnabled, 30000)
    await searchInput.sendKeys("BrowserStack")

    const search_results = await driver.elementsByClassName('android.widget.TextView')

    expect(search_results.length > 0)
  })
})

package.json

{
  "name": "test-appium",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "devDependencies": {
    "appium": "^1.7.2",
    "jest": "^22.4.3",
    "wd": "^1.6.2"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "test": "jest"
  }
}