---
name: Set Current Context
short_description: Set the context being automated
description:
  >
    Set the current context to that passed in. If this is moving into a web view
    context it will involve attempting to connect to that web view:

      * iOS - attempt to connect to the application through the remote debugger
      * Android - start a [Chromedriver](/docs/en/writing-running-appium/web/chromedriver.md)
        process and begin a session to connect to the web view


    For information on contexts, see Appium's [hybrid automation docs](/docs/en/writing-running-appium/web/hybrid.md).

example_usage:
  java:
    |
      Set<String> contextNames = driver.getContextHandles();
      driver.context(contextNames.toArray()[1]);
      // ...
      driver.context("NATIVE_APP");
  python:
    |
      webview = driver.contexts[1]
      driver.switch_to.context(webview)
      # ...
      driver.switch_to.context('NATIVE_APP')
  javascript_wd:
    |
      let contexts = await driver.contexts();
      await driver.context(contexts[1]);
      // ...
      await driver.context('NATIVE_APP');
  javascript_wdio:
    |
      let contexts = driver.contexts();
      driver.context(contexts[1]);
      // ...
      driver.context('NATIVE_APP');
  ruby:
    |
      webview = @driver.available_contexts[1]
      @driver.set_context(webview)
      # ...
      @driver.set_context('NATIVE_APP')
  php:
    |
      $contexts = $driver->contexts();
      $driver->context($contexts[1]);
      // ...
      $driver->context('NATIVE_APP');
  csharp:
    |
      // TODO C# sample

client_docs:
  java: "http://appium.github.io/java-client/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.html#context-java.lang.String-"
  python: "https://github.com/appium/python-client/blob/master/README.md#switching-between-native-and-webview"
  javascript_wdio: "http://webdriver.io/api/mobile/context.html"
  javascript_wd: "https://github.com/admc/wd/blob/master/doc/api.md"
  ruby: "http://www.rubydoc.info/github/appium/ruby_lib_core/Appium/Core/Device#set_context-instance_method"
  php: "https://github.com/appium/php-client/" # TODO PHP documentation link
  csharp: "https://github.com/appium/appium-dotnet-driver/" # TODO Dotnet documentation link

# Driver support by platform
driver_support:
  ios:
    xcuitest: true
    uiautomation: true
  android:
    uiautomator2: true
    uiautomator: true
  mac:
    mac: false
  windows:
    windows: false
client_support:
  java: true
  python: true
  ruby: true
  php: true
  csharp: true
  javascript_wd: true
  javascript_wdio: true


# Information about the HTTP endpoints
endpoint:
  url: /wd/hub/session/:session_id/context
  method: 'POST'
  url_parameters:
    - name: session_id
      description: ID of the session to route the command to
  json_parameters:
    - name: name
      type: String
      description: The name of the context to which to change

# Links to specifications. Should link to at least one specification
specifications:
  jsonwp: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/mobile-spec/blob/master/spec-draft.md#webviews-and-other-contexts