diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 mobile/android/base/tests/helpers/NavigationHelper.java
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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.gecko.tests.helpers;
+
+import static org.mozilla.gecko.tests.helpers.AssertionHelper.fAssertNotNull;
+
+import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.UITestContext;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.UITestContext.ComponentType;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.components.AppMenuComponent;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.tests.components.ToolbarComponent;
+
+import com.jayway.android.robotium.solo.Solo;
+
+/**
+ * Provides helper functionality for navigating around the Firefox UI. These functions will often
+ * combine actions taken on multiple components to perform larger interactions.
+ */
+final public class NavigationHelper {
+    private static UITestContext sContext;
+    private static Solo sSolo;
+
+    private static AppMenuComponent sAppMenu;
+    private static ToolbarComponent sToolbar;
+
+    protected static void init(final UITestContext context) {
+        sContext = context;
+        sSolo = context.getSolo();
+
+        sAppMenu = (AppMenuComponent) context.getComponent(ComponentType.APPMENU);
+        sToolbar = (ToolbarComponent) context.getComponent(ComponentType.TOOLBAR);
+    }
+
+    public static void enterAndLoadUrl(String url) {
+        fAssertNotNull("url is not null", url);
+
+        url = adjustUrl(url);
+        sToolbar.enterEditingMode()
+                .enterUrl(url)
+                .commitEditingMode();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a new URL with the docshell HTTP server host prefix.
+     */
+    private static String adjustUrl(final String url) {
+        fAssertNotNull("url is not null", url);
+
+        if (url.startsWith("about:") || url.startsWith("chrome:")) {
+            return url;
+        }
+
+        return sContext.getAbsoluteHostnameUrl(url);
+    }
+
+    public static void goBack() {
+        if (DeviceHelper.isTablet()) {
+            sToolbar.pressBackButton(); // Waits for page load & asserts isNotEditing.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        sToolbar.assertIsNotEditing();
+        WaitHelper.waitForPageLoad(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                // TODO: Lower soft keyboard first if applicable. Note that
+                // Solo.hideSoftKeyboard() does not clear focus (which might be fine since
+                // Gecko would be the element focused).
+                sSolo.goBack();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static void goForward() {
+        if (DeviceHelper.isTablet()) {
+            sToolbar.pressForwardButton(); // Waits for page load & asserts isNotEditing.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        sToolbar.assertIsNotEditing();
+        WaitHelper.waitForPageLoad(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                sAppMenu.pressMenuItem(AppMenuComponent.MenuItem.FORWARD);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    public static void reload() {
+        // TODO: On tablets, press reload in TOOLBAR. Note that this is technically
+        // an app menu item so tread carefully.
+        //       On phones, press reload in APPMENU.
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not yet implemented.");
+    }
+}