Automating Android TV app with Nightwatch

  'app.android.emulator': {
      extends: 'app',
      'desiredCapabilities': {
          // More capabilities can be found at https://github.com/appium/appium-uiautomator2-driver#capabilities
          browserName: null,
          platformName: 'android',
          // `appium:options` is not natively supported in Appium v1,but works with Nightwatch.
          // If copying these capabilities elsewhere while using Appium v1,make sure to remove `appium:options`
          // and add `appium:` prefix to each one of its capabilities,e.g. change 'app' to 'appium:app'.
          'appium:options': {
          automationName: 'UiAutomator2',
          // Android Virtual Device to run tests on
          avd: 'TV_1080p',
          orientation: 'PORTRAIT',
          // While Appium v1 supports relative paths,it's more safe to use absolute paths instead.
          // Appium v2 does not support relative paths.
          app: `${__dirname}/apps/tv-app.apk`,
          appActivity: 'com.tv.app.MainActivity', // include this if app does not start on its own - 
          // chromedriver executable to use for testing web-views in hybrid apps.
          // add '.exe' at the end below (making it 'chromedriver.exe') if testing on windows.
          chromedriverExecutable: `${__dirname}/chromedriver-mobile/chromedriver`,
          newCommandTimeout: 0
          }
      }
  },

describe('navigate the menus', function() {
    test('should be able to navigate left menu', async function(app) {
        await app.appium.pressKeyCode(20) // presses down once
            .waitForElementVisible('xpath', '//android.widget.TextView[@text="Search"]')

        await app.appium.pressKeyCode(20)  // presses down once
            .waitForElementVisible('xpath', '//android.widget.TextView[@text="Settings"]');

        await app.appium.pressKeyCode(23) // presses the centre pad to close the left menu again
            .waitForElementNotPresent('xpath', '//android.widget.TextView[@text="Home"]');
    });

    // guide on DPADS keys which you can place in a page object file
    // dpadCenter: 23,
    // dpadLeft: 21,
    // dpadRight: 22,
    // dpadUp: 19,
    // dpadDown: 20
});