Interactions Reference

Keyboard Type

Type text into the currently focused field. Supports $parameter substitution and [[random]] markers for unique-per-run values.

Keyboard Type sends keystrokes to whatever field currently has focus on the device. The text comes from the step's Keyboard Input field and supports $parameter substitution and [[random...]] markers.

Mavster does not focus the field for you — pair this step with a Tap on the field first.

Settings

Field	What it does
Keyboard Input*	The text to type. Supports $placeholders and [[random(N)]] / [[randomDigits(N)]] markers.

Edit Input Interaction modal: title 'Edit Input Interaction', label 'Keyboard Input:', text field with placeholder 'Text to type', Cancel and Save buttons.

Random markers

For values that need to be unique per run (sign-up emails, order references, anything you don't want to collide on a re-run), use one of the random markers.

Marker	What it produces
`[[random(N)]]`	N random alphanumeric characters (a–z, A–Z, 0–9)
`[[randomDigits(N)]]`	N random digits (0–9)

You can mix markers, literal text, and $parameters freely:

Keyboard Input	What gets typed
`user[[randomDigits(4)]]@test.com`	`user3927@test.com`
`Order-[[random(8)]]`	`Order-pP3xK91q`
`$plan-[[randomDigits(6)]]`	`pro-481923`

If the marker syntax is wrong (e.g. [[random(5)), Mavster types it as literal text — there's no warning, so double-check the brackets and parens.

What's possible

Typing literal text: test@example.com.
Parameterized typing: $email, with the value supplied via Run Test arguments or a User-Defined instance's arguments.
Mixed literal + parameter: order-$orderId-$year.
Unique-per-run values: user[[randomDigits(4)]]@test.com (a different email every run).
Escaping $: write $$ to mean a literal $ in the typed output (Price is $$50 types Price is $50).

What's not possible

Typing into an unfocused field — bring focus first with a Tap on the field.
Triggering keyboard shortcuts (Cmd-A, Ctrl-V, etc.) — Keyboard Type only sends literal characters. Use Built-In: Hit Return Key for Return; Built-In: Clear Text to wipe a field; Built-In: Hit Backspace Key for backspace counts.
Dismissing the keyboard — use Built-In: Tap to Dismiss afterward if you need to scroll under it.

Common patterns

Login flow: Tap (Email field) → Keyboard Type ($email) → Tap (Password field) → Keyboard Type ($password) → Tap (Sign In). Define email and password as test parameters and call this test from a Run Test step with multiple credential sets.
Sign-up with unique email: Tap (Email field) → Keyboard Type (user[[randomDigits(6)]]@test.com) → Tap (Continue). Each run generates a fresh email so re-runs don't collide on the backend.
Search: Tap (search field) → Built-In: Clear Text → Keyboard Type ($query) → Built-In: Hit Return Key.