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+"use strict";
+
+var setup = require("../../common/setup-base")
+ ,  desired = require('./desired')
+ ,  _ = require('underscore');
+
+
+describe("testapp - keyboard stability @skip-ci", function () {
+  var runs = 10
+    , text = 'Delhi is New @@@ QA-BREAKFAST-FOOD-0001';
+
+  var driver;
+  setup(this, _.defaults({
+    deviceName: 'iPad Simulator',
+  }, desired)).then(function (d) { driver = d; });
+
+  var test = function () {
+    it("should send keys to a text field", function (done) {
+      driver
+        .elementByClassName('UIATextField')
+          .sendKeys(text)
+          .text().should.become(text)
+        .nodeify(done);
+    });
+  };
+
+  for (var n = 0; n < runs; n++) {
+    describe('sendKeys test ' + (n + 1), test);
+  }
+});