Module: WatirRobot::Browser

Included in:
KeywordLibrary
Defined in:
lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb

Overview

Functionality at the browser level, including browser history and cookie handling

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

Instance Method Details

- (Object) close_browser

Close current browser



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 113

def close_browser
  @browser.close
end

- (Object) close_other_window

Close "other" window; assumes there are only 2 open



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 204

def close_other_window
  @window_id = (@window_id - 1).abs
  if @window_id != 0 and @window_id !=1
    raise(Exception::WindowMatchError, "You cannot use this keyword when more than 2 windows are open; you must use 'Switch To Window', 'Switch to Next Window', or 'Switch to Previous Window'")
  end

  @browser.windows[@window_id].close
end

- (Object) close_window(close_loc = :current, active_loc = nil)

Close a single browser window

If you have multiple windows open and you close a non-active window, the window is simply closed. If you have multiple windows open and you close the active window, by default, the "previous" window will become the active one before closing the specified window (to avoid browser crashes). You can optionally specify which window should be used upon closing the active one. If you have only one window open and you issue this command, it is the same as calling "Close Browser", and the entire browser instance will be closed.

Parameters:

  • close_loc (String) (defaults to: :current) —

    the identifier for the window you wish to close, either title, url, or integer



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 226

def close_window(close_loc = :current, active_loc = nil)
  if @browser.windows.count == 1
    # doesn't matter what they enter, bc closing the only window of a browser
    # instance causes the browser to crash
    @browser.close
  end


  if close_loc == :current
    # if the current window is being closed, we have to move to another before closing it
    if active_loc.nil?
      # if new active window is unspecified, make the previous window the new active one
      self.switch_to_previous_window
    else
      self.switch_to_window(active_loc)
    end
  else
    # a specific window to be closed has been specified (though it may still be the active one)
    if close_loc[0..3] == 'url=' or close_loc[0..5] == 'title='
      if @browser.window(parse_location(close_loc)).current?
        # if the current window is being closed, we have to move to another before closing it
        if active_loc.nil?
          # if new active window is unspecified, make the previous window the new active one
          self.switch_to_previous_window
        else
          self.switch_to_window(active_loc)
        end
      end
      @browser.window(parse_location(close_loc)).close
    else
      # assume close_loc is an integer
      # since Robot Framework sends all args as text, the above check for
      # "url=" and "title=" is the best we can do to ensure argument correctness
      close_loc = close_loc.to_i
      # the number of the window
      # user-facing numbers are 1-based, internal we use 0-based because @browser.windows
      # is a Ruby array, so minus 1
      window_id = close_loc - 1
      if window_id == -1
        # either the user has been too smart for his/her own good and thinks the windows are 0-based,
        # or they've entered text that doesn't match 'url=' or 'title=', in which case
        # the above loc.to_i will make loc equal 0
        raise(ArgumentError, "You must provide the url or title of the window in the format 'url=' or 'title=', or you must provide the number of the window, starting with 1 for the first window opened.")
      end
      
      if @browser.windows[window_id].current?
        # if the current window is being closed, we have to move to another before closing it
        if active_loc.nil?
          # if new active window is unspecified, make the previous window the new active one
          self.switch_to_previous_window
        else
          self.switch_to_window(active_loc)
        end
      end
      # this will throw its own error if the index is out of range
      @browser.windows[window_id].close
    end
  end
end

- (Object) delete_all_cookies

Delete all browser cookies



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 97

def delete_all_cookies
  @browser.clear_cookies
end

- (Object) delete_cookie(name)

Delete individual cookie, identified by name

Parameters:

  • name (String) —

    name of the cookie



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 106

def delete_cookie(name)
  @driver.manage.delete_cookie(name)
end

- (Array<Hash>) get_all_cookies

Get all cookies defined in the current session

Returns:

  • (Array<Hash>) —

    list of cookies



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 80

def get_all_cookies
  @driver.manage.all_cookies
end

- (Hash?) get_cookie(name)

Get a cookie by name

Parameters:

  • name (String) —

    name of the cookie

Returns:

  • (Hash, nil) —

    the cookie or nil, if it doesn't exist



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 90

def get_cookie(name)
  @driver.manage.cookie_named(name)
end

- (String) get_url

Get current URL

Returns:

  • (String) —

    URL of the current page



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 41

def get_url
  @browser.url
end

- (Object) get_window_count

Return the number of open windows



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 289

def get_window_count
  return @browser.windows.count
end

- (Object) go_back

Go back in browsing history



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 57

def go_back
  @browser.back
end

- (Object) go_forward

Go forward in browsing history



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 64

def go_forward
  @browser.forward
end

- (Object) go_to(url)

Go to specific URL in already-opened browser

Parameters:

  • url (String) —

    the URL to navigate to



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 50

def go_to(url)
  @browser.goto(url)
end

- (Object) maximize_browser_window

Maximize browser window (uses JavaScript)



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 120

def maximize_browser_window
  @browser.execute_script(
    "if (window.screen) {
       window.moveTo(0, 0);
       window.resizeTo(window.screen.availWidth, window.screen.availHeight);
     };")
end

- (Object) open_browser(browser = 'firefox'))

Start browser

Parameters:

  • browser (String) (defaults to: 'firefox')) —

    the name of the browser to use, must match a name recognized by WebDriver

Returns:

  • (Object) —

    the browser object with which to drive the browser



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 16

def open_browser(browser = 'firefox')
  @browser = Watir::Browser.new browser.to_sym
  @driver = @browser.driver
  @window_id = 0
  return @browser
end

- (Object) refresh

Refresh the current page



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 71

def refresh
  @browser.refresh
end

- (Object) start_browser(url, browser = 'firefox'))

Open browser and go to specific URL

Parameters:

  • url (String) —

    the URL to navigate to

  • browser (String) (defaults to: 'firefox')) —

    the name of the browser to use, must match a name recognized by WebDriver

Returns:

  • (Object) —

    the browser object with which to drive the browser



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 30

def start_browser(url, browser = 'firefox')
  self.open_browser browser
  @browser.goto url
  return @browser
end

- (Object) switch_to_next_window

Switch to "next" window, the order depending on order of original opening.

If the "last" window is active and you ask for the next, you will be taken back to the first window (i.e. it wraps around)



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 175

def switch_to_next_window
  @window_id += 1
  if @window_id >= @browser.windows.count
    # wrap back to the first
    @window_id = 0
  end

  @browser.windows[@window_id].use
end

- (Object) switch_to_other_window

Switch to "other" window; assumes there are only 2 open



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 131

def switch_to_other_window
  @window_id = (@window_id - 1).abs
  if @window_id != 0 and @window_id !=1
    puts @window_id
    raise(Exception::WindowMatchError, "You cannot use this keyword when more than 2 windows are open; you must use 'Switch To Window', 'Switch to Next Window', or 'Switch to Previous Window'")
  end

  @browser.windows[@window_id].use
end

- (Object) switch_to_previous_window

Switch to "previous" window, the order depending on order of original opening.

If the "first" window is active and you ask for the previous, you will be taken around to the last window (i.e. it wraps around)



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 191

def switch_to_previous_window
  @window_id -= 1
  if @window_id < 0
    # wrap back to the last
    @window_id = @browser.windows.count - 1
  end

  @browser.windows[@window_id].use
end

- (Object) switch_to_window(loc)

Switch to a specified opened window

Parameters:

  • loc (String) —

    attribute/value pairs that match an HTML element



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 146

def switch_to_window(loc)
  if loc[0..3] == 'url=' or loc[0..5] == 'title='
    @browser.window(parse_location(loc)).use
  else
    # assume loc is an integer
    # since Robot Framework sends all args as text, the above check for
    # "url=" and "title=" is the best we can do to ensure argument correctness
    loc = loc.to_i
    # the number of the window
    # user-facing numbers are 1-based, internal we use 0-based because @browser.windows
    # is a Ruby array, so minus 1
    @window_id = loc - 1
    if @window_id == -1
      # either the user has been too smart for his/her own good and thinks the windows are 0-based,
      # or they've entered text that doesn't match 'url=' or 'title=', in which case
      # the above loc.to_i will make loc equal 0
      raise(ArgumentError, "You must provide the url or title of the window in the format 'url=' or 'title=', or you must provide the number of the window, starting with 1 for the first window opened.")
    end
    # this will throw its own error if the index is out of range
    @browser.windows[loc].use
  end
end

- (Object) url_should_be(url)

Verify that the current URL matches a given string

Parameters:

  • url (String) —

    the URL to match against

Raises:



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 300

def url_should_be(url)
  raise(Exception::UrlMatchError, "The URL #{@browser.url} is not correct; it should be #{url}") unless
    @browser.url == url
end

- (Object) url_should_contain(text)

Verify that URL contains certain text

Parameters:

  • text (String) —

    the text which should appear in the URL

Raises:



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# File 'lib/watir_robot/keywords/browser.rb', line 310

def url_should_contain(text)
  raise(Exception::UrlMatchError, "The URL #{@browser.url} is not correct; it should contain #{text}") unless
    @browser.url.include?(text)
end