module Capybara

Constants

VERSION

Attributes

app[RW]
app_host[RW]
asset_root[RW]
automatic_reload[RW]
current_driver[W]
default_driver[W]
default_host[RW]
default_selector[RW]
default_wait_time[RW]
ignore_hidden_elements[RW]
javascript_driver[W]
prefer_visible_elements[RW]
run_server[RW]
save_and_open_page_path[RW]
server_boot_timeout[RW]
server_port[RW]
session_name[W]

Public Class Methods

add_selector(name, &block) click to toggle source

Add a new selector to Capybara. Selectors can be used by various methods in Capybara to find certain elements on the page in a more convenient way. For example adding a selector to find certain table rows might look like this:

Capybara.add_selector(:row) do
  xpath { |num| ".//tbody/tr[#{num}]" }
end

This makes it possible to use this selector in a variety of ways:

find(:row, 3)
page.find('table#myTable').find(:row, 3).text
page.find('table#myTable').has_selector?(:row, 3)
within(:row, 3) { page.should have_content('$100.000') }

It might be convenient to specify that the selector is automatically chosen for certain values. This way you don't have to explicitly specify that you are looking for a row, or an id. Let's say we want Capybara to treat any Symbols sent into methods like find to be treated as though they were element ids. We could achieve this like so:

Capybara.add_selector(:id) do
  xpath { |id| XPath.descendant[XPath.attr(:id) == id.to_s] }
  match { |value| value.is_a?(Symbol) }
end

Now we can retrieve elements by id like this:

find(:post_123)

Note that this particular selector already ships with Capybara.

@param [Symbol] name The name of the selector to add @yield A block executed in the context of the new {Capybara::Selector}

# File lib/capybara.rb, line 108
def add_selector(name, &block)
  Capybara::Selector.add(name, &block)
end
configure() { |self| ... } click to toggle source

Configure Capybara to suit your needs.

Capybara.configure do |config|
  config.run_server = false
  config.app_host   = 'http://www.google.com'
end

Configurable options

::asset_root = String

Where static assets are located, used by ::save_and_open_page

::app_host = String

The default host to use when giving a relative URL to visit

::run_server = Boolean

Whether to start a Rack server for the given Rack app (Default: true)

::default_selector = :css/:xpath

Methods which take a selector use the given type by default (Default: CSS)

::default_wait_time = Integer

The number of seconds to wait for asynchronous processes to finish (Default: 2)

::ignore_hidden_elements = Boolean

Whether to ignore hidden elements on the page (Default: false)

::prefer_visible_elements = Boolean

Whether to prefer visible elements over hidden elements (Default: true)

::automatic_reload = Boolean

Whether to automatically reload elements as Capybara is waiting (Default: true)

::save_and_open_page_path = String

Where to put pages saved through ::save_and_open_page (Default: Dir.pwd)

DSL Options

when using capybara/dsl, the following options are also available:

::default_driver = Symbol

The name of the driver to use by default. (Default: :rack_test)

::javascript_driver = Symbol

The name of a driver to use for JavaScript enabled tests. (Default: :selenium)

# File lib/capybara.rb, line 51
def configure
  yield self
end
current_driver() click to toggle source

@return [Symbol] The name of the driver currently in use

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 26
def current_driver
  @current_driver || default_driver
end
Also aliased as: mode
current_session() click to toggle source

The current Capybara::Session base on what is set as ::app and ::current_driver

@return [Capybara::Session] The currently used session

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 77
def current_session
  session_pool["#{current_driver}:#{session_name}:#{app.object_id}"] ||= Capybara::Session.new(current_driver, app)
end
default_driver() click to toggle source

@return [Symbol] The name of the driver to use by default

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 18
def default_driver
  @default_driver || :rack_test
end
deprecate(method, alternate_method) click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara.rb, line 184
def deprecate(method, alternate_method)
  warn "DEPRECATED: ##{method} is deprecated, please use ##{alternate_method} instead"
end
drivers() click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara.rb, line 112
def drivers
  @drivers ||= {}
end
included(base) click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 4
def self.included(base)
  base.send(:include, Capybara::DSL)
  warn "`include Capybara` is deprecated please use `include Capybara::DSL` instead."
end
javascript_driver() click to toggle source

@return [Symbol] The name of the driver used when JavaScript is needed

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 35
def javascript_driver
  @javascript_driver || :selenium
end
mode()
Alias for: current_driver
register_driver(name, &block) click to toggle source

Register a new driver for Capybara.

Capybara.register_driver :rack_test do |app|
  Capybara::Driver::RackTest.new(app)
end

@param [Symbol] name The name of the new driver @yield [app] This block takes a rack app and returns a Capybara driver @yieldparam [<Rack>] app The rack application that this driver runs agains. May be nil. @yieldreturn [Capybara::Driver::Base] A Capybara driver instance

# File lib/capybara.rb, line 68
def register_driver(name, &block)
  drivers[name] = block
end
reset!()
Alias for: reset_sessions!
reset_sessions!() click to toggle source

Reset sessions, cleaning out the pool of sessions. This will remove any session information such as cookies.

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 86
def reset_sessions!
  session_pool.each { |mode, session| session.reset! }
end
Also aliased as: reset!
run_default_server(app, port) click to toggle source

Runs Capybara's default server for the given application and port under most circumstances you should not have to call this method manually.

@param [Rack Application] app The rack application to run @param [Fixnum] port The port to run the application on

# File lib/capybara.rb, line 173
def run_default_server(app, port)
  begin
    require 'rack/handler/thin'
    Thin::Logging.silent = true
    Rack::Handler::Thin.run(app, :Port => port)
  rescue LoadError
    require 'rack/handler/webrick'
    Rack::Handler::WEBrick.run(app, :Port => port, :AccessLog => [], :Logger => WEBrick::Log::new(nil, 0))
  end
end
save_and_open_page(html, file_name=nil) click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara/util/save_and_open_page.rb, line 18
def save_and_open_page(html, file_name=nil)
  open_in_browser save_page(html, file_name)
end
save_page(html, file_name=nil) click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara/util/save_and_open_page.rb, line 3
def save_page(html, file_name=nil)
  file_name ||= "capybara-#{Time.new.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")}#{rand(10**10)}.html"
  name = File.join(*[Capybara.save_and_open_page_path, file_name].compact)

  unless Capybara.save_and_open_page_path.nil? || File.directory?(Capybara.save_and_open_page_path )
    FileUtils.mkdir_p(Capybara.save_and_open_page_path)
  end
  FileUtils.touch(name) unless File.exist?(name)

  tempfile = File.new(name,'w')
  tempfile.write(rewrite_css_and_image_references(html))
  tempfile.close
  tempfile.path
end
server(&block) click to toggle source

Register a proc that Capybara will call to run the Rack application.

Capybara.server do |app, port|
  require 'rack/handler/mongrel'
  Rack::Handler::Mongrel.run(app, :Port => port)
end

By default, Capybara will try to run thin, falling back to webrick.

@yield [app, port] This block recieves a rack app and port and should run a Rack handler

# File lib/capybara.rb, line 129
def server(&block)
  if block_given?
    @server = block
  else
    @server
  end
end
session_name() click to toggle source

The current session name.

@return [Symbol] The name of the currently used session.

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 97
def session_name
  @session_name ||= :default
end
string(html) click to toggle source

Wraps the given string, which should contain an HTML document or fragment in a {Capybara::Node::Simple} which exposes all {Capybara::Node::Matchers} and {Capybara::Node::Finders}. This allows you to query any string containing HTML in the exact same way you would query the current document in a Capybara session. For example:

node = Capybara.string <<-HTML
  <ul>
    <li id="home">Home</li>
    <li id="projects">Projects</li>
  </ul>
HTML

node.find('#projects').text # => 'Projects'
node.has_selector?('li#home', :text => 'Home')
node.has_selector?(:projects)
node.find('ul').find('li').text # => 'Home'

@param [String] html An html fragment or document @return [Capybara::Node::Simple] A node which has Capybara's finders and matchers

# File lib/capybara.rb, line 160
def string(html)
  Capybara::Node::Simple.new(html)
end
timeout(seconds = 1, driver = nil, error_message = nil) { || ... } click to toggle source

Provides timeout similar to standard library Timeout, but avoids threads

# File lib/capybara/util/timeout.rb, line 7
def timeout(seconds = 1, driver = nil, error_message = nil, &block)
  start_time = Time.now

  result = nil

  until result
    return result if result = yield

    delay = seconds - (Time.now - start_time)
    if delay <= 0
      raise TimeoutError, error_message || "timed out"
    end

    driver && driver.wait_until(delay)

    sleep(0.05)
  end
end
use_default_driver() click to toggle source

Use the default driver as the current driver

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 43
def use_default_driver
  @current_driver = nil
end
using_driver(driver) { || ... } click to toggle source

Yield a block using a specific driver

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 51
def using_driver(driver)
  previous_driver = Capybara.current_driver
  Capybara.current_driver = driver
  yield
ensure
  @current_driver = previous_driver
end
using_session(name) { || ... } click to toggle source

Yield a block using a specific session name.

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 105
def using_session(name)
  self.session_name = name
  yield
ensure
  self.session_name = :default
end
using_wait_time(seconds) { || ... } click to toggle source

Yield a block using a specific wait time

# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 63
def using_wait_time(seconds)
  previous_wait_time = Capybara.default_wait_time
  Capybara.default_wait_time = seconds
  yield
ensure
  Capybara.default_wait_time = previous_wait_time
end

Protected Class Methods

open_in_browser(path) click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara/util/save_and_open_page.rb, line 24
def open_in_browser(path) # :nodoc
  require "launchy"
  Launchy.open(path)
rescue LoadError
  warn "Sorry, you need to install launchy (`gem install launchy`) and " <<
    "make sure it's available to open pages with `save_and_open_page`."
end

Private Class Methods

session_pool() click to toggle source
# File lib/capybara/dsl.rb, line 114
def session_pool
  @session_pool ||= {}
end