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Testing WebView Navigation Behavior in NW.js

This test suite validates navigation behavior in NW.js using Selenium WebDriver with Python. It specifically tests webview window navigation and URL handling through automated browser interactions.

Test Coverage Overview

The test coverage focuses on verifying proper navigation functionality in NW.js webview windows.

Key areas tested include:

URL navigation through link clicking
Webview window state verification
Navigation success validation to nwjs.io
Browser window interaction handling

Implementation Analysis

The implementation utilizes Selenium WebDriver with Python to automate browser interactions and validate navigation behavior. The test employs Chrome options configuration for webview testing and implements explicit waits for element verification.

Key patterns include:

Chrome WebDriver initialization with custom options
Element location and interaction automation
Async wait patterns for state verification
Resource cleanup through driver management

Technical Details

Testing tools and configuration:

Selenium WebDriver for Python
Chrome Options for webview configuration
Custom utility functions for element waiting
Environment-based ChromeDriver path configuration
Implicit wait timing of 5 seconds
Verbose logging enabled for debugging

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test demonstrates several testing best practices for browser automation.

Notable practices include:

Proper test cleanup with driver quit in finally block
Custom Chrome options for specific testing needs
Explicit path management for test resources
Error handling through assertions
Structured setup and teardown process

nwjs/nwJs

test/sanity/issue7294-navigation/test.py

            
import time
import os
import sys
sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
from nw_util import *

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
from selenium.webdriver.common import utils

chrome_options = Options()
chrome_options.add_argument("nwapp=" + os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
chrome_options.add_experimental_option("windowTypes", ["webview"])

testdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
os.chdir(testdir)

driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=os.environ['CHROMEDRIVER'], chrome_options=chrome_options, service_log_path="log", service_args=["--verbose"])
driver.implicitly_wait(5)
try:
    print(driver.current_url)
    elems = driver.find_element_by_tag_name('a')
    elems.click()
    result = wait_for_element_id_content(driver, 'result', 'success')
    print('result: %s' % result)
    assert('nwjs.io' in result)
finally:
    driver.quit()