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Validating Node-Remote Integration Testing in NW.js

This test suite validates the node-remote functionality in NW.js using Selenium WebDriver with Python. It tests the ability to load remote content and execute Node.js code within the NW.js environment, ensuring proper integration between web and Node.js contexts.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of node-remote configuration and execution.

Key areas tested include:

Remote content loading via localhost server
Node.js integration with web context
Package manifest configuration
Cross-platform compatibility

Implementation Analysis

The implementation uses Selenium WebDriver with Python to automate browser testing.

Notable patterns include:

Dynamic port allocation for test server
Custom Chrome options configuration
Automated manifest generation
Platform-specific process management

Technical Details

Testing tools and configuration:

Selenium WebDriver with Chrome
Python HTTP server for serving test content
Dynamic package.json generation
Chrome options with nwapp argument
Platform-specific process termination handling

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test implementation showcases several testing best practices.

Notable practices include:

Proper resource cleanup in finally block
Cross-platform compatibility handling
Dynamic port allocation to prevent conflicts
Explicit waits for element presence
Structured test setup and teardown

nwjs/nwJs

test/sanity/node-remote/test.py

            
import time
import os
import subprocess

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__)))

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

port = str(utils.free_port())
server = subprocess.Popen(['python3', 'http-server.py', port])

manifest = open('package.json', 'w')
manifest.write('''
{
  "name":"test-node-remote",
  "node-remote":"<all_urls>",
  "main":"http://localhost:%s/index.html"
}
''' % (port))
manifest.close()

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)
    result = driver.find_element_by_id('result')
    print(result.get_attribute('innerHTML'))
    assert("success" in result.get_attribute('innerHTML'))
finally:
    import platform
    if platform.system() == 'Windows':
        subprocess.call(['taskkill', '/F', '/T', '/PID', str(server.pid)])
    else:
        server.terminate()
    driver.quit()