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Testing Start Page Element Validation in NW.js

This test suite validates the start page functionality in NW.js using Selenium WebDriver for browser automation. It verifies the correct loading of the application start page and checks the presence and content of specific UI elements.

Test Coverage Overview

The test provides essential coverage for the NW.js start page initialization and rendering. Key functionality includes:

URL verification of the loaded page
Element presence validation for NW.js version display
Text content extraction from version identifier

Integration points focus on Chrome WebDriver interaction and DOM element access.

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach utilizes Selenium WebDriver with Python bindings to automate browser interactions. The implementation follows a straightforward pattern of driver initialization, element location, and cleanup.

Technical specifics include environment variable usage for ChromeDriver path and explicit element identification using ID selectors.

Technical Details

Testing Framework: Selenium WebDriver
Browser Automation: ChromeDriver
Language: Python
Key Dependencies: selenium package
Configuration: Environment variable for ChromeDriver path

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test demonstrates several quality testing practices including proper resource cleanup with try-finally blocks and environment-based configuration.

Explicit element location strategy
Proper driver lifecycle management
Error-safe resource cleanup
Environment-aware configuration

nwjs/nwJs

test/sanity/start-page/test.py

            
import time
import os

from selenium import webdriver

driver = webdriver.Chrome(os.environ['CHROMEDRIVER'])
try:
    print(driver.current_url)
    id = driver.find_element_by_id('nwjsver')
    print(id.text)
finally:
    driver.quit()