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Testing Window Context Management Workflow in NW.js

This test suite validates window opening functionality in NW.js using Selenium WebDriver with Python. It verifies proper window creation and state management across local and remote contexts.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of NW.js window management capabilities.

Key areas tested include:

Window creation and switching between local/remote contexts
Element interaction across window contexts
State verification of opened windows
Object property validation across window boundaries

Implementation Analysis

The implementation uses Selenium WebDriver with Python to automate window interaction testing. The approach leverages Chrome options and custom capabilities for NW.js-specific window handling.

Notable patterns include:

Custom Chrome driver configuration for NW.js testing
Window context switching validation
Asynchronous wait patterns for UI elements
Proper test cleanup and resource management

Technical Details

Testing tools and configuration:

Selenium WebDriver with Chrome driver
Python test framework with custom utilities
Chrome options with NW.js app path configuration
Custom page load strategy configuration
Verbose logging setup for debugging

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test implementation showcases several testing best practices:

Proper setup and teardown with try/finally blocks
Explicit wait patterns for reliable UI testing
Clear assertion messages and validation steps
Modular test utility functions
Comprehensive error logging and debugging support

nwjs/nwJs

test/sanity/window-open/test.py

            
import time
import os
import subprocess
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__)))

capabilities = {"pageLoadStrategy": "none"}

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

driver = webdriver.Chrome(executable_path=os.environ['CHROMEDRIVER'], chrome_options=chrome_options, desired_capabilities = capabilities, service_log_path="log", service_args=["--verbose"])
try:
    wait_switch_window_name(driver, 'local')
    print(driver.current_url)
    driver.find_element_by_id('open').click()
    result = wait_for_element_id(driver, 'res')
    print('result=' + result)
    assert("object" in result)
    wait_switch_window_name(driver, 'remote')
    result = wait_for_element_id(driver, 'res')
    print(result)
    assert("ENABLED" in result)
finally:
    driver.quit()