Testing File Attachment Workflows in Capybara
This test suite comprehensively validates file attachment functionality in Capybara, covering both single and multiple file uploads across different form types. It ensures robust file handling capabilities including content type verification, visibility toggling, and event handling in web applications.
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teamcapybara/capybara
lib/capybara/spec/session/attach_file_spec.rb
# frozen_string_literal: true
Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#attach_file' do
let(:test_file_path) { File.expand_path('../fixtures/test_file.txt', File.dirname(__FILE__)) }
let(:another_test_file_path) { File.expand_path('../fixtures/another_test_file.txt', File.dirname(__FILE__)) }
let(:test_jpg_file_path) { File.expand_path('../fixtures/capybara.jpg', File.dirname(__FILE__)) }
let(:no_extension_file_path) { File.expand_path('../fixtures/no_extension', File.dirname(__FILE__)) }
before do
@session.visit('/form')
end
context 'with normal form' do
it 'should set a file path by id' do
@session.attach_file 'form_image', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__)
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['image']).to end_with(File.basename(__FILE__))
end
it 'should set a file path by label' do
@session.attach_file 'Image', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__)
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['image']).to end_with(File.basename(__FILE__))
end
it 'should be able to set on element if no locator passed' do
ff = @session.find(:file_field, 'Image')
ff.attach_file(with_os_path_separators(__FILE__))
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['image']).to end_with(File.basename(__FILE__))
end
it 'casts to string' do
@session.attach_file :form_image, with_os_path_separators(__FILE__)
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['image']).to end_with(File.basename(__FILE__))
end
end
context 'with multipart form' do
it 'should set a file path by id' do
@session.attach_file 'form_document', with_os_path_separators(test_file_path)
@session.click_button('Upload Single')
expect(@session).to have_content(File.read(test_file_path))
end
it 'should set a file path by label' do
@session.attach_file 'Single Document', with_os_path_separators(test_file_path)
@session.click_button('Upload Single')
expect(@session).to have_content(File.read(test_file_path))
end
it 'should not break if no file is submitted' do
@session.click_button('Upload Single')
expect(@session).to have_content('No file uploaded')
end
it 'should send prior hidden field if no file submitted' do
@session.click_button('Upload Empty With Hidden')
expect(extract_results(@session)['document2']).to eq('hidden_field')
expect(extract_content_type(@session)).to start_with('multipart/form-data;')
end
it 'should send content type text/plain when uploading a text file' do
@session.attach_file 'Single Document', with_os_path_separators(test_file_path)
@session.click_button 'Upload Single'
expect(@session).to have_content('text/plain')
end
it 'should send content type image/jpeg when uploading an image' do
@session.attach_file 'Single Document', with_os_path_separators(test_jpg_file_path)
@session.click_button 'Upload Single'
expect(@session).to have_content('image/jpeg')
end
it 'should not break when uploading a file without extension' do
@session.attach_file 'Single Document', with_os_path_separators(no_extension_file_path)
@session.click_button 'Upload Single'
expect(@session).to have_content(File.read(no_extension_file_path))
end
it 'should not break when using HTML5 multiple file input' do
@session.attach_file 'Multiple Documents', with_os_path_separators(test_file_path)
@session.click_button('Upload Multiple')
expect(@session).to have_content(File.read(test_file_path))
expect(@session.body).to include('1 | ') # number of files
end
it 'should not break when using HTML5 multiple file input uploading multiple files' do
@session.attach_file('Multiple Documents',
[test_file_path, another_test_file_path].map { |f| with_os_path_separators(f) })
@session.click_button('Upload Multiple')
expect(@session).to have_content('2 | ') # number of files
expect(@session.body).to include(File.read(test_file_path))
expect(@session.body).to include(File.read(another_test_file_path))
end
it 'should not send anything when attaching no files to a multiple upload field' do
@session.click_button('Upload Empty Multiple')
expect(@session).to have_content('Successfully ignored empty file field')
end
it 'should not append files to already attached' do
@session.attach_file 'Multiple Documents', with_os_path_separators(test_file_path)
@session.attach_file 'Multiple Documents', with_os_path_separators(another_test_file_path)
@session.click_button('Upload Multiple')
expect(@session).to have_content('1 | ') # number of files
expect(@session.body).to include(File.read(another_test_file_path))
expect(@session.body).not_to include(File.read(test_file_path))
end
it 'should fire change once when uploading multiple files from empty', requires: [:js] do
@session.visit('with_js')
@session.attach_file('multiple-file',
[test_file_path, another_test_file_path].map { |f| with_os_path_separators(f) })
expect(@session).to have_css('.file_change', count: 1)
end
it 'should fire change once for each set of files uploaded', requires: [:js] do
@session.visit('with_js')
@session.attach_file('multiple-file', [test_jpg_file_path].map { |f| with_os_path_separators(f) })
@session.attach_file('multiple-file',
[test_file_path, another_test_file_path].map { |f| with_os_path_separators(f) })
expect(@session).to have_css('.file_change', count: 2)
end
end
context "with a locator that doesn't exist" do
it 'should raise an error' do
msg = /Unable to find file field "does not exist"/
expect do
@session.attach_file('does not exist', with_os_path_separators(test_file_path))
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound, msg)
end
end
context "with a path that doesn't exist" do
it 'should raise an error' do
expect { @session.attach_file('Image', '/no_such_file.png') }.to raise_error(Capybara::FileNotFound)
end
end
context 'with :exact option' do
it 'should set a file path by partial label when false' do
@session.attach_file 'Imag', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__), exact: false
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['image']).to end_with(File.basename(__FILE__))
end
it 'should not allow partial matches when true' do
expect do
@session.attach_file 'Imag', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__), exact: true
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
end
end
context 'with :make_visible option', requires: %i[js es_args] do
it 'applies a default style change when true' do
@session.visit('/with_js')
expect do
@session.attach_file('hidden_file', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__))
end.to raise_error Capybara::ElementNotFound
expect do
@session.attach_file('hidden_file', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__), make_visible: true)
end.not_to raise_error
end
it 'accepts a hash of styles to be applied' do
@session.visit('/with_js')
expect do
@session.attach_file('hidden_file',
with_os_path_separators(__FILE__),
make_visible: { opacity: 1, display: 'block' })
end.not_to raise_error
end
it 'raises an error when the file input is not made visible' do
@session.visit('/with_js')
expect do
@session.attach_file('hidden_file', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__), make_visible: { color: 'red' })
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ExpectationNotMet)
end
it 'resets the style when done' do
@session.visit('/with_js')
@session.attach_file('hidden_file', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__), make_visible: true)
expect(@session.evaluate_script('arguments[0].style.display', @session.find(:css, '#hidden_file', visible: :all))).to eq 'none'
end
it 'should fire change' do
@session.visit('/with_js')
@session.attach_file('hidden_file', with_os_path_separators(__FILE__), make_visible: true)
expect(@session).to have_css('.file_change')
end
end
context 'with a block', requires: %i[js] do
it 'can upload by clicking the file input' do
@session.attach_file(with_os_path_separators(__FILE__)) do
@session.find(:file_field, 'form[image]').click
end
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['image']).to end_with(File.basename(__FILE__))
end
it 'can upload by clicking the label' do
@session.attach_file(with_os_path_separators(__FILE__)) do
@session.find(:label, 'Hidden Image').click
end
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['hidden_image']).to end_with(File.basename(__FILE__))
end
it 'should fire change' do
@session.visit('/with_js')
@session.attach_file(with_os_path_separators(__FILE__)) do
@session.find(:label, 'Label for hidden file input').click
end
expect(@session).to have_css('.file_change')
end
end
end