Testing Select Element Interactions in Capybara Framework
This test suite validates Capybara’s select element functionality, covering dropdown selection behaviors, option matching, and form interactions. The tests ensure robust handling of single and multiple select elements with various matching strategies and error conditions.
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lib/capybara/spec/session/select_spec.rb
# frozen_string_literal: true
Capybara::SpecHelper.spec '#select' do
before do
@session.visit('/form')
end
it 'should return value of the first option' do
expect(@session.find_field('Title').value).to eq('Mrs')
end
it 'should return value of the selected option' do
@session.select('Miss', from: 'Title')
expect(@session.find_field('Title').value).to eq('Miss')
end
it 'should allow selecting exact options where there are inexact matches', :exact_false do
@session.select('Mr', from: 'Title')
expect(@session.find_field('Title').value).to eq('Mr')
end
it 'should allow selecting options where they are the only inexact match', :exact_false do
@session.select('Mis', from: 'Title')
expect(@session.find_field('Title').value).to eq('Miss')
end
it 'should not allow selecting options where they are the only inexact match if `exact: true` is specified' do
sel = @session.find(:select, 'Title')
expect do
sel.select('Mis', exact: true)
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
end
it 'should not allow selecting an option if the match is ambiguous', :exact_false do
expect do
@session.select('M', from: 'Title')
end.to raise_error(Capybara::Ambiguous)
end
it 'should return the value attribute rather than content if present' do
expect(@session.find_field('Locale').value).to eq('en')
end
it 'should select an option from a select box by id' do
@session.select('Finnish', from: 'form_locale')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['locale']).to eq('fi')
end
it 'should select an option from a select box by label' do
@session.select('Finnish', from: 'Locale')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['locale']).to eq('fi')
end
it 'should select an option without giving a select box' do
@session.select('Swedish')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['locale']).to eq('sv')
end
it 'should escape quotes' do
@session.select("John's made-up language", from: 'Locale')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['locale']).to eq('jo')
end
it 'should obey from' do
@session.select('Miss', from: 'Other title')
@session.click_button('awesome')
results = extract_results(@session)
expect(results['other_title']).to eq('Miss')
expect(results['title']).not_to eq('Miss')
end
it 'show match labels with preceding or trailing whitespace' do
@session.select('Lojban', from: 'Locale')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['locale']).to eq('jbo')
end
it 'casts to string' do
@session.select(:Miss, from: :Title)
expect(@session.find_field('Title').value).to eq('Miss')
end
context 'input with datalist' do
it 'should select an option' do
@session.select('Audi', from: 'manufacturer')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['manufacturer']).to eq('Audi')
end
it 'should not find an input without a datalist' do
expect do
@session.select('Thomas', from: 'form_first_name')
end.to raise_error(/Unable to find input box with datalist completion "form_first_name"/)
end
it "should not select an option that doesn't exist" do
expect do
@session.select('Tata', from: 'manufacturer')
end.to raise_error(/Unable to find datalist option "Tata"/)
end
it 'should not select a disabled option' do
expect do
@session.select('Mercedes', from: 'manufacturer')
end.to raise_error(/Unable to find datalist option "Mercedes"/)
end
end
context "with a locator that doesn't exist" do
it 'should raise an error' do
msg = /Unable to find select box "does not exist"/
expect do
@session.select('foo', from: 'does not exist')
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound, msg)
end
end
context "with an option that doesn't exist" do
it 'should raise an error' do
msg = /^Unable to find option "Does not Exist" within/
expect do
@session.select('Does not Exist', from: 'form_locale')
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound, msg)
end
end
context 'on a disabled select' do
it 'should raise an error' do
expect do
@session.select('Should not see me', from: 'Disabled Select')
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
end
end
context 'on a disabled option' do
it 'should not select' do
@session.select('Other', from: 'form_title')
expect(@session.find_field('form_title').value).not_to eq 'Other'
end
end
context 'with multiple select' do
it 'should return an empty value' do
expect(@session.find_field('Languages').value).to eq([])
end
it 'should return value of the selected options' do
@session.select('Ruby', from: 'Languages')
@session.select('Javascript', from: 'Languages')
expect(@session.find_field('Languages').value).to include('Ruby', 'Javascript')
end
it 'should select one option' do
@session.select('Ruby', from: 'Languages')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['languages']).to eq(['Ruby'])
end
it 'should select multiple options' do
@session.select('Ruby', from: 'Languages')
@session.select('Javascript', from: 'Languages')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['languages']).to include('Ruby', 'Javascript')
end
it 'should remain selected if already selected' do
@session.select('Ruby', from: 'Languages')
@session.select('Javascript', from: 'Languages')
@session.select('Ruby', from: 'Languages')
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['languages']).to include('Ruby', 'Javascript')
end
it 'should return value attribute rather than content if present' do
expect(@session.find_field('Underwear').value).to include('thermal')
end
end
context 'with :exact option' do
context 'when `false`' do
it 'can match select box approximately' do
@session.select('Finnish', from: 'Loc', exact: false)
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['locale']).to eq('fi')
end
it 'can match option approximately' do
@session.select('Fin', from: 'Locale', exact: false)
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['locale']).to eq('fi')
end
it 'can match option approximately when :from not given' do
@session.select('made-up language', exact: false)
@session.click_button('awesome')
expect(extract_results(@session)['locale']).to eq('jo')
end
end
context 'when `true`' do
it 'can match select box approximately' do
expect do
@session.select('Finnish', from: 'Loc', exact: true)
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
end
it 'can match option approximately' do
expect do
@session.select('Fin', from: 'Locale', exact: true)
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
end
it 'can match option approximately when :from not given' do
expect do
@session.select('made-up language', exact: true)
end.to raise_error(Capybara::ElementNotFound)
end
end
end
it 'should error when not passed a locator for :from option' do
select = @session.find(:select, 'Title')
expect { @session.select('Mr', from: select) }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, /does not take an element/)
end
end