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Testing Selenium WebDriver Initialization in Capybara

This test suite validates the core functionality of the Selenium WebDriver integration with Capybara. It ensures proper browser initialization and driver setup, focusing on successful exit conditions and browser instance creation.

Test Coverage Overview

The test coverage focuses on the fundamental initialization and exit behavior of the Selenium WebDriver within Capybara’s architecture. Key functionality includes:

Browser instance creation verification
Exit status validation
Dynamic browser selection through environment variables
Basic driver instantiation testing

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach utilizes RSpec’s describe and it blocks to structure the test cases. The implementation leverages Capybara’s Selenium driver configuration with dynamic browser selection, allowing for flexible test execution across different browser environments.

Uses described_class for proper class reference
Implements environment variable configuration
Employs RSpec expectation syntax

Technical Details

Primary testing framework: RSpec
Driver: Selenium WebDriver
Browser configuration: Environment variable based (SELENIUM_BROWSER)
Default browser: Firefox
Test application: TestApp fixture
Dependencies: selenium-webdriver gem

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test exhibits several testing best practices including proper isolation, configuration flexibility, and clear assertions. Notable practices include:

Environment-aware browser configuration
Clean driver initialization
Explicit truthiness checks
Proper use of RSpec’s describe and it blocks
Clear test intention documentation

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spec/fixtures/selenium_driver_rspec_success.rb

            
# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'
require 'selenium-webdriver'

RSpec.describe Capybara::Selenium::Driver do
  it 'should exit with a zero exit status' do
    options = { browser: ENV.fetch('SELENIUM_BROWSER', :firefox).to_sym }
    browser = described_class.new(TestApp, **options).browser
    expect(browser).to be_truthy
    expect(true).to be(true) # rubocop:disable RSpec/ExpectActual,RSpec/IdenticalEqualityAssertion
  end
end