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Testing Rack Test Driver Implementation in Capybara

This test suite validates the Capybara Rack Test driver functionality, covering core interactions like form submissions, link clicks, and header handling. It ensures proper behavior of the rack-test driver implementation within Capybara’s testing framework.

Test Coverage Overview

The test suite provides comprehensive coverage of Rack Test driver capabilities:
  • Form interactions including file uploads and field filling
  • Link clicking with data-method support
  • Header handling and persistence
  • Redirect following behavior and limits
  • CSS handler implementation

Implementation Analysis

The testing approach uses RSpec to validate driver functionality:
  • Modular test organization with context-specific grouping
  • Driver configuration testing with various options
  • Explicit verification of unsupported features
  • Integration with Capybara’s core session handling

Technical Details

Key technical components include:
  • RSpec test framework
  • Capybara RackTest driver
  • Custom test app for integration
  • HTML5 parsing with Nokogiri
  • Mock server responses and redirects

Best Practices Demonstrated

The test suite exemplifies testing best practices:
  • Isolated test contexts
  • Comprehensive edge case coverage
  • Clear test descriptions
  • Proper setup and teardown
  • Explicit handling of version-specific behavior

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spec/rack_test_spec.rb

            
# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

module TestSessions
  RackTest = Capybara::Session.new(:rack_test, TestApp)
end

skipped_tests = %i[
  js
  modals
  screenshot
  frames
  windows
  send_keys
  server
  hover
  about_scheme
  download
  css
  scroll
  spatial
  html_validation
  shadow_dom
  active_element
]
Capybara::SpecHelper.run_specs TestSessions::RackTest, 'RackTest', capybara_skip: skipped_tests do |example|
  case example.metadata[:full_description]
  when /has_css\? should support case insensitive :class and :id options/
    skip "Nokogiri doesn't support case insensitive CSS attribute matchers"
  when /#click_button should follow permanent redirects that maintain method/
    skip "Rack < 2 doesn't support 308" if Gem.loaded_specs['rack'].version < Gem::Version.new('2.0.0')
  when /#attach_file with multipart form should send prior hidden field if no file submitted/
    skip 'Rack-test < 2 needs an empty file to detect multipart form' if Gem.loaded_specs['rack-test'].version < Gem::Version.new('2.0.0')
  when /popover/
    skip "Rack-test driver doesn't support popover functionality"
  end
end

RSpec.describe Capybara::Session do # rubocop:disable RSpec/MultipleDescribes
  include Capybara::RSpecMatchers
  context 'with rack test driver' do
    let(:session) { TestSessions::RackTest }

    describe '#driver' do
      it 'should be a rack test driver' do
        expect(session.driver).to be_an_instance_of(Capybara::RackTest::Driver)
      end
    end

    describe '#mode' do
      it 'should remember the mode' do
        expect(session.mode).to eq(:rack_test)
      end
    end

    describe '#click_link' do
      after do
        session.driver.options[:respect_data_method] = false
      end

      it 'should use data-method if option is true' do
        session.driver.options[:respect_data_method] = true
        session.visit '/with_html'
        session.click_link 'A link with data-method'
        expect(session.html).to include('The requested object was deleted')
      end

      it 'should not use data-method if option is false' do
        session.driver.options[:respect_data_method] = false
        session.visit '/with_html'
        session.click_link 'A link with data-method'
        expect(session.html).to include('Not deleted')
      end

      it "should use data-method if available even if it's capitalized" do
        session.driver.options[:respect_data_method] = true
        session.visit '/with_html'
        session.click_link 'A link with capitalized data-method'
        expect(session.html).to include('The requested object was deleted')
      end
    end

    describe '#fill_in' do
      it 'should warn that :fill_options are not supported' do
        session.visit '/with_html'
        expect { session.fill_in 'test_field', with: 'not_monkey', fill_options: { random: true } }.to \
          output(/^Options passed to Node#set but the RackTest driver doesn't support any - ignoring/).to_stderr
        expect(session).to have_field('test_field', with: 'not_monkey')
      end
    end

    describe '#attach_file' do
      context 'with multipart form' do
        it 'should submit an empty form-data section if no file is submitted' do
          session.visit('/form')
          session.click_button('Upload Empty')
          expect(session.html).to include('Successfully ignored empty file field.')
        end

        it 'should submit multipart even if no file is submitted' do
          session.visit('/form')
          session.click_button('Upload Empty')
          expect(session.html).to include('Content type was multipart/form-data;')
        end
      end

      it 'should not submit an obsolete mime type' do
        test_jpg_file_path = File.expand_path('fixtures/capybara.csv', File.dirname(__FILE__))
        session.visit('/form')
        session.attach_file 'form_document', test_jpg_file_path
        session.click_button('Upload Single')
        expect(session).to have_content('Content-type: text/csv')
      end
    end

    describe '#click' do
      context 'on a label' do
        it 'should toggle the associated checkbox' do
          session.visit('/form')
          expect(session).to have_unchecked_field('form_pets_cat')
          session.find(:label, 'Cat').click
          expect(session).to have_checked_field('form_pets_cat')
          session.find(:label, 'Cat').click
          expect(session).to have_unchecked_field('form_pets_cat')
          session.find(:label, 'McLaren').click
          expect(session).to have_checked_field('form_cars_mclaren', visible: :hidden)
        end

        it 'should toggle the associated radio' do
          session.visit('/form')
          expect(session).to have_unchecked_field('gender_male')
          session.find(:label, 'Male').click
          expect(session).to have_checked_field('gender_male')
          session.find(:label, 'Female').click
          expect(session).to have_unchecked_field('gender_male')
        end

        it 'should rewrite the forms action query for get submission' do
          session.visit('/form')
          session.click_button('mediocre')
          expect(session).not_to have_current_path(/foo|bar/)
        end

        it 'should rewrite the submit buttons formaction query for get submission' do
          session.visit('/form')
          session.click_button('mediocre2')
          expect(session).not_to have_current_path(/foo|bar/)
        end
      end
    end

    describe '#send_keys' do
      it 'raises an UnsupportedMethodError' do
        session.visit('/form')

        expect { session.send_keys(:tab) }.to raise_error(Capybara::NotSupportedByDriverError)
      end
    end

    describe '#active_element' do
      it 'raises an UnsupportedMethodError' do
        session.visit('/form')

        expect { session.active_element }.to raise_error(Capybara::NotSupportedByDriverError)
      end
    end

    describe '#text' do
      it 'should return original text content for textareas' do
        session.visit('/with_html')
        session.find_field('normal', type: 'textarea', with: 'banana').set('hello')
        normal = session.find(:css, '#normal')
        expect(normal.value).to eq 'hello'
        expect(normal.text).to eq 'banana'
      end
    end

    describe '#style' do
      it 'should raise an error' do
        session.visit('/with_html')
        el = session.find(:css, '#first')
        expect { el.style('display') }.to raise_error NotImplementedError, /not process CSS/
      end
    end
  end
end

RSpec.describe Capybara::RackTest::Driver do
  let(:driver) { TestSessions::RackTest.driver }

  describe ':headers option' do
    it 'should always set headers' do
      driver = described_class.new(TestApp, headers: { 'HTTP_FOO' => 'foobar' })
      driver.visit('/get_header')
      expect(driver.html).to include('foobar')
    end

    it 'should keep headers on link clicks' do
      driver = described_class.new(TestApp, headers: { 'HTTP_FOO' => 'foobar' })
      driver.visit('/header_links')
      driver.find_xpath('.//a').first.click
      expect(driver.html).to include('foobar')
    end

    it 'should keep headers on form submit' do
      driver = described_class.new(TestApp, headers: { 'HTTP_FOO' => 'foobar' })
      driver.visit('/header_links')
      driver.find_xpath('.//input').first.click
      expect(driver.html).to include('foobar')
    end

    it 'should keep headers on redirects' do
      driver = described_class.new(TestApp, headers: { 'HTTP_FOO' => 'foobar' })
      driver.visit('/get_header_via_redirect')
      expect(driver.html).to include('foobar')
    end
  end

  describe ':follow_redirects option' do
    it 'defaults to following redirects' do
      driver = described_class.new(TestApp)

      driver.visit('/redirect')
      expect(driver.response.headers['Location']).to be_nil
      expect(driver.current_url).to match %r{/landed$}
    end

    it 'should not include fragments in the referer header' do
      driver.visit('/header_links#an-anchor')
      driver.find_xpath('.//input').first.click
      expect(driver.request.get_header('HTTP_REFERER')).to eq('http://www.example.com/header_links')
    end

    it 'is possible to not follow redirects' do
      driver = described_class.new(TestApp, follow_redirects: false)

      driver.visit('/redirect')
      expect(driver.response.headers['Location']).to match %r{/redirect_again$}
      expect(driver.current_url).to match %r{/redirect$}
    end
  end

  describe ':redirect_limit option' do
    context 'with default redirect limit' do
      let(:driver) { described_class.new(TestApp) }

      it 'should follow 5 redirects' do
        driver.visit('/redirect/5/times')
        expect(driver.html).to include('redirection complete')
      end

      it 'should not follow more than 6 redirects' do
        expect do
          driver.visit('/redirect/6/times')
        end.to raise_error(Capybara::InfiniteRedirectError)
      end
    end

    context 'with 21 redirect limit' do
      let(:driver) { described_class.new(TestApp, redirect_limit: 21) }

      it 'should follow 21 redirects' do
        driver.visit('/redirect/21/times')
        expect(driver.html).to include('redirection complete')
      end

      it 'should not follow more than 21 redirects' do
        expect do
          driver.visit('/redirect/22/times')
        end.to raise_error(Capybara::InfiniteRedirectError)
      end
    end
  end
end

RSpec.describe 'Capybara::String' do
  it 'should use HTML5 parsing' do
    skip 'Only valid if Nokogiri >= 1.12.0 or gumbo is included' unless defined? Nokogiri::HTML5
    Capybara.use_html5_parsing = true
    allow(Nokogiri::HTML5).to receive(:parse).and_call_original
    Capybara.string('<div id=test_div></div>')
    expect(Nokogiri::HTML5).to have_received(:parse)
  end
end

module CSSHandlerIncludeTester
  def dont_extend_css_handler
    raise 'should never be called'
  end
end

RSpec.describe Capybara::RackTest::CSSHandlers do
  include CSSHandlerIncludeTester

  it 'should not be extended by global includes' do
    expect(described_class.new).not_to respond_to(:dont_extend_css_handler)
  end
end