Selenium Webdriver pop up handling
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This document discusses different types of popups that can occur in web applications, including JavaScript popups, browser popups, and native OS popups. It provides details on handling JavaScript popups using the Selenium Alert API. For browser and native popups, which Selenium does not support, it recommends setting up browser profiles, using the Java AWT Robot class to simulate user interactions, or employing an external automation tool like AutoIT. The document also covers configuring browser defaults, setting a download location, and using the Robot class limitations.
Selenium Webdriver pop up handling
- 1. PopUp handling in Selenium 2.x By Aparna Naik www.DestinationQA.com 1 www.destinationqa.com
- 2. Agenda Different types of PopUps Handling JavaScript PopUps Webdriver Alerts API Java AWT Robot class to handle windows popups Other ways to handle Popups 2 www.destinationqa.com
- 3. PopUps Usually, a web application can generate following types of popup windows: JavaScript PopUps Browser PopUps Native OS PopUps JavaScript popup windows are generated by the web application code. Hence they can be controlled by the browser. Native Popups like the File Upload / Download windows call the operating system’s native interface. Hence once they are opened, the browser has little control over them. 3 www.destinationqa.com
- 4. Handling JavaScript PopUps Selenium provides an API to handle JavaScript PopUps. Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert(); The Alert API allows various operations on the Alert object: accept(), dismiss(), getText(),sendKeys() 4 www.destinationqa.com
- 5. Handling Browser and Native OS PopUps As Selenium does not provide support to these kind of Popups, we need to explore other options. There are several ways to handle such popups like: • Setup Browser Profiles • Use Java.awt.Robot toolkit • Use external program like AutoIT 5 www.destinationqa.com
- 6. Setup Browser Defaults A useful way to handle popups is to set the Browser Defaults to disable popups wherever possible. This can usually be done for popups which ask whether a File should be downloaded. 6 www.destinationqa.com
- 7. Handling File Download windows When a file is to be downloaded, browser will ask you where the file is to be saved. Usually, this option can also be set to a default location to avoid this popup. 7 www.destinationqa.com
- 8. Setup a Browser Profile • Selenium opens up its own profile with default settings each time a driver is initialized. Hence the option settings will not persist. • To avoid this, we can set up a profile for Selenium to use, where these preferences are set as required. Selenium Code to Initialize Profile: ProfilesIni allProfiles = new ProfilesIni(); FirefoxProfile profile = allProfiles.getProfile("Selenium"); 8 www.destinationqa.com
- 9. The Java AWT Robot Class This class can generate native input events to the underlying OS using the Keyboard and Mouse Interfaces Methods in this class can be effectively used to do the minimal interaction with native popups occurring in Web Applications. Some of the useful API provided are: • keyPress(); • mousePress(); • Mousemove(); 9 www.destinationqa.com
- 10. The Java AWT Robot Class Contd.. Although the Robot Class can be used to interact with PopUps, there are some limitations like: • All interactions happen using either Keyboard events or screen coordinates. • Keyboard events handle 1 character at a time (no Strings) • Cannot capture object properties using this class. www.destinationqa.com 10
- 11. Using External Programs (AutoIT) AutoIT is a tool that can automate the Windows GUI. AutoIT generates an executable file that can be called from the Selenium script. AutoIT Code Example: WinWaitActive("Choose File to Upload") Send("D:test.jpeg") Send("{ENTER}") Download AutoIT at: http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/ www.destinationqa.com 11
- 12. Thank You… Aparna Naik Email: [email protected] Tel: +91 99233 50980 12 www.destinationqa.com