We don't use VNC anymore and some of the mentioned geordi commands don't exist anymore
TL;DR Debugging problems with javascript errors in cucumber tests is sometimes easier in the browser. Run the test, stop at the problematic point (with Then pause from
Spreewald
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1.7+) and open VNC for Firefox.
Features:
- It does not freeze your server like when you're using a debugger. (
Compared to the
Then consolestep Show archive.org snapshot ) - It enables interacting with the server. (Compared to taking screenshots in Capybara)
- It is a faster alternative for using a
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Given there is a cucumber scenario which looks like this (many of the steps are part of the spreewald gem Show archive.org snapshot ):
@javascript
Scenario: Autocomplete city for station
Given there is a city with the name "Munich"
And there is a station with the name "Munich main train station"
When I go to the form for the station above
And I fill "City" with "Mun"
And I click on "Munich"
And I press "Save"
Then I should see a success flash
And I should be on the page for the station above
And I should see "City Munich"
Lets say, the autocomplete is not working. It will fail, as there is no element with the text "Munich". When the screenshot doesn't help you, here is what you can do, to debug the problem in the browser.
Add this step to your step definitions (it is extracted from spreewald's internal steps):
Then(/^wait for a enter key stroke$/) do
print 'Press enter to continue...'
STDIN.getc
end
Change your Scenario:
@javascript
Scenario: Autocomplete city for station
Given there is a city with the name "Munich"
And there is a station with the name "Munich main train station"
When I go to the form for the station above
Then I wait for a enter key stroke
And I fill "City" with "Mun"
And I click on "Munich"
And I press "Save"
Then I should see a success flash
And I should be on the page for the station above
And I should see "City Munich"
Open you vnc with geordi: geordi vnc
Now you can dig in deeper and figure out what's wrong with your autocomplete.
