Need doc on how to access webdriver driver from jasmine test

[ilbmiller]

I'm using Karma with Jasmine, and it is unclear how to access the driver that is created by the karma-selenium-webdriver-launcher from within the Jasmine test. As an example, in the below jasmine test, how do I obtain the driver? The readme.md directions for configuring the karma.conf.js were clear, so I just need the missing piece as to how to access the resulting driver from within the jasmine tests.

describe('basic test', function () {
  var driver = getDriver();  // Bombs!  How do I get a handle to the webdriver?

    it('should be on correct page', function (done) {
        driver.get('http://www.wingify.com');
        driver.getTitle().then(function(title) {
            expect(title).toBe('Wingify');
            done();
        });
    });
});

And thanks for writing this! If this doesn't work, I'm off to try Protractor, which seems like overkill for my non-AngularJS app.

[PixnBits]

TL;DR: I didn't write that part yet 😦 Sorry

I would have used Protractor from the beginning, but it doesn't allow low-level access to the browser (say, to load an extension).

Now that I look again, it turns out Karma (understandably) loads the tests via a special Kama-HTML page in the browser. A simple test, like driver.get(...) would change the page and disrupt the CLI Karma from the webpage Karma (test fail?). So now I'm pretty sure using Karma is a dead-end. 😦

Ideally, I want to be able to use Protractor tests, but the browser object would have further controls. Perhaps all of these should be features for Protractor, instead of a separate project?

[ilbmiller]

Thanks Nick - I had a hunch that Karma+Selenium-webdriver might be
incompatible (both want to drive the browser), but nice to see it
confirmed.

On to Protractor, which has (some) support for non-AngularJS apps (or
maybe more accurately, has additional features for AngularJS apps that I
just won't use).

Thanks again,
Brad

From: Nick Oliver notifications@github.com
To: PixnBits/karma-selenium-webdriver-launcher
karma-selenium-webdriver-launcher@noreply.github.com,
Cc: ilbmiller bmiller@abinitio.com
Date: 02/24/2015 09:18 PM
Subject: Re: [karma-selenium-webdriver-launcher] Need doc on how to
access webdriver driver from jasmine test (#1)

TL;DR: I didn't write that part yet Sorry
I would have used Protractor from the beginning, but it doesn't allow
low-level access to the browser (say, to load an extension).
Now that I look again, it turns out Karma (understandably) loads the tests
via a special Kama-HTML page in the browser. A simple test, like
driver.get(...) would change the page and disrupt the CLI Karma from the
webpage Karma (test fail?). So now I'm pretty sure using Karma is a
dead-end.
Ideally, I want to be able to use Protractor tests, but the browser object
would have further controls. Perhaps all of these should be features for
Protractor, instead of a separate project?
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[PixnBits]

Not that it helps @ilbmiller 😦 but as a note
FWIW Protractor may give access to the browser instance in a test https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/lib/protractor.js#L118
and
https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/lib/runner.js#L154

[ilbmiller]

Thanks Nick.

Protractor does give access directly to the webdriver via the
'browser.driver' variable in global scope (but you can also use 'browser'
directly). Only tricky part is making sure that you invoke '
browser.ignoreSynchronization = true' so that it doesn't wait (forever)
for angular js app to initialize.

Below is a simple protractor example that worked for me (this is the
javascript produced by the typescript compiler). A helpful link that got
me going was:
http://ng-learn.org/2014/02/Protractor_Testing_With_Angular_And_Non_Angular_Sites/

Note that 'browser', by/By, and 'element' variables are automagically put
in the test scope by protractor (and there are more).

cheers,
Brad

*********************************** EchoSpec.js **************************
///
///

"use strict";
describe('basic echo test', function () {
var echoInputEl;
var echoResultEl;
var echoBtnEl;
beforeAll(function () {
// Otherwise waits for angular js app to fully initialize, which
never happens as my app isn't angular...
browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;
});
beforeEach(function () {
// Best practice: isolate page-specific html bindings needed by
tests (aka page object)
browser.get('http://localhost:8080/cc/js/cv4/cv4.html#/mainTab/3'
);
echoInputEl = element(by.id('echoInput'));
echoInputEl.clear();
echoResultEl = element(by.id('echoResult'));
echoBtnEl = element(by.id('echoBtn'));
});
it('verify echo submit button', function (done) {
var msg = 'foo';
echoInputEl.sendKeys(msg);
echoBtnEl.click();
// Now wait for response, and check echoResult field
echoResultEl.getText().then(function (txt) {
expect(txt).toBe(msg);
done();
});
});
it('verify enter will submit echo request', function (done) {
// This will enter 'bar' and hit enter, thereby causing page to
async submit
var msg = 'bar';
echoInputEl.sendKeys(msg + '\n');
// Now wait for response, and check echoResult field
echoResultEl.getText().then(function (txt) {
expect(txt).toBe(msg);
done();
});
});
});

From: Nick Oliver notifications@github.com
To: PixnBits/karma-selenium-webdriver-launcher
karma-selenium-webdriver-launcher@noreply.github.com,
Cc: ilbmiller bmiller@abinitio.com
Date: 02/25/2015 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [karma-selenium-webdriver-launcher] Need doc on how to
access webdriver driver from jasmine test (#1)

Not that it helps @ilbmiller but as a note
FWIW Protractor may give access to the browser instance in a test
https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/lib/protractor.js#L118
and
https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/lib/runner.js#L154
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