Class: Capybara::Selector

Inherits:
SimpleDelegator
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/capybara/selector.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/css.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/definition.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/filter_set.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/filters/base.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/filters/node_filter.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/regexp_disassembler.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/builders/css_builder.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/builders/xpath_builder.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/filters/locator_filter.rb,
lib/capybara/selector/filters/expression_filter.rb

Overview

All Selectors below support the listed selector specific filters in addition to the following system-wide filters

  • :id (String, Regexp, XPath::Expression) - Matches the id attribute
  • :class (String, Array, Regexp, XPath::Expression) - Matches the class(es) provided
  • :style (String, Regexp, Hash) - Match on elements style
  • :above (Element) - Match elements above the passed element on the page
  • :below (Element) - Match elements below the passed element on the page
  • :left_of (Element) - Match elements left of the passed element on the page
  • :right_of (Element) - Match elements right of the passed element on the page
  • :near (Element) - Match elements near (within 50px) the passed element on the page
  • :focused (Boolean) - Match elements with focus (requires driver support)

Built-in Selectors

  • :xpath - Select elements by XPath expression

    • Locator: An XPath expression
  • :css - Select elements by CSS selector

    • Locator: A CSS selector
  • :id - Select element by id

    • Locator: (String, Regexp, XPath::Expression) The id of the element to match
  • :field - Select field elements (input [not of type submit, image, or hidden], textarea, select)

    • Locator: Matches against the id, test_id attribute, name, placeholder, or associated label text
    • Filters:
      • :name (String, Regexp) - Matches the name attribute
      • :placeholder (String, Regexp) - Matches the placeholder attribute
      • :type (String) - Matches the type attribute of the field or element type for 'textarea' and 'select'
      • :readonly (Boolean) - Match on the element being readonly
      • :with (String, Regexp) - Matches the current value of the field
      • :checked (Boolean) - Match checked fields?
      • :unchecked (Boolean) - Match unchecked fields?
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled field? (Default: false)
      • :multiple (Boolean) - Match fields that accept multiple values
      • :valid (Boolean) - Match fields that are valid/invalid according to HTML5 form validation
      • :validation_message (String, Regexp) - Matches the elements current validationMessage
  • :fieldset - Select fieldset elements

    • Locator: Matches id, test_id, or contents of wrapped legend
    • Filters:
      • :legend (String) - Matches contents of wrapped legend
      • :disabled (Boolean) - Match disabled fieldset?
  • :link - Find links (<a> elements with an href attribute)

    • Locator: Matches the id, test_id, or title attributes, or the string content of the link, or the alt attribute of a contained img element. By default this selector requires a link to have an href attribute.
    • Filters:
      • :title (String) - Matches the title attribute
      • :alt (String) - Matches the alt attribute of a contained img element
      • :href (String, Regexp, nil, false) - Matches the normalized href of the link, if nil will find <a> elements with no href attribute, if false ignores href presence
  • :button - Find buttons ( input [of type submit, reset, image, button] or button elements )

    • Locator: Matches the id, test_id attribute, name, value, or title attributes, string content of a button, or the alt attribute of an image type button or of a descendant image of a button
    • Filters:
      • :name (String, Regexp) - Matches the name attribute
      • :title (String) - Matches the title attribute
      • :value (String) - Matches the value of an input button
      • :type (String) - Matches the type attribute
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled buttons (Default: false)
  • :link_or_button - Find links or buttons

    • Locator: See :link and :button selectors
    • Filters:
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled buttons? (Default: false)
  • :fillable_field - Find text fillable fields ( textarea, input [not of type submit, image, radio, checkbox, hidden, file] )

    • Locator: Matches against the id, test_id attribute, name, placeholder, or associated label text
    • Filters:
      • :name (String, Regexp) - Matches the name attribute
      • :placeholder (String, Regexp) - Matches the placeholder attribute
      • :with (String, Regexp) - Matches the current value of the field
      • :type (String) - Matches the type attribute of the field or element type for 'textarea'
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled field? (Default: false)
      • :multiple (Boolean) - Match fields that accept multiple values
      • :valid (Boolean) - Match fields that are valid/invalid according to HTML5 form validation
      • :validation_message (String, Regexp) - Matches the elements current validationMessage
  • :radio_button - Find radio buttons

    • Locator: Match id, test_id attribute, name, or associated label text
    • Filters:
      • :name (String, Regexp) - Matches the name attribute
      • :checked (Boolean) - Match checked fields?
      • :unchecked (Boolean) - Match unchecked fields?
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled field? (Default: false)
      • :option (String, Regexp) - Match the current value
      • :with - Alias of :option
  • :checkbox - Find checkboxes

    • Locator: Match id, test_id attribute, name, or associated label text
    • Filters:
      • :name (String, Regexp) - Matches the name attribute
      • :checked (Boolean) - Match checked fields?
      • :unchecked (Boolean) - Match unchecked fields?
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled field? (Default: false)
      • :with (String, Regexp) - Match the current value
      • :option - Alias of :with
  • :select - Find select elements

    • Locator: Match id, test_id attribute, name, placeholder, or associated label text
    • Filters:
      • :name (String, Regexp) - Matches the name attribute
      • :placeholder (String, Placeholder) - Matches the placeholder attribute
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled field? (Default: false)
      • :multiple (Boolean) - Match fields that accept multiple values
      • :options (Array) - Exact match options
      • :enabled_options (Array) - Exact match enabled options
      • :disabled_options (Array) - Exact match disabled options
      • :with_options (Array) - Partial match options
      • :selected (String, Array) - Match the selection(s)
      • :with_selected (String, Array) - Partial match the selection(s)
  • :option - Find option elements

    • Locator: Match text of option
    • Filters:
      • :disabled (Boolean) - Match disabled option
      • :selected (Boolean) - Match selected option
  • :datalist_input - Find input field with datalist completion

    • Locator: Matches against the id, test_id attribute, name, placeholder, or associated label text
    • Filters:
      • :name (String, Regexp) - Matches the name attribute
      • :placeholder (String, Regexp) - Matches the placeholder attribute
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled field? (Default: false)
      • :options (Array) - Exact match options
      • :with_options (Array) - Partial match options
  • :datalist_option - Find datalist option

    • Locator: Match text or value of option
    • Filters:
      • :disabled (Boolean) - Match disabled option
  • :file_field - Find file input elements

    • Locator: Match id, test_id attribute, name, or associated label text
    • Filters:
      • :name (String, Regexp) - Matches the name attribute
      • :disabled (Boolean, :all) - Match disabled field? (Default: false)
      • :multiple (Boolean) - Match field that accepts multiple values
  • :label - Find label elements

    • Locator: Match id, test_id, or text contents
    • Filters:
      • :for (Element, String, Regexp) - The element or id of the element associated with the label
  • :table - Find table elements

    • Locator: id, test_id, or caption text of table
    • Filters:
      • :caption (String) - Match text of associated caption
      • :with_rows (Array>, Array>) - Partial match <td> data - visibility of <td> elements is not considered
      • :rows (Array>) - Match all <td>s - visibility of <td> elements is not considered
      • :with_cols (Array>, Array>) - Partial match <td> data - visibility of <td> elements is not considered
      • :cols (Array>) - Match all <td>s - visibility of <td> elements is not considered
  • :table_row - Find table row

    • Locator: Array, Hash table row <td> contents - visibility of <td> elements is not considered
  • :frame - Find frame/iframe elements

    • Locator: Match id, test_id attribute, or name
    • Filters:
      • :name (String) - Match name attribute
  • :element

    • Locator: Type of element ('div', 'a', etc) - if not specified defaults to '*'
    • Filters:
      • :<any> (String, Regexp) - Match on any specified element attribute

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: Filters Classes: CSS, CSSBuilder, Definition, FilterSet, RegexpDisassembler, XPathBuilder

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(definition, config:, format:) ⇒ Selector

Returns a new instance of Selector.



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 33

def initialize(definition, config:, format:)
  definition = self.class[definition] unless definition.is_a? Definition
  super(definition)
  @definition = definition
  @config = config
  @format = format
  @errors = []
end

Instance Attribute Details

#errorsObject (readonly)

Returns the value of attribute errors.



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 31

def errors
  @errors
end

Class Method Details

.[](name) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 10

def [](name)
  all.fetch(name.to_sym) { |sel_type| raise ArgumentError, "Unknown selector type (:#{sel_type})" }
end

.add(name, **options, &block) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 14

def add(name, **options, &block)
  all[name.to_sym] = Definition.new(name.to_sym, **options, &block)
end

.allObject



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 6

def all
  @definitions ||= {} # rubocop:disable Naming/MemoizedInstanceVariableName
end

.for(locator) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 26

def for(locator)
  all.values.find { |sel| sel.match?(locator) }
end

.remove(name) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 22

def remove(name)
  all.delete(name.to_sym)
end

.update(name, &block) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 18

def update(name, &block)
  self[name].instance_eval(&block)
end

Instance Method Details

#add_error(error_msg) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 77

def add_error(error_msg)
  errors << error_msg
end

#builder(expr = nil) ⇒ Object

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 95

def builder(expr = nil)
  case format
  when :css
    Capybara::Selector::CSSBuilder
  when :xpath
    Capybara::Selector::XPathBuilder
  else
    raise NotImplementedError, "No builder exists for selector of type #{default_format}"
  end.new(expr)
end

#call(locator, **options) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 59

def call(locator, **options)
  if format
    raise ArgumentError, "Selector #{@name} does not support #{format}" unless expressions.key?(format)

    instance_exec(locator, **options, &expressions[format])
  else
    warn 'Selector has no format'
  end
ensure
  unless locator_valid?(locator)
    Capybara::Helpers.warn(
      "Locator #{locator.class}:#{locator.inspect} for selector #{name.inspect} must #{locator_description}. " \
      'This will raise an error in a future version of Capybara. ' \
      "Called from: #{Capybara::Helpers.filter_backtrace(caller)}"
    )
  end
end

#enable_aria_labelObject



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 47

def enable_aria_label
  @config[:enable_aria_label]
end

#enable_aria_roleObject



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 51

def enable_aria_role
  @config[:enable_aria_role]
end

#expression_for(name, locator, config: @config, format: current_format, **options) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 81

def expression_for(name, locator, config: @config, format: current_format, **options)
  Selector.new(name, config: config, format: format).call(locator, **options)
end

#formatObject Also known as: current_format



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 42

def format
  @format || @definition.default_format
end

#test_idObject



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 55

def test_id
  @config[:test_id]
end

#with_filter_errors(errors) ⇒ Object

This method is part of a private API. You should avoid using this method if possible, as it may be removed or be changed in the future.



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# File 'lib/capybara/selector/selector.rb', line 86

def with_filter_errors(errors)
  old_errors = @errors
  @errors = errors
  yield
ensure
  @errors = old_errors
end