Configuration
To install prickle execute
gem install prickle
and to configure update your features/support/env.rb to include the following:
require 'prickle/capybara' # require
World do
include Capybara::DSL
include Prickle::Capybara # include Prickle
end
Waiting for elements to become visible
To enable this feature you need to set the Prickle::Capybara.wait_time property.
Prickle::Capybara.wait_time = 5
If you only want to extend the wait time for a particular feature, then you need to reset the wait time using Prickle::Capybara = nil.
Usage
Find elements by any html tag(s)
element(:href => "http://google.com")
element(:name => "blue")
element(:id => "key")
element(:class => "key", :id => "button")
Find elements by type and html tag(s)
element(:link, :href => "http://google.com") # you can also use link and paragraph (instead of a and p)
element(:input, :name => "blue")
Apply a search, a click or a text matcher
element(:name => "flower").exists?
element(:name => "flower").click
element(:name => "flower").contains_text? "Roses"
Alternative syntax
Find
find_by_name "green"
"green" #find_<element_tag>_by_name "<name>"
Click
click_by_name "blue"
click_input_by_name "blue" #click_<element_tag>_by_name "<name>"
Match text
div_contains_text? "text" #<element_tag>_contains_text? "text"