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Uses Mink to launch and manipulate Selenium Server (formerly the Selenium RC Server).

But we recommend you to use Selenium 2 WebDriver as it is an evolution of SeleniumRC and grants you more stable results. For manipulation with Selenium WebDriver use Selenium2 module

Note, all method takes CSS selectors to fetch elements. For links, buttons, fields you can use names/values/ids of elements. For form fields you can use name of matched label.

Will save a screenshot of browser window to log directory on fail.

Download Selenium RC Server

Execute it: java -jar selenium-server-standalone-x.xx.xxx.jar

Best used with Firefox browser.

Don't forget to turn on Db repopulation if you are using database.

• Maintainer: davert
• Stability: stable
• Contact: codecept@davert.mail.ua
• relies on Mink

• url required - start url for your app
• browser required - browser that would be launched
• host - Selenium server host (localhost by default)
• port - Selenium server port (4444 by default)
• delay - set delay between actions in milliseconds (1/1000 of second) if they run too fast

modules:
   enabled: [Selenium]
   config:
      Selenium:
         url: 'http://localhost/'
         browser: firefox

• session - contains Mink Session

Opens the page.

• param $page

Attaches file from Codeception data directory to upload field.

Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $field
• param $filename

Removes focus from link or button or any node found by CSS or XPath XPath or CSS selectors are accepted.

• param $el

Ticks a checkbox. For radio buttons use selectOption method.

Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $option

Perform a click on link or button. Link or button are found by their names or CSS selector. Submits a form if button is a submit type.

If link is an image it's found by alt attribute value of image. If button is image button is found by it's value If link or button can't be found by name they are searched by CSS selector.

The second parameter is a context: CSS or XPath locator to narrow the search.

Examples:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $link
• param $context

Clicks with right button on link or button or any node found by CSS or XPath

• param $link

Check if current page doesn't contain the text specified. Specify the css selector to match only specific region.

Examples:

{% highlight php %}

• param $uri

Checks that current url does not match a RegEx value

• param $uri

Checks if element does not exist (or is visible) on a page, matching it by CSS or XPath

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $selector

Checks that current uri does not contain a value

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $uri

Checks that an input field or textarea doesn't contain value. Field is matched either by label or CSS or Xpath Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $field
• param $value

Checks if page doesn't contain the link with text specified. Specify url to narrow the results.

Examples:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $selector
• param $optionText
• return mixed

Double clicks on link or button or any node found by CSS or XPath

• param $link

Drag first element to second XPath or CSS selectors are accepted.

• param $el1
• param $el2

Low-level API method. If Codeception commands are not enough, use Selenium RC methods directly

{% highlight php %}

$I->executeInSelenium(function(\Selenium\Browser $browser) { $browser->open('/'); });

{% endhighlight %}

Use Browser Selenium API Not recommended this command too be used on regular basis. If Codeception lacks important Selenium methods implement then and submit patches.

• param callable $function

Executes any JS code.

• param $jsCode

Fills a text field or textarea with value.

• param $field
• param $value

Moves focus to link or button or any node found by CSS or XPath

• param $el

not documented

Takes a parameters from current URI by RegEx. If no url provided returns full URI.

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param null $uri
• internal param $url
• return mixed

Finds and returns text contents of element. Element is searched by CSS selector, XPath or matcher by regex.

Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $cssOrXPathOrRegex
• return mixed

Finds and returns field and returns it's value. Searches by field name, then by CSS, then by XPath

Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $field
• return mixed

Moves back in history

Moves forward in history

Moves mouse over link or button or any node found by CSS or XPath

• param $link

Presses key on element found by css, xpath is focused A char and modifier (ctrl, alt, shift, meta) can be provided.

Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $element
• param $char char can be either char ('b') or char-code (98)
• param null $modifier keyboard modifier (could be 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift' or 'meta')

Presses key down on element found by CSS or XPath.

For example see 'pressKey'.

• param $element
• param $char char can be either char ('b') or char-code (98)
• param null $modifier keyboard modifier (could be 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift' or 'meta')

Presses key up on element found by CSS or XPath.

For example see 'pressKey'.

• param $element
• param $char char can be either char ('b') or char-code (98)
• param null $modifier keyboard modifier (could be 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift' or 'meta')

Reloads current page

Check if current page contains the text specified. Specify the css selector to match only specific region.

Examples:

{% highlight php %}

• param $uri

Checks that current url is matches a RegEx value

• param $uri

Checks element visibility. Fails if element exists but is invisible to user. Eiter CSS or XPath can be used.

• param $selector

Checks that current uri contains a value

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $uri

Checks that an input field or textarea contains value. Field is matched either by label or CSS or Xpath

Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $field
• param $value

Checks if there is a link with text specified. Specify url to match link with exact this url.

Examples:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $selector
• param $optionText
• return mixed

Selects an option in select tag or in radio button group.

Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $select
• param $option

Unticks a checkbox.

Example:

{% highlight php %}

{% endhighlight %}

• param $option

Wait for x milliseconds

• param $milliseconds

Waits for x milliseconds or until JS condition turns true.

• param $milliseconds
• param $jsCondition