With Capybara, how do I switch to the new window for links with “_blank” targets?

Question

Perhaps this isn\'t actually the issue I\'m experiencing, but it seems that when I \"click_link\" a link with target=\"_blank\", the session keeps the focus on the current w

Answer 1

I know this is old post, but for what its worth in capybara 2.4.4

within_window(switch_to_window(windows.last)) do 
    # in my case assert redirected url from a prior click action
    expect(current_url).to eq(redirect['url'])
end

Answer 2

To explicitly change window, you use switch_to_window

  def terms_of_use
    terms_window = window_opened_by do
      click_link(@terms_link)
    end
    switch_to_window(terms_window)
  end

An after that method browser will work in the new page, instead of wrap everything in a within_window block

Answer 3

You can pass a name, url or title of the window also (But now its dipricated)

  let(:product) { create :product }

  it 'tests' do
    visit products_path
    click_link(product.id)

    within_window(product_path(product)) do
      expect(page).to have_content(product.title)
    end
  end

You can pass a labda or a proc also

within_window(->{ page.title == 'Page title' }) do
  click_button 'Submit'
end

wish it stretches the method usage to more clearly understaing

Answer 4

Capybara >= 2.3 includes the new window management API. It can be used like:

new_window = window_opened_by { click_link 'Something' }
within_window new_window do
  # code
end

Answer 5

The main implementation (window_opened_by) raises an error for me:

*** Capybara::WindowError Exception: block passed to #window_opened_by opened 0 windows instead of 1

So, I resolve it by this solution:

new_window = open_new_window

within_window new_window do
  visit(click_link 'Something')
end

page.driver.browser.window_handles
# => ["CDwindow-F7EF6D3C12B68D6B6A3DFC69C2790718", "CDwindow-9A026DEC65C3C031AF7D2BA12F28ADC7"]

Answer 6

This works for me in capybara-webkit:

within_window(windows.last) do
  # code here
end

(I'm using capybara 2.4.1 and capybara-webkit 1.3.0)