File upload testing with selenium

[boraldo1]

I know that RichFaces is tested with selenium.
I need to test File upload component http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/richfaces/fileUpload.jsf with Selenium.
How can I do it ?

[ppitonak]

Hi,

I've been dealing with FileUpload recently. As far as I know, it only works with Firefox and I think you have to run your browser using *chrome instead of *firefox. Then you just call

selenium.attachFile(myLocator, "file:///someFile")

where locator points to the tag "input" on the page. Be careful that the first time you have to attach your file to tag with id e.g. j_id353:upload:file, but then a new tag appears so you have to attach second file to j_id353:upload:file0, third file to j_id353:upload:file1 etc.

[ilya_shaikovsky]

I've been dealing with FileUpload recently. As far as I know, it only works with Firefox

Hope you talking about testing possibility only and not about actual component ;) Was confused before read till the sentence end :)

[prabhat.jha]

Yes, it's for testing only..component works rock solid with all browsers. :-) We are still struggling with selenium + IE combo for fileupload test.

[boraldo1]

selenium.attachFile(myLocator, "file:///someFile")

This concerns usual html file upload. But I mean richfaces component http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/richfaces/fileUpload.jsf

[ilya_shaikovsky]

richfaces control is set of simple input type=text under the hood if the flash turned off (by default)

[boraldo1]

"ilya_shaikovsky" wrote:
richfaces control is set of simple input type=text under the hood if the flash turned off (by default)

I turned off Flash plugin and saw Get Adobe Flash player logo and component doesn't work.

[nbelaevski]

Hi,

Switch Flash off using attribute.

[boraldo1]

"nbelaevski" wrote:
Switch Flash off using attribute.

Yes. This works.

But didn't you test this component with flash by Selenium ?

[typek_pb]

hi guys,

I'm dealing with this problem in Richfaces 4.1, not sure if meanwhile something changed, but may I ask you for a code sniplet how you do the testing?

I'm not sure how to switch flash via attribute (the solution mentioned above).

thanks

[ppitonak]

Hi Peter,

rich:fileUpload in RichFaces 4.1 doesn't use Flash.

Regards,

Palo

[typek_pb]

Hi Palo,

thanks for reply. Does it mean, that there is currently no way to do the test?

I've found following bug report: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/RFPL-949

Should I wait till it's solved? Or can someone share some ideas on solution?

I'm running my tests on windows as well as linux => any windows only solution doesn't fit me.

Thanks.

[ppitonak]

Hi Peter,

we will investigate that soon. Meanwhile you can try http://stackoverflow.com/a/6130887/469043.

Regards,

Palo

[typek_pb]

Hi Pavol,

thanks for your response as well as progress on relevant charm.

I'll check the solution proposal whenever I have some time and provide the feedback.

[typek_pb]

Hi Pavol,

the suggested solution works for me (Windows+ FirefoxDriver).

Thanks a lot!