FileInput class

src/widgetastic/widget.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from collections import defaultdict, namedtuple
 from copy import copy
 from jsmin import jsmin
+from selenium.webdriver.remote.file_detector import LocalFileDetector
 from smartloc import Locator
 from wait_for import wait_for
 
@@ -676,6 +677,7 @@ class BaseInput(Widget):
     Args:
         name: If you want to look the input up by name, use this parameter, pass the name.
         id: If you want to look the input up by id, use this parameter, pass the id.
+        locator: If you have specific locator, use it here.
     """
     def __init__(self, parent, name=None, id=None, locator=None, logger=None):
         if (locator and (name or id)) or (name and (id or locator)) or (id and (name or locator)):
@@ -703,6 +705,7 @@ class TextInput(BaseInput):
     Args:
         name: If you want to look the input up by name, use this parameter, pass the name.
         id: If you want to look the input up by id, use this parameter, pass the id.
+        locator: If you have specific locator, use it here.
     """
     @property
     def value(self):
@@ -726,12 +729,31 @@ def fill(self, value):
         return True
 
 
+class FileInput(BaseInput):
+    """This represents the file input.
+
+    Args:
+        name: If you want to look the input up by name, use this parameter, pass the name.
+        id: If you want to look the input up by id, use this parameter, pass the id.
+        locator: If you have specific locator, use it here.
+    """
+
+    def read(self):
+        raise DoNotReadThisWidget()
+
+    def fill(self, value):
+        with self.browser.selenium.file_detector_context(LocalFileDetector):
+            self.browser.send_keys(value, self)
+        return True
+
+
 class Checkbox(BaseInput, ClickableMixin):
     """This widget represents the bogo-standard form checkbox.
 
     Args:
         name: If you want to look the input up by name, use this parameter, pass the name.
         id: If you want to look the input up by id, use this parameter, pass the id.
+        locator: If you have specific locator, use it here.
     """
 
     @property

testing/test_basic_widgets.py

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import pytest
 import re
 
-from widgetastic.widget import View, Table, Text, TextInput, Checkbox, Select
+from widgetastic.exceptions import DoNotReadThisWidget
+from widgetastic.widget import View, Table, Text, TextInput, FileInput, Checkbox, Select
 from widgetastic.utils import Fillable, ParametrizedString
 
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ class TestForm(View):
         h3 = Text('.//h3')
         input1 = TextInput(name='input1')
         input2 = Checkbox(id='input2')
+        fileinput = FileInput(id='fileinput')
 
     class AFillable(Fillable):
         def __init__(self, text):
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ def as_fill_value(self):
     assert not form.input1.fill(AFillable('a_test'))
     assert form.input1.read() == 'a_test'
 
+    assert form.fileinput.fill('foo')
+    with pytest.raises(DoNotReadThisWidget):
+        form.fileinput.read()
+
 
 def test_nested_views_read_fill(browser):
     class TestForm(View):