Possbility to test file upload initiated by javascript

[miks]

I have page to test where actual file upload input is hidden and upload itself is triggered with click event from simple button.
With capybara 2.1.0 and capybara webkit 1.0.0 I have no clue how to test this kind of interface. When test trigger click on UI button within capybara-webkit and save screenshot there is no upload dialog present (unlike in real browser).
Also "attach_file" method is failing as file upload input is hidden.

[mhoran]

This is an unfortunate side effect of the changes required to make capybara-webkit compatible with Qt 5.0. As of Qt 5, opening a file dialog must be initiated by a user action, which requires a "native click" event. There's an upstream QtWebKit bug which has gone unanswered for over a year.

We've been unable to come up with an alternative solution to the click issue, however it has also caused other issues for users who have applied certain styling (inline-block) to elements, which WebKit is unable to click. There's also a Capybara 2.1 feature, #hover, which requires native mouse event support.

[jferris]

@miks are you doing this using JavaScript so that you can style the upload button? Can you try a technique that doesn't hide the actual upload, like this one? http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/inputfile.html

[miks]

It's not related to style. We have upload functionality like this:

1. there is simple button with name "import file"
2. user click to button which trigger file input click event, which therefore open file upload dialog
3. when file input is changed, form is submited with FormData through ajax request.

This approach allow to minimize UI for fast file upload.

[acrogenesis]

@miks did you solve this? I'm having trouble with this

[miks]

@acrogenesis I just made form and regular file input visible for tests like (here: https://github.com/cubesystems/releaf/blob/master/releaf-i18n_database/spec/features/translations_spec.rb#L78)

[acrogenesis]

Thanks that worked 👍

[calleluks]

I'm closing this issue since it seems to be resolved.