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 personally like the following approach since it works correctly regardless of JS being enabled or not.

My Spec:

  it "shows as expected" do
    visit my_path

    # ...test my non-JS stuff in the current tab

    switch_to_new_tab

    # ...test my non-JS stuff in the new tab
    
    # ...keep switching to new tabs as much as necessary
  end 

  # OR

  it "shows as expected", js: true do
    visit my_path

    # ...test my non-JS stuff in the current tab
    # ...also test my JS stuff in the current tab

    switch_to_new_tab

    # ...test my non-JS stuff in the new tab
    # ...also test my JS stuff in the new tab

    # ...keep switching to new tabs as much as necessary
  end 

Test helpers:

  def switch_to_new_tab
    current_browser = page.driver.browser

    if js_enabled?
      current_browser.switch_to.window(current_browser.window_handles.last)
    else
      visit current_browser.last_request.fullpath
    end
  end

  def js_enabled?
    Capybara.current_driver == Capybara.javascript_driver
  end