cucumber test file download

Question

Anybody have idea how to test file download using cucumber?

Answer 1

I found this to be a convenient way of testing for downloads, its a naiv way just testing for the headers put for most of the time its reasonable.

If you are using capbybara then put the following inside your step_definitions.rb

    Then /^I should get a download with the filename "([^\"]*)"$/ do |filename|
       page.response_headers['Content-Disposition'].should include("filename=\"#{filename}\"")
    end

Inside your feature you can now do:

    When I follow "Export as ZIP"
    Then I should get a download with the filename "contacts_20110203.zip"

Cheers