ActionDispatch::SystemTesting::TestHelpers::ScreenshotHelper

Screenshot helper for system testing

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Instance Public methods
take_failed_screenshot()

Takes a screenshot of the current page in the browser if the test failed.

take_failed_screenshot is included in application_system_test_case.rb that is generated with the application. To take screenshots when a test fails add take_failed_screenshot to the teardown block before clearing sessions.

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/system_testing/test_helpers/screenshot_helper.rb, line 35
def take_failed_screenshot
  take_screenshot if failed? && supports_screenshot?
end
take_screenshot()

Takes a screenshot of the current page in the browser.

take_screenshot can be used at any point in your system tests to take a screenshot of the current state. This can be useful for debugging or automating visual testing.

The screenshot will be displayed in your console, if supported.

You can set the RAILS_SYSTEM_TESTING_SCREENSHOT environment variable to control the output. Possible values are:

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/system_testing/test_helpers/screenshot_helper.rb, line 23
def take_screenshot
  save_image
  puts display_image
end