Mechanize Cheatsheet

gistfile1.txt

# Cheatsheet for using mechanize
require 'mechanize'

# Initialize Mechanize Agent
agent = Mechanize.new
agent.get 'http://localhost:3000/'

# Click on a link displayed on the page
agent.page.link_with(text: "Sign in").click

# Input credentials to the first form on the page
agent.page.forms.first.tap do |f|
  f['user[email]']                     = 'user@example.com'
  f['user[password]']                  = 'password'
  f.submit
end

# Agent remembers the scheme + host, so no need to supply it when navigating somewhere else
agent.get "/home"

# Search for elements on the page
if agent.page.body.inspect.include? 'your mum'
  puts agent.page.body.inspect
  puts '*found her!'
end