gistfile1.rb

#
# cucumber.yml
#

# Filter which features are run with each profile by the file extension
webrat: --require features/steps/common --require features/support/webrat_env.rb --exclude selenium.feature --format progress
selenium: --require features/steps/common --require features/support/selenium_env.rb --exclude webrat.feature --format progress

#
# features/support/env.rb
#

ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = "test"
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/environment')

require 'cucumber/rails/world'
require 'cucumber/rails/rspec'
require 'webrat/rspec-rails'

#
# features/support/webrat_env.rb
#

require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/env.rb')
require 'webrat/rails'
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../lib/webrat_hacks.rb')

Cucumber::Rails.use_transactional_fixtures

#
# features/support/selenium_env.rb
#

require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/env.rb')
require 'webrat/selenium'
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../lib/webrat_hacks.rb')

World do
  Webrat::Selenium::Rails::World.new
end

def empty_database
  connection = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
  connection.tables.each do |table|
    connection.execute "DELETE FROM #{table}" 
  end
end

Before do
  empty_database
  selenium.delete_all_visible_cookies
  ActionMailer::Base.deliveries = []
end

at_exit do
  empty_database
end

#
# lib/webrat_hacks.rb
#

class Webrat::RailsSession
  
  # This method returns the current location of the current page even if 
  # a redirection has ocurred. Not sure if there is already a method doing the same
  # thing in webrat API. 
  #
  # Useful to implement steps like: "Then I should have been redirected to the home page"
  def request_path
    integration_session.request.path
  end
  
end

class Webrat::SeleniumSession

  # Selenium version of request_path
  def request_path
    selenium.get_location.gsub("http://127.0.0.1:3001", "")
  end
  
end

# Make the request_path method available to the steps
Webrat::Methods.delegate_to_session :request_path

module Webrat
  
  # Start the app server using Polonium to enable access to ActionMailer.deliveries
  # from acceptance tests while using Selenium, which is not possible if the
  # server is started manually or the way webrat start it by default
  def self.start_app_server
    Polonium::Configuration.instance.app_server_runner.start
  end
  
  def self.stop_app_server
    Polonium::Configuration.instance.app_server_runner.stop
  end
  
  # We prefer to start selenium server manually and keep it running to make 
  # the execution of features faster (especially using --browserSessionReuse)
  def self.start_selenium_server
    nil
  end
  
  def self.stop_selenium_server
    nil
  end
  
end

# Polonium configuration and initialization
Polonium::Configuration.instance.app_server_engine = :mongrel
Polonium::Configuration.instance.internal_app_server_port = 3001
Polonium::Configuration.instance.create_app_server_runner