Useful cucumber steps to reuse

useful_steps.rb

# Asserting a link based on HREF

Then /^(?:|I )should see a link to (.+?)(?: with the text "([^\"]*)")?(?: within "([^\"]*)")?$/ do |page_name, text, selector|
  with_scope(selector) do
    page.should have_css("a[href='#{ path_to(page_name) }']", :text => text)
  end
end

Then /^(?:|I )should see a mailto link for "([^\"]*)"(?: with the text "([^\"]*)")?(?: within "([^\"]*)")?$/ do |email_address, text, selector|
  with_scope(selector) do
    page.should have_css("a[href='mailto:#{email_address}']", :text => text)
  end
end


# Waiting for and checking element visibility changes due to javascript

When /^I wait until "([^"]*)" is visible$/ do |selector|
  page.has_css?("#{selector}", :visible => true)
end

Then /^the element "([^"]*)" should be visible$/ do |selector|
  page.should have_css("#{selector}", :visible => true)
end

Then /^the element "([^"]*)" should not be visible$/ do |selector|
  page.should have_css("#{selector}", :visible => false)
end


# Dealing with page changes caused by JS setting window.location

When /^(?:|I )wait for javascript to redirect me to (.+)$/ do |page_name|
  wait_until do
    URI.parse(current_url).path == path_to(page_name)
  end
end

When /^(?:|I )wait for javascript to redirect me away from (.+)$/ do |page_name|
  wait_until do
    URI.parse(current_url).path != path_to(page_name)
  end
end