CasperJS sometimes fails to submit a form (Windows only)

[Zir Tec]

I have a simple casperjs test that submits a form. It always works on my computer (OSX) but fails *most of the time* on Windows 7/8 when executed with other tests.

    casper.test.begin('Search', function(test) {

      casper.start('http://localhost:8080/site', function() {

        this.fill('#search-form, { query: 'good' }, false);

        this.click('#search-form button');

      });

      casper.waitForUrl('http://localhost:8080/site/search', function() {

        test.assertUrlMatch('http://localhost:8080/site/search?query=summary')

      });

    });

Yields (most of the time):

    subject: false

    currentUrl: 'http://localhost:8080/site/search?query='

    pattern: 'http://localhost:8080/site/search?query=good'

• The server logs show casperjs/phatomjs tried to access `search` with an empty query.
  
• The test works fine when run alone on Windows 7/8.
  
• It also works on OSX, even in a test "suite".
  
• Another test with a few simple assertExists can break the form submit test.

    $ casperjs --version

    1.1.0-beta3

    $ phantomjs --version

    1.9.7

Something wrong with my script or shall I open an issue? In the affirmative, any workaround?

Thanks

[Frederic Close]

I have the same kind of problem.

[Zir Tec]

Now the project manager is threatening to move to Selenium or something, this is going in the wrong direction.

Any pointer or idea? Should I file a bug report on github?

[Andy Orahood]

I just opened an issue on github for something that appears to be similar: https://github.com/n1k0/casperjs/issues/889. Maybe you could add to that ticket.

[Zir Tec]

Hello,

I raised an issue slightly before you: https://github.com/n1k0/casperjs/issues/887

But even with the this.fill(..., false) + form.click followed by a waitForUrl -- which is advised indeed, but not in the doc -- my problem remains.

Added a link to your issue anyway.