Testing Dialogs with TestFX

[rohit vaidya]

Experts, 

I am new to TestFX. My application has multiple dialogs and I would like to test the flows using TestFX. How do I automate clicks on Ok/Cancel of Dialog Boxes. I am using Dialog boxes shipped with pre release JDK8u60 like javafx.scene.control.Alert.

Any sample test examples will be helpful which test Dialog boxes. 

Thanks, 

Rohit Vaidya

[tbeernot]

In JFXtras I work with popups, which are similar to Dialogs, but I'm not on the latests version on TextFX yet. But maybe it is of use:
https://github.com/JFXtras/jfxtras/blob/8.0/jfxtras-test-support/src/main/java/jfxtras/test/JFXtrasGuiTest.java

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[rohit vaidya]

Thanks Tom for the pointer. 

I was advised against using GuiTest as its part of legacy. 

I have written this simple test. The test blocks when I use alert.showAndWait(). I would want to test dialog boxes in my application which are modal in nature. Hence I must use showAndWait(). Unfortunately this blocks the test from executing. 

public class DialogBoxTest extends ApplicationTest {

    GitFxDialog dialog;

@Override

public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {Alert alert = new Alert(AlertType.INFORMATION);
alert.setTitle(title);
alert.setHeaderText(header);
alert.setContentText(label);
alert.show();
return alert;

}

@Test
public void testDialog() throws Exception {
    clickOn("OK");
}

Thanks, 

Rohit Vaidya

[rohit vaidya]

I was able to test the blocking api showAndWait() by creating a separate thread. 

https://github.com/jughyd/GitFx/blob/master/src/test/java/DialogBoxTest.java

Thanks, 

Rohit Vaidya

[Benjamin Gudehus]

Hey,

dialog.GitInformationDialog(...) actually creates a new Dialog and calls showAndWait() on it?

I think we could find more elegang solutions for new Thread() and Thread.sleep().

--Benjamin

[rohit vaidya]

Benjamin,

Yes. dialog.GitInformationDialog internally has a call to showAndWait. I had to use Thread.sleep because the test executes before the dialog launches. Perhaps an API which will wait for the stage be loaded and element available shall be useful. I will search in API doc with such api is available in TestFX.  And showAndWait on dialog is a blocking API and prevents the test from executing and hence I created a separate thread. 

I am thinking about how can I make it better though. I agree with you the solution is not elegant. 

Thanks, 

Rohit Vaidya

[rohit vaidya]

Benjamin, 

I got rid of the Thread.sleep by using WaitForAsyncUtils.waitForFxEvents();

However not sure how to get rid of new Thread creation for dialog boxes(modal) which block the main FX thread waiting for user input.  
https://github.com/jughyd/GitFx/blob/master/src/test/java/DialogBoxTest.java

Thanks in advance for your inputs. 

Regards, 

Rohit Vaidya