getText() and whitespace
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Description
I have noticed the drivers (checked selenium2 and goutte drivers) the getText() method does not preserve whitespace. Which means unable to properly test output to pre elements for example.
$text = $session->getPage()->find('css', 'pre')->getText();
$this->assertEquals("Hello\nWorld!", $text);
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Start by comparing the getText() implementations in the selenium2 and goutte drivers, then reproduce the reported case with a pre element and multiline text. Done means getText() preserves the expected whitespace so the shown assertion passes for both drivers.
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- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100