Merge pull request #832 from seleniumbase/fix-choose-file-method

Allow the choose_file() method to work on hidden "input" fields

examples/test_swag_labs.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class SwagLabsTests(BaseCase):
 
         # Checkout - Add info
         self.click("link=CHECKOUT")
-        self.assert_exact_text("Checkout: Your Information", "div.subheader")
+        self.assert_text("Checkout: Your Information", "div.subheader")
         self.assert_element("a.cart_cancel_link")
         self.type("#first-name", "SeleniumBase")
         self.type("#last-name", "Rocks")
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class SwagLabsTests(BaseCase):
 
         # Checkout - Overview
         self.click("input.btn_primary")
-        self.assert_exact_text("Checkout: Overview", "div.subheader")
+        self.assert_text("Checkout: Overview", "div.subheader")
         self.assert_element("link=CANCEL")
         self.assert_text(item_name, "div.inventory_item_name")
         self.assert_text(item_price, "div.inventory_item_price")

examples/upload_file_test.py

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+""" Testing the self.choose_file() method. """
+
 import os
 from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 
 
 class FileUploadButtonTests(BaseCase):
 
-    """ The main purpose of this is to test the self.choose_file() method. """
-
     def test_file_upload_button(self):
         self.open("https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/tryit.asp"
                   "?filename=tryjsref_fileupload_get")
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class FileUploadButtonTests(BaseCase):
         self.add_css_style(zoom_in)
         self.highlight('input[type="file"]')
         dir_name = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-        file_path = dir_name + "/example_logs/screenshot.png"
+        file_path = os.path.join(dir_name, "example_logs/screenshot.png")
         self.choose_file('input[type="file"]', file_path)
         self.demo_mode = True  # Adds highlighting to the assert statement
         self.assert_element('input[type="file"]')

seleniumbase/__version__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # seleniumbase package
-__version__ = "1.56.4"
+__version__ = "1.56.5"

seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py

@@ -2964,7 +2964,33 @@ class BaseCase(unittest.TestCase):
             timeout = self.__get_new_timeout(timeout)
         selector, by = self.__recalculate_selector(selector, by)
         abs_path = os.path.abspath(file_path)
-        self.add_text(selector, abs_path, by=by, timeout=timeout)
+        element = self.wait_for_element_present(
+            selector, by=by, timeout=timeout)
+        if self.is_element_visible(selector, by=by):
+            self.__demo_mode_highlight_if_active(selector, by)
+            if not self.demo_mode and not self.slow_mode:
+                self.__scroll_to_element(element, selector, by)
+        pre_action_url = self.driver.current_url
+        if type(abs_path) is int or type(abs_path) is float:
+            abs_path = str(abs_path)
+        try:
+            element.send_keys(abs_path)
+        except (StaleElementReferenceException, ENI_Exception):
+            self.wait_for_ready_state_complete()
+            time.sleep(0.16)
+            element = self.wait_for_element_present(
+                selector, by=by, timeout=timeout)
+            element.send_keys(abs_path)
+        except Exception:
+            exc_message = self.__get_improved_exception_message()
+            raise Exception(exc_message)
+        if self.demo_mode:
+            if self.driver.current_url != pre_action_url:
+                self.__demo_mode_pause_if_active()
+            else:
+                self.__demo_mode_pause_if_active(tiny=True)
+        elif self.slow_mode:
+            self.__slow_mode_pause_if_active()
 
     def save_element_as_image_file(
             self, selector, file_name, folder=None, overlay_text=""):