Closing pop-up with modified URL

[Jessica]

Hello, 

I'm using the connect to popup dialog to connect to a browser that is launched when clicking a link. I then do some actions in the second  tab which changes the URL, I then need to close the second browser, do I use the close popup dialog to close the second tab and just put the now chanced URL or do I use the URL I connected to. Right now I put the modified url in the close popup dialog, but sometimes it doesn't close the new browser tab and shift focus back to the first browser tab. 

I'm aware I can use a coded step to close that second tab, and use Manager.Browsers.count to count the tabs to ensure that second tab does close as long as I do a global browser count variable. If you believe that's the best way to go I can do that, but I wanted to make sure I was approaching it correctly.

[Plamen Mitrev]

Hi Jessica, I tried to reproduce the encountered issue on my end, by following the details you shared, and tested it across all supported browsers. The "Close pop-up" step works in Internet Explorer, even if that tab's URL was changed, but it does not work as expected on the other browsers (Chrome, Edge Chromium and Firefox). 

I will involve some of the developers to investigate this behavior further and will get back to you in this thread. This might take several days, since we have a lot of holidays this week and most of the team is not available. So, I will get back to you with more details by the beginning of next week. Thank you for the understanding!

[Plamen Mitrev]

Hi Jessica,

Thank you for allowing me additional time to investigate this issue, where the tab is not closed successfully. It turned out that there are changes in some of the latest updates of all JavaScript browsers (Chrome, Firefox and Edge Chromium), which are causing troubles with this functionality. I created a public bug report on your behalf and our engineering team will look for a solution to add in some of our next releases. Please add your vote to the public item and follow it to get notifications for its progress.

In the meantime, I prepared a sample Test Studio project with one web test that reproduces the issue. I added a coded step, in place of the "Close Pop-up window" step that is typically used, to close the second tab by pressing the "Ctrl + W" key combination. Note that in order to send desktop keyboard actions, you need to add a reference to System.Windows.Forms to the Test Studio project and coded step. Please find the attached project and sample code below.

            Manager.ActiveBrowser.Window.SetFocus();
            
            Manager.Desktop.KeyBoard.KeyDown(Keys.Control);
            Manager.Desktop.KeyBoard.KeyPress(Keys.W);
            Manager.Desktop.KeyBoard.KeyUp(Keys.Control);

I hope that the above mentioned workaround will help you automate this scenario, while we are looking for a solution for the "Close Pop-up window" step. I remain available to continue our discussion and assist you further, if needed.

Regards,
Plamen Mitrev
Progress Telerik

[Jessica]

Hello Plamen!

Thank you so much for your help. I will give this work around a try and let you know if I see anything else on the bug report.

Best, Jessica

[Plamen Mitrev]

Hi Jessica, I hope that it works for you as well as it did on my end, during testing. Of course, let me know if you encounter any troubles.

Have a great day ahead!