Web API Support Proposals

[AndreyBelym]

This is a list of issues that prevent TestCafe from testing pages based on specific Web APIs. It means that TestCafe must implement a mock or a sandbox for such API to make pages work correctly in the testing environment.

Please, help the TestCafe team decide which features should be implemented in the next releases! If you like a feature described in any of the comments below, click the comment's header to visit the issue page and add the 👍 reaction to it.

If you want to see a different feature in this list, just create a new issue and it will be added to the list.

[AndreyBelym]

Allow to use HTML5 Clipboard API in tests

Browser prevent access to the HTML5 Clipboard API (document.execCommand('copy')) when it is invoked not from a user-generated event. It means, that the Clipboard API enabled code don't work under the TestCafe testing environment.

[AndreyBelym]

Support iframes with Data URI sources

TestCafe can't handle <iframe>s that have the src attribute set to a Data URI

[AndreyBelym]

Enable handling of window.print() dialog with t.setNativeDialogHandler

Dialogs created with window.print() are not handled by the handler installed with the t.setNativeDialogHandler method.

[AndreyBelym]

Make t.pressKey to work for elements that are descendants of Shadow DOM roots

Currently TestCafe can't emulate keyboard events if the target element is inside a Shadow DOM root.

[AndreyBelym]

Emulate HTML 5 Validation API

The checkValidity function always return true even when an element fails constraint validation.

[AndreyBelym]

Support pages that open additional windows

TestCafe can't test pages that create new windows using the window.open API, hyperlinks and forms with the target="_blank" attribute.

[AndreyBelym]

Add possibilty to use CSS pseudoclasses and pseudoelements in Selectors

Currently you can't create a Selector like Selector(':active') or Selector('.seekbar__knob::before'), or use pseudoclasses and pseudoelements to specify the target element of an action.