method
take_screenshot
v5.1.7 -
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- Class:
ActionDispatch::SystemTesting::TestHelpers::ScreenshotHelper
take_screenshot()public
Takes a screenshot of the current page in the browser.
take_screenshot can be used at any point in your system tests to take a screenshot of the current state. This can be useful for debugging or automating visual testing.
The screenshot will be displayed in your console, if supported.
You can set the RAILS_SYSTEM_TESTING_SCREENSHOT environment variable to control the output. Possible values are:
- inline (default)
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display the screenshot in the terminal using the iTerm image protocol (http://iterm2.com/documentation-images.html).
- simple
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only display the screenshot path. This is the default value if the CI environment variables is defined.
- artifact
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display the screenshot in the terminal, using the terminal artifact format (http://buildkite.github.io/terminal/inline-images/).
