instance method `take_screenshot`

Ruby on Rails 6.0.6

Since v5.2.8.1

Available in: v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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take_screenshot()

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:

simple (default)

Only displays the screenshot path. This is the default value.
inline

Display the screenshot in the terminal using the iTerm image protocol (iterm2.com/documentation-images.html).
artifact

Display the screenshot in the terminal, using the terminal artifact format (buildkite.github.io/terminal-to-html/inline-images/).

Source

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/system_testing/test_helpers/screenshot_helper.rb, line 24
        def take_screenshot
          save_image
          puts display_image
        end

Defined in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/system_testing/test_helpers/screenshot_helper.rb line 24 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionDispatch::SystemTesting::TestHelpers::ScreenshotHelper

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