rwebspec 1.4.0 → 1.4.0.1

data/lib/rwebspec/driver.rb

@@ -1,734 +1,734 @@
-# convenient methods to drive the browser.
-#
-# Instead of
-#    browser.click_button("submit")
-# You can just use
-#    click_button("submit")
-#
-require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'itest_plugin')
-require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'popup')
-require 'timeout'
-require 'uri'
-
-module RWebSpec
-  module Driver
-    include RWebSpec::ITestPlugin
-    include RWebSpec::Popup
-
-    @@default_polling_interval = 1 # second
-    @@default_timeout = 30 # seconds
-
-    # open a browser, and set base_url via hash, but does not acually
-    #
-    # example:
-    #   open_browser :base_url => http://localhost:8080
-    #
-    # There are 3 ways to set base url
-    #   1. pass as first argument
-    #   2. If running using iTest2, used as confiured
-    #   3. Use default value set
-    def open_browser(base_url = nil, options = {})
-      base_url ||= $ITEST2_PROJECT_BASE_URL
-      base_url ||= $BASE_URL
-      raise "base_url must be set" if base_url.nil?
-
-      default_options = {:speed => "fast",
-          :visible => true,
-          :highlight_colour => 'yellow',
-          :close_others => true,
-          :start_new => false,   # start a new browser always
-      :go => true}
-
-      options = default_options.merge options
-      options[:firefox] = true if "Firefox" == $ITEST2_BROWSER || "Firefox" == $BROWSER
-      ($ITEST2_HIDE_BROWSER) ? $HIDE_IE = true : $HIDE_IE = false
-
-      if base_url =~ /^file:/
-        uri_base = base_url
-      else
-        uri = URI.parse(base_url)
-        uri_base = "#{uri.scheme}://#{uri.host}:#{uri.port}"
-      end
-
-      if options[:start_new] || $celerity_loaded
-        @web_browser = WebBrowser.new(uri_base, nil, options)
-      else
-        @web_browser = WebBrowser.reuse(uri_base, options) # Reuse existing browser
-      end
-
-      if base_url =~ /^file:/
-        goto_url(base_url) # for files, no base url
-      else
-        (uri.path.length == 0) ?  begin_at("/") :  begin_at(uri.path) if options[:go]
-      end
-
-      return @web_browser
-    end
-    alias open_browser_with open_browser
-
-    # return the underlying RWebSpec::Browser object
-    def browser
-      @web_browser
-    end
-
-
-    # Close the current browser window (started by the script). If no browser started, then close
-    # all browser windows.
-    #
-    def close_browser
-      if @web_browser
-        # Old iTest2 version
-        # @web_browser.close_browser unless $ITEST2_LEAVE_BROWSER_OPEN_AFTER_RUN
-        @web_browser.close_browser
-      else
-        WebBrowser.close_all_browsers
-      end
-    end
-    alias close_ie close_browser
-
-
-    # Close all opening browser windows
-    #
-    def close_all_browsers
-      if is_firefox?
-        FireWatir::Firefox.close_all
-      else
-        Watir::IE.close_all
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Verify the next page following an operation.
-    #
-    # Typical usage:
-    #   login_page.click_login
-    #   expect_page HomePage
-    def expect_page(page_clazz, argument = nil)
-      if argument
-        page_clazz.new(@web_browser, argument)
-      else
-        page_clazz.new(@web_browser)
-      end
-    end
-
-    def context
-      @web_browser.context
-    end
-
-    # Starting browser with a URL
-    #
-    # Example:
-    #    begin_at("http://www.itest2.com")
-    def begin_at(url)
-      dump_caller_stack
-      @web_browser.begin_at(url)
-    end
-
-    # Return the Watir::IE instance
-    #
-    def ie
-      @web_browser.ie
-    end
-
-    # Return the FireWatir::Firefox instance
-    #
-    def firefox
-      @web_browser.firefox
-    end
-
-    def is_firefox?
-      @web_browser.is_firefox? if @web_browser
-    end
-
-
-    # Go to another page on the testing site.
-    #
-    #  open_browser("http://www.itest2.com")
-    #  goto_page("/demo")  # visit page http://www.itest2.com/demo
-    #
-    def goto_page(page)
-      operation_delay
-      dump_caller_stack
-      @web_browser.goto_page(page) if @web_browser
-    end
-    alias visit goto_page
-
-    # Go to another web site, normally different site being tested on
-    #
-    #  open_browser("http://www.itest2.com")
-    #  goto_url("http://myorganized.info")
-    def goto_url(url)
-      @web_browser.goto_url url
-    end
-
-    # Attach to existinb browser window
-    #
-    #  attach_browser(:title,    )
-    def attach_browser(how, what, options = {})
-      options.merge!(:browser => is_firefox? ? "Firefox" : "IE")
-      begin
-        options.merge!(:base_url => browser.context.base_url)
-      rescue => e
-        puts "error to attach to browser: #{e}"
-      end
-      WebBrowser.attach_browser(how, what, options)
-    end
-
-    # Reuse current an opened browser window instead of opening a new one
-    #	example:
-    #     use_current_browser(:title, /.*/) # use what ever browser window
-    #     use_current_browser(:title, "iTest2") # use browser window with title "iTest2"
-    def use_current_browser(how = :title, what = /.*/)
-      @web_browser = WebBrowser.attach_browser(how, what)
-    end
-
-    ##
-    #  Delegate to WebTester
-    #
-    # Note:
-    #   label(:id, "abc") # OK
-    #   label(:id, :abc)  # Error
-    #
-    # Depends on which object type, you can use following attribute
-    # More details: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Methods+supported+by+Element
-    #
-    # :id 	 Used to find an element that has an "id=" attribute. Since each id should be unique, according to the XHTML specification, this is recommended as the most reliable method to find an object. *
-    # :name 	Used to find an element that has a "name=" attribute. This is useful for older versions of HTML, but "name" is deprecated in XHTML. *
-    # :value 	Used to find a text field with a given default value, or a button with a given caption, or a text field
-    # :text 	Used for links, spans, divs and other element that contain text.
-    # :index 	Used to find the nth element of the specified type on a page. For example, button(:index, 2) finds the second button. Current versions of WATIR use 1-based indexing, but future versions will use 0-based indexing.
-    # :class 	Used for an element that has a "class=" attribute.
-    # :title 	Used for an element that has a "title=" attribute.
-    # :xpath 	Finds the item using xpath query.
-    # :method 	Used only for forms, the method attribute of a form is either GET or POST.
-    # :action 	Used only for form elements, specifies the URL where the form is to be submitted.
-    # :href 	Used to identify a link by its "href=" attribute.
-    # :src 	Used to identify an image by its URL.
-    #
-
-    # area 	<area> tags
-    # button 	<input> tags with type=button, submit, image or reset
-    # check_box 	<input> tags with type=checkbox
-    # div 	<div> tags
-    # form 	<form> tags
-    # frame 	frames, including both the <frame> elements and the corresponding pages
-    # h1 - h6 	<h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6> tags
-    # hidden 	<input> tags with type=hidden
-    # image 	<img> tags
-    # label 	<label> tags (including "for" attribute)
-    # li 	<li> tags
-    # link 	<a> (anchor) tags
-    # map 	<map> tags
-    # radio 	<input> tags with the type=radio; known as radio buttons
-    # select_list 	<select> tags, known as drop-downs or drop-down lists
-    # span 	<span> tags
-    # table 	<table> tags, including row and cell methods for accessing nested elements
-    # text_field 	<input> tags with the type=text (single-line), type=textarea (multi-line), and type=password
-    # p 	<p> (paragraph) tags, because
-    [:area, :button, :cell, :checkbox, :div, :form, :frame, :h1, :h2, :h3, :h4, :h5, :h6, :hidden, :image, :li, :link, :map, :pre, :row, :radio, :select_list, :span, :table, :text_field, :paragraph, :file_field, :label].each do |method|
-      define_method method do |*args|
-        dump_caller_stack
-        # add check for @web_browser, in case the moudule included without init browser
-        @web_browser.send(method, *args) if @web_browser
-      end
-    end
-    alias td cell
-    alias check_box checkbox  # seems watir doc is wrong, checkbox not check_box
-    alias tr row
-
-    [:back, :forward, :refresh].each do |method|
-      define_method(method) do
-        dump_caller_stack
-        operation_delay
-        @web_browser.send(method)  if @web_browser
-      end
-    end
-    alias refresh_page refresh
-    alias go_back back
-    alias go_forward forward
-
-    [:images, :links, :buttons, :select_lists, :checkboxes, :radios, :text_fields].each do |method|
-      define_method method do
-        dump_caller_stack
-        @web_browser.send(method)  if @web_browser
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Check one or more checkboxes with same name, can accept a string or an array of string as values checkbox, pass array as values will try to set mulitple checkboxes.
-    #
-    # page.check_checkbox('bad_ones', 'Chicken Little')
-    # page.check_checkbox('good_ones', ['Cars', 'Toy Story'])
-    #
-    [:set_form_element, :click_link_with_text, :click_link_with_id, :submit, :click_button_with_id, :click_button_with_name, :click_button_with_caption, :click_button_with_value, :click_radio_option, :clear_radio_option, :select_file_for_upload, :check_checkbox, :uncheck_checkbox, :select_option].each do |method|
-      define_method method do |*args|
-        dump_caller_stack
-        operation_delay
-        @web_browser.send(method, *args)  if @web_browser
-      end
-    end
-
-    alias enter_text set_form_element
-    alias set_hidden_field set_form_element
-    alias click_link click_link_with_text
-    alias click_button_with_text click_button_with_caption
-    alias click_button click_button_with_caption
-    alias click_radio_button click_radio_option
-    alias clear_radio_button clear_radio_option
-
-    # for text field can be easier to be identified by attribute "id" instead of "name", not recommended though
-    def enter_text_with_id(textfield_id, value)
-      dump_caller_stack
-      operation_delay
-      text_field(:id, textfield_id).set(value)
-    end
-
-    def contains_text(text)
-      @web_browser.contains_text(text)
-    end
-
-    # Click image buttion with image source name
-    #
-    # For an image submit button <input name="submit" type="image" src="/images/search_button.gif">
-    #  click_button_with_image("search_button.gif")
-    def click_button_with_image_src_contains(image_filename)
-      dump_caller_stack
-      operation_delay
-      found = nil
-      raise "no buttons in this page" if buttons.length <= 0
-      buttons.each { |btn|
-        if btn && btn.src  && btn.src.include?(image_filename) then
-          found = btn
-          break
-        end
-      }
-      raise "not image button with src: #{image_filename} found" if found.nil?
-      found.click
-    end
-    alias click_button_with_image click_button_with_image_src_contains
-
-    def new_popup_window(options)
-      @web_browser.new_popup_window(options)
-    end
-
-
-    # Warning: this does not work well with Firefox yet.
-    def element_text(elem_id)
-      @web_browser.element_value(elem_id)
-    end
-
-    # Identify DOM element by ID
-    # Warning: it is only supported on IE
-    def element_by_id(elem_id)
-      @web_browser.element_by_id(elem_id)
-    end
-
-    # ---
-    # For debugging
-    # ---
-    def dump_response(stream = nil)
-      @web_browser.dump_response(stream)
-    end
-
-    # For current page souce to a file in specified folder for inspection
-    #
-    #   save_current_page(:dir => "C:\\mysite", filename => "abc", :replacement => true)
-    def save_current_page(options = {})
-      default_options = {:replacement => true}
-      options = default_options.merge(options)
-      if options[:dir]
-        # already defined the dir
-        to_dir = options[:dir]
-      elsif $ITEST2_RUNNING_SPEC_ID && $ITEST2_WORKING_DIR
-
-        $ITEST2_DUMP_DIR = File.join($ITEST2_WORKING_DIR, "dump")
-        FileUtils.mkdir($ITEST2_DUMP_DIR) unless File.exists?($ITEST2_DUMP_DIR)
-
-        spec_run_id = $ITEST2_RUNNING_SPEC_ID
-        spec_run_dir_name = spec_run_id.to_s.rjust(4, "0") unless spec_run_id == "unknown"
-        to_dir = File.join($ITEST2_DUMP_DIR, spec_run_dir_name)
-      else
-        to_dir = ENV['TEMP_DIR'] || (is_windows? ? "C:\\temp" : "/tmp") 
-      end
-
-      if options[:filename]
-        file_name = options[:filename]
-      else
-        file_name = Time.now.strftime("%m%d%H%M%S") + ".html"
-      end
-
-      Dir.mkdir(to_dir) unless File.exists?(to_dir)
-      file = File.join(to_dir, file_name)
-
-      content = page_source
-      base_url = @web_browser.context.base_url
-      current_url = @web_browser.url
-      current_url =~ /(.*\/).*$/
-      current_url_parent = $1
-      if options[:replacement] && base_url =~ /^http:/
-        File.new(file, "w").puts absolutize_page_hpricot(content, base_url, current_url_parent)
-      else
-        File.new(file, "w").puts content
-      end
-
-    end
-
-
-    # <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/stylesheets/default.css" />
-    # '<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.jeroenwijering.com/embed/swfobject.js"></script>'
-    # <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascripts/prototype.js"></script>
-    # <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascripts/scriptaculous.js?load=effects,builder"></script>
-    # <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascripts/extensions/gallery/lightbox.js"></script>
-    # <link href="/stylesheets/extensions/gallery/lightbox.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
-    # <img src="images/mission_48.png" />
-    def absolutize_page(content, base_url, current_url_parent)
-      modified_content = ""
-      content.each_line do |line|
-        if line =~ /<script\s+.*src=["'']?(.*)["'].*/i then
-          script_src = $1
-          substitute_relative_path_in_src_line(line, script_src, base_url, current_url_parent)
-        elsif line =~ /<link\s+.*href=["'']?(.*)["'].*/i then
-          link_href = $1
-          substitute_relative_path_in_src_line(line, link_href, base_url, current_url_parent)
-        elsif line =~ /<img\s+.*src=["'']?(.*)["'].*/i then
-          img_src = $1
-          substitute_relative_path_in_src_line(line, img_src, base_url, current_url_parent)
-        end
-
-        modified_content += line
-      end
-      return modified_content
-    end
-
-    # absolutize_page referencs using hpricot
-    #   
-    def absolutize_page_hpricot(content, base_url, parent_url)
-      return  absolutize_page(content, base_url, parent_url) if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'java'
-      begin
-        require 'hpricot'
-        doc = Hpricot(content)
-        base_url.slice!(-1) if ends_with?(base_url, "/")
-        (doc/'link').each { |e| e['href'] = absolutify_url(e['href'], base_url, parent_url) || ""}
-        (doc/'img').each { |e| e['src'] = absolutify_url(e['src'], base_url, parent_url) || ""}
-        (doc/'script').each { |e| e['src'] = absolutify_url(e['src'], base_url, parent_url) || ""}
-        return doc.to_html
-      rescue => e
-        absolutize_page(content, base_url, parent_url)
-      end
-    end
-
-    ## 
-    # change 
-    #   <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascripts/prototype.js"></script>
-    # to
-    #   <script type="text/javascript" src="http://itest2.com/javascripts/prototype.js"></script>
-    def absolutify_url(src, base_url, parent_url)
-      if src.nil? || src.empty? || src == "//:" || src =~ /\s*http:\/\//i
-        return src
-      end
-
-      return "#{base_url}#{src}" if src =~ /^\s*\//
-      return "#{parent_url}#{src}" if parent_url
-      return src
-    end
-
-    # substut
-    def substitute_relative_path_in_src_line(line, script_src, host_url, page_parent_url)
-      unless script_src =~ /^["']?http:/
-        host_url.slice!(-1) if ends_with?(host_url, "/")
-        if script_src =~ /^\s*\// # absolute_path
-          line.gsub!(script_src, "#{host_url}#{script_src}")
-        else  #relative_path
-          line.gsub!(script_src, "#{page_parent_url}#{script_src}")
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
-    def ends_with?(str, suffix)
-      suffix = suffix.to_s
-      str[-suffix.length, suffix.length] == suffix
-    end
-
-    # current web page title
-    def page_title
-      @web_browser.page_title
-    end
-
-    # current page source (in HTML)
-    def page_source
-      @web_browser.page_source
-    end
-
-    # return plain text view of page
-    def page_text
-      @web_browser.text
-    end
-
-    # return the text of specific (identified by attribute "id") label tag
-    # For page containing
-    #     <label id="preferred_ide">iTest2</label>
-    # label_with_id("preferred_ids") # => iTest2
-    def label_with_id(label_id)
-      label(:id, label_id.to_s).text
-    end
-
-    # return the text of specific (identified by attribute "id") span tag
-    # For page containing
-    #     <span id="preferred_recorder">iTest2/Watir Recorder</span>
-    # span_with_id("preferred_recorder") # => iTest2/Watir Recorder
-    def span_with_id(span_id)
-      span(:id, span_id).text
-    end
-
-    # return the text of specific (identified by attribute "id") ta tag
-    # For page containing
-    #     <td id="preferred_recorder">iTest2/Watir Recorder</span>
-    # td_with_id("preferred_recorder") # => iTest2/Watir Recorder
-    def cell_with_id(cell_id)
-      cell(:id, cell_id).text
-    end
-    alias table_data_with_id cell_with_id
-
-
-    def is_mac?
-      RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("darwin")
-    end
-
-    def is_windows?
-      RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("mswin") or RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("mingw32")
-    end
-
-    def is_linux?
-      RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("linux")
-    end
-
-    # Support browser (IE) operations using unicode
-    #  Example:
-    #   click_button("Google 搜索")
-    # Reference: http://jira.openqa.org/browse/WTR-219
-    def support_utf8
-      if is_windows?
-        require 'win32ole'
-        WIN32OLE.codepage = WIN32OLE::CP_UTF8
-      end
-    end
-    alias support_unicode support_utf8
-
-    #= Convenient functions
-    #
-
-    # Using Ruby block syntax to create interesting domain specific language,
-    # may be appeal to someone.
-
-    # Example:
-    #  on @page do |i|
-    #    i.enter_text('btn1')
-    #    i.click_button('btn1')
-    #  end
-    def on(page, &block)
-      yield page
-    end
-
-    # fail the test if user can perform the operation
-    #
-    # Example:
-    #  shall_not_allow { 1/0 }
-    def shall_not_allow(&block)
-      operation_performed_ok = false
-      begin
-        yield
-        operation_performed_ok  = true
-      rescue
-      end
-      raise "Operation shall not be allowed" if operation_performed_ok
-    end
-    alias do_not_allow shall_not_allow
-
-    # Does not provide real function, other than make enhancing test syntax
-    #
-    # Example:
-    #   allow { click_button('Register') }
-    def allow(&block)
-      yield
-    end
-    alias shall_allow  allow
-    alias allowing  allow
-
-    # try operation, ignore if errors occur
-    #
-    # Example:
-    #   failsafe { click_link("Logout") }  # try logout, but it still OK if not being able to (already logout))
-    def failsafe(&block)
-      begin
-        yield
-      rescue =>e
-      end
-    end
-    alias fail_safe failsafe
-
-
-    # Execute the provided block until either (1) it returns true, or
-    # (2) the timeout (in seconds) has been reached. If the timeout is reached,
-    # a TimeOutException will be raised. The block will always
-    # execute at least once.
-    #
-    # This does not handle error, if the given block raise error, the statement finish with error
-    # Examples:
-    #   wait_until {puts 'hello'}
-    #   wait_until { div(:id, :receipt_date).exists? }
-    #
-    def wait_until(timeout = @@default_timeout || 30, polling_interval = @@default_polling_interval || 1, &block)
-      waiter = Watir::Waiter.new(timeout, polling_interval)
-      waiter.wait_until { yield }
-    end
-
-    # Wait for specific seconds for an Ajax update finish.
-    # Trick: In your Rails application,
-    #     :loading 	=> "Element.show('search_indicator');
-    #     :complete	=> "Element.hide('search_indicator');
-    #
-    #   <%= image_tag("indicator.gif", :id => 'search_indicator', :style => 'display:none') %>
-    #
-    # Typical usage:
-    #    ajax_wait_for_element("search_indicator", 30)
-    #    ajax_wait_for_element("search_indicator", 30, "show")
-    #    ajax_wait_for_element("search_indicator", 30, "hide")
-    #    ajax_wait_for_element("search_indicator", 30, "show", 5) # check every 5 seconds
-    #
-    # Warning: this method has not been fully tested, if you are not using Rails, change your parameter accordingly.
-    #
-    def ajax_wait_for_element(element_id, seconds, status='show', check_interval = @@default_polling_interval)
-      count = 0
-      check_interval = 1 if check_interval < 1 or check_interval > seconds
-      while count < (seconds / check_interval) do
-        search_indicator = @web_browser.element_by_id(element_id)
-        search_indicator_outer_html = search_indicator.outerHtml if search_indicator
-        if status == 'hide'
-          return true if search_indicator_outer_html and !search_indicator_outer_html.include?('style="DISPLAY: none"')
-        else
-          return true if search_indicator_outer_html and search_indicator_outer_html.include?('style="DISPLAY: none"')
-        end
-        sleep check_interval if check_interval > 0 and check_interval < 5 * 60 # wait max 5 minutes
-        count += 1
-      end
-      return false
-    end
-
-    #Wait the element with given id to be present in web page
-    #
-    # Warning: this not working in Firefox, try use wait_util or try instead
-    def wait_for_element(element_id, timeout = @@default_timeout, interval = @@default_polling_interval)
-      start_time = Time.now
-      #TODO might not work with Firefox
-      until @web_browser.element_by_id(element_id) do
-        sleep(interval)
-        if (Time.now - start_time) > timeout
-          raise RuntimeError, "failed to find element: #{element_id} for max #{timeout}"
-        end
-      end
-    end
-=begin
-
-    # TODO: Firewatir does not suport retrieving style or outerHtml
-    #    http://jira.openqa.org/browse/WTR-260
-    #    http://code.google.com/p/firewatir/issues/detail?id=76
-    #
-    # Max timeout value is 10 minutes
-    #
-    def ajax_call_complete_after_element_hidden(elem_id, check_start = 0.5, timeout = 5, interval = 0.5, &block)
-      yield
-      sleep check_start  # the time allowed to perform the coomplete
-      timeout = 10 * 60 if timeout > 10 * 600 or timeout <= 0
-      begin
-        Timeout::timeout(timeout) {
-          begin
-            elem = element_by_id(elem_id)
-            while elem  do
-              puts "outer=>#{elem.outerHtml}|"
-              puts "style =>#{elem.attribute_value('style')}|"
-              sleep interval
-              elem = element_by_id(elem_id)
-            end
-          rescue => e
-            puts e
-          end
-        }
-      rescue Timeout::Error
-        # Too slow!!
-        raise "Too slow, wait max #{timeout} seconds, the element #{elem_id} still there"
-      end
-    end
-
-=end
-
-    # Try the operation up to specified times, and sleep given interval (in seconds)
-    # Error will be ignored until timeout
-    # Example
-    #    repeat_try(3, 2) { click_button('Search' } # 3 times, 6 seconds in total
-    #    repeat_try { click_button('Search' } # using default 5 tries, 2 second interval
-    def repeat_try(num_tries = @@default_timeout || 30, interval = @@default_polling_interval || 1, &block)
-      num_tries ||= 1
-      (num_tries - 1).times do |num|
-        begin
-          yield
-          return
-        rescue => e
-          # puts "debug: #{num} failed: #{e}"
-          sleep interval
-        end
-      end
-
-      # last try, throw error if still fails
-      begin
-        yield
-      rescue => e
-        raise e.to_s + " after trying #{num_tries} times every #{interval} seconds"
-      end
-      yield
-    end
-
-    # TODO: syntax
-
-    # Try the operation up to specified timeout (in seconds), and sleep given interval (in seconds).
-    # Error will be ignored until timeout
-    # Example
-    #    try { click_link('waiting')}
-    #    try(10, 2) { click_button('Search' } # try to click the 'Search' button upto 10 seconds, try every 2 seconds
-    #    try { click_button('Search' }
-    def try(timeout = @@default_timeout, polling_interval = @@default_polling_interval || 1, &block)
-      start_time = Time.now
-
-      last_error = nil
-      until (duration = Time.now - start_time) > timeout
-        begin
-          return if yield
-          last_error = nil
-        rescue => e
-          last_error = e
-        end
-        sleep polling_interval
-      end
-
-      raise "Timeout after #{duration.to_i} seconds with error: #{last_error}." if last_error
-      raise "Timeout after #{duration.to_i} seconds."
-    end
-    alias try_upto try
-
-    ##
-    #  Convert :first to 1, :second to 2, and so on...
-    def symbol_to_sequence(symb)
-      value = { :zero => 0,
-          :first => 1,
-          :second => 2,
-          :third => 3,
-          :fourth => 4,
-          :fifth => 5,
-          :sixth => 6,
-          :seventh => 7,
-          :eighth => 8,
-          :ninth => 9,
-          :tenth => 10 }[symb]
-      return value || symb.to_i
-    end
-
-  end
-
-end
+# convenient methods to drive the browser.
+#
+# Instead of
+#    browser.click_button("submit")
+# You can just use
+#    click_button("submit")
+#
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'itest_plugin')
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'popup')
+require 'timeout'
+require 'uri'
+
+module RWebSpec
+  module Driver
+    include RWebSpec::ITestPlugin
+    include RWebSpec::Popup
+
+    @@default_polling_interval = 1 # second
+    @@default_timeout = 30 # seconds
+
+    # open a browser, and set base_url via hash, but does not acually
+    #
+    # example:
+    #   open_browser :base_url => http://localhost:8080
+    #
+    # There are 3 ways to set base url
+    #   1. pass as first argument
+    #   2. If running using iTest2, used as confiured
+    #   3. Use default value set
+    def open_browser(base_url = nil, options = {})
+      base_url ||= $ITEST2_PROJECT_BASE_URL
+      base_url ||= $BASE_URL
+      raise "base_url must be set" if base_url.nil?
+
+      default_options = {:speed => "fast",
+          :visible => true,
+          :highlight_colour => 'yellow',
+          :close_others => true,
+          :start_new => false,   # start a new browser always
+      :go => true}
+
+      options = default_options.merge options
+      options[:firefox] = true if "Firefox" == $ITEST2_BROWSER || "Firefox" == $BROWSER
+      ($ITEST2_HIDE_BROWSER) ? $HIDE_IE = true : $HIDE_IE = false
+
+      if base_url =~ /^file:/
+        uri_base = base_url
+      else
+        uri = URI.parse(base_url)
+        uri_base = "#{uri.scheme}://#{uri.host}:#{uri.port}"
+      end
+
+      if options[:start_new] || $celerity_loaded
+        @web_browser = WebBrowser.new(uri_base, nil, options)
+      else
+        @web_browser = WebBrowser.reuse(uri_base, options) # Reuse existing browser
+      end
+
+      if base_url =~ /^file:/
+        goto_url(base_url) # for files, no base url
+      else
+        (uri.path.length == 0) ?  begin_at("/") :  begin_at(uri.path) if options[:go]
+      end
+
+      return @web_browser
+    end
+    alias open_browser_with open_browser
+
+    # return the underlying RWebSpec::Browser object
+    def browser
+      @web_browser
+    end
+
+
+    # Close the current browser window (started by the script). If no browser started, then close
+    # all browser windows.
+    #
+    def close_browser
+      if @web_browser
+        # Old iTest2 version
+        # @web_browser.close_browser unless $ITEST2_LEAVE_BROWSER_OPEN_AFTER_RUN
+        @web_browser.close_browser
+      else
+        WebBrowser.close_all_browsers
+      end
+    end
+    alias close_ie close_browser
+
+
+    # Close all opening browser windows
+    #
+    def close_all_browsers
+      if is_firefox?
+        FireWatir::Firefox.close_all
+      else
+        Watir::IE.close_all
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Verify the next page following an operation.
+    #
+    # Typical usage:
+    #   login_page.click_login
+    #   expect_page HomePage
+    def expect_page(page_clazz, argument = nil)
+      if argument
+        page_clazz.new(@web_browser, argument)
+      else
+        page_clazz.new(@web_browser)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def context
+      @web_browser.context
+    end
+
+    # Starting browser with a URL
+    #
+    # Example:
+    #    begin_at("http://www.itest2.com")
+    def begin_at(url)
+      dump_caller_stack
+      @web_browser.begin_at(url)
+    end
+
+    # Return the Watir::IE instance
+    #
+    def ie
+      @web_browser.ie
+    end
+
+    # Return the FireWatir::Firefox instance
+    #
+    def firefox
+      @web_browser.firefox
+    end
+
+    def is_firefox?
+      @web_browser.is_firefox? if @web_browser
+    end
+
+
+    # Go to another page on the testing site.
+    #
+    #  open_browser("http://www.itest2.com")
+    #  goto_page("/demo")  # visit page http://www.itest2.com/demo
+    #
+    def goto_page(page)
+      operation_delay
+      dump_caller_stack
+      @web_browser.goto_page(page) if @web_browser
+    end
+    alias visit goto_page
+
+    # Go to another web site, normally different site being tested on
+    #
+    #  open_browser("http://www.itest2.com")
+    #  goto_url("http://myorganized.info")
+    def goto_url(url)
+      @web_browser.goto_url url
+    end
+
+    # Attach to existinb browser window
+    #
+    #  attach_browser(:title,    )
+    def attach_browser(how, what, options = {})
+      options.merge!(:browser => is_firefox? ? "Firefox" : "IE")
+      begin
+        options.merge!(:base_url => browser.context.base_url)
+      rescue => e
+        puts "error to attach to browser: #{e}"
+      end
+      WebBrowser.attach_browser(how, what, options)
+    end
+
+    # Reuse current an opened browser window instead of opening a new one
+    #	example:
+    #     use_current_browser(:title, /.*/) # use what ever browser window
+    #     use_current_browser(:title, "iTest2") # use browser window with title "iTest2"
+    def use_current_browser(how = :title, what = /.*/)
+      @web_browser = WebBrowser.attach_browser(how, what)
+    end
+
+    ##
+    #  Delegate to WebTester
+    #
+    # Note:
+    #   label(:id, "abc") # OK
+    #   label(:id, :abc)  # Error
+    #
+    # Depends on which object type, you can use following attribute
+    # More details: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Methods+supported+by+Element
+    #
+    # :id 	 Used to find an element that has an "id=" attribute. Since each id should be unique, according to the XHTML specification, this is recommended as the most reliable method to find an object. *
+    # :name 	Used to find an element that has a "name=" attribute. This is useful for older versions of HTML, but "name" is deprecated in XHTML. *
+    # :value 	Used to find a text field with a given default value, or a button with a given caption, or a text field
+    # :text 	Used for links, spans, divs and other element that contain text.
+    # :index 	Used to find the nth element of the specified type on a page. For example, button(:index, 2) finds the second button. Current versions of WATIR use 1-based indexing, but future versions will use 0-based indexing.
+    # :class 	Used for an element that has a "class=" attribute.
+    # :title 	Used for an element that has a "title=" attribute.
+    # :xpath 	Finds the item using xpath query.
+    # :method 	Used only for forms, the method attribute of a form is either GET or POST.
+    # :action 	Used only for form elements, specifies the URL where the form is to be submitted.
+    # :href 	Used to identify a link by its "href=" attribute.
+    # :src 	Used to identify an image by its URL.
+    #
+
+    # area 	<area> tags
+    # button 	<input> tags with type=button, submit, image or reset
+    # check_box 	<input> tags with type=checkbox
+    # div 	<div> tags
+    # form 	<form> tags
+    # frame 	frames, including both the <frame> elements and the corresponding pages
+    # h1 - h6 	<h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6> tags
+    # hidden 	<input> tags with type=hidden
+    # image 	<img> tags
+    # label 	<label> tags (including "for" attribute)
+    # li 	<li> tags
+    # link 	<a> (anchor) tags
+    # map 	<map> tags
+    # radio 	<input> tags with the type=radio; known as radio buttons
+    # select_list 	<select> tags, known as drop-downs or drop-down lists
+    # span 	<span> tags
+    # table 	<table> tags, including row and cell methods for accessing nested elements
+    # text_field 	<input> tags with the type=text (single-line), type=textarea (multi-line), and type=password
+    # p 	<p> (paragraph) tags, because
+    [:area, :button, :cell, :checkbox, :div, :form, :frame, :h1, :h2, :h3, :h4, :h5, :h6, :hidden, :image, :li, :link, :map, :pre, :row, :radio, :select_list, :span, :table, :text_field, :paragraph, :file_field, :label].each do |method|
+      define_method method do |*args|
+        dump_caller_stack
+        # add check for @web_browser, in case the moudule included without init browser
+        @web_browser.send(method, *args) if @web_browser
+      end
+    end
+    alias td cell
+    alias check_box checkbox  # seems watir doc is wrong, checkbox not check_box
+    alias tr row
+
+    [:back, :forward, :refresh].each do |method|
+      define_method(method) do
+        dump_caller_stack
+        operation_delay
+        @web_browser.send(method)  if @web_browser
+      end
+    end
+    alias refresh_page refresh
+    alias go_back back
+    alias go_forward forward
+
+    [:images, :links, :buttons, :select_lists, :checkboxes, :radios, :text_fields].each do |method|
+      define_method method do
+        dump_caller_stack
+        @web_browser.send(method)  if @web_browser
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Check one or more checkboxes with same name, can accept a string or an array of string as values checkbox, pass array as values will try to set mulitple checkboxes.
+    #
+    # page.check_checkbox('bad_ones', 'Chicken Little')
+    # page.check_checkbox('good_ones', ['Cars', 'Toy Story'])
+    #
+    [:set_form_element, :click_link_with_text, :click_link_with_id, :submit, :click_button_with_id, :click_button_with_name, :click_button_with_caption, :click_button_with_value, :click_radio_option, :clear_radio_option, :select_file_for_upload, :check_checkbox, :uncheck_checkbox, :select_option].each do |method|
+      define_method method do |*args|
+        dump_caller_stack
+        operation_delay
+        @web_browser.send(method, *args)  if @web_browser
+      end
+    end
+
+    alias enter_text set_form_element
+    alias set_hidden_field set_form_element
+    alias click_link click_link_with_text
+    alias click_button_with_text click_button_with_caption
+    alias click_button click_button_with_caption
+    alias click_radio_button click_radio_option
+    alias clear_radio_button clear_radio_option
+
+    # for text field can be easier to be identified by attribute "id" instead of "name", not recommended though
+    def enter_text_with_id(textfield_id, value)
+      dump_caller_stack
+      operation_delay
+      text_field(:id, textfield_id).set(value)
+    end
+
+    def contains_text(text)
+      @web_browser.contains_text(text)
+    end
+
+    # Click image buttion with image source name
+    #
+    # For an image submit button <input name="submit" type="image" src="/images/search_button.gif">
+    #  click_button_with_image("search_button.gif")
+    def click_button_with_image_src_contains(image_filename)
+      dump_caller_stack
+      operation_delay
+      found = nil
+      raise "no buttons in this page" if buttons.length <= 0
+      buttons.each { |btn|
+        if btn && btn.src  && btn.src.include?(image_filename) then
+          found = btn
+          break
+        end
+      }
+      raise "not image button with src: #{image_filename} found" if found.nil?
+      found.click
+    end
+    alias click_button_with_image click_button_with_image_src_contains
+
+    def new_popup_window(options)
+      @web_browser.new_popup_window(options)
+    end
+
+
+    # Warning: this does not work well with Firefox yet.
+    def element_text(elem_id)
+      @web_browser.element_value(elem_id)
+    end
+
+    # Identify DOM element by ID
+    # Warning: it is only supported on IE
+    def element_by_id(elem_id)
+      @web_browser.element_by_id(elem_id)
+    end
+
+    # ---
+    # For debugging
+    # ---
+    def dump_response(stream = nil)
+      @web_browser.dump_response(stream)
+    end
+
+    # For current page souce to a file in specified folder for inspection
+    #
+    #   save_current_page(:dir => "C:\\mysite", filename => "abc", :replacement => true)
+    def save_current_page(options = {})
+      default_options = {:replacement => true}
+      options = default_options.merge(options)
+      if options[:dir]
+        # already defined the dir
+        to_dir = options[:dir]
+      elsif $ITEST2_RUNNING_SPEC_ID && $ITEST2_WORKING_DIR
+
+        $ITEST2_DUMP_DIR = File.join($ITEST2_WORKING_DIR, "dump")
+        FileUtils.mkdir($ITEST2_DUMP_DIR) unless File.exists?($ITEST2_DUMP_DIR)
+
+        spec_run_id = $ITEST2_RUNNING_SPEC_ID
+        spec_run_dir_name = spec_run_id.to_s.rjust(4, "0") unless spec_run_id == "unknown"
+        to_dir = File.join($ITEST2_DUMP_DIR, spec_run_dir_name)
+      else
+        to_dir = ENV['TEMP_DIR'] || (is_windows? ? "C:\\temp" : "/tmp") 
+      end
+
+      if options[:filename]
+        file_name = options[:filename]
+      else
+        file_name = Time.now.strftime("%m%d%H%M%S") + ".html"
+      end
+
+      Dir.mkdir(to_dir) unless File.exists?(to_dir)
+      file = File.join(to_dir, file_name)
+
+      content = page_source
+      base_url = @web_browser.context.base_url
+      current_url = @web_browser.url
+      current_url =~ /(.*\/).*$/
+      current_url_parent = $1
+      if options[:replacement] && base_url =~ /^http:/
+        File.new(file, "w").puts absolutize_page_hpricot(content, base_url, current_url_parent)
+      else
+        File.new(file, "w").puts content
+      end
+
+    end
+
+
+    # <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/stylesheets/default.css" />
+    # '<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.jeroenwijering.com/embed/swfobject.js"></script>'
+    # <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascripts/prototype.js"></script>
+    # <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascripts/scriptaculous.js?load=effects,builder"></script>
+    # <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascripts/extensions/gallery/lightbox.js"></script>
+    # <link href="/stylesheets/extensions/gallery/lightbox.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
+    # <img src="images/mission_48.png" />
+    def absolutize_page(content, base_url, current_url_parent)
+      modified_content = ""
+      content.each_line do |line|
+        if line =~ /<script\s+.*src=["'']?(.*)["'].*/i then
+          script_src = $1
+          substitute_relative_path_in_src_line(line, script_src, base_url, current_url_parent)
+        elsif line =~ /<link\s+.*href=["'']?(.*)["'].*/i then
+          link_href = $1
+          substitute_relative_path_in_src_line(line, link_href, base_url, current_url_parent)
+        elsif line =~ /<img\s+.*src=["'']?(.*)["'].*/i then
+          img_src = $1
+          substitute_relative_path_in_src_line(line, img_src, base_url, current_url_parent)
+        end
+
+        modified_content += line
+      end
+      return modified_content
+    end
+
+    # absolutize_page referencs using hpricot
+    #   
+    def absolutize_page_hpricot(content, base_url, parent_url)
+      return  absolutize_page(content, base_url, parent_url) if RUBY_PLATFORM == 'java'
+      begin
+        require 'hpricot'
+        doc = Hpricot(content)
+        base_url.slice!(-1) if ends_with?(base_url, "/")
+        (doc/'link').each { |e| e['href'] = absolutify_url(e['href'], base_url, parent_url) || ""}
+        (doc/'img').each { |e| e['src'] = absolutify_url(e['src'], base_url, parent_url) || ""}
+        (doc/'script').each { |e| e['src'] = absolutify_url(e['src'], base_url, parent_url) || ""}
+        return doc.to_html
+      rescue => e
+        absolutize_page(content, base_url, parent_url)
+      end
+    end
+
+    ## 
+    # change 
+    #   <script type="text/javascript" src="/javascripts/prototype.js"></script>
+    # to
+    #   <script type="text/javascript" src="http://itest2.com/javascripts/prototype.js"></script>
+    def absolutify_url(src, base_url, parent_url)
+      if src.nil? || src.empty? || src == "//:" || src =~ /\s*http:\/\//i
+        return src
+      end
+
+      return "#{base_url}#{src}" if src =~ /^\s*\//
+      return "#{parent_url}#{src}" if parent_url
+      return src
+    end
+
+    # substut
+    def substitute_relative_path_in_src_line(line, script_src, host_url, page_parent_url)
+      unless script_src =~ /^["']?http:/
+        host_url.slice!(-1) if ends_with?(host_url, "/")
+        if script_src =~ /^\s*\// # absolute_path
+          line.gsub!(script_src, "#{host_url}#{script_src}")
+        else  #relative_path
+          line.gsub!(script_src, "#{page_parent_url}#{script_src}")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def ends_with?(str, suffix)
+      suffix = suffix.to_s
+      str[-suffix.length, suffix.length] == suffix
+    end
+
+    # current web page title
+    def page_title
+      @web_browser.page_title
+    end
+
+    # current page source (in HTML)
+    def page_source
+      @web_browser.page_source
+    end
+
+    # return plain text view of page
+    def page_text
+      @web_browser.text
+    end
+
+    # return the text of specific (identified by attribute "id") label tag
+    # For page containing
+    #     <label id="preferred_ide">iTest2</label>
+    # label_with_id("preferred_ids") # => iTest2
+    def label_with_id(label_id)
+      label(:id, label_id.to_s).text
+    end
+
+    # return the text of specific (identified by attribute "id") span tag
+    # For page containing
+    #     <span id="preferred_recorder">iTest2/Watir Recorder</span>
+    # span_with_id("preferred_recorder") # => iTest2/Watir Recorder
+    def span_with_id(span_id)
+      span(:id, span_id).text
+    end
+
+    # return the text of specific (identified by attribute "id") ta tag
+    # For page containing
+    #     <td id="preferred_recorder">iTest2/Watir Recorder</span>
+    # td_with_id("preferred_recorder") # => iTest2/Watir Recorder
+    def cell_with_id(cell_id)
+      cell(:id, cell_id).text
+    end
+    alias table_data_with_id cell_with_id
+
+
+    def is_mac?
+      RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("darwin")
+    end
+
+    def is_windows?
+      RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("mswin") or RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("mingw32")
+    end
+
+    def is_linux?
+      RUBY_PLATFORM.downcase.include?("linux")
+    end
+
+    # Support browser (IE) operations using unicode
+    #  Example:
+    #   click_button("Google 搜索")
+    # Reference: http://jira.openqa.org/browse/WTR-219
+    def support_utf8
+      if is_windows?
+        require 'win32ole'
+        WIN32OLE.codepage = WIN32OLE::CP_UTF8
+      end
+    end
+    alias support_unicode support_utf8
+
+    #= Convenient functions
+    #
+
+    # Using Ruby block syntax to create interesting domain specific language,
+    # may be appeal to someone.
+
+    # Example:
+    #  on @page do |i|
+    #    i.enter_text('btn1')
+    #    i.click_button('btn1')
+    #  end
+    def on(page, &block)
+      yield page
+    end
+
+    # fail the test if user can perform the operation
+    #
+    # Example:
+    #  shall_not_allow { 1/0 }
+    def shall_not_allow(&block)
+      operation_performed_ok = false
+      begin
+        yield
+        operation_performed_ok  = true
+      rescue
+      end
+      raise "Operation shall not be allowed" if operation_performed_ok
+    end
+    alias do_not_allow shall_not_allow
+
+    # Does not provide real function, other than make enhancing test syntax
+    #
+    # Example:
+    #   allow { click_button('Register') }
+    def allow(&block)
+      yield
+    end
+    alias shall_allow  allow
+    alias allowing  allow
+
+    # try operation, ignore if errors occur
+    #
+    # Example:
+    #   failsafe { click_link("Logout") }  # try logout, but it still OK if not being able to (already logout))
+    def failsafe(&block)
+      begin
+        yield
+      rescue =>e
+      end
+    end
+    alias fail_safe failsafe
+
+
+    # Execute the provided block until either (1) it returns true, or
+    # (2) the timeout (in seconds) has been reached. If the timeout is reached,
+    # a TimeOutException will be raised. The block will always
+    # execute at least once.
+    #
+    # This does not handle error, if the given block raise error, the statement finish with error
+    # Examples:
+    #   wait_until {puts 'hello'}
+    #   wait_until { div(:id, :receipt_date).exists? }
+    #
+    def wait_until(timeout = @@default_timeout || 30, polling_interval = @@default_polling_interval || 1, &block)
+      waiter = Watir::Waiter.new(timeout, polling_interval)
+      waiter.wait_until { yield }
+    end
+
+    # Wait for specific seconds for an Ajax update finish.
+    # Trick: In your Rails application,
+    #     :loading 	=> "Element.show('search_indicator');
+    #     :complete	=> "Element.hide('search_indicator');
+    #
+    #   <%= image_tag("indicator.gif", :id => 'search_indicator', :style => 'display:none') %>
+    #
+    # Typical usage:
+    #    ajax_wait_for_element("search_indicator", 30)
+    #    ajax_wait_for_element("search_indicator", 30, "show")
+    #    ajax_wait_for_element("search_indicator", 30, "hide")
+    #    ajax_wait_for_element("search_indicator", 30, "show", 5) # check every 5 seconds
+    #
+    # Warning: this method has not been fully tested, if you are not using Rails, change your parameter accordingly.
+    #
+    def ajax_wait_for_element(element_id, seconds, status='show', check_interval = @@default_polling_interval)
+      count = 0
+      check_interval = 1 if check_interval < 1 or check_interval > seconds
+      while count < (seconds / check_interval) do
+        search_indicator = @web_browser.element_by_id(element_id)
+        search_indicator_outer_html = search_indicator.outerHtml if search_indicator
+        if status == 'hide'
+          return true if search_indicator_outer_html and !search_indicator_outer_html.include?('style="DISPLAY: none"')
+        else
+          return true if search_indicator_outer_html and search_indicator_outer_html.include?('style="DISPLAY: none"')
+        end
+        sleep check_interval if check_interval > 0 and check_interval < 5 * 60 # wait max 5 minutes
+        count += 1
+      end
+      return false
+    end
+
+    #Wait the element with given id to be present in web page
+    #
+    # Warning: this not working in Firefox, try use wait_util or try instead
+    def wait_for_element(element_id, timeout = @@default_timeout, interval = @@default_polling_interval)
+      start_time = Time.now
+      #TODO might not work with Firefox
+      until @web_browser.element_by_id(element_id) do
+        sleep(interval)
+        if (Time.now - start_time) > timeout
+          raise RuntimeError, "failed to find element: #{element_id} for max #{timeout}"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+=begin
+
+    # TODO: Firewatir does not suport retrieving style or outerHtml
+    #    http://jira.openqa.org/browse/WTR-260
+    #    http://code.google.com/p/firewatir/issues/detail?id=76
+    #
+    # Max timeout value is 10 minutes
+    #
+    def ajax_call_complete_after_element_hidden(elem_id, check_start = 0.5, timeout = 5, interval = 0.5, &block)
+      yield
+      sleep check_start  # the time allowed to perform the coomplete
+      timeout = 10 * 60 if timeout > 10 * 600 or timeout <= 0
+      begin
+        Timeout::timeout(timeout) {
+          begin
+            elem = element_by_id(elem_id)
+            while elem  do
+              puts "outer=>#{elem.outerHtml}|"
+              puts "style =>#{elem.attribute_value('style')}|"
+              sleep interval
+              elem = element_by_id(elem_id)
+            end
+          rescue => e
+            puts e
+          end
+        }
+      rescue Timeout::Error
+        # Too slow!!
+        raise "Too slow, wait max #{timeout} seconds, the element #{elem_id} still there"
+      end
+    end
+
+=end
+
+    # Try the operation up to specified times, and sleep given interval (in seconds)
+    # Error will be ignored until timeout
+    # Example
+    #    repeat_try(3, 2) { click_button('Search' } # 3 times, 6 seconds in total
+    #    repeat_try { click_button('Search' } # using default 5 tries, 2 second interval
+    def repeat_try(num_tries = @@default_timeout || 30, interval = @@default_polling_interval || 1, &block)
+      num_tries ||= 1
+      (num_tries - 1).times do |num|
+        begin
+          yield
+          return
+        rescue => e
+          # puts "debug: #{num} failed: #{e}"
+          sleep interval
+        end
+      end
+
+      # last try, throw error if still fails
+      begin
+        yield
+      rescue => e
+        raise e.to_s + " after trying #{num_tries} times every #{interval} seconds"
+      end
+      yield
+    end
+
+    # TODO: syntax
+
+    # Try the operation up to specified timeout (in seconds), and sleep given interval (in seconds).
+    # Error will be ignored until timeout
+    # Example
+    #    try { click_link('waiting')}
+    #    try(10, 2) { click_button('Search' } # try to click the 'Search' button upto 10 seconds, try every 2 seconds
+    #    try { click_button('Search' }
+    def try(timeout = @@default_timeout, polling_interval = @@default_polling_interval || 1, &block)
+      start_time = Time.now
+
+      last_error = nil
+      until (duration = Time.now - start_time) > timeout
+        begin
+          return if yield
+          last_error = nil
+        rescue => e
+          last_error = e
+        end
+        sleep polling_interval
+      end
+
+      raise "Timeout after #{duration.to_i} seconds with error: #{last_error}." if last_error
+      raise "Timeout after #{duration.to_i} seconds."
+    end
+    alias try_upto try
+
+    ##
+    #  Convert :first to 1, :second to 2, and so on...
+    def symbol_to_sequence(symb)
+      value = { :zero => 0,
+          :first => 1,
+          :second => 2,
+          :third => 3,
+          :fourth => 4,
+          :fifth => 5,
+          :sixth => 6,
+          :seventh => 7,
+          :eighth => 8,
+          :ninth => 9,
+          :tenth => 10 }[symb]
+      return value || symb.to_i
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end