Method: Selenium::WebDriver::Driver.for

Defined in:
lib/selenium/webdriver/driver.rb

.for(browser, *args) ⇒ Driver

Create a new Driver instance with the correct bridge for the given browser

Examples:


Driver.for :firefox, :profile => "some-profile"
Driver.for :firefox, :profile => Profile.new
Driver.for :remote,  :url => "http://localhost:4444/wd/hub", :desired_capabilities => caps

Parameters:

  • browser (:ie, :internet_explorer, :remote, :chrome, :firefox, :ff) —

    the driver type to use

  • *rest —

    arguments passed to Bridge.new

Returns:


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# File 'lib/selenium/webdriver/driver.rb', line 37

def for(browser, *args)
  bridge = case browser
           when :ie, :internet_explorer
             IE::Bridge.new(*args)
           when :remote
             Remote::Bridge.new(*args)
           when :chrome
             Chrome::Bridge.new(*args)
           when :firefox, :ff
             Firefox::Bridge.new(*args)
           else
             raise ArgumentError, "unknown driver: #{browser.inspect}"
           end

   new(bridge)
end