How to emulate mouse hover with Capybara
Capybara provides Element#hover method from version 2.1:
find('.some_class').hoverThis method is implemented in Capybara::Selenium::Driver in almost the same way as in @AlexD's answer.
Note that to use #hover in Selenium it's usually better to turn native events on:
Capybara.register_driver :selenium do |app| profile = Selenium::WebDriver::Firefox::Profile.new profile.native_events = true Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new(app, :browser => :firefox, profile: profile)end
Alex described the solution of such problems in his blog: check it out http://aokolish.me/blog/2012/01/22/testing-hover-events-with-capybara
RSpec.configure do |config| # ... Capybara.javascript_driver = :webkitendpage.find('#element').trigger(:mouseover)
I found a way to simulate "mouse hover" using Capybara + the Selenium driver:
module Capybara module Node class Element def hover @session.driver.browser.action.move_to(self.native).perform end end endend