1252701 - [Testing] Test API calls for tabs

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(WebExtensions :: Untriaged, defect)

Description

[krupa raj[:krupa]]

description:
This marionette test ensures that some of the API functions associated with Tabs using the test webextension: Tabs Tabs Tabs

API:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs

test webextension: 
https://addons-dev.allizom.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tabs-tabs-tabs/

precondition:
The test webextension is installed
Firefox is launched with a bunch of tabs open


steps to test:
a) tabs.move()
0. Click on the third tab open in the window
1. Click on the add-on icon
2. From the list of options in the menu dropdown, click on 'Move active tab to the beginning of the window'
3. Test that the active tab is now at the beginning of the window
4. From the add-on menu dropdown, click on 'Move active tab to the end of the window'
5. Test that the active tab is now at the end of the window

b)tabs.duplicate()
1. Pick a tab 
2. From the add-on menu dropdown, click on 'Duplicate active tab'
3. Test that there is a duplicate tab 

c) tabs.reload()
1. Pick a tab
2. From the add-on menu dropdown, click on 'Reload active tab'
3. Test that the active tab gets reloaded

d) tabs.remove()
1. Pick a tab
2. From the add-on menu dropdown, click on 'Remove active tab'
3. Test that the active tab gets removed.

Comment 1

[Dave Hunt [:davehunt] [he/him] ⌚BST]

I would suggest that these cases are already covered by the unit tests, named browser_ext_tabs_* and found here:

https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/components/extensions/test/browser

I do think there's a potential that authors may want to write integration tests for their webextensions, and such tests would most likely use the Firefox UI test harness. This has previously been possible using Mozmill, however historically there hasn't been much interest in it.

If we still think there's value in additional coverage, please feel free to reopen this bug and share your reasons.