Is there a way to access clipboard contents?

Question

I am testing a page that has an embed modal with a textbox with an embed code and a "Copy" button that should copy the contents of the textbox onto the clipboard so a user can paste it elsewhere. Is there a way to test clicking the "Copy" button and verifying that the clipboard contents match the contents of the textbox? Thanks!

Did you try simulating a "CTRL+V" key press somewhere to assert that the content pasted is ok ? — Ricovitch, Sep 12 '18 at 15:43
No, I don't have anywhere on the page to paste it other than that single textbox, which seems like an odd test. Plus I don't think CTRL+V works in testcafe right now? https://github.com/DevExpress/testcafe/issues/2466 — Samantha Blasbalg, Sep 12 '18 at 18:31

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 11 '21 at 09:35

TestCafe cannot automate a browser's built-in behavior, including the Copy & Paste functionality. It is expected that this functionality works correctly as it is tested by browser developers.

You can try to check that your script/button executes the copy command in the following way:

const overwriteCopyCommand = ClientFunction(() => {
    document.execCommand = command => window.lastExecutedCommand = command;
});

const getLastExecutedCommand = ClientFunction(() => window.lastExecutedCommand);

await overwriteCopyCommand();
await t
    .click('.copy-url-button')
    .expect(getLastExecutedCommand()).eql('copy');

Unfortunately, according to JavaScript restrictions, I don't see a way how to check the copied text.

See additional workarounds in these threads:

Support 'ctrl+c' and 'ctrl+v' key combinations for copying/pasting selected text

Allow to use HTML5 Clipboard API in tests

Is there a way to access clipboard contents?

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