web storage clearing does not work

[Vampire]

I tried to enable autoClearWebStorage = true with the firefox driver used. But all I get is an errored test with "ReferenceError: localStorage is not defined". And even if I skip that method by force-returning in the debugger, it then complains about "ReferenceError: sessionStorage is not defined".

[erdi]

There is a warning block at the bottom of https://gebish.org/manual/current/#local-and-session-storage, have you seen it? Do you have an idea about how to better deal with the fact that not all driver implementations support accessing storage via the WebDriver API?

I've been toying with an idea to do something similar to how alert support in Geb works - in js via JavascriptExecutor and not via the WebDriver API. Alert handling is actually implemented via js executor because alert handling support in different drivers via WebDriver API is so patchy...

[Vampire]

I guess I've read the warning but deemed it not applicable here, as I'm not getting a geb.error.WebStorageNotSupportedException like mentioned in that warning.

Would of course be great it you could just use JavaScript to work-around the web driver shortcomings.

[erdi]

Oh right, so the error is different to what the documentation suggest it would be and what I'd expect it to be. Is there a chance you could provide the whole stacktrace for when the error occurs? I can see that FirefoxDriver implements org.openqa.selenium.html5.WebStorage on which this feature depends but it sounds that when you try to use it the driver just throws errors? Odd...

[Vampire]

ReferenceError: localStorage is not defined
Build info: version: '4.1.2', revision: '9a5a329c5a'
System info: host: '***', ip: '***', os.name: 'Windows 10', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '11.0.11'
Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver
Command: [e740179e-4a48-44c9-9fb6-802b5c4b77f6, clearLocalStorage {}]
Capabilities {acceptInsecureCerts: true, browserName: firefox, browserVersion: 100.0.2, javascriptEnabled: true, moz:accessibilityChecks: false, moz:buildID: 20220519220738, moz:debuggerAddress: localhost:62338, moz:geckodriverVersion: 0.30.0, moz:headless: false, moz:processID: 32688, moz:profile: C:\Users\***\AppData\L..., moz:shutdownTimeout: 60000, moz:useNonSpecCompliantPointerOrigin: false, moz:webdriverClick: true, pageLoadStrategy: normal, platform: WINDOWS, platformName: WINDOWS, platformVersion: 10.0, proxy: Proxy(), se:cdp: ws://localhost:62338/devtoo..., se:cdpVersion: 85.0, setWindowRect: true, strictFileInteractability: false, timeouts: {implicit: 0, pageLoad: 300000, script: 30000}, unhandledPromptBehavior: dismiss and notify}
Session ID: e740179e-4a48-44c9-9fb6-802b5c4b77f6
org.openqa.selenium.JavascriptException: ReferenceError: localStorage is not defined
Build info: version: '4.1.2', revision: '9a5a329c5a'
System info: host: '***', ip: '***', os.name: 'Windows 10', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '11.0.11'
Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver
Command: [e740179e-4a48-44c9-9fb6-802b5c4b77f6, clearLocalStorage {}]
Capabilities {acceptInsecureCerts: true, browserName: firefox, browserVersion: 100.0.2, javascriptEnabled: true, moz:accessibilityChecks: false, moz:buildID: 20220519220738, moz:debuggerAddress: localhost:62338, moz:geckodriverVersion: 0.30.0, moz:headless: false, moz:processID: 32688, moz:profile: C:\Users\***\AppData\L..., moz:shutdownTimeout: 60000, moz:useNonSpecCompliantPointerOrigin: false, moz:webdriverClick: true, pageLoadStrategy: normal, platform: WINDOWS, platformName: WINDOWS, platformVersion: 10.0, proxy: Proxy(), se:cdp: ws://localhost:62338/devtoo..., se:cdpVersion: 85.0, setWindowRect: true, strictFileInteractability: false, timeouts: {implicit: 0, pageLoad: 300000, script: 30000}, unhandledPromptBehavior: dismiss and notify}
Session ID: e740179e-4a48-44c9-9fb6-802b5c4b77f6
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.codec.w3c.W3CHttpResponseCodec.createException(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:200)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.codec.w3c.W3CHttpResponseCodec.decode(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:133)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.codec.w3c.W3CHttpResponseCodec.decode(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:53)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.HttpCommandExecutor.execute(HttpCommandExecutor.java:184)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverCommandExecutor.invokeExecute(DriverCommandExecutor.java:167)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverCommandExecutor.execute(DriverCommandExecutor.java:142)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:558)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:613)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:617)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteExecuteMethod.execute(RemoteExecuteMethod.java:38)
    at app//org.openqa.selenium.remote.html5.RemoteLocalStorage.clear(RemoteLocalStorage.java:71)
    at app//geb.webstorage.LocalStorage.clear(LocalStorage.groovy:56)
    at app//geb.Browser.clearWebStorage(Browser.groovy:644)
    at app//geb.test.GebTestManager.resetBrowser(GebTestManager.groovy:123)
    at app//geb.test.GebTestManager.afterTest(GebTestManager.groovy:99)
    at geb.spock.GebExtension.addManagerCalls_closure3(GebExtension.groovy:68)
    at app//groovy.lang.Closure.call(Closure.java:412)
    at app//org.spockframework.runtime.extension.MethodInvocation.proceed(MethodInvocation.java:101)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:161)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:161)
    at app//org.spockframework.runtime.model.MethodInfo.invoke(MethodInfo.java:148)
    at app//org.spockframework.runtime.model.MethodInfo.invoke(MethodInfo.java:148)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$9(NodeTestTask.java:139)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:138)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:95)
    at java.base@11.0.11/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(ArrayList.java:1541)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.invokeAll(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:41)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$6(NodeTestTask.java:155)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:141)
    at app//org.spockframework.runtime.model.MethodInfo.invoke(MethodInfo.java:148)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$9(NodeTestTask.java:139)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:138)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:95)
    at java.base@11.0.11/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(ArrayList.java:1541)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.invokeAll(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:41)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$6(NodeTestTask.java:155)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:141)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:137)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$9(NodeTestTask.java:139)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:138)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:95)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.submit(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:35)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.execute(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:57)
    at app//org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestEngine.execute(HierarchicalTestEngine.java:54)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:107)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:88)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.lambda$execute$0(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:54)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.withInterceptedStreams(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:67)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:52)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:114)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:86)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncherSession$DelegatingLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncherSession.java:86)
    at app//org.junit.platform.launcher.core.SessionPerRequestLauncher.execute(SessionPerRequestLauncher.java:53)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor$CollectAllTestClassesExecutor.processAllTestClasses(JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor.java:99)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor$CollectAllTestClassesExecutor.access$000(JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor.java:79)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor.stop(JUnitPlatformTestClassProcessor.java:75)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.SuiteTestClassProcessor.stop(SuiteTestClassProcessor.java:61)
    at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:36)
    at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:24)
    at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ContextClassLoaderDispatch.dispatch(ContextClassLoaderDispatch.java:33)
    at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ProxyDispatchAdapter$DispatchingInvocationHandler.invoke(ProxyDispatchAdapter.java:94)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.worker.TestWorker$3.run(TestWorker.java:193)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.worker.TestWorker.executeAndMaintainThreadName(TestWorker.java:129)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.worker.TestWorker.execute(TestWorker.java:100)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.testing.worker.TestWorker.execute(TestWorker.java:60)
    at org.gradle.process.internal.worker.child.ActionExecutionWorker.execute(ActionExecutionWorker.java:56)
    at org.gradle.process.internal.worker.child.SystemApplicationClassLoaderWorker.call(SystemApplicationClassLoaderWorker.java:133)
    at org.gradle.process.internal.worker.child.SystemApplicationClassLoaderWorker.call(SystemApplicationClassLoaderWorker.java:71)
    at app//worker.org.gradle.process.internal.worker.GradleWorkerMain.run(GradleWorkerMain.java:69)
    at app//worker.org.gradle.process.internal.worker.GradleWorkerMain.main(GradleWorkerMain.java:74)