Protractor : How to select an item from list when right-clicked - select

Question

I am trying to Right click on an element and then select an option "Rename" from the list. I have got "right clicking" working but can't select option from the list. Referred links 1, 2
Note 1:
1: On right click the menu options that are visible are native context menus. So, they don't appear in my DOM that I can see.
2: The App runs only in Chrome browser(not sure if it is a browser issue)
I have tried the following code:
browser.actions().mouseMove(elementVar).perform();
browser.actions().click(protractor.Button.RIGHT).click(protractor.Button.ARROW_DOWN).click(protractor.Button.ARROW_DOWN).click(protractor.Button.ARROW_DOWN).perform();
Consider, "Rename" to be the third option in the list.
Note 2:
If I am just running the app and enter 'R' from my keyboard, it selects the "Rename" option. But when I tried to run it in my test, it doesn't select the "Rename" option. See below code I tried:
browser.actions().mouseMove(elementVar).perform();
browser.actions().click(protractor.Button.ARROW_RIGHT).sendKeys('R',protractor.Key.ENTER).perform();
None of the above code works. Let me know if more information is required.
EDIT:
I am guessing the following to be happening:
once I mouse over, the script "right clicks" and after that the "tooltip" is displayed. Since the "tooltip" is displayed after "right click" I think the menu list goes to the background(the list is still visible along with the tool-tip), which is why the arrow down keys aren't working. Is this possible? If yes, how can I wait for the tooltip to be invisible and then right click?
Input: I tried to wait for tool-tip to be invisible and then right click, but still the "Arrow_down" doesn't work.
Is there a way to bring the menu list in the front once we have right clicked?
IMPORTANT:
I took a screenshot after I right clicked on the element, and the screenshot doesn't show the "menu list". Below is the code for screenshot:
browser.actions().click(protractor.Button.RIGHT).perform()
.then(function() {
browser.takeScreenshot().then(function(screenShot) {
writeScreenShot(screenShot, "image.png");
});
});
//writeScreenShot takes two variables actual screenshot data and the file name. And the screenshot is saved as "image.png"
What needs to be done?

Answer 1

When you send ARROW keys to the browser, you have to send them as keys instead of passing them to click() function and the ARROW_DOWN key is part of Key object and not BUTTON. Here's how -
browser.actions().mouseMove(elementVar).perform();
browser.actions().click(protractor.Button.RIGHT).sendKeys(protractor.Key.ARROW_DOWN).sendKeys(protractor.Key.ARROW_DOWN).sendKeys(protractor.Key.ARROW_DOWN).perform();
For your second try, you should send RIGHT in the place of protractor.Button.ARROW_RIGHT to right click. When you send two actions/keys to sendKeys() function, you have to join them using chord object which combines the action of pressing two keys at a time(ex: CTRL+C for copy). But in your case i don't think its really necessary. Here's how to use it -
browser.actions().mouseMove(elementVar).perform();
browser.actions().click(protractor.Button.RIGHT).sendKeys(protractor.Key.chord("r", protractor.Key.ENTER).perform(); //Not necessary as you wont be pressing R+ENTER in your keyboard
OR
browser.actions().click(protractor.Button.RIGHT).sendKeys('R').sendKeys(protractor.Key.ENTER).perform();
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

use XPath to solve your problem
browser.actions().mouseMove(target).perform();
browser.actions().click(protractor.Button.RIGHT).perform();
element(by.xpath('//*[#id="context-menu"]/ul/li[1]')).click();
In your case it will be "//*[#id="context-menu"]/ul/li[3]" most probably.