Browser preferences

• Firefox: Preferences for this browser are set using the FirefoxProfile class, the FirefoxOptions class, and Desired Capabilities. The list of preferences and options set in the profile are then passed to the driver as DesiredCapabilites. The following example shows various profile preferences passed into the driver as default settings using both profile preferences and Desired Capabilities:

switch (browser) {
    case "firefox":
        caps = DesiredCapabilities.firefox();

        FirefoxOptions ffOpts = new FirefoxOptions();
        FirefoxProfile ffProfile = new FirefoxProfile();
        ffProfile.setPreference("browser.autofocus",
                                true);

        caps.setCapability(FirefoxDriver.PROFILE,
                           ffProfile);
        caps.setCapability("marionette",
                           true);

        webDriver.set(new FirefoxDriver(caps));

        // Selenium 3.7.x
        // webDriver.set(new FirefoxDriver(ffOpts.merge(caps)));
        }

        break;
}

• Chrome: Preferences for this browser are set using the ChromeOptions class and Desired Capabilities. The list of preferences and/or arguments are then passed to the driver as DesiredCapabilites. The following example shows various preferences and arguments passed into the driver as default settings using both preferences and Desired Capabilities:

switch (browser) {
    case "chrome":
        caps = DesiredCapabilities.chrome();

        ChromeOptions chOptions = new ChromeOptions();
        Map<String, Object> chromePrefs = 
        new HashMap<String, Object>();

        chromePrefs.put("credentials_enable_service",
                        false);
        chOptions.setExperimentalOption("prefs",
                                        chromePrefs);
        chOptions.addArguments("--disable-plugins", 
                               "--disable-extensions",
                               "--disable-popup-blocking");

        caps.setCapability(ChromeOptions.CAPABILITY,
                           chOptions);
        caps.setCapability("applicationCacheEnabled",
                           false);

        webDriver.set(new ChromeDriver(caps));

        // Selenium 3.7.x
        // webDriver.set(new ChromeDriver(chOptions.merge(caps)));

        break;
    }

• Internet Explorer, Safari, and Microsoft Edge: Preferences for these browsers are also set using the InternetExplorerOptions, SafariOptions, EdgeOptions classes, and Desired Capabilities. Users can query for the available options and capabilities for each of these browsers. The following code sample shows an abbreviated case for each.

For Internet Explorer:

switch (browser) {
    case "internet explorer":
        caps = DesiredCapabilities.internetExplorer();

        InternetExplorerOptions ieOpts =
        new InternetExplorerOptions();
        ieOpts.requireWindowFocus();

        ieOpts.merge(caps);
        caps.setCapability("requireWindowFocus",
                           true);

        webDriver.set(new InternetExplorerDriver(caps));

        // Selenium 3.7.x
        // webDriver.set(new InternetExplorerDriver(
                         ieOpts.merge(caps)));

        break;
}

For Safari:

switch (browser) {
    case "safari":
        caps = DesiredCapabilities.safari();

        SafariOptions safariOpts = new SafariOptions();
        safariOpts.setUseCleanSession(true);

        caps.setCapability(SafariOptions.CAPABILITY,
                           safariOpts);
        caps.setCapability("autoAcceptAlerts",
                           true);

        webDriver.set(new SafariDriver(caps));

        // Selenium 3.7.x
        // webDriver.set(new SafariDriver(safariOpts.merge(caps)));

        break;
}

For Microsoft Edge:

switch(browser) {
    case "microsoftedge":
        caps = DesiredCapabilities.edge();

        EdgeOptions edgeOpts = new EdgeOptions();
        edgeOpts.setPageLoadStrategy("normal");

        caps.setCapability(EdgeOptions.CAPABILITY,
                           edgeOpts);
        caps.setCapability("requireWindowFocus",
 true);

        webDriver.set(new EdgeDriver(caps));

        // Selenium 3.7.x
        // webDriver.set(new EdgeDriver(edgeOpts.merge(caps)));

        break;
}