Close and open a new browser in Selenium

Question

Hey guys,

I'm writting a script which needs the browser that selinium is operating to close and re-open, without loosing his cookies.

any idea of how to go about it?

Basically it's a check to see that if the user opens and closes his browser, his cookies stay intact.

Answer 1

This is a feature of the browser and not your concern: If there is a bug in the browser, then there is little you can do. If you need to know whether a certain version of the browser works correctly, then define a manual test (write a document that explains the steps), do it once and record the result somewhere (like "Browser XXX version YYY works").

When you know that a certain browser (version) works, then that's not going to change, so there is no need to repeat the test.

Answer 2

You should be able to use the stop and start commands. You will need to ensure that you are not clearing cookies between sessions, and depending on the browser you're launching you may also need to use the -browserSessionReuse command line option.