Specs enhancement: reusable websocket status check

spec/support/capybara/ensure_websocket.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+module EnsureWebsocket
+  # Ensures that websocket is connectged
+  #
+  # @param timeout [Integer] seconds to wait
+  # @param check_if_pinged [Boolean] checks if was pinged to prevent stale connections
+  #
+  # @yield block to execute between disruptive action (e.g. browser refresh) and action that requires websocket
+  def ensure_websocket(timeout: 2.minutes, check_if_pinged: true)
+    timestamp = Time.zone.now if check_if_pinged
+
+    yield if block_given?
+
+    wait(timeout).until do
+      next if check_if_pinged && !pinged_since?(timestamp)
+
+      connection_open?
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  # Checks if session was active since given time
+  #
+  # @param timestamp [Time] when session was (re)activated
+  # @return [Boolean]
+  def pinged_since?(timestamp)
+    unix_time = timestamp.to_i
+
+    Sessions
+      .list
+      .values
+      .map  { |elem| elem.dig(:meta, :last_ping) }
+      .any? { |elem| elem >= unix_time }
+  end
+
+  # Checks if websocket connection is active. Javascript function returns string identifier or empty string
+  #
+  # @return [Boolean]
+  def connection_open?
+    page
+      .evaluate_script('App.WebSocket.channel()')
+      .present?
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.include EnsureWebsocket, type: :system
+end

spec/system/login/message_spec.rb

@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Login Message', type: :system, authenticated: false do
 
         Setting.set 'maintenance_login', false
 
-        wait(10).until_disappears { find '.js-maintenanceLogin', text: message, wait: false }
-
-        expect(page).not_to have_css('.js-maintenanceLogin')
+        expect(page).to have_no_css('.js-maintenanceLogin', text: message, wait: 10)
       end
 
       it 'changes message text on the go' do
@@ -31,9 +29,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'Login Message', type: :system, authenticated: false do
 
         Setting.set 'maintenance_login_message', alt_message
 
-        wait(10).until_exists { find '.js-maintenanceLogin', text: alt_message, wait: false }
-
-        expect(page).to have_css('.js-maintenanceLogin', text: alt_message)
+        expect(page).to have_no_css('.js-maintenanceLogin', text: alt_message, wait: 10)
       end
     end
 
@@ -59,28 +55,8 @@ RSpec.describe 'Login Message', type: :system, authenticated: false do
   end
 
   def open_login_page
-    timestamp = Time.zone.now.to_i
-
     visit '/'
 
-    wait(8).until do
-      pinged_since?(timestamp) && connection_open?
-    end
-
-    true
-  end
-
-  def pinged_since?(timestamp)
-    Sessions
-      .list
-      .values
-      .map  { |elem| elem.dig(:meta, :last_ping) }
-      .any? { |elem| elem >= timestamp }
-  end
-
-  def connection_open?
-    page
-      .evaluate_script('App.WebSocket.channel()')
-      .present?
+    ensure_websocket
   end
 end