Selenium Java - Access Device Location using Chrome Options

Introduction

In this blog, we'll dive into how to set up Chrome Options in Selenium WebDriver with Java to let you access the device's location. This handy trick helps you automate test scenarios that use location-based features, like maps or geolocation services.

Accessing Device Location using Chrome Options

Below is a complete Selenium code example that demonstrates how to set up Chrome Options to allow geolocation access.

java

package sa.Demo.SeleniumPractice;

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class Selenium_079 {
    /****
     *  Sample Code Definition :- Selenium - Access Device Location
     *  Developed  By :- Pankaj Kumar
     *  Date of Creation :- 15-June-2024
     *  Project :- SAJVSAUTO - Java [Web / Mobile / API]
     *  SA_BLOG_CODE :- SAJVSAUTO_079
     */
    @Test
    public void Selenium_079() throws InterruptedException {
        System.out.println("Selenium - Access Device Location");
        // INIT CHROME OPTIONS
        ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
        Map<String, Object> prefs = new HashMap<String, Object>();
        Map<String, Object> profile = new HashMap<String, Object>();
        Map<String, Object> contentSettings = new HashMap<String, Object>();
        // SET CHROME OPTIONS
        // 0 - Default, 1 - Allow, 2 - Block
        contentSettings.put("geolocation", 1);
        profile.put("managed_default_content_settings", contentSettings);
        prefs.put("profile", profile);
        options.setExperimentalOption("prefs", prefs);

        // Open Chrome Browser
        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        // Maximize the Browser Window
        driver.manage().window().maximize();
        // Open the URL
        driver.get("https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/geolocation");
        // Wait for 5 Seconds
        Thread.sleep(5000);
        // Click on Element
        driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='content']/div/button")).click();
        // Wait for 5 Seconds
        Thread.sleep(5000);
        // Quit the Driver
        driver.quit();
    }
}

Explanation

• Chrome Options Setup: Configures Chrome Options to allow geolocation access.

  • Geolocation settings are adjusted using preferences in the form of nested maps.

  • The contentSettings.put("geolocation", 1) allows geolocation prompts to be automatically accepted.

• Browser Initialization: Creates a WebDriver instance with the customized Chrome Options.

• Page Interaction: Opens a test page, triggers a location-based functionality by clicking a button, and processes the location access prompt.

• Wait Intervals: Uses pauses (Thread.sleep()) for observing the workflow (optional for actual test execution).

• Driver Cleanup: Ensures proper closure of the WebDriver instance to release resources.

Conclusion

By using Chrome Options in Selenium, you can easily automate test cases that need to access the device's location. This method makes sure that tests relying on geolocation run smoothly without needing any manual steps.