closest_to_steps.rb

When %{I follow "$link_text" closest to "$reference_text"} do |link_text, reference_text|
  link_element = closest_to(reference_text, %{.//a[contains(., "#{link_text}")]})
  link = Webrat::Link.load(webrat_session, link_element)
  link.click
end

module ClosestTo
  def closest_to(reference_text, selector)
    elements = current_dom.search("h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, td, li, p")
    reference_element = elements_directly_containing(reference_text).first
    unless reference_element
      raise "Couldn't find element with text:\n#{reference_text}"
    end

    closest_element = nil
    while reference_element && !closest_element
      closest_element = reference_element.at(selector)
      reference_element = reference_element.respond_to?(:parent) ? reference_element.parent : nil
    end

    closest_element or raise "Couldn't find element matching #{selector}"
  end
end

World(ClosestTo)