gistfile1.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'selenium-webdriver'

def wait_for_new_handle(original_handles, driver)
  handles = nil
  wait = Selenium::WebDriver::Wait.new(:timeout => 10)
  wait.until do
    handles = driver.window_handles
    handles.size == original_handles.size + 1
  end
  handles		
end

def wait_for_window_close(original_handles, driver)
  handles = nil
  wait = Selenium::WebDriver::Wait.new(:timeout => 10)
  wait.until do
    handles = driver.window_handles
    handles.size == original_handles.size - 1
  end
  handles		
end

def open_modal(driver)
  original_handles = driver.window_handles
  driver.find_element(:id => 'launch_modal_button').click
  handles = wait_for_new_handle(original_handles, driver)
  modal = (handles - original_handles).first
  driver.switch_to.window modal
end

#gets
driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :ie

driver.get "http://localhost:2310/common/modal.html"
original_handle = driver.window_handle

open_modal driver

original_handles = driver.window_handles
driver.find_element(:id => 'close_window').click
wait_for_window_close original_handles, driver
driver.switch_to.window original_handle

driver.quit

driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :ie
driver.get "http://localhost:2310/common/modal.html"

original_handle = driver.window_handle
open_modal driver
modal_handle = driver.window_handle
open_modal driver

driver.find_element(:id => 'close_window2').click
driver.switch_to.window modal_handle

driver.find_element(:id => 'close_window').click
driver.switch_to.window original_handle

driver.quit