etherpad-lite/tests/frontend/specs/keystroke_chat.js

describe("send chat message", function(){
  //create a new pad before each test run
  beforeEach(function(cb){
    helper.newPad(cb);
    this.timeout(5000);
  });

  it("opens chat, sends a message and makes sure it exists on the page", function(done) {
    var inner$ = helper.padInner$; 
    var chrome$ = helper.padChrome$; 
    var chatValue = "JohnMcLear";

    //click on the chat button to make chat visible
    var $chatButton = chrome$("#chaticon");
    $chatButton.click();
    var $chatInput = chrome$("#chatinput");
    $chatInput.sendkeys('JohnMcLear'); // simulate a keypress of typing JohnMcLear
    $chatInput.sendkeys('{enter}'); // simulate a keypress of enter actually does evt.which = 10 not 13

    //check if chat shows up
    helper.waitFor(function(){
      return chrome$("#chattext").children("p").length !== 0; // wait until the chat message shows up
    }).done(function(){
      var $firstChatMessage = chrome$("#chattext").children("p");
      var containsMessage = $firstChatMessage.text().indexOf("JohnMcLear") !== -1; // does the string contain JohnMcLear?
      expect(containsMessage).to.be(true); // expect the first chat message to contain JohnMcLear

      // do a slightly more thorough check
      var username = $firstChatMessage.children("b");
      var usernameValue = username.text();
      var time = $firstChatMessage.children(".time");
      var timeValue = time.text();
      var expectedStringIncludingUserNameAndTime = usernameValue + timeValue + " " + "JohnMcLear";
      expect(expectedStringIncludingUserNameAndTime).to.be($firstChatMessage.text());
      done();
    });

  });
});