Chimera 0.6
Abstract:
This document provides file: URL tests in compliance with RFC
1738 and RFC 1630.
This test points to files that should be on a standard installation. In some cases, you need to create an extra test bed of files.
The next re-write will include recommended steps for the location and creation of the test bed.
Running the test:
Testing file URLs is complicated by the the checkloadURI feature, which disables file: URLs in network served (http: and https:) pages.
The test methodology is to take the test case (a string that could be a file: // URL) and paste it into the Location/URL bar and hit enter.
The fastest way of running the test is to select a URL by double clicking, then use keyboard shortcuts to:
Linux: copy the selection, select and clear the Location URL (control-l + backspace), and hit return).Note: very long URLs have been formated as links, and you should "Copy Link Address".
Other: copy the selection, select the Location URL (control-l), paste the file: URL, and hit return.
| Scheme tests |
URL |
Results |
Comments |
| scheme-only |
file |
-> hostname "file"
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Normal URL bar handling. |
| incomplete scheme-only formating |
file: file:/ file:// |
-> file:/// -> file:/// -> file:/// |
file: + 0-2 slashes ->
"file:///", see 65152 works for Chimera 0.6 |
| incomplete scheme+path |
file:<path> file:/<path> Windows: file:/C:/config.sys file://C:/config.sys Mac OS X: file:///fileURLs/text.txt |
-> file:///<path> file:// URLs for directories cause layout pane to die.151291 |
Schemes with missing "/"s will be corrected when
possible (file://<path> cannot be corrected, see below) |
| minimal URL |
file:/// |
"file:///" displays blank page in Mac OS (X and
classic) and Win32 13607 works for Chimera 0.6 |
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| <host> tests | |||
| file:// w/ fqdn | file://hostname/ | A file URL takes the form:
file://<host>/<path> where <host> is the fully qualified domain name of the system on which the <path> is accessible, and <path> is a hierarchical directory path of the form <directory>/<directory>/.../<name>. 3.10 |
<host> is not checked: 70871 |
| localhost | file://localhost/ | As a special case, <host> can be the string
"localhost" or the empty string; this is interpreted as `the
machine from which the URL is being interpreted'. 3.10 |
MacOS X problems: 140606 |
| non-hostname in hostname field |
file://<filename> file://<path>/<path>/<filename> |
Since the file URL would accept the first part as a
hostname, the file URL is valid, even if the author intended to use
"file:///" as the prefix. Only exception is for DOS volumes (see next
test) |
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| DOS volume promotion |
file://c| file://c: file://c|/ file://c:/ |
-> file:///c|/ -> file:///c:/ -> file:///c|/ -> file:///c:/ |
DOS volumes are moved from the host field to the first
path segment (see 24431). The
first two examples also are "/" (see next test) Problems in Mac/Linux 102724 |
| Path |
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| DOS volume recognition | file:///c: file:///C:/Program%20Files |
-> file:///c:/ -> file:///C:/Program%20Files |
adding a trailing "/" happens for DOS volume letters only Mac OS X will not error: see 128909 |
| "?" |
Windows: file:///c:/? Macintosh: file:///Macintosh%20HD/fileURLs/? file:///Macintosh%20HD/fileURLs/testof%3F.txt |
check as filename and as character in filename. |
Problems"?" as path segment Win, Mac OS X 59002 Trailing charcters are ignored (query is ignored) |
| "#" |
file:///C:/WINDOWS/Desktop/FileURLs/has%23.txt file:///Macintosh%20HD/fileURLs/testof%23.txt |
"#" must be escaped, unescaped "#" is a fragment
(anchor) |
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| " " |
Windows: file:///C:/Program Files | ||
| ":" |
Windows: ":" is invalid Macintosh OS ":" is invalid |
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| trailing "." |
file://FileURLs/trailing. |
149586 fixed
in 1.2b, affects Chimera |
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| File Handling | File
Handling QA |
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| text | Windows: file:///C:/Autoexec.bat file:///etc/hosts |
need sample URL for Mac Classic |
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| other mime typefiletype sniffing | Windows: file:///c:/WINDOWS/.appletviewer file:///C:/WINDOWS/Desktop/FileURLs/mozilla-banner |
mozilla-banner is a gif file w/o a gif extension |
file:// needs decoder to sniff file types (see 83241) |
| executables | file URL that is executable on OS Windows: file:///C:/command.com |
use: Mac OS classic file Mac OS X file |
see 59932 (also,
MacOS 48165
) (tries to save in RC1 Win32, Mac OS X classic apps) Mac OS X apps are directories |
| User Interface |
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| Reload |
any directory any file |
opening file:///C:/, adding
file, hit reload shows new files editing a file and reloading should show new copy |
directories had problem, see 90504 |
| View Source |
directories files |
<pending html view> <unknown> . |
blank page, works in Linux Win32 RC1 attempts to save file |
| Back + Forward |
buttons should work |
see Session:History for full testing |
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| Exceptions | |||
| non-existent file | file:///C:/Autoexec.bat file:///AUTOEXEC.BAT2 |
should provide error message. fixed in Non-existent DOS drive references do not error. |
fixed in 63048 no drive/volume error needed, see 128909 |
| empty file | create empty file and open it Windows: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Desktop/FileURLs/empty |
displays empty page, that is not about:blank |
should display only empty page (nothing else), see: 102737 |
| full disk |
test w/ floppy |
white box problem: 100687 |
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| Preferences |
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| file:// links in HTTP document |
file:///c:/ directory view file access |
The file URL scheme is unusual in that
it does not specify an Internet protocol or access method for such files;
as such, its utility in network protocols between hosts is limited. local files |
security.checkloadURI=true will block file:
URLs on network served pages. use "about:config" to view pref easily |
| html view |
network.dir.format - set to 1
if you want XUL dir. |
not working for file yet. bug 10812 (needs
qa review) |
To do:
Re-write test to use a standard testbed of files (and provide instructions for creating them on your local disk). -Windows paths updated, will post file archive soon.
Re-arrange tests to isolate platform specific tests.
Research syntaxtical aspects of local file systems (ongoing)
Last Update:
08.15.2002 - added sample local file paths for Mac OS and Win32.