Test delay in search bar on webUI

core/search/js/search.js

@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 			var lastSize = 30;
 			var lastResults = [];
 			var timeoutID = null;
+			/* For delaying search*/
+			var timeout = null;                                    
 
 			this.getLastQuery = function() {
 				return lastQuery;
@@ -319,18 +321,24 @@
 						renderCurrent();
 					}
 				} else {
-					var query = $searchBox.val();
-					if (lastQuery !== query) {
-						currentResult = -1;
-						if (query.length > 2) {
-							self.search(query);
-						} else {
-							self.hideResults();
-						}
-						if(self.hasFilter(getCurrentApp())) {
-							self.getFilter(getCurrentApp())(query);
+					/**
+			 		* Search begins 500 millisoconds after the user stops typing
+			 		*/
+					clearTimeout(timeout);
+					timeout = setTimeout(function () {
+						var query = $searchBox.val();
+						if (lastQuery !== query) {
+							currentResult = -1;
+							if (query.length > 2) {
+								self.search(query);
+							} else {
+								self.hideResults();
+							}
+							if(self.hasFilter(getCurrentApp())) {
+								self.getFilter(getCurrentApp())(query);
+							}
 						}
-					}
+    					}, 500);
 				}
 			});
 			$(document).keyup(function(event) {

tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/WebUISearchContext.php

@@ -117,6 +117,43 @@ public function fileShouldNotBeListedSearchResultOtherFolders($fileName, $should
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @When the user enters search text :searchTerm in the search box using the webUI
+	 *
+	 * @param string $searchTerm
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function theUserEntersSearchTextInTheSearchBoxUsingTheWebui($searchTerm) {
+		$this->filesPage->waitTillPageIsLoaded($this->getSession());
+		$searchbox = $this->filesPage->findById($this->filesPage->getSearchBoxId());
+		$this->filesPage->assertElementNotNull(
+			$searchbox,
+			__METHOD__ .
+			"could not find searchbox / button"
+		);
+		$searchbox->click();
+		$searchbox->setValue($searchTerm);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @Then the ajax call should not start immediately
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function theAjaxCallShouldNotStartImmediately() {
+		// delay for search box in UI
+		$wait_time_msec = 500;
+
+		$start = \microtime(true);
+		// give 1000ms extra for timeout to make sure that the function terminates only after it finds a ajax call
+		$this->filesPage->waitForAjaxCallsToStart($this->getSession(), $wait_time_msec + 1000);
+
+		$end = \microtime(true);
+		$timeout_msec = (($end - $start) * 1000);
+		PHPUnit_Framework_Assert::assertGreaterThan($wait_time_msec, $timeout_msec);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * This will run before EVERY scenario.
 	 * It will set the properties for this object.

tests/acceptance/features/lib/OwncloudPage.php

@@ -775,4 +775,11 @@ public function assertElementNotNull($element, $message) {
 			throw new ElementNotFoundException($message);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return string the id of search box
+	 */
+	public function getSearchBoxId() {
+		return $this->searchBoxId;
+	}
 }

tests/acceptance/features/webUIFiles/search.feature

@@ -122,4 +122,8 @@ Feature: Search
     And user "user1" has uploaded file with content "does-not-matter" to "/strängé नेपाली folder/strängéनेपालीloremfile.txt"
     When the user searches for "strängéनेपाली" using the webUI
     Then the file "strängéनेपालीloremfile.txt" with the path "/" should be listed in the search results in other folders section on the webUI
-    And the file "strängéनेपालीloremfile.txt" with the path "/strängé नेपाली folder" should be listed in the search results in other folders section on the webUI
+    And the file "strängéनेपालीloremfile.txt" with the path "/strängé नेपाली folder" should be listed in the search results in other folders section on the webUI
+
+  Scenario: Search file with delay
+    When the user enters search text "lorem" in the search box using the webUI
+    Then the ajax call should not start immediately