How to show the current URL in protractor debug

Question

I'm using protractor to test my angular application.

I want to show the current URL when a console.log is show in the browser. I use this for now but I don't find the solution to show the current URL.

afterEach(function() {
  browser.manage().logs().get('browser').then(function(browserLog){
    var message = JSON.parse(browserLog[i].message).message.parameters[0].value;
    expect(message.indexOf("localizationService") > -1).toBe(false, 'because\n There is a I18N error somewhere.\n Please see the error above in\n >>ERROR I18Ns : \n' + message + '\n' + browser.getCurrentUrl());
  }
}

I just need to know what I have to use instead of browser.getCurrentUrl() which is returning a Promise

I just need to know what I have to use instead of browser.getCurrentUrl() wich is returning a promise — stephanec, Aug 24 '15 at 20:29
Is Protractor relevant here? Wouldn't `window.location.href ` do? — U r s u s, Aug 24 '15 at 20:46
Are you running your script in browser right? You could try `document.location.href`. Check [this SO answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/20746566/2794702) for reference. — U r s u s, Aug 24 '15 at 20:58
The code is actually in protractor.conf.js. Document is not defined too. — stephanec, Aug 24 '15 at 21:02
I see. Have you seen [this SO question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29129186/how-to-use-browser-getcurrenturl-in-a-protractor-test)? — U r s u s, Aug 24 '15 at 21:06
Yes they use getcurrenturl promise to compare the actual URL with an other one. In my case, I just want to display the current URL. — stephanec, Aug 24 '15 at 21:08
So to be clear: you want to execute this command within the context of the browser, but evaluate within your protractor test case? — Nick Tomlin, Aug 24 '15 at 23:10

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '15 at 10:08

You can get the url by resolving the promise that getCurrentUrl() function returns and then expect your requirement. Here's how you can do it -

afterEach(function() {
  browser.manage().logs().get('browser').then(function(browserLog){
    var message = JSON.parse(browserLog[i].message).message.parameters[0].value;
    browser.getCurrentUrl().then(function(url){
        expect(message.indexOf("localizationService") > -1).toBe(false, 'because\n There is a I18N error somewhere.\n Please see the error above in\n >>ERROR I18Ns : \n' + message + '\n' + url);
    });
  }
}

Hope this helps.

How to show the current URL in protractor debug

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