Wrap AppendTab function so it can accept string URLs.

The pyautolib.PyUITestBase.AppendTab function can only accept GURL objects.
Being able to pass string URLs is much more convenient.
Additional rationale:
GURL class is not exposed in some derived classes (e.g. PyUITestInAutotest)
GURL objects are not easily serializable which is needed in RemotePyAuto

BUG=chromium-os:30562
TEST=run an AutoTest derived from cros_ui_test.UITest that calls
    self.pyauto.AppendTab('about:blank')

Review URL: https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10379030

git-svn-id: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src@136739 0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/chrome/test/pyautolib/pyauto.py b/chrome/test/pyautolib/pyauto.py
index 0eb5765..f96a5ae 100755
--- a/chrome/test/pyautolib/pyauto.py
+++ b/chrome/test/pyautolib/pyauto.py
@@ -3159,6 +3159,25 @@ class PyUITest(pyautolib.PyUITestBase, unittest.TestCase):
     }
     return self._GetResultFromJSONRequest(cmd_dict, windex=None)
 
+  def AppendTab(self, url, windex=0):
+    """Create a new tab.
+
+    Create a new tab at the end of given or first browser window
+    and activate it. Blocks until the url is loaded.
+
+    Args:
+      url: The url to load, can be string or a GURL object.
+      windex: Index of the window to open a tab in. Default 0 - first window.
+
+    Returns:
+      True on success.
+    """
+    if type(url) is GURL:
+      gurl = url
+    else:
+      gurl = GURL(url)
+    return pyautolib.PyUITestBase.AppendTab(self, gurl, windex)
+
   def WaitUntilNavigationCompletes(self, tab_index=0, windex=0):
     """Wait until the specified tab is done navigating.