Added a test to verify that routing works with the back button

browser-tests/knownIssues.js

@@ -111,33 +111,57 @@ module.exports = [
 	'TodoMVC - dijon, Editing, should cancel edits on escape',
 	'TodoMVC - knockoutjs_require, Editing, should cancel edits on escape',
 
+	// all the following are covered by this issue:
+	// https://github.com/tastejs/todomvc/issues/856
+	'TodoMVC - knockoutjs, Routing, should respect the back button',
+	'TodoMVC - spine, Routing, should respect the back button',
+	'TodoMVC - componentjs, Routing, should respect the back button',
+	'TodoMVC - react, Routing, should respect the back button',
+	'TodoMVC - serenadejs, Routing, should respect the back button',
+	'TodoMVC - somajs, Routing, should respect the back button',
+	'TodoMVC - flight, Routing, should respect the back button',
+	'TodoMVC - lavaca_require, Routing, should respect the back button',
+	'TodoMVC - somajs_require, Routing, should respect the back button',
+
 	// all the following are covered by this issue:
 	// https://github.com/tastejs/todomvc/issues/790
 	// these implementations filter the view rather than the model when routing
 	'TodoMVC - agilityjs, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - agilityjs, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - agilityjs, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - backbone, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - backbone, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - backbone, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - maria, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - maria, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - maria, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - dojo, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - dojo, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - dojo, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - atmajs, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - atmajs, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - atmajs, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - backbone_marionette, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - backbone_marionette, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - backbone_marionette, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - exoskeleton, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - exoskeleton, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - exoskeleton, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - thorax, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - thorax, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - thorax, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - thorax_lumbar, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - thorax_lumbar, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - thorax_lumbar, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - troopjs_require, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - troopjs_require, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - troopjs_require, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - backbone_require, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - backbone_require, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - backbone_require, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - ariatemplates, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - ariatemplates, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
+	'TodoMVC - ariatemplates, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - backbone_marionette_require, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - backbone_marionette_require, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - chaplin-brunch, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
@@ -159,26 +183,32 @@ module.exports = [
 	'TodoMVC - extjs_deftjs, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - extjs_deftjs, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
 	'TodoMVC - extjs_deftjs, Routing, should highlight the currently applied filter',
+	'TodoMVC - extjs_deftjs, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - olives, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - olives, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - olives, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
 	'TodoMVC - olives, Routing, should highlight the currently applied filter',
+	'TodoMVC - olives, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - dijon, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - dijon, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - dijon, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
 	'TodoMVC - dijon, Routing, should highlight the currently applied filter',
+	'TodoMVC - dijon, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - duel, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - duel, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - duel, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
 	'TodoMVC - duel, Routing, should highlight the currently applied filter',
+	'TodoMVC - duel, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - knockoutjs_require, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - knockoutjs_require, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - knockoutjs_require, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
 	'TodoMVC - knockoutjs_require, Routing, should highlight the currently applied filter',
+	'TodoMVC - knockoutjs_require, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - angular-dart, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - angular-dart, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - angular-dart, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
 	'TodoMVC - angular-dart, Routing, should highlight the currently applied filter',
+	'TodoMVC - angular-dart, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - typescript-backbone, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - typescript-backbone, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - typescript-backbone, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
@@ -201,6 +231,7 @@ module.exports = [
 	'TodoMVC - extjs, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - extjs, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
 	'TodoMVC - extjs, Routing, should highlight the currently applied filter',
+	'TodoMVC - extjs, Routing, should respect the back button',
 
 	// stapes is completely broken!
 	// see: https://github.com/tastejs/todomvc/issues/808
@@ -224,6 +255,7 @@ module.exports = [
 	'TodoMVC - stapes, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - stapes, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - stapes, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
+	'TodoMVC - stapes, Routing, should respect the back button',
 	'TodoMVC - stapes_require, No Todos, should hide #main and #footer',
 	'TodoMVC - stapes_require, New Todo, should allow me to add todo items',
 	'TodoMVC - stapes_require, New Todo, should append new items to the bottom of the list',
@@ -247,6 +279,7 @@ module.exports = [
 	'TodoMVC - stapes_require, Routing, should allow me to display active items',
 	'TodoMVC - stapes_require, Routing, should allow me to display completed items',
 	'TodoMVC - stapes_require, Routing, should allow me to display all items',
+	'TodoMVC - stapes_require, Routing, should respect the back button',
 
 	// mozart is not on the public website
 	'TodoMVC - mozart, New Todo, should allow me to add todo items',

browser-tests/page.js

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ module.exports = function Page(browser) {
 		return this.getTodoListXpath() + '/li[' + (index + 1) + ']';
 	};
 
+	// ----------------- navigation methods
+
+	this.back = function() {
+		return browser.navigate().back();
+	}
+
 	// ----------------- try / get methods
 
 	// unfortunately webdriver does not have a decent API for determining if an

browser-tests/test.js

@@ -315,6 +315,25 @@ module.exports.todoMVCTest = function (frameworkName, baseUrl, speedMode, laxMod
 				testOps.assertItems([TODO_ITEM_ONE, TODO_ITEM_THREE]);
 			});
 
+			test.it('should respect the back button', function () {
+				createStandardItems();
+				page.toggleItemAtIndex(1);
+
+				page.filterByActiveItems();
+				page.filterByCompletedItems();
+
+				// should show completed items
+				testOps.assertItems([TODO_ITEM_TWO]);
+
+				// then active items
+				page.back();
+				testOps.assertItems([TODO_ITEM_ONE, TODO_ITEM_THREE]);
+
+				// then all items
+				page.back();
+				testOps.assertItems([TODO_ITEM_ONE, TODO_ITEM_TWO, TODO_ITEM_THREE]);
+			});
+
 			test.it('should allow me to display completed items', function () {
 				createStandardItems();
 				page.toggleItemAtIndex(1);