Selenium Test - Check if url returns a pdf

Question

I have a selenium test I am creating. The application creates a pdf for the user. I want to know how to test that a url returns a pdf file. I don't really care what is in the pdf, just that one got created.

• FYI - The url does not container .pdf

  http://www.url.com/printp/something.php?pld=b8eiub9w6ar2am1i

Answer 1

Alternatively, make a HEAD request first to check if the url is created, then inspect content_length header, which should be nonzero size, or whatever is reasonable minimum size in your case.