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+# encoding: UTF-8
+require 'rest-client'
+require 'core/main/network_stack/websocket/websocket'
+require 'websocket-client-simple'
+
+RSpec.describe 'BeEF WebSockets enabled' do
+
+  before(:all) do
+    @config = BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance
+    @cert_key = @config.get('beef.http.https.key')
+    @cert = @config.get('beef.http.https.cert')
+    @port = @config.get('beef.http.websocket.port')
+    @secure_port = @config.get('beef.http.websocket.secure_port')
+    @config.set('beef.http.websocket.secure', true)
+    @config.set('beef.http.websocket.enable', true)
+   #set config parameters
+   @config.set('beef.credentials.user', "beef")
+   @config.set('beef.credentials.passwd', "beef")
+   @username = @config.get('beef.credentials.user')
+   @password = @config.get('beef.credentials.passwd')
+   #load extensions, best practice is to reload as previous tests can potentially cause issues.
+   BeEF::Extensions.load
+   sleep 2
+   if @config.get('beef.module').nil?
+     puts "loading modules"
+     BeEF::Modules.load
+     sleep 2
+   end
+   #generate token for the api to use
+   BeEF::Core::Crypto::api_token
+   # load up DB
+   # Connect to DB
+   ActiveRecord::Base.logger = nil
+   OTR::ActiveRecord.migrations_paths = [File.join('core', 'main', 'ar-migrations')]
+   OTR::ActiveRecord.configure_from_hash!(adapter:'sqlite3', database:'beef.db')
+   
+   # Migrate (if required)
+   context = ActiveRecord::Migration.new.migration_context
+   if context.needs_migration?
+     puts "migrating db"
+     ActiveRecord::Migrator.new(:up, context.migrations, context.schema_migration).migrate
+   end
+   #start the hook server instance, for it out to track the pids for graceful closure
+   http_hook_server = BeEF::Core::Server.instance
+   http_hook_server.prepare
+   @pids = fork do
+     BeEF::API::Registrar.instance.fire(BeEF::API::Server, 'pre_http_start', http_hook_server)
+   end
+   @pid = fork do
+     http_hook_server.start
+   end
+   # wait for server to start
+   sleep 1
+  end
+
+  it 'can hook a browser with websockets' do
+    #prepare for the HTTP model
+    https = BeEF::Core::Models::Http
+
+    ### hook a new victim, use rest API to send request and get the token and victim
+
+    api = BeefRestClient.new('http', ATTACK_DOMAIN, '3000', BEEF_USER, BEEF_PASSWD)
+    response = api.auth()
+    @token = response[:token]
+    puts 'hooking a new victim, waiting a few seconds...'
+    victim = BeefTest.new_victim
+    sleep 2
+    #Uses the response and hooked browser details to get the response
+    response = RestClient.get "#{RESTAPI_HOOKS}", {:params => {:token => @token}}
+    #test for the response if errors and weirdness there
+    # puts "#{response} from the rest client " 
+    hb_details = JSON.parse(response.body)
+    while hb_details["hooked-browsers"]["online"].empty?
+      # get victim session
+      response = RestClient.get "#{RESTAPI_HOOKS}", {:params => {:token => @token}}
+      hb_details = JSON.parse(response.body)
+      puts "json: #{hb_details}"
+      puts "can hook a browser"
+      puts "online hooked browsers empty: #{hb_details["hooked-browsers"]["online"].empty?}"
+    end
+    #get the hooked browser details
+    hb_session = hb_details["hooked-browsers"]["online"]["0"]["session"]
+    #show the address of what is being hooked
+    #puts "hooked browser: #{hb_session}"
+    expect(hb_session).not_to be_nil  
+    #cannot do it in the after:all
+    https.where(:hooked_browser_id => hb_session).delete_all
+  end
+
+  after(:all) do
+    # cleanup: delete test browser entries and session
+    # kill the server
+    @config.set('beef.http.websocket.enable', false)
+    Process.kill("KILL", @pid)
+    Process.kill("KILL", @pids)
+    puts "waiting for server to die.."
+  end
+
+end