fix: use Selenium Actions for click()

vaadin-testbench-core-junit5/src/test/java/com/vaadin/testbench/ParametersTest.java

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public void testDefaultValues() {
         Assertions.assertEquals(false,
                 Parameters.isScreenshotComparisonCursorDetection());
         Assertions.assertFalse(Parameters.isHeadless());
+        Assertions.assertFalse(Parameters.isUseJavascriptClick());
         Assertions.assertEquals(
                 ClientConfig.defaultConfig().readTimeout().toSeconds(),
                 Parameters.getReadTimeout());

vaadin-testbench-integration-tests-junit5/src/main/java/com/vaadin/testUI/ClickCountView.java

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2026 Vaadin Ltd
+ *
+ * This program is available under Vaadin Commercial License and Service Terms.
+ *
+ * See <https://vaadin.com/commercial-license-and-service-terms> for the full
+ * license.
+ */
+package com.vaadin.testUI;
+
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.html.Div;
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.html.NativeButton;
+import com.vaadin.flow.router.Route;
+
+@Route("ClickCountView")
+public class ClickCountView extends Div {
+
+    public ClickCountView() {
+        NativeButton button = new NativeButton("Click me");
+        button.setId("click-target");
+
+        Div log = new Div();
+        log.setId("click-count");
+
+        button.getElement().addEventListener("click", e -> {
+            log.setText(String
+                    .valueOf(e.getEventData().get("event.detail").intValue()));
+        }).addEventData("event.detail");
+
+        add(button, log);
+    }
+}

vaadin-testbench-integration-tests-junit5/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/elements/ClickCountIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2026 Vaadin Ltd
+ *
+ * This program is available under Vaadin Commercial License and Service Terms.
+ *
+ * See <https://vaadin.com/commercial-license-and-service-terms> for the full
+ * license.
+ */
+package com.vaadin.tests.elements;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.Component;
+import com.vaadin.testUI.ClickCountView;
+import com.vaadin.testbench.BrowserTest;
+import com.vaadin.testbench.TestBenchElement;
+import com.vaadin.tests.AbstractBrowserTB9Test;
+
+public class ClickCountIT extends AbstractBrowserTB9Test {
+
+    @Override
+    protected Class<? extends Component> getTestView() {
+        return ClickCountView.class;
+    }
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    public void open() {
+        openTestURL();
+    }
+
+    @BrowserTest
+    public void click_hasClickCountOne() {
+        TestBenchElement button = $(NativeButtonElement.class)
+                .id("click-target");
+        button.click();
+        Assertions.assertEquals("1", $("div").id("click-count").getText());
+    }
+
+    @BrowserTest
+    public void clickWithCoordinates_hasClickCountOne() {
+        TestBenchElement button = $(NativeButtonElement.class)
+                .id("click-target");
+        button.click(0, 0);
+        Assertions.assertEquals("1", $("div").id("click-count").getText());
+    }
+
+    @BrowserTest
+    public void doubleClick_hasClickCountTwo() {
+        TestBenchElement button = $(NativeButtonElement.class)
+                .id("click-target");
+        button.doubleClick();
+        Assertions.assertEquals("2", $("div").id("click-count").getText());
+    }
+}

vaadin-testbench-shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/testbench/Parameters.java

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class Parameters {
     private static int readTimeout;
     private static int hubPort;
     private static String[] chromeOptions;
+    private static boolean useJavascriptClick;
     static {
         isDebug = getSystemPropertyBoolean("debug", false);
 
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ public class Parameters {
                 (int) ClientConfig.defaultConfig().readTimeout().toSeconds());
         hubPort = getSystemPropertyInt("hubPort", 4444);
         setChromeOptions(getSystemPropertyString("chromeOptions", null));
+        useJavascriptClick = getSystemPropertyBoolean("useJavascriptClick",
+                false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -564,4 +567,35 @@ public static String[] getChromeOptions() {
     public static int getReadTimeout() {
         return readTimeout;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether {@link TestBenchElement#click()} should use JavaScript
+     * instead of Selenium Actions.
+     * <p>
+     * JavaScript click avoids "element not clickable at point" issues but does
+     * not correctly simulate a real user interaction in the browser (e.g.,
+     * browser event properties such as click count may be missing or
+     * incorrect).
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if JavaScript click is used by default,
+     *         {@code false} otherwise
+     */
+    public static boolean isUseJavascriptClick() {
+        return useJavascriptClick;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether {@link TestBenchElement#click()} should use JavaScript
+     * instead of Selenium Actions.
+     * <p>
+     * Can also be set with the system property
+     * {@code com.vaadin.testbench.Parameters.useJavascriptClick=true}.
+     *
+     * @param useJavascriptClick
+     *            {@code true} to use JavaScript click, {@code false} to use
+     *            Selenium Actions
+     */
+    public static void setUseJavascriptClick(boolean useJavascriptClick) {
+        Parameters.useJavascriptClick = useJavascriptClick;
+    }
 }

vaadin-testbench-shared/src/main/java/com/vaadin/testbench/TestBenchElement.java

@@ -191,16 +191,39 @@ public boolean isFocused() {
 
     @Override
     public void click() {
-        // JS call to click does not focus element, hence ensure focus
+        if (Parameters.isUseJavascriptClick()) {
+            javascriptClick();
+        } else {
+            autoScrollIntoView();
+            waitForVaadin();
+            new Actions(getDriver()).click(wrappedElement).build().perform();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clicks the element using JavaScript rather than Selenium Actions.
+     * <p>
+     * This avoids "element not clickable at point" issues that can occur when
+     * the element is behind an overlay or otherwise not directly reachable by
+     * Selenium, but it does not correctly simulate a real user interaction in
+     * the browser (e.g., browser event properties such as click count may be
+     * missing or incorrect).
+     * <p>
+     * Prefer {@link #click()} for normal use. Use this method only when you
+     * need to click an element that Selenium cannot reach directly.
+     * <p>
+     * To use this method globally as the default for {@link #click()}, set the
+     * system property
+     * {@code com.vaadin.testbench.Parameters.useJavascriptClick=true} or call
+     * {@link Parameters#setUseJavascriptClick(boolean)}.
+     */
+    public void javascriptClick() {
         focus();
         try {
-            // Avoid strange "element not clickable at point" problems
             callFunction("click");
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            if (e.getMessage()
+            if (e.getMessage() != null && e.getMessage()
                     .contains("Inspected target navigated or closed")) {
-                // This happens with chromedriver although e.g. navigation
-                // succeeds
                 return;
             }
             // SVG elements and maybe others do not have a 'click' method