Waiting

Wait for a fixed amount of time

To wait for a fixed amount of time, use the wait instruction with the duration, in ms, you want to wait for.

If you want to wait for 2 seconds, you need to use this JavaScript scenario:

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{
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    "instructions": [
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        {"wait": 2000}
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    ]
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}

Wait for an element to appear

To wait for a particular element to appear, use the wait_for instruction with the CSS/XPath selector of the element you want to wait for.

If you want to wait for the element whose class is slow_div to appear before getting some results, you need to use this JavaScript scenario:

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{
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    "instructions": [
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        {"wait_for": ".slow_div"}
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    ]
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}

Wait for an element to appear and click

To wait for a particular CSS/XPath element to appear, and then click on it, use the wait_for_and_click instruction.

If you want to wait for the element whose class is slow_div to appear before clicking on it, you need to use this JavaScript scenario:

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{
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    "instructions": [
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        {"wait_for_and_click": ".slow_div"}
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    ]
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}

Note: this is exactly the same as using:

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{
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    "instructions": [
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        {"wait_for": ".slow_div"},
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        {"click": ".slow_div"}
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    ]
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}