[wtr-general] WATIR is not waiting for select

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[wtr-general] WATIR is not waiting for select_list to exist

Raja gopalan

2017-08-09 14:50:11 UTC

If I write

b.select_list(id: 'something').select("")

default timeout is not applied here for a select_list, it immediately
throws error if select_list doesn't exist

but If I write the following code

puts b.select_list(id: 'something').text #this would print the selected
option value according to new change

This line is waiting for select_list to exist.

This must be a bug, isn't it?
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Titus Fortner

2017-08-09 15:14:30 UTC

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This is unlikely a bug in Watir.

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Raja gopalan

2017-08-10 07:14:50 UTC

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Why it's not a bug?

Take any html file, select_list part is acting in a same way, that is, it's
not waiting for select_list to exist, for an example, consider the code
below

require 'watir'

b.goto 'bit.ly/watir-webdriver-demo'

b.element(id: 'entry_100000').send_keys 'Hi'

I made a mistake in Id but it waits for 30 seconds but If I write the below
code

require 'watir'

b.goto 'bit.ly/watir-webdriver-demo'

s = b.select_list(id: 'entry_100000').select 'Ruby'

It's not waiting for select_list to exist.(Made a mistake in the id).

Post by Titus Fortner
This is unlikely a bug in Watir.
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Super Kevy

2017-08-10 16:04:48 UTC

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The object may not be visible
The first hack is to add a sleep before the select. Not elegant but the
kludge usually works
sleep 30

A better method is to wait for it to be present

b.select_list(:id => 'entry_10000').when_present.select('Ruby')
or
b.select_list(:id => 'entry_10000')..wait_until_present

Post by Raja gopalan
Why it's not a bug?
Take any html file, select_list part is acting in a same way, that is,
it's not waiting for select_list to exist, for an example, consider the
code below
require 'watir'
b.goto 'bit.ly/watir-webdriver-demo'
b.element(id: 'entry_100000').send_keys 'Hi'
I made a mistake in Id but it waits for 30 seconds but If I write the
below code
require 'watir'
b.goto 'bit.ly/watir-webdriver-demo'
s = b.select_list(id: 'entry_100000').select 'Ruby'
It's not waiting for select_list to exist.(Made a mistake in the id).

Post by Titus Fortner
This is unlikely a bug in Watir.
For us to investigate further please provide
Your code
Applicable portion of html
A log of your test run in debug mode

Raja gopalan

2017-08-10 16:23:14 UTC

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when_present is not necessary now becauseâ it's implicit since WATIR 6.0
ONWARDS.

Post by Super Kevy
The object may not be visible
The first hack is to add a sleep before the select. Not elegant but the
kludge usually works
sleep 30
A better method is to wait for it to be present
b.select_list(:id => 'entry_10000').when_present.select('Ruby')
or
b.select_list(:id => 'entry_10000')..wait_until_present

Post by Titus Fortner
This is unlikely a bug in Watir.
For us to investigate further please provide
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Applicable portion of html
A log of your test run in debug mode

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Super Kevy

2017-08-10 17:15:20 UTC

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So the option list is probably not populated yet. Maybe its a generated
list.
Then wait for the option to be present

browser.select_list(:id => 'theId').option(:value =>
'Ruby').wait_until_present
browser.select_list(:id => 'theId').option.wait_until_present

Post by Raja gopalan
when_present is not necessary now becauseâ it's implicit since WATIR 6.0
ONWARDS.

Post by Titus Fortner
This is unlikely a bug in Watir.
For us to investigate further please provide
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Applicable portion of html
A log of your test run in debug mode

Raja gopalan

2017-08-11 10:09:28 UTC

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You haven't read my question clearly, It throws the error that given
select_list is not found without waiting, From WATIR 6.0 onwards, waiting
for element to present is implicit.

Post by Super Kevy
So the option list is probably not populated yet. Maybe its a generated
list.
Then wait for the option to be present
browser.select_list(:id => 'theId').option(:value =>
'Ruby').wait_until_present
browser.select_list(:id => 'theId').option.wait_until_present

Post by Raja gopalan
when_present is not necessary now becauseâ it's implicit since WATIR 6.0
ONWARDS.

Post by Titus Fortner
This is unlikely a bug in Watir.
For us to investigate further please provide
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Applicable portion of html
A log of your test run in debug mode

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Titus Fortner

2017-08-10 17:26:31 UTC

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You were right, the update in 6.4 changed how options get waited for on
Select Lists.
Fix is here: https://github.com/watir/watir/pull/619
Will be in the 6.7 release whenever that happens

Thanks for providing a reproducible case.

Post by Titus Fortner
This is unlikely a bug in Watir.
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Raja gopalan

2017-08-11 10:10:11 UTC

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Thank you Titus!

Will be in the 6.7 release whenever that happens

Will it be soon?

Post by Titus Fortner
You were right, the update in 6.4 changed how options get waited for on
Select Lists.
Fix is here: https://github.com/watir/watir/pull/619
Will be in the 6.7 release whenever that happens
Thanks for providing a reproducible case.

Post by Titus Fortner
This is unlikely a bug in Watir.
For us to investigate further please provide
Your code
Applicable portion of html
A log of your test run in debug mode