Implementations of explicit wait.

[DamianSzp]

Hi @eliasnogueira
Could you share some examples of how the explicit wait can be implemented or some thoughts what is the best way to do it to keep code clean?

[eliasnogueira]

Hi @DamianSzp,
In this project, the AbstractPageObject class manage it automatically thought the AjaxElementLocatorFactory class which will wait for a certain period to the element to appear.

All the page objects inherit the AbstractPageObject class, so all the elements in each object will have this verification, creating an "automatic way to wait for elements". This will make your code cleaner.

If you need to manage any additional explicitly wait, I would create its instance in the AbstractPageObject, using it inside the page objects to wait for what's needed in two different ways: inner waits or external waits.

Inner wait for me is the waiting usage inside a page object method.
The external one is a method that will wait for something.

Example in the AbstractPageObject class

public class AbstractPageObject {

    protected WebDriverWait wait;
    
    protected AbstractPageObject() {
        initElements(new AjaxElementLocatorFactory(DriverManager.getDriver(), configuration().timeout()), this);
        wait = new WebDriverWait(DriverManager.getDriver(), Duration.ofSeconds(configuration().timeout()));
    }
}

Examples of waiting (fake, just as an example

// code ignored

// inner
public void fillForm() {
    wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeSelected(By.id("id")));
    name.fill("something");
    // more code
}

// external
public void waitUntilMessageIsDisplayed() {
    wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("message")));
}

[DamianSzp]

Thank you @eliasnogueira