Automation testing

5. How to use MAP?

How to use map in automation testing? WebdriverIO example

Let's start with: How does it work?

The map() method creates a new array populated with the results of calling a provided function on every element in the calling array.

This might look too smart and not clear. Let's just see an example:

// This is an example of helper method that uses map
clickByLabel(label){
   // Create object named hash
   let hash = {};

   // Loop through yourSelectors and fill up object with keys(text of each label with h1 tag), and values: "div a" selector so we could perform action on it
   $$('.fakeClasses').map(elem => hash[elem.$('h1').getText()] = elem.$('div a'));
   // Same as line above but: this.yourSelectors.map(elem => hash[elem.getText()] = elem);

   // Performing actual action on it. Note, one of your labels that we got text of must match with parameter that yo will pass in(label)
   hash[label].click();
}

How to debug map if it doesn't work?
Case one:

If you see following error, this means the parameter you are passing in:

doesn't exist
there is a race condition(it didn't show up yet, and click already happened)

There are few ways to debug it:

add browser.pause(2000) right before map. It will help if it's a race condition. If it is, then you will need to add waitUntil so all options would display before it actually maps them.

   let hash = {};
   browser.pause(2000);
   $$('.fakeClasses').map(elem => hash[elem.$('h1').getText()] = elem.$('div a'));

add a browser.debug() right before map. It will stop browser and you will be able to see if you element exist and there was a race condition.

   let hash = {};
   browser.debug()
   $$('.fakeClasses').map(elem => hash[elem.$('h1').getText()] = elem.$('div a'));

console.log all options that you've mapped. This will show you all available options of "h1" tag that we have mapped.

   let hash = {};
   $$('.fakeClasses').map(elem => hash[elem.$('h1').getText()] = elem.$('div a'));
   console.log(Object.keys(hash));

We will add video with example of it soon :)

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