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browser.combo#

Functions#

`search(term, settings, timeout=None)` #

Standardised combination of methods to perform search.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
`term`	`str`	Terms to search for.	required
`settings`	`SearchSettings`	Add settings class.	required
`timeout`	`float \| None`	In seconds. Timeout to wait for element(s). If `None`, the global timeout setting is used (default 5 seconds).	`None`

Example

from browserist import Browser, SearchSettings

search_settings = SearchSettings(
    url="https://google.com",
    input_xpath="//xpath/to/input_field",
    button_xpath="//xpath/to/search_button")

with Browser() as browser:
    browser.combo.search("some search term", search_settings)
    assert browser.tool.count_elements("//xpath/to/search_result_elements") > 0

Configuration Classes#

SearchSettings#

Settings class for the search combo.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
`url`	`str \| None`	URL for the search page. Sometimes not needed if, for example, the search input field is available on all pages.	`None`
`input_xpath`	`str`	XPath for the search input field.	required
`button_xpath`	`str`	XPath for the search button.	required
`await_search_results_url_contains`	`str \| None`	Optionally wait for the search results page URL to change.	`None`
`await_search_results_xpath`	`str \| None`	Optionally wait for a search result element to be ready.	`None`