Is PageLoadStrategy implemented ?

[Pat075]

Hi

Selenium allows for a "page load strategy" options, set to "none / normal / eager", this defines the readystate to wait before continuing the code. Is there a way to set this with SeleniumVBA ?

I would like to set the NavigateTo for several windows at onse and then wait for the pages to download instead of waiting for each page in sequence.

Thanks for any help !

[GCuser99]

Hi @Pat075,

Yes, SeleniumVBA let's you do just about anything when it comes to setting browser options/capabilities. We don't yet have a specific high-level command for setting that particular option, but if you can provide a complete use case, we will consider adding that command. In the meantime, here is how you would change the page load strategy from "normal" (default) to "eager" or "none" using the WebCapabilities object:

Sub test_pageLoadStrategy()
    Dim driver As WebDriver
    Dim caps As WebCapabilities

    Set driver = New WebDriver
    
    driver.StartChrome
    
    'note that WebCapabilities object should be created after starting the driver (StartEdge, StartChrome, of StartFirefox methods)
    Set caps = driver.CreateCapabilities()
    
    caps.SetCapability "pageLoadStrategy", "none" '"eager" "normal" - default is "normal"

    driver.OpenBrowser caps 'here is where caps is passed to driver
    
    driver.NavigateTo "https://www.wikipedia.org/"
    
    'print the session info to see if pageLoadStrategy is set to desired value (Edge/Chrome only)
    Debug.Print WebJsonConverter.ConvertToJson(driver.GetSessionsInfo, 4)
    
    driver.Wait 1000
    
    driver.CloseBrowser
    driver.Shutdown
End Sub

PS: There is also functionality to preload the pageLoadStrategy capability setting without having to mess around with the WebCapabilities object in the case where you want to change the default value from "normal" to one of the other values. To learn more, see these two topics in the Wiki:

Working with Capabilities
Advanced Customization

Let us know how it goes!

[Pat075]

This is great ! Thanks very much, and thanks too for the quick support and answer ! ;)

[GCuser99]

@Pat075 - SetPageLoadStrategy command added in version 5.0.