Set capybara default_wait_time to a function

Question

I made a function called wait_for_page load, and I am trying to set the default_wait_time to this function.

I get an undefined variable error:

undefined local variable or method `page' for main:Object (NameError)

I also included the file into the main environment file:

require File.expand_path('../../support/file_name.rb', FILE)

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 07 '17 at 21:55

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default_wait_time is an accessor in Capybara module. So you'll need to call it on the Capybara object itself, like:

Capybara.default_wait_time = some_value

And Capybara object should be available wherever you have defined this method.

In some newer versions accessor is default_max_wait_time, you can notice this because of a DEPRECATION warning So you need to do this:

Capybara.default_max_wait_time = 5

The default is 2 seconds

edited Jul 07 '17 at 21:55

G. I. Joe

answered Jan 10 '14 at 03:30

Sam

Thanks for the clarification. Looks like what i had in mind wont work for this. – tSebastian Jan 10 '14 at 15:25
capybara (2.10.1) : #default_wait_time is deprecated, please use #default_max_wait_time instead – Benjamin Bouchet Nov 04 '16 at 03:39
where do you put this – Blaine Lafreniere Jan 27 '21 at 16:33
@BlaineLafreniere : Typically in your setup, where you set Capybara settings like driver and app host (in env file or hooks etc) – Sam Apr 21 '21 at 17:53

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