I am getting this error in 1.0.14. It seems mostly similar to #1788.

   POST  /wd/hub/session/d9ab872e5e220f21392bea9998a366e7/elements - ECONNRESET
       Error: socket hang up
     at createHangUpError (_http_client.js:322:15)
     at Socket.socketCloseListener (_http_client.js:363:25)
       Error while running .locateMultipleElements() protocol action: An unknown error has occurred.

The error always appears mid-test, after many instructions have been completed sucessfully. It appears at a random point during the test, and at that point all following nightwatch instructions fail with this error.

I am using [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] on Windows 10 Enterprise (1709 Build 16299.785).

Edit: My nightwatch config looks like this: https://gist.github.com/lukasbach/f121ec9a4b7a7c337d2ebb0140476d37

Hi!

I'm trying to make my tests run with coffeescript, but it seems to append .js to the end of the file so test.coffee.js can't be run for obvious reasons. How does one use coffeescript with nightwatch?

P.S. I'm following the documentation, after creating nightwatch file and trying to run it here's what I get:

It looks like it doesn't work with the default configuration you have there out of the box

Thanks!

Assuming I have a workflow like this:

1. vist page A
2. check if element B is on the page
   1. yes: go to 3
   2. no: go to 4
3. do something and go back to 2.
4. other steps

To implement something like this in a clean way, I'd need something like this:

waitForElementVisible(myElementSelector, waitTime, false, function (visible) {
    if(visible) {
        doSomething();
    }
});

The main difference is the boolean visible for the callback, which enables me to react according to this condition.

Is this already possible with another method that I missed? Using e.g. getValue and this sort of methods has the disadvantage that they don't have the waiting behavior.

This never happens locally, but in CI environments, the HTTP request that gets a session between selenium and nightwatch, may hang indefinitely. This was happening to me at least 1 to 3 times across 20 test group every single run on CI.

related: https://github.com/nightwatchjs/nightwatch/issues/1223

Why:

• Without a timeout, nigthwatch can hang for 10minutes+ trying to get a session
• Merely failing on the timeout, is unnecessary, because the selenium server is actually still responsive!

Changes:

• add the node.js timeout event listener to lib/http/request and emit an event called timeout.
• add a listener for a timeout event on Nightwatch.startSession.
• converted existing anonymous callbacks to named functions, and re-pass them to a recursive retry function
• retries are limited to 5. timeout for session is set at 15000.
• this timeout does not affect when selenium is off_. It only affects when the server is alive, but just hanging on response. I cannot imagine how 15000 would be too short for an existing consumer of this library.

 var retries = 5;
 /* ... */
 function createRequest(){
    if (retries > 0){
      retries = retries - 1;
      var request = new HttpRequest(options);
      request
      .on('success', createSuccessCb(request))
      .on('error', errorCb)
      .on('timeout', createRequest) 
      .send();
    } else {
      self.emit('error', {});
    }
  }

  createRequest();

i have 2 PC: server with Redhat 7.2 and my local PC with Ubuntu 15.10. When i run tests in Ubuntu (test work on remote machine with windows OS) all it's OK. But if i run in Redhat 7.2 i get this error:

Error retrieving a new session from the selenium server Error: connect ETIMEDOUT 54...*:4444 at Object.exports._errnoException (util.js:856:11) at exports._exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:879:20) at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect as oncomplete Selenium server is not running. Connection refused! Is selenium server started?

my json file:

{
  "src_folders" : ["tests"],
  "output_folder" : "logs",

  "selenium" : {
    "start_process" : true,
    "log_path" : "logs",
    "port" : 4444
  },

  "test_settings" : {
    "default" : {
      "launch_url" : "http://localhost",
      "selenium_port"  : 4444,
      "selenium_host"  : "54.*.*.*",
      "silent": true,
      "screenshots" : {
        "enabled" : false,
        "path" : ""
      },
      "desiredCapabilities": {
        "browserName": "firefox",
        "javascriptEnabled": true,
        "acceptSslCerts": true
      }
    }
  }
}

var host = 'www.google.com';
module.exports = {
    'some test': function(client) {
        client
            .url(host)
            .waitForElementVisible('body', 1000)
            .execute(function(newWindow){
                window.open(newWindow, null, "height=1024,width=768");
            }, [host])
            .waitForElementVisible('body', 1000)
            .window_handles(function(result) {
                var temp = result.value[0];
                this.switchWindow(temp);
            })
           .end();
    }
};

Doesn't work with result.value[0] or result.value[1].

I need to do something like this:

client.waitForText('.total-price', '$15.00')

This is a pattern I have used all over my tests in the past but doesn't seem to be available in Nightwatch.

The reason I can't just use waitForElementVisible() and then getText() is because the element is initially visible with a value of $0.00 (ie. empty shopping cart) and then the value changes to $15.00 when an AJAX request finishes processing that adds an item to the cart.

I can see a similar usefulness in AJAX applications for waiting on: form element values, attribute values, CSS class presence, etc.

In the past, I've used Geb which does a great job of this by allowing you to wrap any content lookup in a waitFor block: http://www.gebish.org/async

Any thoughts? How are other people handling this today?

I tried upgrading to 1.0.4 and immediately on running nightwatch I get:

   connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:4444

   socket hang up
       at createHangUpError (_http_client.js:302:15)
       at Socket.socketCloseListener (_http_client.js:334:23)

Meaning I can't run the tests at all. This is on Mac with the following config:

  "webdriver": {
    "start_process": true,
    "server_path": "./bin/mac/chromedriver-v2.37",
    "port": 4444,
    "host": "localhost"
  }

I'm running a series of tests on a login page including all of the usual suspects (missing username/password, wrong username/password, etc.) I've found that instead of overriding the previous value in the textbox when a test uses setValue it's appending the value to the existing value. My tests:

module.exports = {
    "Bad Password": function (browser) {
        browser
          .url("http://localhost")
          .waitForElementVisible('body', 5000)
          .setValue('input[name=UserName]', 'user')
          .setValue('input[name=Password]', 'bob')
          .click('#Login')
          .pause(5000)
          .assert.containsText('div[role=input]', 'The Username or password provided is incorrect.')
          .click('a.x-btn-noicon')
    },
    "Bad Username": function (browser) {
        browser
          .setValue('input[name=UserName]', 'steve')
          .setValue('input[name=Password]', 'bob')
          .click('#Login')
          .pause(5000)
          .assert.containsText('div[role=input]', 'The Username or password provided is incorrect.')
          .click('a.x-btn-noicon')
          .end();
    }
};

[Abbreviated for simplicity]

Not sure if this is the intended functionality or not. If so is there a method to clear an input?

My current scenario is that I am in the process of upgrading our test repository from 0.9 -> 1.0 however after following the wiki and getting the tests to start, some basic actions are performed correctly, such as navigating to the right page and providing feedback on that. However when the tests hit a waitForElementVisible the console reports the error Error while running .isElementDisplayed() protocol action: undefined.

The test steps are as follows:

var page = browser.page.testPage();

page.navigate();

page.waitForElementVisible('@testPanel');

Running the command with --verbose reports:

Running command: waitForElementVisible
   Request POST  /session/0d03be1f5a8319f7565664c337a0c881/elements
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#test-panel' }
   Response 200 POST /session/0d03be1f5a8319f7565664c337a0c881/elements (18ms)
   { sessionId: '0d03be1f5a8319f7565664c337a0c881',
     status: 0,
     value: [ { ELEMENT: '0.03954989682254517-1' } ] }
 Error while running .isElementDisplayed() protocol action: undefined

@beatfactor - I would like to suggest to add support for extended CSS selector for selecting elements with specific text. Similar to JQuery http://api.jquery.com/contains-selector/. It would be usefull for testing worflow. Eg. for testing of creating / updating / deleting records.

browser.click("ul li a:contains('Record')");

or

browser.click("ul li a[text='Record']");

Maybe XPath selectors could handle it? Thank you! Btw. Nightwatch.js is cool :-)

Description

When loading a plugin via the plugins config section, there should be a way of defining the namespace as well, since the plugin commands could potentially cause naming collision with existing commands.

For example, say we have a plugin called 'react-testing' which is loaded using:

plugins: [
  'react-testing',
  'another-plugin'
]

Another way of loading it which would also allow us to define a namespace would be:

plugins: [
  {
    plugin:  'react-testing',
    namespace: 'react',
    options: {} // options which would be passed to the plugin instance and would also be loaded onto the main settings objet
  }, 
  'another-plugin'
]

Suggested solution

No response

Alternatives / Workarounds

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Additional Information

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Description of the bug/issue

When I use nightwatch.d.ts to extend Nightwatch types I expect to be able to use those types during test runtime

In versions of Nightwatch prior to adding direct .ts file execution (ts-node) I could create a nightwatch.d.ts file in my tests directory to make available custom commands on NightwatchBrowser. For example,

// nightwatch.d.ts
declare module "nightwatch" {
  export interface NightwatchCustomCommands {
    helloWorld(): Awaitable<NightwatchAPI>;
  }
}

// myTestFile.ts
'hello world test': async (browser: NightwatchBrowser) => {
  browser.helloWorld(); // would not give me any errors about the property not existing on Nightwatch browser
}

But in newer versions of Nightwatch when I try to execute the tests it attempts to load the nightwatch.d.ts file which causes this error

┌ ────────────────── ✖  local: nightwatch.d.ts  ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                                                                                                                                                                          │
│     ✖ TypeError                                                                                                                                                                          │
│       Unable to require file: tests/nightwatch.d.ts                                                                                                                                      │
│    This is usually the result of a faulty configuration or import. Make sure there is a `.js`, `.json` or other executable extension with loader attached before `ts-node` available.    │
│        Stack Trace :                                                                                                                                                                     │
│        at getOutput (redacted/node_modules/ts-node/src/index.ts:1085:17)                                                                 │
│        at Object.compile (redacted/node_modules/ts-node/src/index.ts:1433:41)                                                            │
│        at Module.m._compile (redacted/node_modules/ts-node/src/index.ts:1617:30)                                                         │
│        at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1180:10)                                                                                                              │
│        at Object.require.extensions.<computed> [as .ts] (redacted/node_modules/ts-node/src/index.ts:1621:12)                             │
│        at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1004:32)                                                                                                                         │
│        at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:839:12)                                                                                                                │
│        at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1028:19)                                                                                                                      │
│        at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18)                                                                                                                             │
│        at Function.module.exports [as requireModule] (/redactednode_modules/nightwatch/lib/utils/requireModule.js:4:16)                  │

Followed by

┌ ────────────────── ✖  local: helloWorldTest.ts  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                                                                                                             │
│     TSError                                                                                                                 │
│       ⨯ Unable to compile TypeScript:                                                                                       │
│    tests/helloWorldTest.ts(10,38): error TS2339: Property 'helloWorld' does not exist on type 'NightwatchBrowser'.    │
│                                                                                                                             │
│                                                                                                                             │
│                                                                                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a nightwatch.d.ts file to add types not part of @types/nightwatch and put it inside your tests folder

// nightwatch.d.ts
declare module "nightwatch" {
  export interface NightwatchCustomCommands {
    helloWorld(): Awaitable<NightwatchAPI>;
  }
}

2. In your test IDE those commands should be available in the intellisense, but if you try to execute the test using nightwatch --test yourTestHere.ts it will complain that Property 'helloWorld' does not exist on type 'NightwatchBrowser'.

// myTestFile.ts
'hello world test': async (browser: NightwatchBrowser) => {
  browser.helloWorld(); // IDE will not give me any errors about the property not existing on Nightwatch browser
}

If you try to run all your tests you'll notice Nightwatch tries to execute the nightwatch.d.ts file as a test as well.

If I go back to the older style of using tsc to transpile everything to .js in a separate test directory everything works fine still. It would be nice to leverage the direct execution capability while retaining the ability to extend/override the built in types to allow use of custom commands not part of the @types/nightwatch definitions

Sample test

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Command to run

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Verbose Output

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Nightwatch Configuration

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Nightwatch.js Version

2.6.4

Node Version

16.17.1

Browser

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Operating System

Mac

Additional Information

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Description of the bug/issue

Cucumber 8.10.0, Chromedriver 108.0.0.

When browser.waitForElementVisible()/waitForElementPresent() fail inside a custom command, Nightwatch process aborts with an unhandledRejection error.

Steps to reproduce

1. Init Nightwatch with cucumber.js and chromedriver
2. define a custom command containing a .waitForElementVisible() step
3. define a cucumber step that calls the custom command
4. pass a non-existent selector
5. Nightwatch returns a unhandledRejection error, the process terminates and the browser stays open

Sample test

// features/test.feature
Feature: load wiki
  Scenario: Check the homepage
    Given I navigate to the homepage
    Then an element on the homepage is visible



// customCommands/customWait.js
module.exports = class customWait {
  async command(selector) {
    await browser.waitForElementVisible(selector)
  }
}



// stepDefinitions/nightwatch.js
const { Given, Then } = require('@cucumber/cucumber')

Given(/^I navigate to the homepage$/, async function () {
  await browser.navigateTo(
    'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page'
  )
})

Then(/^an element on the homepage is visible$/, async function () {
  await browser.customWait('#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR') // non-existent selector
})

Command to run

npx nightwatch --verbose

Verbose Output

⠋ Starting ChromeDriver on port 9515...
 Starting ChromeDriver with server_path=C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\chromedriver\lib\chromedriver\chromedriver.exe...
   Request POST /session  
   {
     capabilities: {
       firstMatch: [ {} ],
       alwaysMatch: { browserName: 'chrome', 'goog:chromeOptions': {} }
     }
⠼ Starting ChromeDriver on port 9515...

⠇ Starting ChromeDriver on port 9515...
   Response 200 POST /session (782ms)
   {
     value: {
       capabilities: {
         acceptInsecureCerts: false,
         browserName: 'chrome',
         browserVersion: '108.0.5359.125',
         chrome: {
           chromedriverVersion: '108.0.5359.71 (1e0e3868ee06e91ad636a874420e3ca3ae3756ac-refs/branch-heads/5359@{#1016})',
           userDataDir: 'C:\\Users\\SAVERI~1.CUT\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\scoped_dir1016_1541866121'
         },
         'goog:chromeOptions': { debuggerAddress: 'localhost:53913' },
         networkConnectionEnabled: false,
         pageLoadStrategy: 'normal',
         platformName: 'windows',
         proxy: {},
         setWindowRect: true,
         strictFileInteractability: false,
         timeouts: { implicit: 0, pageLoad: 300000, script: 30000 },
         unhandledPromptBehavior: 'dismiss and notify',
         'webauthn:extension:credBlob': true,
         'webauthn:extension:largeBlob': true,
         'webauthn:virtualAuthenticators': true
       },
       sessionId: '42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6'
     }
ℹ Connected to ChromeDriver on port 9515 (888ms).
  Using: chrome (108.0.5359.125) on WINDOWS.

 Received session with ID: 42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6

. 
 → Running command: navigateTo ('https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page')
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/url  
   { url: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/url (1011ms)
   { value: null }
  → Completed command: navigateTo ('https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page') (1015ms)
. 
 → Running command: customWait ('#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR')

 → Running command: waitForElementVisible ('#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR')
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (29ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (6ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (9ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (9ms)
   { value: [] }
[8708:9960:0103/112055.797:ERROR:device_event_log_impl.cc(215)] [11:20:55.796] USB: usb_device_handle_win.cc:1045 Failed to read descriptor from node connection: A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x1F)
[8708:9960:0103/112055.797:ERROR:device_event_log_impl.cc(215)] [11:20:55.797] USB: usb_device_handle_win.cc:1045 Failed to read descriptor from node connection: A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x1F)
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (9ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (7ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (8ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (8ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (8ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (9ms)
   { value: [] }
   Request POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR' }
   Response 200 POST /session/42b25824715f3e4c43c318c4f93d4bc6/elements (10ms)
   { value: [] }
  ✖ NightwatchAssertError
   Timed out while waiting for element <#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR> to be present for 5000 milliseconds. - expected "visible" but got: "not found" (5210ms)

    Error location:
    C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\customCommands\customWait.js:
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     1 | module.exports = class customWait {
     2 |   async command(selector) {
     3 |     await browser.waitForElementVisible(selector) 
     4 |   }
     5 | }
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

  → Completed command: waitForElementVisible ('#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR') (5217ms)
  → Completed command: customWait ('#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR') (5222ms)
  Error
   unhandledRejection: Timed out while waiting for element <#mp-tfa-h2_ERROR> to be present for 5000 milliseconds. - expected "visible" but got: "not found" (5210ms)
    at World.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\stepDefinitions\nightwatch.js:8:17)
    at Object.run (C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\lib\user_code_runner.js:24:27)
    at Object.run (C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\lib\runtime\step_runner.js:52:59)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async TestCaseRunner.invokeStep (C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\lib\runtime\test_case_runner.js:94:16)
    at async TestCaseRunner.runStep (C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\lib\runtime\test_case_runner.js:243:26)
    at async C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\lib\runtime\test_case_runner.js:174:44
    at async TestCaseRunner.aroundTestStep (C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\lib\runtime\test_case_runner.js:119:32)
    at async TestCaseRunner.runAttempt (C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\lib\runtime\test_case_runner.js:157:13)
    at async TestCaseRunner.run (C:\Users\Public\nightwatch\node_modules\@cucumber\cucumber\lib\runtime\test_case_runner.js:135:35)   

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  ️TEST FAILURE (8.218s):
   - 1 error during execution;
   - 0 tests failed;
   - 0/NA tests passed

Nightwatch Configuration

module.exports = {
  src_folders: ['stepDefinitions'],

  custom_commands_path: ['customCommands'],

  test_settings: {
    default: {
      disable_error_log: false,
      launch_url: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/',

      desiredCapabilities: {
        browserName: 'chrome'
      },

      webdriver: { start_process: true },

      test_runner: {
        type: 'cucumber',

        options: {
          feature_path: 'features'
        }
      }
    },

    chrome: {
      desiredCapabilities: {
        'browserName': 'chrome',
        'goog:chromeOptions': { w3c: true }
      },

      webdriver: { start_process: true }
    }
  }
}

Nightwatch.js Version

2.6.4

Node Version

18.4.0

Browser

Chrome Version 108.0.5359.125

Operating System

Windows 10 Enterprise

Additional Information

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Description of the bug/issue

When I use xpath selectors string in section commands, for example, this.click('//div'), and I have set use_xpath: true in nightwatch config, I expect the section command to resolve the selector as nested under the section selector normally using corresponding locateStrategy. Instead it defaults to 'css selector' as locateStrategy for xpath selector string and throws error.

Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified.

Steps to reproduce

1. Set use_xpath: true in nightwatch config.
2. Use the provided page object pages/ecosia.js.
3. Run the provided sample test.
4. See error.

Page Object

pages/ecosia.js

module.exports = {
  elements: {
    navMenu: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-toggle"]',
    heading: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]',
  },
  sections: {
    navDropdown: {
      selector: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]',
      commands: {
        selectOption: function (option) {
          // Uses 'css selector' locateStrategy and doesn't respect 'use_xpath: true' in config.
          this.click(`//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="${option}"]`);
          return this;
        },
      },
    },
  },
  commands: {
    selectOption: function (option) {
      // Uses 'xpath' locateStrategy and respects 'use_xpath: true' in config.
      this.click(`//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="${option}"]`);
      return this;
    },
  },
};

Sample test

tests/ecosia.js

describe("ecosia", function () {

  const option = "Settings";

  it("pass", function (browser) {
    const ecosia = browser.page.ecosia();
    browser.navigateTo("https://www.ecosia.org/");
    browser.setWindowSize(1920, 1080);
    ecosia.click("@navMenu");
    ecosia.selectOption(option); // <- No Error in 'Page'
    ecosia.expect.element("@heading").text.to.contain(option);
  });

  it("fail", function (browser) {
    const ecosia = browser.page.ecosia();
    browser.navigateTo("https://www.ecosia.org/");
    browser.setWindowSize(1920, 1080);
    ecosia.click("@navMenu");
    ecosia.expect.section("@navDropdown").to.be.visible;
    ecosia.section.navDropdown.selectOption(option); // <- Error in 'Section'
    ecosia.expect.element("@heading").text.to.contain(option);
  });
});

Command to run

npx nightwatch tests/ecosia.js --verbose

Verbose Output

[ecosia] Test Suite
──────────────────────────────────────
⠋ Starting ChromeDriver on port 9515...
⠙ Starting ChromeDriver on port 9515...
   Request POST /session
   {
     capabilities: {
       firstMatch: [ {} ],
       alwaysMatch: { browserName: 'chrome', 'goog:chromeOptions': { w3c: true } }
     }
⠼ Starting ChromeDriver on port 9515...

⠇ Starting ChromeDriver on port 9515...
   Response 200 POST /session (659ms)
   {
     value: {
       capabilities: {
         acceptInsecureCerts: false,
         browserName: 'chrome',
         browserVersion: '108.0.5359.125',
         chrome: {
           chromedriverVersion: '108.0.5359.71 (1e0e3868ee06e91ad636a874420e3ca3ae3756ac-refs/branch-heads/5359@{#1016})',
           userDataDir: 'C:\\Users\\tester\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\scoped_dir6252_1393781577'
         },
         'goog:chromeOptions': { debuggerAddress: 'localhost:60917' },
         networkConnectionEnabled: false,
         pageLoadStrategy: 'normal',
         platformName: 'windows',
         proxy: {},
         setWindowRect: true,
         strictFileInteractability: false,
         timeouts: { implicit: 0, pageLoad: 300000, script: 30000 },
         unhandledPromptBehavior: 'dismiss and notify',
         'webauthn:extension:credBlob': true,
         'webauthn:extension:largeBlob': true,
         'webauthn:virtualAuthenticators': true
       },
       sessionId: 'a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83'
     }
ℹ Connected to ChromeDriver on port 9515 (761ms).
  Using: chrome (108.0.5359.125) on WINDOWS.

 Received session with ID: a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83

 → Running [before]:
 → Completed [before].



  Running pass:
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 → Running [beforeEach]:
 → Completed [beforeEach].

 → Running command: navigateTo ('https://www.ecosia.org/')
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/url
   { url: 'https://www.ecosia.org/' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/url (2181ms)
   { value: null }
  → Completed command: navigateTo ('https://www.ecosia.org/') (2185ms)

 → Running command: setWindowSize (1920, 1080)

 → Running command: windowSize ('current', 1920, 1080, [Function])
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/window/rect
   { x: undefined, y: undefined, width: 1920, height: 1080 }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/window/rect (146ms)
   { value: { height: 1080, width: 1920, x: 10, y: 10 } }
  → Completed command: setWindowSize (1920, 1080) (157ms)
  → Completed command: windowSize ('current', 1920, 1080, [Function]) (151ms)

 → Running command: click ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...})
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-toggle"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (35ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '9eb6f39d-6ddb-4a85-bffa-1d251e5a787c'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/9eb6f39d-6ddb-4a85-bffa-1d251e5a787c/click
{}
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/9eb6f39d-6ddb-4a85-bffa-1d251e5a787c/click (80ms)
   { value: null }
  → Completed command: click ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...}) (126ms)

 → Running command: click ('//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]')
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (38ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': 'ec5b5c5a-1620-4169-9d91-34d538fb7bf9'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/ec5b5c5a-1620-4169-9d91-34d538fb7bf9/click
{}
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/ec5b5c5a-1620-4169-9d91-34d538fb7bf9/click (4109ms)
   { value: null }
  → Completed command: click ('//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]') (4150ms)

 → Running command: expect.element ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...})
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (17ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '8925ed2a-0129-4f3c-aba2-22177ccd22c3'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request GET /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/8925ed2a-0129-4f3c-aba2-22177ccd22c3/text

   Response 200 GET /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/8925ed2a-0129-4f3c-aba2-22177ccd22c3/text (20ms)
   { value: 'Settings' }
  √ Expected element @heading <//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]> text to contain: "Settings" (41ms)
  → Completed command: expect.element ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...}) (43ms)
 → Running [afterEach]:
 → Completed [afterEach].

  ✨ PASSED. 1 assertions. (6.698s)



  Running fail:
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 → Running [beforeEach]:
 → Completed [beforeEach].

 → Running command: navigateTo ('https://www.ecosia.org/')
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/url
   { url: 'https://www.ecosia.org/' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/url (3001ms)
   { value: null }
  → Completed command: navigateTo ('https://www.ecosia.org/') (3002ms)

 → Running command: setWindowSize (1920, 1080)

 → Running command: windowSize ('current', 1920, 1080, [Function])
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/window/rect
   { x: undefined, y: undefined, width: 1920, height: 1080 }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/window/rect (136ms)
   { value: { height: 1080, width: 1920, x: 10, y: 10 } }
  → Completed command: setWindowSize (1920, 1080) (145ms)
  → Completed command: windowSize ('current', 1920, 1080, [Function]) (141ms)

 → Running command: click ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...})
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-toggle"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (65ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '88d40221-78f5-4266-8e95-a3b44b82e42d'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/88d40221-78f5-4266-8e95-a3b44b82e42d/click
{}
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/88d40221-78f5-4266-8e95-a3b44b82e42d/click (87ms)
   { value: null }
  → Completed command: click ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...}) (158ms)

 → Running command: expect.element ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...})
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (32ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/execute/sync
   {
     script: 'return (function(){return (function(){var k=this||self;function aa(a){return"string"==typeof a}function ba(a,b){a=a.split(".");var c=k;a[0]in c||"undefined"==typeof c.execScript||c.execScript("var "+a... (44027 characters)',
     args: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480',
         ELEMENT: '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/execute/sync (22ms)
   { value: true }
  √ Expected element @navDropdown <//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]> to be visible (59ms)
  → Completed command: expect.element ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...}) (60ms)

 → Running command: click ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement})
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (25ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (31ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (50ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (48ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (39ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (22ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (39ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (19ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (39ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (16ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

[2840:11120:1223/151438.756:ERROR:device_event_log_impl.cc(215)] [15:14:38.756] USB: usb_device_handle_win.cc:1045 Failed to read descriptor from node connection: A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x1F)
[2840:11120:1223/151438.756:ERROR:device_event_log_impl.cc(215)] [15:14:38.756] USB: usb_device_handle_win.cc:1045 Failed to read descriptor from node connection: A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x1F)
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (11ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (13ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (9ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (12ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (10ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (13ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (10ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (13ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   { using: 'xpath', value: '//*[@data-test-id="main-nav-dropdown"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (10ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements
   {
     using: 'css selector',
     value: '//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="Settings"]'
  }
   Response 400 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/element/6f00903d-8c35-41a8-857a-32ee6c01d480/elements (12ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'invalid selector',
       message: 'invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified\n' +
         '  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }
    Error   Error while running .locateMultipleElementsByElementId() protocol action: invalid selector: An invalid or illegal selector was specified
  (Session info: chrome=108.0.5359.125)

  NoSuchElementError
   An element could not be located on the page using the given search parameters.
    {"status":-1,"message":"Timed out while waiting for element \"Section [name=navDropdown],//*[@data-track-id=\"menu\" and normalize-space()=\"Settings\"]\" with \"recursion\" to be present for 5000 milliseconds.","stack":"NoSuchElementError: Timed out while waiting for element \"Section [name=navDropdown],//*[@data-track-id=\"menu\" and normalize-space()=\"Settings\"]\" with \"recursion\" to be present for 5000 milliseconds.\n    at ClickElement.noSuchElementError (C:\\Users\\tester\\projects\\learn-nightwatch\\node_modules\\nightwatch\\lib\\element\\command.js:417:12)\n    at ClickElement.findElement (C:\\Users\\tester\\projects\\learn-nightwatch\\node_modules\\nightwatch\\lib\\element\\command.js:221:18)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async PeriodicPromise.perform (C:\\Users\\tester\\projects\\learn-nightwatch\\node_modules\\nightwatch\\lib\\utils\\periodic-promise.js:81:23)"}

    Try fixing by :
    1. Please inspect the html before the step
    2. Verify if an element with the mentioned selector is present in the DOM tree

    Error location:
    C:\Users\tester\projects\learn-nightwatch\pages\ecosia.js:
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     9 |       commands: [{
     10 |         selectOption: function (option) {
     11 |           this.click(`//*[@data-track-id="menu" and normalize-space()="${option}"]`);
     12 |           return this;
     13 |         }
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

  → Completed command: click ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement}) (5065ms)

 → Running command: expect.element ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...})
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (12ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: undefined
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (10ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (10ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (10ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (9ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (12ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (10ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (9ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (25ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (20ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
   Request POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements
   {
     using: 'xpath',
     value: '//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]'
  }
   Response 200 POST /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83/elements (10ms)
   { value: [] }
  Error
   Unexpected non-string or array result value returned for contains: null
  ✖ NightwatchAssertError
   Expected element @heading <//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]> text to contain: "Settings" - element was not found - expected "contain 'Settings'" but got: "not present" (5215ms)

    Error location:
    C:\Users\tester\projects\learn-nightwatch\tests\ecosia.js:
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     18 |               ecosia.expect.section("@navDropdown").to.be.visible;
     19 |               ecosia.section.navDropdown.selectOption("Settings"); // <- Error
     20 |               ecosia.expect.element("@heading").text.to.contain(option);
     21 |       });
     22 | });
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

  → Completed command: expect.element ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...}) (5217ms)
 → Running [afterEach]:
 → Completed [afterEach].

  FAILED: 1 assertions failed, 2 errors and  1 passed (13.732s)
 → Running [after]:
 → Completed [after].

 → Running command: end (true)

 → Running command: session ('delete', [Function])
   Request DELETE /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83

   Response 200 DELETE /session/a34ce4d57461f14f4b5e1d4d4db98e83 (59ms)
   { value: null }
  → Completed command: end (true) (80ms)
  → Completed command: session ('delete', [Function]) (65ms)

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  ️TEST FAILURE (21.557s):
   - 2 errors during execution;
   - 1 assertions failed; 2 passed

   × 1) ecosia

   – fail (13.732s)

   → ✖ NightwatchAssertError
   Expected element @heading <//*[@data-test-id="layout-content"]//*[contains(@class,"heading")]> text to contain: "Settings" - element was not found - expected "contain 'Settings'" but got: "not present" (5215ms)

    Error location:
    C:\Users\tester\projects\learn-nightwatch\tests\ecosia.js:
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     18 |               ecosia.expect.section("@navDropdown").to.be.visible;
     19 |               ecosia.section.navDropdown.selectOption("Settings"); // <- Error
     20 |               ecosia.expect.element("@heading").text.to.contain(option);
     21 |       });
     22 | });
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––


  - OTHER ERRORS:
  NoSuchElementError
   An element could not be located on the page using the given search parameters.
    {"status":-1,"message":"Timed out while waiting for element \"Section [name=navDropdown],//*[@data-track-id=\"menu\" and normalize-space()=\"Settings\"]\" with \"recursion\" to be present for 5000 milliseconds.","stack":"NoSuchElementError: Timed out while waiting for element \"Section [name=navDropdown],//*[@data-track-id=\"menu\" and normalize-space()=\"Settings\"]\" with \"recursion\" to be present for 5000 milliseconds.\n    at ClickElement.noSuchElementError (C:\\Users\\tester\\projects\\learn-nightwatch\\node_modules\\nightwatch\\lib\\element\\command.js:417:12)\n    at ClickElement.findElement (C:\\Users\\tester\\projects\\learn-nightwatch\\node_modules\\nightwatch\\lib\\element\\command.js:221:18)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async PeriodicPromise.perform (C:\\Users\\tester\\projects\\learn-nightwatch\\node_modules\\nightwatch\\lib\\utils\\periodic-promise.js:81:23)"}

    Try fixing by :
    1. Please inspect the html before the step
    2. Verify if an element with the mentioned selector is present in the DOM tree

    Error location:
    C:\Users\tester\projects\learn-nightwatch\tests\ecosia.js:
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
     17 |               ecosia.click("@navMenu");
     18 |               ecosia.expect.section("@navDropdown").to.be.visible;
     19 |               ecosia.section.navDropdown.selectOption("Settings"); // <- Error
     20 |               ecosia.expect.element("@heading").text.to.contain(option);
     21 |       });
    –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

  NoSuchElementError
   An element could not be located on the page using the given search parameters.

    Try fixing by :
    1. Please inspect the html before the step
    2. Verify if an element with the mentioned selector is present in the DOM tree

 Wrote JSON report file to: C:\Users\tester\projects\learn-nightwatch\tests_output\CHROME_108.0.5359.125__ecosia.json
 Wrote XML report file to: C:\Users\tester\projects\learn-nightwatch\tests_output\CHROME_108.0.5359.125__ecosia.xml
 Wrote HTML report file to: C:\Users\tester\projects\learn-nightwatch\tests_output\nightwatch-html-report\index.html

Nightwatch Configuration

module.exports = {
  src_folders: ['tests'],
  page_objects_path: ['pages'],
  custom_commands_path: [],
  custom_assertions_path: [],
  plugins: [],
  globals_path: '',
  use_xpath: true,

  test_settings: {
    default: {
      desiredCapabilities: {
        browserName: 'chrome',
        'goog:chromeOptions': {
          w3c: true
        }
      },

      webdriver: {
        start_process: true,
        server_path: require('chromedriver').path,
      },

    },
  },
};

Nightwatch.js Version

2.5.4

Node Version

18.12.1

Browser

Chrome 108.0.5359.125

Operating System

Windows 10 Pro Build 19044.2364

Additional Information

No response