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addCommand

Add custom command to client/browser instance. Read more about addCommand here.

Usage

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browser.addCommand(commandName,customMethod,overwrite);

Parameters

Param Type Details
commandName String name of your custom command
customMethod Function your custom method
overwrite Boolean if set to true you can overwrite existing commands

Example

addCommandAsync.js
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// adding `async` as function name disables the synchronous behavior of WebdriverIO commands
// in case you need to interact with other 3rd party libraries that support promises
client.addCommand("getUrlAndTitle", function async (customVar) {
    return this.url().then(function(urlResult) {
        return this.getTitle().then(function(titleResult) {
            console.log(customVar); // "a custom variable"
            return { url: urlResult.value, title: titleResult }
        })
    })
})
addCommand.js
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browser.addCommand("getUrlAndTitle", function (customVar) {
    return {
        url: this.getUrl(),
        title: this.getTitle(),
        customVar: customVar
    }
})
example.js
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it('should use my custom command', function () {
    browser.url('http://www.github.com')
    var result = browser.getUrlAndTitle('foobar')

    assert.strictEqual(result.url, 'https://github.com/')
    assert.strictEqual(result.title, 'GitHub · Where software is built')
    assert.strictEqual(result.customVar, 'foobar')
})