generic selenium methods

ruby_selenium_methods.rb

  def wait_for_ajax(timeout = 60, message = nil)
    wait_for_jquery(timeout / 2, message)
    super(timeout / 2, message)
  end

  def wait_for_jquery(timeout = 30, message = nil)
    end_time = ::Time.now + timeout
    until ::Time.now > end_time
      begin
        return if @browser.execute_script('return jQuery ? 1 : 0;') == 1
        puts 'jQuery not yet loaded, waiting half a second...'
      rescue Selenium::WebDriver::Error::UnknownError => jquery_error
        puts "jQuery not yet loaded, or failed when checking if it loaded: #{jquery_error}\nWaiting half a second..."
      end
      sleep 0.5
    end
    message = 'Timed out waiting for jquery to load' unless message
    raise message
  end