Add "self.set_text(SELECTOR, TEXT)"

Author: mdmintz

help_docs/method_summary.md

@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ self.set_value(selector, text, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR, timeout=None)
 
 self.js_update_text(selector, text, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR, timeout=None)
 # Duplicates: self.js_type(selector, text, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR, timeout=None)
+#             self.set_text(selector, text, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR, timeout=None)
 
 self.jquery_update_text(selector, text, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR, timeout=None)
 

seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py

@@ -3155,6 +3155,29 @@ def js_type(self, selector, text, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR,
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
+    def set_text(self, selector, text, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR, timeout=None):
+        """ Same as self.js_update_text()
+            JavaScript + send_keys are used to update a text field.
+            Performs self.set_value() and triggers event listeners.
+            If text ends in "\n", set_value() presses RETURN after.
+            Works faster than send_keys() alone due to the JS call. """
+        if not timeout:
+            timeout = settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT
+        if self.timeout_multiplier and timeout == settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT:
+            timeout = self.__get_new_timeout(timeout)
+        selector, by = self.__recalculate_selector(selector, by)
+        if type(text) is int or type(text) is float:
+            text = str(text)
+        self.set_value(
+            selector, text, by=by, timeout=timeout)
+        if not text.endswith('\n'):
+            try:
+                element = page_actions.wait_for_element_present(
+                    self.driver, selector, by, timeout=0.2)
+                element.send_keys(" \b")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
     def jquery_update_text(self, selector, text, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR,
                            timeout=None):
         """ This method uses jQuery to update a text field.