Make the self.get(url) method more flexible

Author: mdmintz

help_docs/method_summary.md

@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ For backwards compatibility, older versions of method names have remained to kee
 
 ```python
 self.open(url)
-# Duplicates: self.open_url(url), self.get(url)
-#             self.visit(url), visit_url(url), self.goto(url), self.go_to(url)
+# Duplicates: self.open_url(url), self.visit(url), visit_url(url),
+#             self.goto(url), self.go_to(url)
+
+self.get(url)
+# If the url parameter is a URL: Perform self.open(url)
+# Otherwise: return self.get_element(URL_AS_A_SELECTOR)
 
 self.click(selector, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR, timeout=None, delay=0)
 

seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py

@@ -105,6 +105,18 @@ def open(self, url):
             self.wait_for_ready_state_complete()
         self.__demo_mode_pause_if_active()
 
+    def get(self, url):
+        """ If url looks like a page URL, opens the URL in the web browser.
+            Otherwise, returns self.get_element(URL_AS_A_SELECTOR)
+            Examples:
+                self.get("https://seleniumbase.io")  # Navigates to the URL
+                self.get("input.class")  # Finds and returns the WebElement
+        """
+        if self.__looks_like_a_page_url(url):
+            self.open(url)
+        else:
+            return self.get_element(url)  # url is treated like a selector
+
     def click(self, selector, by=By.CSS_SELECTOR, timeout=None, delay=0):
         if not timeout:
             timeout = settings.SMALL_TIMEOUT