hubcap waitgone

Wait for an element to be removed from the DOM.

When to use

Use waitgone to block until an element matching a CSS selector is no longer present in the DOM. Use after dismissing dialogs or closing modals. Use wait to wait for an element to appear instead.

Usage

hubcap waitgone <selector> [--timeout <duration>]

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description
selector	string	Yes	CSS selector of the element to wait for removal

Flags

Flag	Type	Default	Description
—timeout	duration	30s	Maximum wait time

Output

Field	Type	Description
gone	bool	Whether the element was removed
selector	string	The selector that was waited on

{"gone":true,"selector":".spinner"}

Errors

Condition	Exit code	Stderr
Missing selector argument	1	`usage: hubcap waitgone <selector> [--timeout <duration>]`
Chrome not connected	2	`error: connecting to Chrome: ...`
Element still present after timeout	3	`error: timeout`

Examples

Wait for a loading spinner to disappear:

hubcap waitgone '.spinner'

Wait for an overlay to be removed:

hubcap waitgone '#overlay' --timeout 15s

Dismiss a modal and wait for it to be removed (chaining):

hubcap click '.modal-close' && hubcap waitgone '.modal'