hubcap waitrequest

Wait for a network request matching a URL pattern.

When to use

Use waitrequest to block until a network request matching a URL pattern is detected. Use waitresponse to wait for the response instead.

hubcap waitrequest <pattern> [--timeout <duration>]

Argument	Type	Required	Description
pattern	string	Yes	URL pattern to match against requests

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

Field	Type	Description
found	bool	Whether a matching request was detected
url	string	The full URL of the matched request
method	string	HTTP method of the request
requestId	string	Protocol request identifier

{"found":true,"url":"https://api.example.com/users","method":"GET","requestId":"1234.5"}

Condition	Exit code	Stderr
Missing pattern argument	1	`usage: hubcap waitrequest <pattern> [--timeout <duration>]`
Chrome not connected	2	`error: connecting to Chrome: ...`
No matching request within timeout	3	`error: timeout`

Wait for an API call:

hubcap waitrequest '/api/users'

Wait for a POST request with a timeout:

hubcap waitrequest '/api/submit' --timeout 10s

Click a button and wait for the resulting API call (chaining):

hubcap click '#load-more' && hubcap waitrequest '/api/items'