Transaction Scripting Reference

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This article contains a reference of all namespaces, classes, modules and methods that are available for creating transaction tests.
For Selenium WebDriver documentation, visit this page​
Hover over a keyword or method name in a script to see additional information, in both the ThousandEyes Recorder and the ThousandEyes platform on the test creation page.
Example Scripts
For quicker orientation, there is a comprehensive collection of script examples provided by the transaction scripting examples repository in the ThousandEyes GitHub account.
Getting Test Configuration Settings
Use test to work with the ThousandEyes transaction test configuration, such as getting the target test URL (for example https://google.com/) or getting the test timeout setting.
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
test
Import Syntax
import { test } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
const settings = test.getSettings();
Method
getSettings()
Description
Returns an object with the current settings of the test.
Parameters
None
Returns
(object) with the following parameters: interval (number), timeout (number), url (string) and proxy (object).
Sample Script 1: Obtain Test URL
import { By, Key, until } from 'selenium-webdriver';
import { driver, markers, credentials, downloads, transaction, authentication, test } from 'thousandeyes';
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runScript();
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async function runScript() {
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    const settings = test.getSettings();
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    // Load page
    await driver.get(settings.url);
    await driver.takeScreenshot();
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    // Search
    markers.start('SearchForWebdriver');
    await driver.findElement(By.name('q')).sendKeys('webdriver', Key.RETURN);
    await driver.takeScreenshot();
    markers.stop('SearchForWebdriver');
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    // Wait for full page load
    await driver.wait(until.titleIs('webdriver - Google Search'), 1000);
    await driver.takeScreenshot();
};
Sample Script 2: Reduce Test Timeout Value
This snippet shows how to get the test timeout setting and set the implicit timeout in the transaction to half that value. On the ThousandEyes platform, this test timeout setting is found on the Advanced Settings tab for the transaction test you’re working with, on the Cloud & Enterprise Agents > Test Settings screen.
Why would you want to do this? The implicit timeout is the time that each transaction step will wait for a designated page element to appear before timing out. By default, the ThousandEyes Recorder sets the implicit step timeout value to 7 seconds. This per-step value may need to be increased for tests that take longer to complete.
Instead of statically increasing the implicit timeout value in the script, you can configure it to be a proportion (for example 50%) of the total test timeout value. This will ensure the implicit timeout value is always set to a reasonable value, regardless of the test timeout setting.
import { By, Key } from 'selenium-webdriver';
import { driver, test } from 'thousandeyes';
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runScript();
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async function runScript() {
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    await configureDriver();
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    const settings = test.getSettings();
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    // Load page
    await driver.get(settings.url);
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}
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async function configureDriver() {
    const settings = test.getSettings()
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    await driver.manage().setTimeouts({
        implicit: settings.timeout/2 * 1000
    });
}
Controlling the Browser
ThousandEyes provides a wrapper of the Selenium WebDriver library for JavaScript. It contains methods for controlling the browser that is used to execute the test.
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
driver
Import Syntax
import { driver } from 'thousandeyes';
Used Like
await driver.get('https://google.com');
Supported methods
await driver.get('https://google.com');
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actions( options )
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executeAsyncScript( script, ...args )
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executeScript( script, ...args )
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findElement( locator )
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findElements( locator )
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get( url )
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getAllWindowHandles()
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getCurrentUrl()
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getPageSource()
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getTitle()
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getWindowHandle()
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manage()
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navigate()
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sleep( ms )
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switchTo()
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wait( condition, timeout, message )
Reference
https://selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/index_exports_WebDriver.html
Interacting with Page Elements
A set of methods for interacting with elements. Once the element is located and retrieved (by using the findElement() function or similar), it can be managed using the following methods.
Namespace
selenium-webdriver
Module
WebElement
Find an element
const element = await driver.findElement(By.css('.someClass'))
Supported methods
clear()
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click()
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getAttribute( attributeName )
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getCssValue( cssStyleProperty )
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getId()
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getText()
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sendKeys( ...args )
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submit()
Reference
https://selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/index_exports_WebElement.html
Waiting for Events
Defines common conditions for use with WebDriver wait.
Namespace
selenium-webdriver
Module
until
Import Syntax
import { until } from 'selenium-webdriver';
Used Like
await driver.wait(until.alertIsPresent(), 10 * 1000, 'Alert did not appear within 10 seconds!');
Supported methods
ableToSwitchToFrame( frame )
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alertIsPresent()
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elementIsDisabled( element )
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elementIsEnabled( element )
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elementIsNotSelected( element )
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elementIsNotVisible( element )
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elementIsSelected( element )
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elementIsVisible( element )
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elementLocated( locator )
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elementTextContains( element, substr )
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elementTextIs( element, text )
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elementTextMatches( element, regex )
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elementsLocated( locator )
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stalenessOf( element )
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titleContains( substr )
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titleIs( title )
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titleMatches( regex )
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urlContains( substrUrl )
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urlIs( url )
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urlMatches( regex )
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elementTextMatches( element, regex )
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elementsLocated( locator )
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stalenessOf( element )
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titleContains( substr )
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titleIs( title )
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titleMatches( regex )
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urlContains( substrUrl )
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urlIs( url )
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urlMatches( regex )
Reference
https://selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/lib/until.html
Generating Keyboard Events
Representations of pressable keys that aren't text.
Namespace
selenium-webdriver
Module
Key
Import Syntax
import { Key } from 'selenium-webdriver';
Used Like
await driver.findElement(By.css('.form-input')).sendKeys(Key.RETURN);
Supported methods
Key.chord( ...keys )
Values
See the reference below
Reference
https://selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/index_exports_Key.html
Taking Screenshots
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
driver
Method
takeScreenshot()
Used Like
await driver.takeScreenshot();
Description
Takes a screenshot of the current page and stores it in memory. These screenshots are collected at the end of the test. A maximum of three screenshots is allowed; if this limit is exceeded, new screenshots replace the older ones. Also, by default, a screenshot is taken automatically if a transaction test has an error.
Parameters
None
Returns
None
Handling Credentials
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
credentials
Import Syntax
import { credentials } from 'thousandeyes';
Used Like
credentials.get('MyPasswordName');
Method
get( credentialName )
Description
Gets the stored credential value matching the supplied name. Only works if you have already associated the credential with the current test (Test settings page).
Parameters
credentialName (string) The name of the credential to fetch
Returns
(string) The password or sensitive value associated with the supplied credential name
File Uploads
You can’t upload a pre-existing file, only a generated one. You can specify the file size and choose text or binary format.
Upload a Specified File
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
uploads
Import Syntax
import { uploads } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
await uploads.generateFile('lion-for-marbas.jpeg', fileContent: any, encoding?: string);
Method
generateFile( filename, fileContents )
Description
Write a file to the file system with the given filename, and return a path to the generated file that can be referenced when populating a file upload field.
Parameters
fileName (string) The name of the file to be uploaded.
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fileContents (any) File contents encoded as string.
Generate a Random Text File
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
uploads
Import Syntax
import { uploads } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
await uploads.generateRandomTextFile(2000, 'myFilename.txt');
Method
generateRandomTextFile( sizeInBytes, fileName )
Description
Create a file of the given size with the given filename, returning a path to the generated file. The generated file will be filled with randomly-generated alphanumeric characters.
Parameters
sizeInBytes (number) desired byte size of the generated file.
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fileName (string) The name of the file to be generated.
Generate a Random Binary File
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
uploads
Import Syntax
import { uploads } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
await uploads.generateRandomBinaryFile(2000, 'myFileName.bin');
Method
generateRandomBinaryFile( sizeInBytes, fileName )
Description
Create a file of the given size with the given filename, returning a path to the generated file. The generated file will be filled with randomly-generated bytes.
Parameters
sizeInBytes (number) desired byte size of the generated file.
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fileName (string) The name of the file to be generated.
File Downloads
For file downloads, you can get the file path, path length, hash, or extract text from a downloaded PDF.
Wait for a File to Download
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
downloads
Import Syntax
import { downloads } from 'thousandeyes';
Used Like
await downloads.waitForDownload('myFilename.txt', 10 * 1000);
Method
waitForDownload( fileName, timeout )
Description
Waits for a download matching the supplied filename to appear and then to finish. If a file matching the supplied name has previously been downloaded within the current script, this function will complete immediately. If no file matching the supplied name has been or is currently downloading, it will wait for the supplied timeout amount of time for the file to appear and finish downloading. Downloaded files are saved in a temporary folder on the agent. All files from previous tests are deleted from the temporary folder before a transaction test is run.
Parameters
fileName (string) The name of the file to wait for
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timeout (number) The max number of milliseconds to wait for download completion. Defaults to 60 seconds
Show File Path
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
downloads
Import Syntax
import { downloads } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
await downloads.getContents ('myFilePath');
Method
getContents ( path )
Description
Return the contents of the specified downloaded file's path.
Parameters
path (string)
Get File Path Length
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
downloads
Import Syntax
import { downloads } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
await downloads.getSize('myFilePath');
Method
getSize( path )
Description
Return the size of the specified downloaded file's path.
Parameters
path (string)
Get File Hash
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
downloads
Import Syntax
import { downloads } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
await downloads.getMD5 ('myFilePath'); or await downloads.getSHA256('myFilePath';)
Method
getMD5 ( path ) or getSHA256 ( path )
Description
Return the hash of the specified downloaded file's contents.
Parameters
path (string)
Returns
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Extract Text from a Downloaded PDF
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
downloads
Import Syntax
import { downloads } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
await downloads.getPdfTextContents('myFilePath');
Method
getPdfTextContents ( path )
Description
Extract all text from a downloaded PDF file. You can use this to verify that the contents of a downloaded PDF file matches your expectations.
Parameters
path (string)
Measuring Transaction Time(s)
ThousandEyes transactions support two types of measuring time:
Markers
Overall transaction time
Markers
Markers are custom time delimiters, enabling precise time measurements of smaller sections of the transaction. A maximum of 200 markers can be defined in a transaction script. The Waterfall tab displays the first ten markers, with a Show more link if more than ten markers are defined.
Start a marker:
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
markers
Method
start( markerName )
Description
Starts a marker with the supplied name. This marker can later be stopped by calling the stop function with the same name.
Parameters
markerName (string) The name of the marker
Returns
None. Will throw an error if attempting to start a previously started marker.
Stop a marker:
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
markers
Method
stop( markerName )
Description
Stops the marker matching the supplied name.
Parameters
markerName (string) The name of the marker
Returns
None. Will throw an error if attempting to stop a marker that hasn't been started yet or one that was already stopped.
Set a marker:
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
markers
Method
set( markerName )
Description
Creates a marker that spans from transaction start time to the time this method is called. Calling set implicitly closes the marker, so there is no need to later close it.
Parameters
markerName (string) The name of the marker
Returns
None.
Overall Transaction Time
Running a transaction test implicitly causes the overall transaction time measurement, spanning from the moment the transaction test run starts and to the end of the transaction. However, if customization of overall transaction time's start and stop moments is required, the following methods can be used to such effect. |
Set the overall transaction time start moment:
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
transaction
Method
start()
Description
Sets the start time of the transaction. If not called, the transaction start time will default to the script start time.
Parameters
None
Returns
None
Set the overall transaction time end moment:
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
transaction
Method
stop()
Description
Sets the end time of the transaction. If not called, the transaction start time will default to the script end time.
Parameters
None
Returns
None
Element Locators
Provided is a set of mechanisms dedicated to locating elements on the page.
Namespace
selenium-webdriver
Class
By
Import Syntax
import { By } from 'selenium-webdriver';
Used Like
await driver.findElement(By.css('#myId'));
Supported static methods
By.className( name )
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By.css( selector )
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By.id( selector )
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By.js( script, ...var_args )
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By.linkText( text )
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By.name( name )
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By.partialLinkText( text )
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By.xpath( xpath )
Reference
https://selenium.dev/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/lib/by_exports_By.html
Assertions
The assert module provides a set of assertion functions for verifying invariants.
NOTE: Only strict mode is supported.
Namespace
assert
Module
assert
Import Syntax
import assert from 'assert';
Used Like
assert(url === 'https://wikipedia.org', 'Assertion failed: not on wikipedia!')
Supported methods
assert( value[, message] )
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deepEqual( actual, expected[, message] )
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doesNotReject( asyncFn[, error][, message] )
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doesNotThrow( fn[, error][, message] )
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equal( actual, expected[, message] )
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fail( [message] )
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ifError( value )
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notDeepEqual( actual, expected[, message] )
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notEqual( actual, expected[, message] )
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ok( value[, message] )
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rejects( asyncFn[, error][, message] )
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throws( fn[, error][, message] )
Reference
https://nodejs.org/api/assert.html
Authentication Module
Use the authentication module to get a time-based one-time password (TOTP) for 2-factor authentication, as in this scripting example: usingTOTPTwoFactorAuth.js.
Namespace
thousandeyes
Module
authentication
Import Syntax
import { authentication } from 'thousandeyes'
Used Like
var totp = authentication.getTimeBasedOneTimePassword(secretToken);
Method
getTimeBasedOneTimePassword( secretToken )
Description
Generates a 6-digit temporary authentication code to be used in conjunction with a password on sites that support 2 factor authentication with time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs).
Parameters
secretToken (string) Secret token provided by Identity administrator.
Returns
(string) One-time password.
Further Information
For further information about transaction testing, refer to the collection of documentation pages under Transaction Tests.
If you have any questions, contact ThousandEyes Support as described on Getting Support from ThousandEyes.
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Example Scripts
Getting Test Configuration Settings
Sample Script 1: Obtain Test URL
Sample Script 2: Reduce Test Timeout Value
Controlling the Browser
Interacting with Page Elements
Waiting for Events
Generating Keyboard Events
Taking Screenshots
Handling Credentials
File Uploads
Upload a Specified File
Generate a Random Text File
Generate a Random Binary File
File Downloads
Wait for a File to Download
Show File Path
Get File Path Length
Get File Hash
Extract Text from a Downloaded PDF
Measuring Transaction Time(s)
Markers
Overall Transaction Time
Element Locators
Assertions
Authentication Module
Further Information