fix: Don't throw exception when element.is_visible/is_not_visible can't find an element

splinter/driver/webdriver/__init__.py

@@ -869,7 +869,10 @@ def is_visible(self, wait_time=None):
 
         def search() -> bool:
             # Element is refreshed to account for changes to the page.
-            self._refresh_element(wait_time=0)
+            try:
+                self._refresh_element(wait_time=0)
+            except ElementDoesNotExist:
+                return False
 
             try:
                 result = self.visible
@@ -890,12 +893,18 @@ def is_not_visible(self, wait_time=None):
 
         def search() -> bool:
             # Element is refreshed to account for changes to the page.
-            self._refresh_element(wait_time=0)
+            try:
+                self._refresh_element(wait_time=0)
+
+            # If an element is not found at all, we assume it's not visible.
+            except ElementDoesNotExist:
+                return True
 
             try:
                 result = self.visible
             # StaleElementReferenceException occurs if element is found
-            # but changes before visible is checked
+            # but changes before visible is checked. Retry the check
+            # because we don't know if it's truly not visible.
             except StaleElementReferenceException:
                 return False
 

tests/static/index.html

@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@
                 $('.over-label').remove();
                 $('.over-input').remove();
            });
+
+          setTimeout(function() {
+              $('#removed_after_5_seconds').remove();
+          }, 5000 );
+
         });
     </script>
   </head>
@@ -220,5 +225,7 @@ <h2>inside</h2>
 
     <div id='has_shadow_root'></div>
     <div id="zerodiv" style="width: 0px; height: 0px;"></div>
+
+    <button id="removed_after_5_seconds">This button will be removed in 5 seconds</button>
   </body>
 </html>

tests/test_element_is_visible.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright 2022 splinter authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+import time
+
 import pytest
 
 from .base import supported_browsers
@@ -62,3 +64,39 @@ def test_element_is_not_visible_custom_wait_time(browser_name, get_new_browser):
     browser.visit(EXAMPLE_APP)
 
     assert browser.find_by_css("#invisible").is_not_visible(wait_time=12)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("browser_name", supported_browsers)
+def test_element_is_visible_element_removed(browser_name, get_new_browser):
+    """
+    Given an element has been found
+    When it is removed from the page
+    Then the is_visible() method for this element will return False
+    """
+    browser = get_new_browser(browser_name)
+    browser.visit(EXAMPLE_APP)
+
+    elem = browser.find_by_css("#removed_after_5_seconds")
+
+    # Wait for the element to not be visible
+    time.sleep(5.5)
+
+    assert not elem.is_visible()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("browser_name", supported_browsers)
+def test_element_is_not_visible_element_removed(browser_name, get_new_browser):
+    """
+    Given an element has been found
+    When it is removed from the page
+    Then the is_not_visible() method for this element will return True
+    """
+    browser = get_new_browser(browser_name)
+    browser.visit(EXAMPLE_APP)
+
+    elem = browser.find_by_css("#removed_after_5_seconds")
+
+    # Wait for the element to not be visible
+    time.sleep(5.5)
+
+    assert elem.is_not_visible()