How to trigger an error if an image is still there? (or: Wait until image disappears)

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1

visualAssert stops if an image is NOT found. But I need the reverse.

The macro should trigger an error if the image is found.

The other option that would be useful is to wait until the image disappears.

2

Here is the solution with “visualSearch”. The macro waits until the blue banner disappears OR until the timeout of 60 seconds is reached. At t=21s in the video I click the button to hide the banner => macro no longer finds image and ends loop.

Code:

{
  "Name": "wait for image disappear",
  "CreationDate": "2022-12-11",
  "Commands": [
    {
      "Command": "open",
      "Target": "https://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_toggle_hide_show.asp",
      "Value": "i",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "store",
      "Target": "1",
      "Value": "!timeout_wait",
      "Description": "Tell VisualSearch to not wait for image long"
    },
    {
      "Command": "store",
      "Target": "${!runtime}",
      "Value": "starttime",
      "Description": "Save current time"
    },
    {
      "Command": "do",
      "Target": "",
      "Value": "",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "visualSearch",
      "Target": "bluebutton_dpi_168.png",
      "Value": "i",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "echo",
      "Target": "Number of images found: i = ${i}",
      "Value": "green",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "executeScript_Sandbox",
      "Target": "return parseFloat(${!runtime});",
      "Value": "r",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "executeScript_Sandbox",
      "Target": "return parseFloat(${!runtime}) - parseFloat(${starttime}) ",
      "Value": "timediff",
      "Description": "If the image does not disappear within 60 seconds, then trigger a timeout error. Remove this logic of you want to wait forever."
    },
    {
      "Command": "echo",
      "Target": "time difference between NOW and loop start = ${timediff}",
      "Value": "pink",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "if_v2",
      "Target": "${timediff} > 60",
      "Value": "",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "throwError",
      "Target": "Waited too long, lets stop",
      "Value": "",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "end",
      "Target": "",
      "Value": "",
      "Description": ""
    },
    {
      "Command": "repeatIf",
      "Target": "${i} > 0",
      "Value": "",
      "Description": "i > 0 means the image is FOUND, then we wait until it is gone "
    },
    {
      "Command": "echo",
      "Target": "Image disappeared!!!",
      "Value": "blue",
      "Description": ""
    }
  ]
}