authentication Scenario 2 — Check Login Form Visibility Before Acting

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Beginner ~4 min

What You'll Learn

Check if a login form is visible before interacting

Real-World Use Case

Handling pages that may already be authenticated

LIVE DEMO

Conditionally Visible Login

The form is shown only when the user is logged out. An if check decides whether to interact.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Conditional Login Profile Data

label	value
Email	user@test.com
Role	Admin
Member Since	2024-03-15

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

check-login-form-visibility.json

    {
  "name": "Check_Login_Form_Visibility",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/authentication/2"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "profile_data": {
      "item_selector": "css=.dashboard-content table tr",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "label",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:first-child"
        },
        {
          "name": "value",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:last-child"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "goto",
      "params": {
        "url": "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/authentication/2"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "if",
      "params": {
        "condition": {
          "type": "element_visible",
          "selector": "css=.login-form"
        },
        "then": [
          {
            "command": "fill",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#cond-username",
              "value": "user@test.com"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "fill",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#cond-password",
              "value": "secret"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "click",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#cond-login-btn"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=.dashboard-content"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "profile_data"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

RTILA X Concepts

The if command uses element_visible to branch based on current DOM state. This prevents automation from failing when the login form has already been replaced by authenticated content.

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This scenario covers 2 RTILA X commands and is referenced in 2 learning articles.

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