authentication Scenario 3 — Conditional Login Check with Fallback

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Beginner ~4 min

What You'll Learn

Branch logic based on authentication state

Real-World Use Case

Reducing unnecessary login steps

LIVE DEMO

Conditional Auth State

The page defaults to logged out. A fallback branch can navigate to a known login flow when needed.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Fallback Profile Data

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

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

conditional-login-fallback.json

    {
  "name": "Conditional_Login_With_Fallback",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/authentication/3"
    ]
  },
  "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/3"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "if",
      "params": {
        "condition": {
          "type": "element_visible",
          "selector": "css=.logout-btn"
        },
        "then": [
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "profile_data"
            }
          }
        ],
        "else": [
          {
            "command": "goto",
            "params": {
              "url": "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/authentication/1"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#login-form"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "fill",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#username",
              "value": "user@test.com"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "fill",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#password",
              "value": "secret"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "click",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#login-btn"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=.dashboard-content"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "goto",
            "params": {
              "url": "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/authentication/3"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "profile_data"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

RTILA X Concepts

This shows the full if/else pattern. Checking for a .logout-btn reveals whether the browser session is authenticated, and the else branch performs the required login flow.

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This scenario covers 3 RTILA X commands and is referenced in 2 learning articles.

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