authentication Scenario 8 — Check Logout Button for Auth State

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Advanced ~10 min

Prerequisites: authentication/4 authentication/5 authentication/6

What You'll Learn

Determine authentication state by checking UI elements

Real-World Use Case

Building robust session management logic

LIVE DEMO

Auth State Detection

The page shows a logout button only when authenticated. An element visibility check separates the two paths.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Profile Data From Auth State Check

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

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

check-logout-button-auth-state.json

    {
  "name": "Check_Logout_Button_For_Auth_State",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/authentication/8"
    ]
  },
  "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/8"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "if",
      "params": {
        "condition": {
          "type": "element_visible",
          "selector": "css=.logout-btn"
        },
        "then": [
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "profile_data"
            }
          }
        ],
        "else": [
          {
            "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

Checking for .logout-btn is a reliable pattern for detecting auth state without reading cookies. The same if/else structure can either extract immediately or perform a full login fallback.

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

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