conditional-logic Scenario 7 — Search Fallback with Alternate Keyword

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Advanced ~10 min

Prerequisites: conditional-logic/3 conditional-logic/4 conditional-logic/5

What You'll Learn

Implement search fallback with alternate inputs

Real-World Use Case

Retrying with different search terms

LIVE DEMO

Search Fallback

Detect zero results and retry with a fallback keyword before extracting.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Fallback Results

id	title
1	Smartphone X Pro 256GB
2	Smartphone X 128GB
3	Smartphone X Mini
4	Smartphone Y 256GB
5	Smartphone Y 512GB

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

search-fallback-alternate-keyword.json

{
  "name": "Search_Fallback_Alternate_Keyword",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/conditional-logic/7"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "fallback_results": {
      "item_selector": "css=.search-result-item",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "title",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.result-title"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "fill",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#fallback-search",
        "value": "phones"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#fallback-search-btn"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "click",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#fallback-search-btn"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait",
      "params": {
        "timeout": 1000
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "execute_script",
      "params": {
        "script": "return document.querySelector('.result-count').textContent.includes('0 results') ? 'true' : 'false';",
        "output_variable": "no_results"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "if",
      "params": {
        "condition": {
          "type": "variable_contains",
          "variable": "no_results",
          "value": "true"
        },
        "then": [
          {
            "command": "fill",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#fallback-search",
              "value": "smartphones"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#fallback-search-btn"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "click",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=#fallback-search-btn"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "wait",
            "params": {
              "timeout": 1000
            }
          }
        ],
        "else": []
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.search-result-item"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "fallback_results"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Search fallback patterns leverage a script condition to read the result count. If zero results are detected, the automation replaces the query with a successful fallback keyword, performs the new search, and extracts the returned items.

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

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