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dynamic-content Scenario 4 — Virtual Scroll Container Extraction

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Intermediate ~6 min
Prerequisites: dynamic-content/1 dynamic-content/2

What You'll Learn

Scroll a container to trigger virtual scroll loads

Real-World Use Case

Scraping infinite-scroll dashboards

LIVE DEMO

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EXPECTED OUTPUT

RTILA X PROJECT JSON 

    {
  "name": "Extract_Virtual_Scroll_Items",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/dynamic-content/4"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "virtual_items": {
      "item_selector": "css=.virtual-item",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "text",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.virtual-item-text"
        },
        {
          "name": "index",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.virtual-item-index"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.virtual-scroll-container"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "infinite_scroll",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.virtual-scroll-container",
        "max_scrolls": 20,
        "scroll_delay": 500,
        "do": [
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "virtual_items"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Virtualized lists only render items near the current scroll position. The infinite_scroll command repeatedly scrolls the container, allowing the automation to collect every item as it becomes visible.

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This scenario covers 2 RTILA X commands and is referenced in 1 learning article.

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