error-handling Scenario 1 — Retry Flaky Page 3 Times

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Beginner ~4 min

What You'll Learn

Check element visibility before acting

Real-World Use Case

Avoiding flaky tests on dynamic pages

LIVE DEMO

Flaky Page Retry

A page that shows a loading state for three seconds before data appears.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Flaky Data

id	product	sku	price
1	Wireless Mouse	WM-100	$24.99
2	USB-C Hub	UC-210	$39.99
3	Mechanical Keyboard	MK-330	$89.99
4	4K Monitor	MO-450	$329.99
5	Webcam	WB-560	$59.99

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

retry-flaky-page.json

{
  "name": "Retry_Flaky_Page",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/error-handling/1"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "flaky_data": {
      "item_selector": "css=table.flaky-data tbody tr",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "id",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(1)"
        },
        {
          "name": "product",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(2)"
        },
        {
          "name": "sku",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(3)"
        },
        {
          "name": "price",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(4)"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "try_catch",
      "params": {
        "try": [
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=.flaky-data",
              "timeout": 5000
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "flaky_data"
            }
          }
        ],
        "catch": [
          {
            "command": "wait",
            "params": {
              "timeout": 5000
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "goto",
            "params": {
              "url": "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/error-handling/1"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "flaky_data"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

RTILA X Concepts

A try_catch block first waits for the target table with a short timeout. If the element does not appear, the catch branch waits, reloads the page, and attempts extraction again.

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

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