search-filter Scenario 4 — Search with Wait and Extract First 10

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Intermediate ~6 min

Prerequisites: basic-navigation/1

What You'll Learn

Limit output and wait for dynamic content

Real-World Use Case

Extracting a fixed number of results

LIVE DEMO

Full Article Search

Search all thirty articles and observe the first ten matching results.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

First 10 Matches for 'the'

title	url
The Future of Edge Computing in 2025	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/1
Hidden Gems of Southeast Asia	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/5
The Rise of Headless E-Commerce	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/7
The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/14
Backpacking the Dolomites	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/15
The Evolution of Developer Tools	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/16
Exploring the Camino de Santiago	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/20
The Gut Microbiome and Health	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/24
Understanding the Immune System	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/28
Road Tripping the Norwegian Fjords	https://learn.rtila.com/articles/29

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

search-wait-extract-10.json

    {
  "name": "Search_Wait_Extract_First_10",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/search-filter/4"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "search_results": {
      "item_selector": "css=.search-result",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "title",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=h3.result-title"
        },
        {
          "name": "url",
          "type": "attribute",
          "selector": "css=a.result-url",
          "attribute": "href"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "goto",
      "params": {
        "url": "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/search-filter/4"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#search-input"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "fill",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#search-input",
        "value": "the"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "press",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#search-input",
        "key": "Enter"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.results"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "comment",
      "params": {
        "text": "Extract first 10 results only"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "search_results"
      }
    }
  ]
}

RTILA X Concepts

This scenario emphasizes waiting for .results before extraction and documents output limiting with a comment command. A real RTILA X run would apply a dataset-level limit or transform step after extracting all matches.

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