Disallow browser.pause() in tests (wdio/no-pause)

browser.pause(<number>) statements cause an implicit wait and are often the reason for race conditions. We recommend to prefer explicit waits via browser.waitUntil() or wait on elements $(elem).waitForExist().

Rule Details

Examples of incorrect code for this rule:

describe('my feature', () => {
    it('should do something', async () => {
        await browser.url('/');
        await browser.pause(1000);
        // ...
    });
});

Examples of correct code for this rule:

describe('my feature', () => {
    it('should do something', async () => {
        await browser.url('/');
        // ...
    });
});

Config

An object containing:

• instances: string[] name of instances to check, default is ["browser"], this is useful if you are using multiremote instances.

Config examples

{
    'wdio/no-pause': ['error', { instances: ['myChromeBrowser', 'myFirefoxBrowser'] }]
}