How can I use Protractor with google.com?

Question

google.com isn't an Angular app, but Protractor should still be able to test it, right? I've been trying to do a simple test of a search, but keep running to errors.

the spec:

browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;

describe('Google Demo', function() {
  it('Should Search', function() {
    browser.get('http://google.com/');
    browser.wait(element(By.id('q')).isPresent);
    element(By.id('q')).sendKeys('please work');
  });
});

the error is:

Failures:

1) Google Demo Should Search
 Message: TypeError: Cannot read property 'count' of undefined

What am I doing wrong? I'd appreciate any help!

I think you should try **By.name('q')** instead of **By.id('q')**. — Sakshi Singla, Apr 22 '15 at 03:59
Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20927652/how-to-use-protractor-on-non-angularjs-website? — alecxe, Apr 24 '15 at 12:41
i recommend using this: https://github.com/andresdominguez/elementor so you know if it works, its a great tool — Pedro Silva, Apr 26 '15 at 13:32

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 03 '17 at 06:04

15

Since it's a non-Angular app, you need to use browser.driver instead of just browser. GitHub Link for non-angular app

browser.ignoreSynchronization = true;

describe('Google Demo', function() {
  it('Should Search', function() {
    browser.driver.get('http://google.com/');   
    browser.driver.findElement(by.name('q')).sendKeys('please work');
  });
});

This is working on my system!

edited Jul 03 '17 at 06:04

Pang

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answered Apr 24 '15 at 04:16

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 14 '19 at 14:01

this also works for non angular apps

browser.waitForAngularEnabled(false);

describe('Google search', function() {
    it('should search a text as GURU99', function() {
    browser.waitForAngularEnabled(false);
    browser.get('https://www.google.com');
    element(by.name("q")).sendKeys('test')
    browser.sleep(5000);

});
});

How can I use Protractor with google.com?

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