com.atlassian.pageobjects
Interface DelayedBinder<T>

@NotThreadSafe
public interface DelayedBinder<T>

A delayed binder that gives the caller full control over the creation and lifecycle of the page object.

Method Summary

T	bind() Builds, waits for, validates the state of, and returns the page object
boolean	canBind() Goes through the full binding, including lifecycle methods, to determine whether the page object can be bound.
T	get()
DelayedBinder<T>	inject() Instantiates, injects, and initialises the page object, but doesn't execute its lifecycle methods.
DelayedBinder<T>	validateState() Builds, waits for, and validates the state of the page object
DelayedBinder<T>	waitUntil() Builds the page object and executes its waitfor lifecycle methods

Method Detail

inject

DelayedBinder<T> inject()

Instantiates, injects, and initialises the page object, but doesn't execute its lifecycle methods.

Returns:

The binder for chaining

waitUntil

DelayedBinder<T> waitUntil()

Builds the page object and executes its waitfor lifecycle methods

Returns:

The binder for chaining

validateState

DelayedBinder<T> validateState()

Builds, waits for, and validates the state of the page object

Returns:

The binder for chaining

canBind

boolean canBind()

Goes through the full binding, including lifecycle methods, to determine whether the page object can be bound.

Returns:

True if the binding was successful, in which case bind() will return the page object instance without failing

get

T get()

Returns:

The current page object, building if necessary. If called before any other methods are called, it will return the instantiated object but with no injections or lifecycle methods called.

bind

T bind()

Builds, waits for, validates the state of, and returns the page object

Returns:

The fully bound page object