FTR: fix testSubjects.missingOrFail

test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.js

@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ export function DashboardPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // Note: this replacement of - to space is to preserve original logic but I'm not sure why or if it's needed.
         await searchFilter.type(dashName.replace('-', ' '));
         await PageObjects.common.pressEnterKey();
+        await find.waitForDeletedByCssSelector('.euiBasicTable-loading', 5000);
       });
 
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ export function DashboardPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await this.selectDashboard(dashName);
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         // check Dashboard landing page is not present
-        await testSubjects.missingOrFail('newItemButton');
+        await testSubjects.missingOrFail('dashboardLandingPage', { timeout: 10000 });
       });
     }
 

test/functional/page_objects/discover_page.js

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export function DiscoverPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     }
 
     async expectMissingFieldListItemVisualize(field) {
-      await testSubjects.missingOrFail(`fieldVisualize-${field}`);
+      await testSubjects.missingOrFail(`fieldVisualize-${field}`, { allowHidden: true });
     }
 
     async clickFieldListPlusFilter(field, value) {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export function DiscoverPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       const fieldFilterFormExists = await testSubjects.exists('discoverFieldFilter');
       if (fieldFilterFormExists) {
         await testSubjects.click('toggleFieldFilterButton');
-        await testSubjects.missingOrFail('discoverFieldFilter');
+        await testSubjects.missingOrFail('discoverFieldFilter', { allowHidden: true });
       }
     }
 

test/functional/services/find.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export async function FindProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const browserType = webdriver.browserType;
 
   const WAIT_FOR_EXISTS_TIME = config.get('timeouts.waitForExists');
+  const POLLING_TIME = 500;
   const defaultFindTimeout = config.get('timeouts.find');
   const fixedHeaderHeight = config.get('layout.fixedHeaderHeight');
 
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ export async function FindProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       timeout: number = defaultFindTimeout
     ) {
       log.debug(`Find.waitForDeletedByCssSelector('${selector}') with timeout=${timeout}`);
-      await this._withTimeout(1000);
+      await this._withTimeout(POLLING_TIME);
       await driver.wait(
         async () => {
           const found = await driver.findElements(By.css(selector));

test/functional/services/test_subjects.ts

@@ -59,11 +59,14 @@ export function TestSubjectsProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     public async missingOrFail(
       selector: string,
-      existsOptions?: ExistsOptions
+      options: ExistsOptions = {}
     ): Promise<void | never> {
-      if (await this.exists(selector, existsOptions)) {
-        throw new Error(`expected testSubject(${selector}) to not exist`);
-      }
+      const { timeout = WAIT_FOR_EXISTS_TIME, allowHidden = false } = options;
+
+      log.debug(`TestSubjects.missingOrFail(${selector})`);
+      return await (allowHidden
+        ? this.waitForHidden(selector, timeout)
+        : find.waitForDeletedByCssSelector(testSubjSelector(selector), timeout));
     }
 
     public async append(selector: string, text: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -245,6 +248,12 @@ export function TestSubjectsProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await find.waitForAttributeToChange(testSubjSelector(selector), attribute, value);
     }
 
+    public async waitForHidden(selector: string, timeout?: number): Promise<void> {
+      log.debug(`TestSubjects.waitForHidden(${selector})`);
+      const element = await this.find(selector);
+      await find.waitForElementHidden(element, timeout);
+    }
+
     public getCssSelector(selector: string): string {
       return testSubjSelector(selector);
     }