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overwriteCommand

The browser method overwriteCommand helps you to overwrite the browser's and element's native commands like pause and click.

You can view more info on overwriteCommand here

Usage

browser.overwriteCommand(name, callback, elementScope)

Parameters

Name	Type	Details
name	String	name of the original command
callback	Function	pass original function
elementScope optional	Boolean	extend the Element object instead of the Browser object

Example

//print milliseconds before pause and return its value.
//pause           - name of command to be overwritten
//origPauseFunction  - original pause function
browser.overwriteCommand('pause', function (origPauseFunction, ms) {
    console.log(`Sleeping for ${ms}`)
    origPauseFunction(ms)
    return ms
})
//usage
it('should use my overwrite command', () => {
    browser.url('https://webdriver.io')
    browser.pause(1000) //outputs "Sleeping for 1000"
})