dgtlmoon / dgtlmoon/changedetection.io

[feature] BrowserSteps element finder could use type=password or type=email etc if the input element is unique

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Description

Often for browsersteps it will come up with some complicated path which could change, like `//foo/div/span/p/input` for selecting the login/password input field

but better would be to check `type` if its unique and use that?

```
//input[@type='password']
```

same as `button`

this might make the locator more resilient

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the BrowserSteps element-finder entry point and trace how it currently builds paths for input and button elements. Verify the behavior with unique password or email inputs, such as //input[@type='password'], and confirm that the existing path remains the fallback when the type is not unique.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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