GET/POST for '/session/{session id}/alert/text' references alert message vs. text field
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Description
In the WebDriver spec the endpoint for /session/{session id}/alert/text references different elements for the GET and POST request. While GET returns the value of the alert message, POST sets the text field of an alert.
https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/webdriver-spec.html#get-alert-text
https://w3c.github.io/webdriver/webdriver-spec.html#send-alert-text
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Compare the GET and POST definitions in the WebDriver specification at the linked get-alert-text and send-alert-text sections. Trace which alert element each operation references, then update the specification so the terminology and referenced element are consistent.
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- html
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- api, documentation
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- Documentation
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