pypom ?

[matrixise]

Hi,

I already use PyPOM, developed by Mozilla, do you know this library?

[kyleect]

I have seen it. I didn't fit my needs which is partially what drove me to write this library.

Totally valid question though. It really highlights the fact that the README isn't highlighting the advantages of vom versus other libraries or adhoc page objects. I'm working on that.

In the mean time the advantages/differences of vom:

• The find_element/s methods return page objects not web elements.
• These methods also allow you to define a custom page object implementations. This is a very powerful pattern in my experience.
• Methods not defined on the page object are proxied automatically to the root web element.
• Not having dealing with the driver instance or root web element directly.
• Utility methods such as find_element/s_by_text which works like find_element/s_by_link_text but across any element.

To address PyPOM specifically:

• I'm very opinionated about page object design. I personally feel that no page object "owns" the page title or url. The window owns this.
• I'm also not a huge fan of introducing the concept of "pages" since pages and web elements can be represented by the same page object pattern. Pages are just really really big web elements.

I hope that helped. I'd love to hear more feedback/questions.