Users can now modify ActionChains() duration.

src/SeleniumLibrary/__init__.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 )
 from SeleniumLibrary.keywords.screenshot import EMBED
 from SeleniumLibrary.locators import ElementFinder
-from SeleniumLibrary.utils import LibraryListener, is_truthy, _convert_timeout
+from SeleniumLibrary.utils import LibraryListener, is_truthy, _convert_timeout, _convert_delay
 
 
 __version__ = "6.1.0.dev1"
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         timeout=timedelta(seconds=5),
         implicit_wait=timedelta(seconds=0),
+        action_chain_delay=timedelta(seconds=0.25),
         run_on_failure="Capture Page Screenshot",
         screenshot_root_directory: Optional[str] = None,
         plugins: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -442,6 +443,8 @@ def __init__(
           Default value for `timeouts` used with ``Wait ...`` keywords.
         - ``implicit_wait``:
           Default value for `implicit wait` used when locating elements.
+        - ``action_chain_delay``:
+          Default value for `ActionChains` delay to wait in between actions.
         - ``run_on_failure``:
           Default action for the `run-on-failure functionality`.
         - ``screenshot_root_directory``:
@@ -456,6 +459,7 @@ def __init__(
         """
         self.timeout = _convert_timeout(timeout)
         self.implicit_wait = _convert_timeout(implicit_wait)
+        self.action_chain_delay = _convert_delay(action_chain_delay)
         self.speed = 0.0
         self.run_on_failure_keyword = RunOnFailureKeywords.resolve_keyword(
             run_on_failure

src/SeleniumLibrary/__init__.pyi

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from selenium.webdriver.remote.webdriver import WebDriver
 from selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement import WebElement
 
 class SeleniumLibrary:
-    def __init__(self, timeout = timedelta(seconds=5.0), implicit_wait = timedelta(seconds=0.0), run_on_failure = 'Capture Page Screenshot', screenshot_root_directory: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None, plugins: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None, event_firing_webdriver: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None): ...
+    def __init__(self, timeout = timedelta(seconds=5.0), implicit_wait = timedelta(seconds=0.0), action_chain_delay(seconds=0.25)), run_on_failure = 'Capture Page Screenshot', screenshot_root_directory: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None, plugins: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None, event_firing_webdriver: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None): ...
     def add_cookie(self, name: str, value: str, path: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None, domain: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None, secure: Optional[Union[bool, None]] = None, expiry: Optional[Union[str, None]] = None): ...
     def add_location_strategy(self, strategy_name: str, strategy_keyword: str, persist: bool = False): ...
     def alert_should_be_present(self, text: str = '', action: str = 'ACCEPT', timeout: Optional[Union[datetime.timedelta, None]] = None): ...

src/SeleniumLibrary/keywords/browsermanagement.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 from SeleniumLibrary.base import keyword, LibraryComponent
 from SeleniumLibrary.locators import WindowManager
-from SeleniumLibrary.utils import secs_to_timestr, _convert_timeout
+from SeleniumLibrary.utils import timestr_to_secs, secs_to_timestr, _convert_timeout, _convert_delay
 
 from .webdrivertools import WebDriverCreator
 
@@ -692,6 +692,28 @@ def set_selenium_implicit_wait(self, value: timedelta) -> str:
             driver.implicitly_wait(self.ctx.implicit_wait)
         return old_wait
 
+    @keyword
+    def set_action_chain_delay(self, value: timedelta) -> str:
+        """Sets the duration of delay in ActionChains() used by SeleniumLibrary.
+
+        The value can be given as a number that is considered to be
+        seconds or as a human-readable string like ``1 second``.
+
+        Value is always stored as milliseconds internally.
+
+        The previous value is returned and can be used to restore
+        the original value later if needed.
+        """
+        old_action_chain_delay = self.ctx.action_chain_delay
+        self.ctx.action_chain_delay = _convert_delay(value)
+        return timestr_to_secs(f"{old_action_chain_delay} milliseconds")
+
+    @keyword
+    def get_action_chain_delay(self):
+        """Gets the currently stored value for chain_delay_value in timestr format.
+        """
+        return timestr_to_secs(f"{self.ctx.action_chain_delay} milliseconds")
+
     @keyword
     def set_browser_implicit_wait(self, value: timedelta):
         """Sets the implicit wait value used by Selenium.

src/SeleniumLibrary/keywords/element.py

@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ def click_element(
 
     def _click_with_action_chain(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         self.info(f"Clicking '{locator}' using an action chain.")
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ def _click_with_modifier(self, locator, tag, modifier):
             f"Clicking {tag if tag[0] else 'element'} '{locator}' with {modifier}."
         )
         modifier = self.parse_modifier(modifier)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         for item in modifier:
             action.key_down(item)
         element = self.find_element(locator, tag=tag[0], required=False)
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ def click_element_at_coordinates(
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.move_to_element(element)
         action.move_by_offset(xoffset, yoffset)
         action.click()
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ def double_click_element(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.double_click(element).perform()
 
     @keyword
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def scroll_element_into_view(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        ActionChains(self.driver).move_to_element(element).perform()
+        ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay).move_to_element(element).perform()
 
     @keyword
     def drag_and_drop(
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ def drag_and_drop(
         target = self.find_element(target)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         target = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(target)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.drag_and_drop(element, target).perform()
 
     @keyword
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ def drag_and_drop_by_offset(
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.drag_and_drop_by_offset(element, xoffset, yoffset)
         action.perform()
 
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ def mouse_down(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.click_and_hold(element).perform()
 
     @keyword
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ def mouse_out(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         size = element.size
         offsetx = (size["width"] / 2) + 1
         offsety = (size["height"] / 2) + 1
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.move_to_element(element)
         action.move_by_offset(offsetx, offsety)
         action.perform()
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ def mouse_over(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.move_to_element(element).perform()
 
     @keyword
@@ -856,15 +856,15 @@ def mouse_up(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        ActionChains(self.driver).release(element).perform()
+        ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay).release(element).perform()
 
     @keyword
     def open_context_menu(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         """Opens the context menu on the element identified by ``locator``."""
         element = self.find_element(locator)
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.context_click(element).perform()
 
     @keyword
@@ -954,12 +954,12 @@ def press_keys(self, locator: Union[WebElement, None, str] = None, *keys: str):
             element = self.find_element(locator)
             # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
             element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-            ActionChains(self.driver).click(element).perform()
+            ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay).click(element).perform()
         else:
             self.info(f"Sending key(s) {keys} to page.")
             element = None
         for parsed_key in parsed_keys:
-            actions = ActionChains(self.driver)
+            actions = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
             for key in parsed_key:
                 if key.special:
                     self._press_keys_special_keys(actions, element, parsed_key, key)
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ def mouse_down_on_link(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         element = self.find_element(locator, tag="link")
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.click_and_hold(element).perform()
 
     @keyword
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ def mouse_down_on_image(self, locator: Union[WebElement, str]):
         element = self.find_element(locator, tag="image")
         # _unwrap_eventfiring_element can be removed when minimum required Selenium is 4.0 or greater.
         element = _unwrap_eventfiring_element(element)
-        action = ActionChains(self.driver)
+        action = ActionChains(self.driver, duration=self.ctx.action_chain_delay)
         action.click_and_hold(element).perform()
 
     @keyword

src/SeleniumLibrary/utils/__init__.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     is_truthy,
     WINDOWS,
     _convert_timeout,
+    _convert_delay,
 )  # noqa
 
 

src/SeleniumLibrary/utils/types.py

@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 def is_noney(item):
     return item is None or is_string(item) and item.upper() == "NONE"
 
+def _convert_delay(delay):
+    if isinstance(delay, timedelta):
+        return delay.microseconds // 1000
+    else:
+        x =  timestr_to_secs(delay)
+        return int( x * 1000)
+
 
 def _convert_timeout(timeout):
     if isinstance(timeout, timedelta):

utest/test/api/approved_files/PluginDocumentation.test_parse_plugin_init_doc.approved.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ SeleniumLibrary can be imported with several optional arguments.
   Default value for `timeouts` used with ``Wait ...`` keywords.
 - ``implicit_wait``:
   Default value for `implicit wait` used when locating elements.
+- ``action_chain_delay``:
+  Default value for `ActionChains` delay to wait in between actions.
 - ``run_on_failure``:
   Default action for the `run-on-failure functionality`.
 - ``screenshot_root_directory``:

utest/test/api/test_plugins.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
     def test_no_libraries(self):
         for item in [None, "None", ""]:
             sl = SeleniumLibrary(plugins=item)
-            self.assertEqual(len(sl.get_keyword_names()), 173)
+            self.assertEqual(len(sl.get_keyword_names()), 175)
 
     def test_parse_library(self):
         plugin = "path.to.MyLibrary"

utest/test/keywords/test_browsermanagement.py

@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@ def test_set_selenium_timeout_only_affects_open_browsers():
     verifyNoMoreInteractions(second_browser)
 
 
+def test_action_chain_delay_default():
+    sl = SeleniumLibrary()
+    assert sl.action_chain_delay == 250, f"Delay should have 250"
+
+
+def test_set_action_chain_delay_default():
+    sl = SeleniumLibrary()
+    sl.set_action_chain_delay("3.0")
+    assert sl.action_chain_delay == 3000, f"Delay should have 3000"
+
+    sl.set_action_chain_delay("258 milliseconds")
+    assert sl.action_chain_delay == 258, f"Delay should have 258"
+
+
+def test_get_action_chain_delay_default():
+    sl = SeleniumLibrary()
+    sl.set_action_chain_delay("300 milliseconds")
+    assert sl.get_action_chain_delay() == 0.3
+
 def test_selenium_implicit_wait_default():
     sl = SeleniumLibrary()
     assert sl.implicit_wait == 0.0, "Wait should have 0.0"

utest/test/keywords/test_keyword_arguments_element.py

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import pytest
-from mockito import mock, unstub, when
-
+from mockito import mock, unstub, when, matchers
 from SeleniumLibrary.keywords import ElementKeywords
+import SeleniumLibrary.keywords.element as SUT
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def element():
     ctx = mock()
     ctx._browser = mock()
+    ctx.action_chain_delay = 251
     return ElementKeywords(ctx)
 
 
@@ -27,3 +28,20 @@ def test_element_text_should_be(element):
     with pytest.raises(AssertionError) as error:
         element.element_text_should_be(locator, "not text", "foobar")
     assert "foobar" in str(error.value)
+
+
+
+def test_action_chain_delay_in_elements(element):
+    locator = "//div"
+    webelement = mock()
+    when(element).find_element(locator).thenReturn(webelement)
+
+    chain_mock = mock()
+    expected_delay_in_ms = 1000
+    element.ctx.action_chain_delay = expected_delay_in_ms
+    when(chain_mock).move_to_element(matchers.ANY).thenReturn(mock())
+    when(SUT).ActionChains(matchers.ANY, duration=expected_delay_in_ms).thenReturn(chain_mock)
+    element.scroll_element_into_view(locator)
+
+
+