Add "locator()" as a shortcut for "get_element()"

Author: mdmintz

help_docs/method_summary.md

@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ self.generate_traffic_chain(pages, loops=1)
 
 self.get_element(selector, by="css selector", timeout=None)
 # Duplicates:
+# self.locator(selector, by="css selector", timeout=None)
 # self.wait_for_element_present(selector, by="css selector", timeout=None)
 
 self.wait_for_query_selector(selector, by="css selector", timeout=None)

seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py

@@ -8898,12 +8898,11 @@ def wait_for_element(self, selector, by="css selector", timeout=None):
     def get_element(self, selector, by="css selector", timeout=None):
         """Same as wait_for_element_present() - returns the element.
         The element does not need be visible (it may be hidden)."""
-        self.__check_scope()
-        if not timeout:
-            timeout = settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT
-        if self.timeout_multiplier and timeout == settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT:
-            timeout = self.__get_new_timeout(timeout)
-        selector, by = self.__recalculate_selector(selector, by)
+        return self.wait_for_element_present(selector, by=by, timeout=timeout)
+
+    def locator(self, selector, by="css selector", timeout=None):
+        """Same as wait_for_element_present() - returns the element.
+        The element does not need be visible (it may be hidden)."""
         return self.wait_for_element_present(selector, by=by, timeout=timeout)
 
     def wait_for_query_selector(
@@ -9000,11 +8999,6 @@ def assert_elements_present(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def find_element(self, selector, by="css selector", timeout=None):
         """Same as wait_for_element_visible() - returns the element"""
-        self.__check_scope()
-        if not timeout:
-            timeout = settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT
-        if self.timeout_multiplier and timeout == settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT:
-            timeout = self.__get_new_timeout(timeout)
         return self.wait_for_element_visible(selector, by=by, timeout=timeout)
 
     def assert_element(self, selector, by="css selector", timeout=None):