Video should automatically replay

Question

Hi

I have saved Video Duration in a variable. I want once it reaches the end it should restart again & again

Below is the code

await Task.Run(async () =>
                {
                    _driver
                    .Navigate()
                    .GoToUrl($"{BASE_URL}?v={"uhaJ08EUb9A"}");

                    var timeElement = _driver.FindElement(By.XPath(XPATH_TIME));
                    timeValue = timeElement.GetAttribute("innerText");

                    var videoControls = new WebDriverWait(_driver, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10))
                        .Until(driver => driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("ytp-chrome-controls")));

                    var action = new Actions(_driver);
                    action
                        .MoveToElement(videoControls)
                        .Perform();

                });

Thanks

Naimish Makwana · Answer

The values you provided for currentTime and totalDuration are in the correct format for TimeSpan.Parse . The error might be occurring at a different time when these values are not in the correct format. One possibility could be when the video is buffering or loading, the currentTimeElement.Text or durationElement.Text might be empty or in an unexpected format. To handle this, you can add a check before parsing the time: string FormatDuration(string duration) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(duration)) { return "00:00:00"; } var parts = duration.Split(':'); if (parts.Length == 2) // mm:ss format { duration = "00:" + duration; // convert to HH:mm:ss format } return duration; } // ... // Get the total duration of the video var durationElement = _driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("ytp-time-duration")); var totalDuration = TimeSpan.Parse(FormatDuration(durationElement.Text)); while (true) { // Get the current time of the video var currentTimeElement = _driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("ytp-time-current")); var currentTime = TimeSpan.Parse(FormatDuration(currentTimeElement.Text)); // ... } This FormatDuration function now also checks if the duration is null or empty and if so, it returns “00:00:00”.

Naimish Makwana · Answer

The error message “String was not recognized as a valid TimeSpan” is thrown when the TimeSpan.Parse method is unable to convert the string to a TimeSpan object. This usually happens when the string format does not match the expected format for a TimeSpan . In your code, you are using TimeSpan.Parse("00:" + currentTimeElement.Text) and TimeSpan.Parse("00:" + durationElement.Text) . The error might be occurring because the text you are getting from currentTimeElement.Text or durationElement.Text is not in the correct format. YouTube videos can be longer than an hour, and in such cases, the duration format is HH:mm:ss . But if the video is less than an hour long, the format is mm:ss . So, when you are trying to parse mm:ss format with TimeSpan.Parse("00:" + currentTimeElement.Text) , it will throw an error because TimeSpan.Parse expects the format to be HH:mm:ss . Here’s how you can fix this: string FormatDuration(string duration) { var parts = duration.Split(':'); if (parts.Length == 2) // mm:ss format { duration = "00:" + duration; // convert to HH:mm:ss format } return duration; } // ... // Get the total duration of the video var durationElement = _driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("ytp-time-duration")); var totalDuration = TimeSpan.Parse(FormatDuration(durationElement.Text)); while (true) { // Get the current time of the video var currentTimeElement = _driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("ytp-time-current")); var currentTime = TimeSpan.Parse(FormatDuration(currentTimeElement.Text)); // ... } This FormatDuration function checks if the duration is in mm:ss format and if so, it converts it to HH:mm:ss format. Thanks

Naimish Makwana · Answer

You can achieve this by continuously checking the current video time and comparing it with the total video duration. Once the current time reaches the end of the video, you can refresh the page to restart the video. Here’s how you can modify your code: await Task.Run(async () => { _driver.Navigate().GoToUrl($"{BASE_URL}?v={"uhaJ08EUb9A"}"); var timeElement = _driver.FindElement(By.XPath(XPATH_TIME)); timeValue = timeElement.GetAttribute("innerText"); var videoControls = new WebDriverWait(_driver, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)) .Until(driver => driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("ytp-chrome-controls"))); var action = new Actions(_driver); action.MoveToElement(videoControls).Perform(); // Get the total duration of the video var durationElement = _driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("ytp-time-duration")); var totalDuration = TimeSpan.Parse("00:" + durationElement.Text); while (true) { // Get the current time of the video var currentTimeElement = _driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("ytp-time-current")); var currentTime = TimeSpan.Parse("00:" + currentTimeElement.Text); // If the current time is equal to or greater than the total duration, refresh the page if (currentTime >= totalDuration) { _driver.Navigate().Refresh(); } // Wait for a second before checking the time again await Task.Delay(1000); } }); This code continuously checks the current time of the video and compares it with the total duration. If the current time is equal to or greater than the total duration, it refreshes the page, effectively restarting the video. Please note that this will create an infinite loop, so you might want to add a condition to break out of the loop when needed. Also, replace "ytp-time-duration" and "ytp-time-current" with the actual class names in your webpage if they’re different. Please ensure that your WebDriver has the necessary permissions to execute this script. Thanks

Ramco Ramco · Answer

Hi Naimish It is giving same error. Below are the values In currenTime it is showing 00:00:00 In totalDuration it is showing 00:00:07 Thanks

Ramco Ramco · Answer

Hi Naimish It run once then it gives error - String was not recognizes as a valid timespan Thanks

Video should automatically replay

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