maven - Selenium Java handle object(alert dialog) exception without delaying. (unpredictable Java pop-up) -

goal: alert pop up. whether it's shown or not, want continue. if show, have select check box, , hit continue. if not , ignore.

blocker: if alert shows, handle action , dialog closed. when it's not, selenium hangs there without handling condition when it's not shown.

back ground: use uft before, maybe logic wrong. pop application alert(not systems), assumed "switch to(),accept()/dismiss() won't work. , add handle alert right after log in, , within login method below.

selenium framework background. : use selenium maven framework, serenity bdd. object set @ beginning of page. , serenity.properties handle time out default , on.

pop objects (if appears):

@findby(xpath = "//input[@id='notification-ack']") private webelement pconoticechbx; //this check box, needs checked @findby(xpath = "//button[contains(.,'continue')]") private webelement pconoticecontinuebtn;//button close alert 

*log in method *

 public void loginintoextapplication(string baseurl, string loginurl, string uid, string pwd, string extappenv)throws exception {             gotoextloginpage(baseurl, loginurl);                      enterlogincredential(uid, pwd);      openat("https://" + extappenv + ".programportaltest.hrsa.gov/sdms-     extranet/index.xhtml"); 

my approaches:

//1.

     if (pconoticechbx!=null) {             pconoticechbx.click();             pconoticecontinuebtn.click();         } else {             system.out.println("dialog didn't display, no need action");         } 

//2. hanged here after log in actions.

     if(!getdriver().findelements(by.xpath("//*[@id='submit']")).isempty()){                  pconoticechbx.click();                  pconoticecontinuebtn.click();             }               else {                   system.out.println("dialog didn't display, no need action");             }  

//3. added watch doesnt work, shows pending , below code failed too. ran maven in junit debug mode. used work fine. watch elements show (pending)..

     boolean ispresent = getdriver().findelements(by.id("noticebox")).size() >0         system.out.println("the diaolog exist=  " + ispresent); 

//4. tried try catch method.

try{                  pconoticechbx.click();              pconoticecontinuebtn.click();           }catch (exception e){              // printing logs report               log.error("report category button element not found.");               // after doing work, want stop test case               throw(e);           }      return;      }   

//5. tried list webelemets:

list temp = webdriver.findelements(org.openqa.selenium.by.id("noticebox"));

    if (temp.count > 0 && temp[0].displayed) {                     // script execute if element found                 } else {                     //  continue test          }   

//6. , below

if (!webdriver.findelements(by.xpath("//*[@id='submit']")).isempty()==true);           {                 //handle dialog              }               else{                    //continue              } 

// 7.tried boolean value, hang on here first steps

boolean nbox = pconoticechbx.isdisplayed(); {         if (nbox==false)                {              system.out.println("dialog didn't display, no need action");                }               else if (nbox==true) {              pconoticechbx.click() ;              pconoticecontinuebtn.click();                } 

if popups i've dealt work this:

1. customer comes site , site checks existence of cookie. if cookie exists, popup never launched (ideal state). if cookie not exist (typical state), after specified period of time popup appears.
2. customer dismisses popup , cookie created expiration time
3. once expiration time passes, cookie expires , popup fire again

you need investigation , find cookie created once popup dismissed. clear cache, browse site, , note cookies exist. wait popup , dismiss it. find cookie created , examine it. cookie need create. there lot of tutorials on creating cookies. it's pretty straightforward.

once learn how create cookie, add script described below:

1. navigate page on domain know doesn't exist, e.g. www.domain.com/some404page. because won't trigger popup countdown , need on domain create cookie.
2. create cookie
3. do normal test

no more popups.