Make the standalone driver manager more flexible

seleniumbase/fixtures/page_actions.py

@@ -1289,3 +1289,44 @@ def switch_to_window(driver, window, timeout=settings.SMALL_TIMEOUT):
             plural,
         )
         timeout_exception(Exception, message)
+
+
+############
+
+# Duplicates for easier use without BaseCase
+
+def wait_for_element(
+    driver,
+    selector,
+    by="css selector",
+    timeout=settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT,
+):
+    return wait_for_element_visible(
+        driver=driver,
+        selector=selector,
+        by=by,
+        timeout=timeout,
+    )
+
+
+def wait_for_text(
+    driver,
+    text,
+    selector,
+    by="css selector",
+    timeout=settings.LARGE_TIMEOUT,
+):
+    browser = None  # Only used for covering a Safari edge case
+    try:
+        if "safari:platformVersion" in driver.capabilities:
+            browser = "safari"
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return wait_for_text_visible(
+        driver=driver,
+        text=text,
+        selector=selector,
+        by=by,
+        timeout=timeout,
+        browser=browser,
+    )

seleniumbase/plugins/driver_manager.py

@@ -1,7 +1,32 @@
-from contextlib import contextmanager
+"""
+The SeleniumBase Driver as a Python Context Manager or a returnable object.
+###########################################################################
+
+The SeleniumBase Driver as a context manager:
+Usage --> ``with Driver() as driver:``
+Usage example -->
+    from seleniumbase import Driver
+    with Driver() as driver:
+        driver.get("https://google.com/ncr")
+    # The browser exits automatically after the "with" block ends.
+
+###########################################################################
+# Above: The driver as a context manager. (Used with a "with" statement.) #
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Below: The driver as a returnable object. (Used with "return" command.) #
+###########################################################################
+
+The SeleniumBase Driver as a returnable object:
+Usage --> ``driver = Driver()``
+Usage example -->
+    from seleniumbase import Driver
+    driver = Driver()
+    driver.get("https://google.com/ncr")
+
+###########################################################################
+"""
 
 
-@contextmanager  # Usage: -> ``with Driver() as driver:``
 def Driver(
     browser=None,  # Choose from "chrome", "edge", "firefox", or "safari".
     headless=None,  # The original headless mode for Chromium and Firefox.
@@ -51,13 +76,6 @@ def Driver(
     undetected=None,  # Duplicate of "undetectable" to avoid confusion.
     uc_sub=None,  # Duplicate of "uc_subprocess" to avoid confusion.
 ):
-    """ Context Manager for the SeleniumBase Driver Manager.
-    Usage example:
-        from seleniumbase import Driver
-        with Driver() as driver:
-            driver.get("https://google.com/ncr")
-        # The browser exits automatically after the "with" block ends.
-    """
     import sys
     from seleniumbase.fixtures import constants
 
@@ -357,10 +375,4 @@ def Driver(
         device_pixel_ratio=d_p_r,
         browser=browser_name,
     )
-    try:
-        yield driver
-    finally:
-        try:
-            driver.quit()
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+    return driver