Multiple element selectors do not use subtypes.

README.md

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 # Symbiont
 
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-Symbiont provides a semantic domain-specific language that can be used to construct a fluent interface for test execution libraries. The initial focus will be on using the [watir-webdriver](https://github.com/watir/watir-webdriver) API as the underlying driver library.
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+Symbiont provides a semantic domain-specific language that can be used to construct a fluent interface for test execution libraries. The initial focus will be on using the [watir-webdriver](https://github.com/watir/watir-webdriver) API as the underlying driver library.
 
 ## What is this?
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ In terms of what Symbiont does, it provides a way to describe your application i
 
 The DSL provides a fluent interface that can be used for constructing test execution logic. This fluent interface promotes the idea of compressibility of your test logic, allowing for more factoring, more reuse, and less repetition.
 
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 ## Installation
 
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lib/symbiont/accessor.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ module Accessor
     # @param element [Symbol] name of Watir-based object
     # @param locator [Hash] locators for referencing the element
     def reference_element(element, locator)
-      browser.send(element, *locator).to_subtype
+      begin
+        browser.send(element, *locator).to_subtype
+      rescue NoMethodError
+        browser.send(element, *locator)
+      end
     end
   end
 end

spec/fixtures/element_definitions.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     context "#{element} on the watir-webdriver platform" do
       it "will locate a specific #{element} with a single locator" do
         expect(watir_browser).to receive(element).with(id: element).and_return(watir_element)
-        allow(watir_element).to receive(:to_subtype).and_return(watir_element)
+        expect(watir_element).to receive(:to_subtype).and_return(watir_element)
         expect(watir_definition.send "#{element}").to eq(watir_element)
       end
 
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
         expect(watir_browser).to receive(element).with(id: element).and_return(watir_element)
         expect(watir_definition.send "#{element}_block_arg", element).to eq(watir_element)
       end
+
+      it 'will not use subtype for multiple element selector' do
+        if element == 'buttons'
+          allow(watir_element).to receive(:to_subtype) { raise NoMethodError }
+          expect(watir_browser).to receive(element).twice.with(id: element).and_return(watir_element)
+          expect(watir_definition.send "#{element}").to eq(watir_element)
+        end
+      end
     end
 
   end

spec/fixtures/page_definitions.rb

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ValidPage
   url_matches /:\d{4}/
   title_is 'Symbiote'
 
-  %w(text_field button file_field textarea select_list checkbox).each do |element|
+  %w(buttons text_field button file_field textarea select_list checkbox).each do |element|
     send element, :"#{element}", id: element
 
     send element, :"#{element}_proc", proc { browser.send(element, id: element) }

spec/symbiont/elements_spec.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   include_context :page
   include_context :element
 
-  provides_an 'element generator for', %w{text_field button}
+  provides_an 'element generator for', %w{text_field button buttons}
   provides_an 'element set generator for', %w{text_field file_field textarea}
   provides_an 'element select generator for', %w{select_list}
 end

test/symbiont-with-watir.rb

@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@
 require 'symbiont'
 include Symbiont::Factory
 
-class Symbiote
+class Decohere
   attach Symbiont
 
-  url_is 'http://localhost:9292'
-  url_matches /:\d{4}/
+  url_is 'https://decohere.herokuapp.com/'
+  url_matches /decohere/
 
-  element :open_form, id: 'open'
+  element    :open_form, id: 'openLogin'
 
-  text_field :username, id: 'username'
-  text_field :password, id: 'password'
-  button :login, id: 'login-button'
+  text_field :username,  id: 'username'
+  text_field :password,  id: 'password'
+  button     :login,     id: 'login'
 end
 
 class Stardate
   attach Symbiont
 
-  url_is 'http://localhost:9292/stardate'
+  url_is 'https://decohere.herokuapp.com/stardate'
 
   elements :facts, css: 'ul#fact-list li a'
 end
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ class Stardate
 
 Symbiont.set_browser
 
-on_view(Symbiote)
-#@page = Symbiote.new
-#@page.view
+on_view(Decohere)
 
 puts "Page displayed? #{@page.displayed?}"
 
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ class Stardate
 puts "Page URL: #{@page.current_url}"
 puts "Page secure? #{@page.secure?}"
 
-on(Symbiote) do
+on(Decohere) do
   @page.open_form.click
   @page.username.set 'admin'
   @page.password.set 'admin'