testdriver:parse

Overview

Parse the current screen using OmniParser v2 to detect all visible UI elements. Returns structured data including element types, text content, interactivity levels, and bounding box coordinates.

This method analyzes the entire screen and returns every detected element. It's useful for:

• Understanding the full UI layout of a screen
• Finding all clickable or interactive elements
• Building custom element-based logic
• Debugging what elements TestDriver can detect
• Accessibility auditing

Syntax

const result = await testdriver.parse()

Parameters

None.

Returns

Promise<ParseResult> - Object containing detected UI elements

ParseResult

Property	Type	Description
elements	ParsedElement[]	Array of detected UI elements
annotatedImageUrl	string	URL of the annotated screenshot with bounding boxes
imageWidth	number	Width of the analyzed screenshot
imageHeight	number	Height of the analyzed screenshot

ParsedElement

Property	Type	Description
index	number	Element index
type	string	Element type (e.g. "text", "icon", "button")
content	string	Text content or description of the element
interactivity	string	Interactivity level (e.g. "clickable", "non-interactive")
bbox	object	Bounding box in pixel coordinates {x0, y0, x1, y1}
boundingBox	object	Bounding box as {left, top, width, height}

Examples

Get All Elements on Screen

const result = await testdriver.parse();
console.log(`Found ${result.elements.length} elements`);

result.elements.forEach((el, i) => {
  console.log(`${i + 1}. [${el.type}] "${el.content}" (${el.interactivity})`);
});

Find Clickable Elements

const result = await testdriver.parse();

const clickable = result.elements.filter(e => e.interactivity === 'clickable');
console.log(`Found ${clickable.length} clickable elements`);

clickable.forEach(el => {
  console.log(`- "${el.content}" at (${el.bbox.x0}, ${el.bbox.y0})`);
});

Find and Click an Element by Content

const result = await testdriver.parse();

// Find a "Submit" button
const submitBtn = result.elements.find(e =>
  e.content.toLowerCase().includes('submit') && e.interactivity === 'clickable'
);

if (submitBtn) {
  // Calculate center of the bounding box
  const x = Math.round((submitBtn.bbox.x0 + submitBtn.bbox.x1) / 2);
  const y = Math.round((submitBtn.bbox.y0 + submitBtn.bbox.y1) / 2);

  await testdriver.click({ x, y });
}

Filter by Element Type

const result = await testdriver.parse();

// Get all text elements
const textElements = result.elements.filter(e => e.type === 'text');
textElements.forEach(e => console.log(`Text: "${e.content}"`));

// Get all icons
const icons = result.elements.filter(e => e.type === 'icon');
console.log(`Found ${icons.length} icons`);

// Get all buttons
const buttons = result.elements.filter(e => e.type === 'button');
console.log(`Found ${buttons.length} buttons`);

Build Custom Assertions

import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
import { TestDriver } from "testdriverai/vitest/hooks";

describe("Login Page", () => {
  it("should have expected form elements", async (context) => {
    const testdriver = TestDriver(context);

    await testdriver.provision.chrome({
      url: 'https://myapp.com/login',
    });

    const result = await testdriver.parse();

    // Assert expected elements exist
    const textContent = result.elements.map(e => e.content.toLowerCase());
    expect(textContent).toContain('email');
    expect(textContent).toContain('password');

    // Assert there are clickable elements
    const clickable = result.elements.filter(e => e.interactivity === 'clickable');
    expect(clickable.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
  });
});

Use Bounding Box Coordinates

const result = await testdriver.parse();

result.elements.forEach(el => {
  // Pixel coordinates
  console.log(`Element "${el.content}":`);
  console.log(`  bbox: (${el.bbox.x0}, ${el.bbox.y0}) to (${el.bbox.x1}, ${el.bbox.y1})`);
  console.log(`  size: ${el.boundingBox.width}x${el.boundingBox.height}`);
  console.log(`  position: left=${el.boundingBox.left}, top=${el.boundingBox.top}`);
});

View Annotated Screenshot

const result = await testdriver.parse();

// The annotated image shows all detected elements with bounding boxes
console.log('Annotated screenshot:', result.annotatedImageUrl);
console.log(`Image dimensions: ${result.imageWidth}x${result.imageHeight}`);

How It Works

1. TestDriver captures a screenshot of the current screen
2. The image is sent to the TestDriver API
3. OmniParser v2 analyzes the image to detect all UI elements
4. Each element is classified by type (text, icon, button, etc.) and interactivity
5. Bounding box coordinates are returned in pixel coordinates matching the screen resolution

Best Practices

```javascript
// Prefer this for clicking a specific element
await testdriver.find("Submit button").click();

// Use parse() for full UI analysis
const result = await testdriver.parse();
const allButtons = result.elements.filter(e => e.type === 'button');
```

```javascript
const result = await testdriver.parse();
const interactive = result.elements.filter(e => e.interactivity === 'clickable');
const static_ = result.elements.filter(e => e.interactivity === 'non-interactive');
```

```javascript
// Wait for page to stabilize
await testdriver.wait(2000);

// Then parse
const result = await testdriver.parse();
```

```javascript
const result = await testdriver.parse();
console.log('View annotated screenshot:', result.annotatedImageUrl);
```

Related

• find() - AI-powered element location
• assert() - Make AI-powered assertions about screen state
• screenshot() - Capture screenshots
• Elements Reference - Complete Element API