Get the changed HTML content after it’s updated by Javascript? (htmlunit)

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I figured it out!

HtmlPage objects have an executeJavaScript(String) which can be used to kick off the showTime script. Then, once the script has actually started, that’s when waitForBackgroundJavaScript becomes relevant.

The code I ended up with: 

import com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit._
import com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.html.HtmlPage
import com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.html.DomElement

object AtomicTime {

  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
    val url = "http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/what.html"
    val client = new WebClient(BrowserVersion.CHROME)

    var response: HtmlPage = client.getPage(url)
    response.executeJavaScript("showTime")

    printf("Current AtomicTime: %s", getUpdatedRespose(response, client))
  }

  def getUpdatedRespose(page: HtmlPage, client: WebClient): String = {
    while (page.getElementById("USNOclk").asText() == "Loading...") {
      client.waitForBackgroundJavaScript(200)
    }
    return page.getElementById("USNOclk").asText()
  }
}

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