.getLocationInView() is returning 'unknown command: Cannot call non W3C standard command while in W3C mode'

[AutomatedTester]

Describe the bug

When calling getLocationInView() in W3C mode it returns 'unknown command: Cannot call non W3C standard command while in W3C mode'

Sample test

Details in https://discord.com/channels/618399631038218240/935468415731253258/950846771926564905

Verbose output

debug.log

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Configuration

nightwatch.json

{
  "your": { "config": "here" }
}

Your Environment

Executable	Version
nightwatch --version	VERSION
npm --version	VERSION
yarn --version	VERSION
node --version	VERSION

Browser driver	Version
NAME	VERSION

OS	Version
NAME	VERSION

[qa-danny]

await this.getLocationInView('@addButton');

Verbose Output:

 → Running command: getLocationInView ({name, __index, __selector, locateStrategy, pseudoSelector, parent, resolvedElement, abortOnFailure, suppressNotFoundErrors, timeout...}, [Function])
   Request POST /session/c714f1d2e2856573017956a2a7a4fccd/elements  
   { using: 'css selector', value: '[test-id="addButton"]' }
   Response 200 POST /session/c714f1d2e2856573017956a2a7a4fccd/elements (10ms)
   {
     value: [
       {
         'element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf': '902f2b33-df72-49e2-9eaa-3b3834b10afd'
       }
     ]
  }
   Request GET /session/c714f1d2e2856573017956a2a7a4fccd/element/902f2b33-df72-49e2-9eaa-3b3834b10afd/location_in_view  
   Response 404 GET /session/c714f1d2e2856573017956a2a7a4fccd/element/902f2b33-df72-49e2-9eaa-3b3834b10afd/location_in_view (1ms)
   {
     value: {
       error: 'unknown command',
       message: 'unknown command: Cannot call non W3C standard command while in W3C mode',
       stacktrace: ''
     }
  }

Configuration:

'chrome': {
  desiredCapabilities : {
    'browserName' : 'chrome',
    'goog:chromeOptions' : {
      w3c: true,
      args: [
        // '--no-sandbox',
        // '--ignore-certificate-errors',
        // '--allow-insecure-localhost',
        // '--headless'
      ]
    }
  },

[gravityvi]

This is due to using a non-w3c command in w3c mode. getLocationInView is marked as deprecated. Either we can set w3c:false in config and use this command or instead try using getElementRect.

[AutomatedTester]

Let's see about deprecating this. It's not coming up often and can be replaced with executeScript or using getElementRect

[Cactusbone]

Hello, we're using this command (in nightwatch 1.7) to ensure clicking on an anchor does lead to the right position, and getElementRect only returns absolute position within the page, not relative to current viewport.

I believe when you advise to use executeScript, you mean something along the lines return document.querySelector(selector).getBoundingClientRect(); ? How can I use it with a selector param from a page elements definition ?