lib/appium_lib/driver.rb in appium_lib-0.14.0 vs lib/appium_lib/driver.rb in appium_lib-0.15.0

@@ -550,22 +550,24 @@
     # @param post_check [Integer] the amount in seconds to set the
     #                             wait to after checking existance
     # @param search_block [Block] the block to call
     # @return [Boolean]
     def exists pre_check=0, post_check=@default_wait, &search_block
-      set_wait pre_check # set wait to zero
-
+      # do not uset set_wait here.
+      # it will cause problems with other methods reading the default_wait of 0
+      # which then gets converted to a 1 second wait.
+      @driver.manage.timeouts.implicit_wait = pre_check
       # the element exists unless an error is raised.
       exists = true
 
       begin
         search_block.call # search for element
       rescue
         exists = false # error means it's not there
       end
 
       # restore wait
-      set_wait post_check if post_check != pre_check
+      @driver.manage.timeouts.implicit_wait = post_check if post_check != pre_check
 
       exists
     end
 
     # The same as @driver.execute_script
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