Added _nav_explore() method; Fixed _login_required() decorator.

_nav_explore() -> navigates to the explore page and checks whether the operation was successful

-login_required() -> FIxed a bug where the client would try to log in again even if client is already logged in.

instaclient/client/auth.py

@@ -112,11 +112,13 @@ def login(self:'InstaClient', username:str, password:str, check_user:bool=True)
         if not_now:
             not_now = self._find_element(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, Paths.NOT_NOW_INFO_BTN)))
             self._press_button(not_now)
+            LOGGER.debug('Dismissed Dialogue')
 
         not_now = self._check_existence(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, Paths.NOT_NOW_BTN)))
         if not_now:
             not_now = self._find_element(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, Paths.NOT_NOW_BTN)))
             self._press_button(not_now)
+            LOGGER.debug('Dismissed Dialogue')
         return self.logged_in
 
 

instaclient/client/checker.py

@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ def is_valid_user(self:'InstaClient', user:str) -> bool:
 
     @Component._driver_required
     def _is_valid_page(self:'InstaClient', url:str=None):
+        """Checks if a page is valid.
+
+        Args:
+            url (str, optional): Expected current url. Defaults to None.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the current page exists and is loaded.
+                False if the current url doesn\'t match the expected
+                url or if a PAGE NOT FOUND warning is showed
+                on the page itself.
+        """
         current = self.driver.current_url
         if url:
             if url != current:

instaclient/client/component.py

@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ def wrapper(self: 'InstaClient', *args, **kwargs):
             if self.username is None or self.password is None:
                     raise NotLoggedInError()
 
-            if not self.driver:
-                self.connect(True, func=func.__name__)
-            else:
-                self.login(self.username, self.password)
+            if not self.logged_in:
+                if not self.driver:
+                    self.connect(True, func=func.__name__)
+                else:
+                    self.login(self.username, self.password)
 
             error = False
             result = None

instaclient/client/constants.py

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class ClientUrls:
     DM_URL  = 'https://www.instagram.com/direct/t/'
     POST_URL = 'https://www.instagram.com/p/{}/'
     COMMENTS_URL = 'https://www.instagram.com/p/{}/comments/'
+    EXPLORE_PAGE = 'https://www.instagram.com/explore/'
 
 
 class GraphUrls:

instaclient/client/interactions.py

@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ def scroll(self, mode=PAGE_DOWN_SCROLL, size:int=500, times:int=1, interval:int=
                 url = self.driver.current_url
                 body = self._find_element(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.TAG_NAME, 'body')), retry=True, url=url)
                 body.send_keys(Keys.END)
-
             time.sleep(interval)
+        LOGGER.info('Scrolled')
         return False
 
 

instaclient/client/navigator.py

@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ def _nav_post_comments(self:'InstaClient', shortcode:str):
 
 
     def _nav_tag(self:'InstaClient', tag:str):
-        """
-        Naviagtes to a search for posts with a specific tag on IG.
+        """Navigates to a search for posts with a specific tag on IG.
 
         Args:
             tag:str: Tag to search for
@@ -132,3 +131,12 @@ def _nav_tag(self:'InstaClient', tag:str):
         else: 
             # Operation Successful
             return True
+
+
+    def _nav_explore(self:'InstaClient'):
+        """Navigates to the explore page
+        """
+        self.driver.get(ClientUrls.EXPLORE_PAGE)
+        if self._is_valid_page(ClientUrls.EXPLORE_PAGE):
+            return True
+        return False