return this.getIconButton(name, '.fa-pencil').click().then(() =>{
     let url = browser.getCurrentUrl();
     browser.sleep(500);
     return this.closePane('.main.close-button').then(() => {
         return url;
     });
 });

    return browser.wait(() => {
      this.pressSubmitButton();

      return browser.wait(ExpectedConditions.alertIsPresent(), 5000).then(
        browser.switchTo().alert().then(
          // use alert.accept instead of alert.dismiss which results in a browser crash
          function(alert) { alert.accept(); return true; },
          function() { return false; }
        )
      );
    });

 it('should wait on async function in conditional', async function() : Promise<any> {
   browser.get('http://www.angularjs.org');
   let todoList = element.all(by.repeater('todo in todoList.todos'));
   if ((await todoList.count()) > 1) {
     expect(todoList.get(1).getText()).toEqual('build an angular app');
   }
 });

      submitEditCourseBtn.click().then(function() {
        browser.waitForAngular();

        //The last course should have changed its name
        var editedCourse = element.all(by.className('course-title')).last();
        expect(editedCourse.getText()).toEqual('[EDITED]');
      });

export function changeURL(url: string) {
    return browser.get(url).then(() => {
        return browser.getCurrentUrl().then((newURL) => {
            return newURL;
        })
    })
}

 return element(by.css('.metron-dialog .btn-primary')).click().then(() => {
     browser.sleep(1000);
     return element(by.css('.alert .close')).click().then(() => {
         return waitForStalenessOf(element(by.cssContainingText('td', name))).then(() =>{
             return true;
         });
     })
 });

  it('should automatically write down the fullname', () => {
    po_welcome.setFirstname('Rob');
    po_welcome.setLastname('Eisenberg');

    // For now there is a timing issue with the binding.
    // Until resolved we will use a short sleep to overcome the issue.
    browser.sleep(200);
    expect(po_welcome.getFullname()).toBe('ROB EISENBERG');
  });