quick check of current URL to skip timepicker (#146462)

## Summary

We have some tests which set the default time but then also call
setAbsoluteTime in every test. This PR adds code in setAbsoluteTime to
quickly check if the desired start and end (from and to) times are
already set, and if so, just return. The end result should be less time
spent on functional tests. It could also reduce occasional flakiness
setting the time.

Co-authored-by: kibanamachine <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Dzmitry Lemechko <[email protected]>

test/functional/page_objects/time_picker.ts

@@ -123,8 +123,21 @@ export class TimePickerPageObject extends FtrService {
   /**
    * @param {String} fromTime MMM D, YYYY @ HH:mm:ss.SSS
    * @param {String} toTime MMM D, YYYY @ HH:mm:ss.SSS
+   * @param {Boolean} force time picker force update, default is false
    */
-  public async setAbsoluteRange(fromTime: string, toTime: string) {
+  public async setAbsoluteRange(fromTime: string, toTime: string, force = false) {
+    if (!force) {
+      const currentUrl = decodeURI(await this.browser.getCurrentUrl());
+      const DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT = 'MMM D, YYYY @ HH:mm:ss.SSS';
+      const startMoment = moment.utc(fromTime, DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT).toISOString();
+      const endMoment = moment.utc(toTime, DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT).toISOString();
+      if (currentUrl.includes(`time:(from:'${startMoment}',to:'${endMoment}'`)) {
+        this.log.debug(
+          `We already have the desired start (${fromTime}) and end (${toTime}) in the URL, returning from setAbsoluteRange`
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+    }
     this.log.debug(`Setting absolute range to ${fromTime} to ${toTime}`);
     await this.showStartEndTimes();
     let panel!: WebElementWrapper;