chrome-launch

chrome-launch

Light cross-platform launcher for Google Chrome.

Usage

process = spawn(url, [options])

Spawns a new Chrome instance in a separate process using child_process.spawn.

Options include:

• args: additional command-line arguments to pass to Chrome. See here for a full list.
• dir: user configuration directory to use. By default, one will be created and then removed when the process is killed.
• env: environment variables to use. Defaults to process.env.
• nuke: remove opts.dir when the process exits.

The following command-line options are passed to Chrome in addition to the ones you supply:

• --no-first-run
• --no-default-browser-check
• --disable-translate
• --disable-default-apps
• --disable-popup-blocking
• --disable-zero-browsers-open-for-tests
• --user-data-dir=${opts.dir}

License

MIT. See LICENSE.md for details.