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chromedriver

ChromeDriver for Selenium


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What is chromedriver?

The chromedriver npm package provides a way to manage and control the ChromeDriver, which is a standalone server that implements the WebDriver protocol for Chrome. It is used for automating web applications for testing purposes, enabling you to interact with web pages and perform various browser automation tasks.

What are chromedriver's main functionalities?

Browser Automation

This code sample demonstrates how to use the chromedriver package with Selenium WebDriver to automate a simple browser task. It opens Google, searches for 'webdriver', and waits for the search results page to load.

const { Builder, By, Key, until } = require('selenium-webdriver');
const chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const chromedriver = require('chromedriver');

chrome.setDefaultService(new chrome.ServiceBuilder(chromedriver.path).build());

(async function example() {
  let driver = await new Builder().forBrowser('chrome').build();
  try {
    await driver.get('http://www.google.com/ncr');
    await driver.findElement(By.name('q')).sendKeys('webdriver', Key.RETURN);
    await driver.wait(until.titleIs('webdriver - Google Search'), 1000);
  } finally {
    await driver.quit();
  }
})();

Headless Browser Testing

This code sample shows how to run Chrome in headless mode using the chromedriver package. Headless mode is useful for running tests in environments without a graphical user interface.

const { Builder, By, Key, until } = require('selenium-webdriver');
const chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const chromedriver = require('chromedriver');

chrome.setDefaultService(new chrome.ServiceBuilder(chromedriver.path).build());

(async function example() {
  let options = new chrome.Options();
  options.addArguments('headless');
  let driver = await new Builder().forBrowser('chrome').setChromeOptions(options).build();
  try {
    await driver.get('http://www.google.com/ncr');
    await driver.findElement(By.name('q')).sendKeys('webdriver', Key.RETURN);
    await driver.wait(until.titleIs('webdriver - Google Search'), 1000);
  } finally {
    await driver.quit();
  }
})();

Taking Screenshots

This code sample demonstrates how to take a screenshot of the current browser window using the chromedriver package. The screenshot is saved as a PNG file.

const { Builder, By, Key, until } = require('selenium-webdriver');
const chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const chromedriver = require('chromedriver');

chrome.setDefaultService(new chrome.ServiceBuilder(chromedriver.path).build());

(async function example() {
  let driver = await new Builder().forBrowser('chrome').build();
  try {
    await driver.get('http://www.google.com/ncr');
    await driver.findElement(By.name('q')).sendKeys('webdriver', Key.RETURN);
    await driver.wait(until.titleIs('webdriver - Google Search'), 1000);
    let screenshot = await driver.takeScreenshot();
    require('fs').writeFileSync('screenshot.png', screenshot, 'base64');
  } finally {
    await driver.quit();
  }
})();

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Package last updated on 02 Oct 2024

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