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This repository is related to Chrome DevTools Protocol, but does not track issues regarding its definition or implementation.
If you want to file an issue for the Chrome DevTools Protocol, please open an issue on https://crbug.com under component: Platform>DevTools>Platform.
Use the protocol viewer for navigating the protocol.
TypeScript definitions for the protocol's types are available in 'types/protocol.d.ts'. Mappings from Commands and events to these types are available in either generated DomainApi style in types/protocol-proxy-api.d.ts or in simple name-to-type-interface style in types/protocol-mapping.d.ts.
Also, this repo is published as the devtools-protocol npm module.
Puppeteer is a Node library that provides a high-level API to control Chrome or Chromium over the DevTools Protocol. It is more user-friendly and provides additional features like taking screenshots, generating PDFs, and more. Puppeteer abstracts away many of the lower-level details of the DevTools Protocol, making it easier to use for common tasks.
Selenium WebDriver is a popular tool for automating web applications for testing purposes. It supports multiple browsers and provides a high-level API for interacting with web pages. While it does not use the DevTools Protocol directly, it offers similar functionalities for browser automation and testing.
Playwright is a Node library for browser automation that supports multiple browsers (Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit). It provides a high-level API similar to Puppeteer but with additional features like cross-browser testing. Playwright also uses the DevTools Protocol under the hood for Chromium-based browsers.
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The npm package devtools-protocol receives a total of 9,440,241 weekly downloads. As such, devtools-protocol popularity was classified as popular.
We found that devtools-protocol demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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