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API Documentation

Chromeless provides TypeScript typings.

Chromeless constructor options

new Chromeless(options: ChromelessOptions)

  • debug: boolean Show debug output — Default: false
  • remote: boolean Use remote chrome process — Default: false
  • implicitWait: boolean Wait for element to exist before executing commands — Default: false
  • waitTimeout: number Time in ms to wait for element to appear — Default: 10000
  • scrollBeforeClick: boolean Scroll to element before clicking, usefull if element is outside of viewport — Default: false
  • viewport: any Viewport dimensions — Default: {width: 1440, height: 900, scale: 1}
  • launchChrome: boolean Auto-launch chrome (local) — Default: true
  • cdp: CDPOptions Chome Debugging Protocol Options — Default: {host: 'localhost', port: 9222, secure: false, closeTab: true}

Chromeless methods

Chrome methods

end(): Promise

End the Chromeless session. Locally this will disconnect from Chrome. Over the Proxy, this will end the session, terminating the Lambda function. It returns the last value that has been evaluated.

await chromeless.end()

goto(url: string): Chromeless

Navigate to a URL.

Arguments

  • url - URL to navigate to

Example

await chromeless.goto('https://google.com/')

setUserAgent(useragent: string): Chromeless

Set the useragent of the browser. It should be called before .goto().

Arguments

  • useragent - UserAgent to use

Example

await chromeless.setUserAgent('Custom Chromeless UserAgent x.x.x')

click(selector: string): Chromeless

Click on something in the DOM.

Arguments

  • selector - DOM selector for element to click

Example

await chromeless.click('#button')

wait(timeout: number): Chromeless

Wait for some duration. Useful for waiting for things download.

Arguments

  • timeout - How long to wait, in ms

Example

await chromeless.wait(1000)

wait(selector: string, timeout?: number): Chromeless

Wait until something appears. Useful for waiting for things to render.

Arguments

  • selector - DOM selector to wait for
  • timeout - How long to wait for element to appear (default is value of waitTimeout option)

Example

await chromeless.wait('div#loaded')
await chromeless.wait('div#loaded', 1000)

wait(fn: (...args: any[]) => boolean, ...args: any[]): Chromeless

Not implemented yet

Wait until a function returns. You can also return some Promise that will be resolved at some point.

Arguments

  • fn - Function to wait for
  • [arguments] - Arguments to pass to the function

Example

await chromeless.wait(() => { 
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    // do something async, setTimeout...
    resolve();
  });
})

clearCache(): Chromeless

Clears browser cache.

Service workers and Storage (IndexedDB, WebSQL, etc) needs to be cleared separately. More information at the Chrome Devtools Protocol website.

Example

await chromeless.clearCache()

focus(selector: string): Chromeless

Provide focus on a DOM element.

Arguments

  • selector - DOM selector to focus

Example

await chromeless.focus('input#searchField')

press(keyCode: number, count?: number, modifiers?: any): Chromeless

Send a key press. Enter, for example.

Arguments

  • keyCode - Key code to send
  • count - How many times to send the key press
  • modifiers - Modifiers to send along with the press (e.g. control, command, or alt)

Example

await chromeless.press(13)

type(input: string, selector?: string): Chromeless

Type something (into a field, for example).

Arguments

  • input - String to type
  • selector - DOM element to type into

Example

const result = await chromeless
  .goto('https://www.google.com')
  .type('chromeless', 'input[name="q"]')

back() - Not implemented yet

Not implemented yet

forward() - Not implemented yet

Not implemented yet

refresh() - Not implemented yet

Not implemented yet

mousedown(selector: string): Chromeless

Send mousedown event on something in the DOM.

Arguments

  • selector - DOM selector for element to send mousedown event

Example

await chromeless.mousedown('#item')

mouseup(selector: string): Chromeless

Send mouseup event on something in the DOM.

Arguments

  • selector - DOM selector for element to send mouseup event

Example

await chromeless.mouseup('#placeholder')

scrollTo(x: number, y: number): Chromeless

Scroll to somewhere in the document.

Arguments

  • x - Offset from the left of the document
  • y - Offset from the top of the document

Example

await chromeless.scrollTo(0, 500)

scrollToElement(selector: string): Chromeless

Scroll to location of element. Behavior is simiar to <a href="#fragment"></a> — target element will be at the top of viewport

Arguments

  • selector - DOM selector for element to scroll to

Example

await chromeless.scrollToElement('.button')

setHtml(html: string): Chromeless

Sets given markup as the document's HTML.

Arguments

  • html - HTML to set as the document's markup.

Example

await chromeless.setHtml('<h1>Hello world!</h1>')

setExtraHTTPHeaders(headers: Headers): Chromeless

Sets extra HTTP headers.

Arguments

  • headers - headers as keys / values of JSON object

Example

await chromeless.setExtraHTTPHeaders({
  'accept-language': 'en-US,en;q=0.8'
})

setViewport(options:DeviceMetrics)

Resize the viewport. Useful if you want to capture more or less of the document in a screenshot.

Arguments

  • options - DeviceMetrics object

Example

await chromeless.setViewport({width: 1024, height: 600, scale: 1})

evaluate(fn: (...args: any[]) => void, ...args: any[]): Chromeless

Evaluate Javascript code within Chrome in the context of the DOM. Returns the resulting value or a Promise.

Arguments

  • fn - Function to evaluate within Chrome, can be async (Promise).
  • [arguments] - Arguments to pass to the function

Example

await chromeless.evaluate(() => {
    // this will be executed in Chrome
    const links = [].map.call(
      document.querySelectorAll('.g h3 a'),
      a => ({title: a.innerText, href: a.href})
    )
    return JSON.stringify(links)
  })

inputValue(selector: string): Chromeless

Get the value of an input field.

Arguments

  • selector - DOM input element

Example

await chromeless.inputValue('input#searchField')

exists(selector: string): Chromeless

Test if a DOM element exists in the document.

Arguments

  • selector - DOM element to check for

Example

await chromeless.exists('div#ready')

screenshot(selector: string, options: ScreenshotOptions): Chromeless

Take a screenshot of the document as framed by the viewport or of a specific element (by a selector). When running Chromeless locally this returns the local file path to the screenshot image. When run over the Chromeless Proxy service, a URL to the screenshot on S3 is returned.

Arguments

  • selector - DOM element to take a screenshot of,
  • options - An options object with the following props
  • options.filePath - A file path override in case of working locally

Examples

const screenshot = await chromeless
  .goto('https://google.com/')
  .screenshot()

console.log(screenshot) // prints local file path or S3 URL
const screenshot = await chromeless
  .goto('https://google.com/')
  .screenshot('#hplogo', { filePath: path.join(__dirname, 'google-logo.png') })

console.log(screenshot) // prints local file path or S3 URL
const screenshot = await chromeless
  .goto('https://google.com/')
  .screenshot({ filePath: path.join(__dirname, 'google-search.png') })

console.log(screenshot) // prints local file path or S3 URL

pdf(options?: PdfOptions) - Chromeless

Print to a PDF of the document as framed by the viewport. When running Chromeless locally this returns the local file path to the PDF. When run over the Chromeless Proxy service, a URL to the PDF on S3 is returned.

Requires that Chrome be running headless-ly. More

Arguments

Example

const pdf = await chromeless
  .goto('https://google.com/')
  .pdf({landscape: true})

console.log(pdf) // prints local file path or S3 URL

html(): Chromeless

Get full HTML of the loaded page.

Example

const html = await chromeless
  .setHtml('<h1>Hello world!</h1>')
  .html()

console.log(html) // <html><head></head><body><h1>Hello world!</h1></body></html>

cookies(): Chromeless<Cookie[] | null>

Returns all browser cookies for the current URL.

Example

await chromeless.cookies()

cookies(name: string): Chromeless<Cookie | null>

Returns a specific browser cookie by name for the current URL.

Arguments

  • name - Name of the cookie to get

Example

const cookie = await chromeless.cookies('creepyTrackingCookie')

cookies(query: CookieQuery) - Not implemented yet

Not implemented yet

allCookies(): Chromeless<Cookie[]>

Returns all browser cookies. Nam nom nom.

Example

await chromeless.allCookies()

setCookies(name: string, value: string): Chromeless

Sets a cookie with the given name and value.

Arguments

  • name - Name of the cookie
  • value - Value of the cookie

Example

await chromeless.setCookies('visited', '1')

setCookies(cookie: Cookie): Chromeless

Sets a cookie with the given cookie data; may overwrite equivalent cookies if they exist.

Arguments

  • cookie - The cookie data to set

Example

await chromeless.setCookies({
  url: 'http://google.com/',
  domain: 'google.com',
  name: 'userData',
  value: '{}',
  path: '/',
  expires: 0,
  size: 0,
  httpOnly: false,
  secure: true,
  session: true,
})

setCookies(cookies: Cookie[]): Chromeless

Sets many cookies with the given cookie data; may overwrite equivalent cookies if they exist.

Arguments

  • url - URL to navigate to

Example

await chromeless.setCookies([
  {
    url: 'http://google.com/',
    domain: 'google.com',
    name: 'userData',
    value: '{}',
    path: '/',
    expires: 0,
    size: 0,
    httpOnly: false,
    secure: true,
    session: true,
  }, {
    url: 'http://bing.com/',
    domain: 'bing.com',
    name: 'userData',
    value: '{}',
    path: '/',
    expires: 0,
    size: 0,
    httpOnly: false,
    secure: true,
    session: true,
  }
])

deleteCookies(name: string) - Not implemented yet

Delete a specific cookie.

Arguments

  • name - name of the cookie

Example

await chromeless.deleteCookies('cookieName')

clearCookies(): Chromeless

Clears all browser cookies.

Example

await chromeless.clearCookies()

clearInput(selector: string): Chromeless

Clear input text.

Example

await chromeless.clearInput('#username')

setFileInput(selector: string, files: string | string[]): Chromeless

Set file(s) for selected file input.

Currently not supported in the Proxy. Progress tracked in #186

Example

await chromeless.setFileInput('.uploader', '/User/Me/Documents/img.jpg')