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BrowserServer

Methods

close

Added before v1.9

Closes the browser gracefully and makes sure the process is terminated.

Usage

await browserServer.close();

Returns

kill

Added before v1.9

Kills the browser process and waits for the process to exit.

Usage

await browserServer.kill();

Returns

process

Added before v1.9

Spawned browser application process.

Usage

browserServer.process();

Returns

wsEndpoint

Added before v1.9

Browser websocket url.

Browser websocket endpoint which can be used as an argument to browserType.connect() to establish connection to the browser.

Note that if the listen host option in launchServer options is not specified, localhost will be output anyway, even if the actual listening address is an unspecified address.

Usage

browserServer.wsEndpoint();

Returns

Events

on('close')

Added before v1.9

Emitted when the browser server closes.

Usage

browserServer.on('close', data => {});

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