browser_launch: Launches a Playwright browser instance

In benjaminguinaudeau/playwrightr: What the Package Does (One Line, Title Case)

Launches a Playwright browser instance

Description

This function launches a Playwright browser instance and returns a tibble containing the ID of the browser. The browser instance can be used to create new browser contexts and perform various actions.

Usage

browser_launch(
  browser = c("chromium", "firefox", "webkit"),
  headless = TRUE,
  timeout = 30000,
  user_data_dir = NULL,
  channel = NULL,
  user_agent = NULL
)

Arguments

headless	Whether to run the browser in headless mode. Default is TRUE.
timeout	Maximum time in milliseconds to wait for the browser instance to start. Default is 30000 (30 seconds). Pass 0 to disable timeout.
executable_path	Path to a browser executable to run instead of the bundled one. If NULL, the bundled browser will be used. Default is NULL.
args	Additional arguments to pass to the browser instance. Default is NULL.
proxy	Proxy settings for all requests. Default is NULL.
slow_mo	Slows down Playwright operations by the specified amount of milliseconds. Useful for debugging. Default is NULL.

Value

A tibble containing the ID of the launched browser.

Examples

browser <- browser_launch()

benjaminguinaudeau/playwrightr documentation built on Nov. 8, 2023, 8:36 p.m.