How can i turn on headless mode using java and selenium, and after doing some code turn it off and show the current page?
I already tried using options.setHeadless(false) but it did not work.
Refer to this question already asked:
Switching between headed and headless for a single task in Selenium
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I currently have some UI tests running in Jenkins using headless Chrome.
I am able to take screenshots but I was wondering how I could record videos from my testruns.
I read that xvfb is a possibility but since headless chrome is available, I was wondering if it would be possible to do this via devtools itself or some Java library.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
I'm looking for a fast and reliable headless browser for Java that can interact with flash elements. I have already looked into PhantomJS, but there are too many errors when I try to run tests with PhantomJS on my target website. It also doesn't have flash support at all. If anyone knows of a headless browser that can interact with flash elements that would be great! Thanks!
Edit: So it appears that I need to state a problem and what I've done to try and solve it. The problem is that twitch.tv uses flash for many elements on their website, and when I try to run a headless browser such as HTMLUnit in Java or PhantomJS, they can't interact with those flash elements. I would like to know a workaround/solution for how I can continue using headless browsing but be able to interact with SWF elements.
I've been using chrome driver (with selenium wedriver), so far it never caused any issue, now for some requirement it has to be in foreground with focus on it.
How can I make sure it is in the foreground?
Just immediately after navigating to your test URL, Maximize and Switch To the new window. It will come in the fore ground (provided you don't interfere with your mouse ;)
browser.navigate().to(test_URL);
browser.manage().window().maximize();
browser.switchTo().window(browser.getWindowHandle());
Finally I found the answer from one of the post, it worked for me, URL:
Bring the Firefox Browser to Front using selenium Java (Mac OSX)
When using the WebDriver driver for Chrome a chrome window opens, and navigates to the specified page.
Is there a way to stop the window from opening?
Edit: I am using it to scrape the web page so there is no need for me to see the actual webpage. The desired behaviour would be that the scraping would be done "Silently"?
What you are talking about is called a headless browser.
You have several options to choose from:
fake a display and let selenium and a browser think you have a real one. See xvfb.
use PhantomJS browser
run your tests against BrowserStack or SauceLabs selenium servers (or have your own one)
See also:
Selenium Headless Automated Testing in Ubuntu
Getting Started with GhostDriver & PhantomJs
i'm currently working on an automation project that use selenium on Firefox
my test works find as long that i'm not focus on the Firefox windows
once i focus on the Firefox window its immediately freeze without recovery
i disabled all security options and i have no more ideas what to do
so the question is how can i prevent firefox from freezing on me
(i'm working with Firefox version 3.6.28)