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7dbafd064e save work 2025-03-26 17:02:32 +01:00
661dd24550 Merge branch 'main' of https://git.yasue.org/ken/tripadviser_scraper 2025-03-25 14:48:32 +01:00
6d4ade340c changed to save museum name 2025-03-25 14:47:38 +01:00
af7e55882d wip 2025-03-25 11:24:17 +01:00
3d566a408e add name to contact info 2025-03-25 06:31:19 +01:00
6153b70c1e new way of scraping 2025-03-24 20:24:30 +01:00
47134525b8 save work 2025-03-24 19:00:26 +01:00
fe177abd85 Merge branch 'main' of https://git.yasue.org/ken/tripadviser_scraper 2025-03-24 15:27:52 +01:00
79ea65c74b save changes 2025-03-24 15:27:16 +01:00
1ffea0f61f auto scroll 2025-03-24 06:57:25 +01:00
b6cad2a241 Merge branch 'main' of https://git.yasue.org/ken/tripadviser_scraper 2025-03-24 06:47:48 +01:00
6f36809932 wip 2025-03-24 06:47:38 +01:00
0e6df98a50 refactor 2025-03-24 06:45:47 +01:00
d0bfe15fa4 wip 2025-03-24 06:24:18 +01:00
9 changed files with 37047 additions and 133 deletions

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"skipFiles": [
"<node_internals>/**"
],
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/index.ts",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/index_getcontact",
"preLaunchTask": "tsc: build - tsconfig.json",
"outFiles": [
"${workspaceFolder}/dist/**/*.js"
@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
"runtimeArgs": [
"--loader",
"ts-node/esm",
"${workspaceFolder}/src/index.ts"
"${workspaceFolder}/src/index_getcontact"
],
"sourceMaps": true
}

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@ -9,173 +9,105 @@ import chrome, { ServiceBuilder } from 'selenium-webdriver/chrome';
import * as fs from 'fs';
import * as path from 'path';
import { getCities } from './lib/cities';
import { WebDriverUtils, saveContactInfoToCSV } from './lib/utils';
import { WebDriverUtils, saveContactInfoToCSV, useExistingChrome, disableCookiesInChrome, useChrome, saveMuseumnameToCSV } from './lib/utils';
import * as UIActions from './lib/UIActions';
import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
import os from 'os';
import edge from 'selenium-webdriver/edge';
/**
* Function to visit TripAdvisor pages for each city
*/
async function visitCityPages(): Promise<void> {
const userHomeDir = os.homedir(); // gets C:\Users\<YourName>
const driverPath = path.join(userHomeDir, 'Documents', 'edgedriver_win64', 'msedgedriver.exe');
// Configure Edge service to use your custom driver path
const service = new edge.ServiceBuilder(driverPath);
const options = new edge.Options();
options.addArguments('--inprivate');
options.addArguments('--start-maximized');
let driver: WebDriver;
driver = await new Builder()
.forBrowser('MicrosoftEdge')
.setEdgeOptions(options)
.setEdgeService(service)
.build();
await driver.get('https://www.tripadvisor.com');
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5);
/*
// Connect to an existing Chrome browser running in debug mode on port 9222
const options = new chrome.Options();
// Set the debugger address to connect to the existing Chrome instance
options.debuggerAddress('localhost:9222');
// Create WebDriver instance that connects to the existing browser
const driver: WebDriver = await new Builder()
.forBrowser('chrome')
.setChromeOptions(options)
.build();
*/
const cities = getCities(path.join(__dirname, '../data/cities.csv'));
console.log('Connecting to existing Chrome browser...');
const driver = await useExistingChrome();
if (!driver) return;
// Visit each city's TripAdvisor page
for (let i = 0; i < cities.length; i++) {
const city = cities[i];
console.log(`[${i + 1}/${cities.length}] Visiting TripAdvisor page for ${city}...`);
let originalWindow;
let cityTopWindow;
let attactionsWindow;
let museumWindow;
try {
const originalWindow = await driver.getWindowHandle();
console.log("Logo click")
if (!await UIActions.gotoHome(driver)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
console.log("Exec Search")
if (!await UIActions.execSearch(driver, city)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5);
console.log("Click See all")
if (!await UIActions.clickSeeAll(driver)) {
if (!await UIActions.clickTourismLink(driver)) throw `${city} failed`;
if (!await UIActions.clickSeeAll(driver)) throw `${city} failed`;
}
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5);
console.log("Switch tab")
let windows = await driver.getAllWindowHandles();
// Switch to the newly opened window/tab
for (const handle of windows) {
if (handle !== originalWindow) {
cityTopWindow = handle;
await driver.switchTo().window(handle);
}
}
console.log("Click See all attractions")
if (!await UIActions.clickSeeAllAttractions(driver)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5);
console.log("Switch tab to Attraction")
windows = await driver.getAllWindowHandles();
// Switch to the newly opened window/tab
for (const handle of windows) {
if (handle !== originalWindow && handle !== cityTopWindow) {
attactionsWindow = handle;
await driver.switchTo().window(attactionsWindow);
}
}
// click museum
console.log("Click Museum link");
if (!await UIActions.clickMuseumsLink(driver)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5);
if (!await UIActions.execSearch(driver, `"${city}" museums`)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
let page = 1;
while (1) {
// get list of museums
console.log("Get list of museums");
const museumElms = await UIActions.getMusiums(driver);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(1);
const museumsInList = await UIActions.getAttractionNames(driver);
museumsInList.forEach((museumName) => {
saveMuseumnameToCSV(city, museumName, path.join(__dirname, '../data/museums.csv'));
})
for (const listItem of museumElms) {
UIActions.clickPagination(driver, page);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver,5);
await listItem.click();
await WebDriverUtils.wait(3);
windows = await driver.getAllWindowHandles();
for (const handle of windows) {
if (handle !== originalWindow && handle !== cityTopWindow && handle !== attactionsWindow) {
museumWindow = handle;
await driver.switchTo().window(museumWindow);
}
}
const { websiteUrl, email } = await UIActions.getWebsiteAndEmail(driver);
console.log(`${websiteUrl} / ${email}`);
saveContactInfoToCSV(city, { websiteUrl: websiteUrl, email: email }, path.join(__dirname, '../data/contact_info.csv'));
museumWindow && await driver.switchTo().window(museumWindow);
await driver.close();
await WebDriverUtils.wait(1);
attactionsWindow && await driver.switchTo().window(attactionsWindow);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(1);
}
if (museumsInList.length < 30)
break;
page++;
if (page > 10) break;
UIActions.clickPagination(driver, page);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5);
}
/*
for (const museumIndex in museumNames) {
await UIActions.closeAllTabsExceptFirst(driver);
const museumName = museumNames[museumIndex];
try{
console.log(`reading museum ${museumIndex}/${museumNames.length}`);
if (!await UIActions.gotoHome(driver)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
if (!await UIActions.typeSearch(driver, `${city} ${museumName}`)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
await UIActions.clickFirstAttractionLinkInForm(driver)
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
const { websiteUrl, email } = await UIActions.getWebsiteAndEmail(driver);
console.log(`${websiteUrl} / ${email}`);
saveContactInfoToCSV(city, { name: museumName, websiteUrl: websiteUrl, email: email }, path.join(__dirname, '../data/contact_info.csv'));
await UIActions.simulateClickAt(driver,100,100);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
}catch(e){
console.error(`failed ${museumName}`)
}
}
*/
if (i < cities.length - 1) {
console.log(`Waiting for 5000 seconds before next city...`);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5); // Wait 5000 seconds before next city
await WebDriverUtils.wait(); // Wait 5000 seconds before next city
}
} catch (error) {
await UIActions.closeAllTabsExceptFirst(driver);
} catch (error) {
// If the button is not found within the timeout, log and continue to the next city
console.log(`No Museums button found for ${city}. Moving to next city after 5 seconds...`);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5); // Wait 5 seconds before next city
await WebDriverUtils.wait(); // Wait 5 seconds before next city
}
}

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/**
* Selenium WebDriver script to visit TripAdvisor pages for random cities
* & 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe' --remote-debugging-port=9222
*/
import { Builder, By, until, WebDriver } from 'selenium-webdriver';
import * as chromedriver from 'chromedriver';
import chrome, { ServiceBuilder } from 'selenium-webdriver/chrome';
import * as fs from 'fs';
import * as path from 'path';
import { getMuseums } from './lib/museums';
import { WebDriverUtils, saveContactInfoToCSV, useExistingChrome, disableCookiesInChrome, useChrome, saveMuseumnameToCSV } from './lib/utils';
import * as UIActions from './lib/UIActions';
import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
/**
* Function to visit TripAdvisor pages for each city
*/
async function visitMuseumPages(): Promise<void> {
const museums = getMuseums(path.join(__dirname, '../data/museums.csv'));
const contacts = getMuseums(path.join(__dirname, '../data/museums.csv'));
console.log('Connecting to existing Chrome browser...');
const driver = await useExistingChrome();
if (!driver) return;
// Visit each city's TripAdvisor page
for (let i = 0; i < museums.length; i++) {
const row = museums[i];
const city = row["city"];
const museum = row["name"];
console.log(`[${i + 1}/${museums.length}] Visiting TripAdvisor page for ${museum}...`);
try {
console.log(`reading museum ${i}/${museums.length}`);
if (!await UIActions.gotoHome(driver)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
if (!await UIActions.typeSearch(driver, `"${city}" ${museum}`)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
await UIActions.clickFirstAttractionLinkInForm(driver)
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
const { websiteUrl, email } = await UIActions.getWebsiteAndEmail(driver);
console.log(`${websiteUrl} / ${email}`);
saveContactInfoToCSV(city, { name: museum, websiteUrl: websiteUrl, email: email }, path.join(__dirname, '../data/contact_info.csv'));
await UIActions.simulateClickAt(driver,100,100);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
/*
for (const museumIndex in museumNames) {
const museumName = museumNames[museumIndex];
try{
console.log(`reading museum ${museumIndex}/${museumNames.length}`);
if (!await UIActions.gotoHome(driver)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
if (!await UIActions.typeSearch(driver, `${city} ${museumName}`)) throw `${city} failed`;
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
await UIActions.clickFirstAttractionLinkInForm(driver)
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
const { websiteUrl, email } = await UIActions.getWebsiteAndEmail(driver);
console.log(`${websiteUrl} / ${email}`);
saveContactInfoToCSV(city, { name: museumName, websiteUrl: websiteUrl, email: email }, path.join(__dirname, '../data/contact_info.csv'));
await UIActions.simulateClickAt(driver,100,100);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
}catch(e){
console.error(`failed ${museumName}`)
}
}
*/
if (i < cities.length - 1) {
console.log(`Waiting for 5000 seconds before next city...`);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(); // Wait 5000 seconds before next city
}
} catch (error) {
// If the button is not found within the timeout, log and continue to the next city
console.log(`No Museums button found for ${city}. Moving to next city after 5 seconds...`);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(); // Wait 5 seconds before next city
}
}
console.log('Finished visiting all cities!');
}
// Run the function
visitMuseumPages().catch(error => {
console.error('Error in main function:', error);
});

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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
import { Builder, By, until, WebDriver, WebElement } from 'selenium-webdriver';
import { Builder, By, until, WebDriver, WebElement, Actions } from 'selenium-webdriver';
import * as chromedriver from 'chromedriver';
import chrome, { ServiceBuilder } from 'selenium-webdriver/chrome';
import * as fs from 'fs';
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { ContactInfo } from './types';
export async function execSearch(driver: WebDriver, city: string): Promise<boolean> {
export async function execSearch(driver: WebDriver, searchTerm: string): Promise<boolean> {
try {
// Find the search input field
const searchSelector = 'input[name="q"][placeholder="Places to go, things to do, hotels..."]';
@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ export async function execSearch(driver: WebDriver, city: string): Promise<boole
// Clear any existing text and enter the city name
await searchInput.clear();
await searchInput.sendKeys(city);
await searchInput.sendKeys(searchTerm);
// Submit the search (press Enter)
await WebDriverUtils.wait(2);
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver);
await searchInput.sendKeys('\uE007'); // Unicode for Enter key
await WebDriverUtils.wait(5); // Wait 5 seconds before next city
await WebDriverUtils.wait(driver); // Wait 5 seconds before next city
return true;
} catch (e) {
@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ export async function execSearch(driver: WebDriver, city: string): Promise<boole
}
}
export async function typeSearch(driver: WebDriver, searchTerm: string): Promise<boolean> {
try {
// Find the search input field
const searchSelector = 'input[name="q"][placeholder="Places to go, things to do, hotels..."]';
await WebDriverUtils.waitForElement(driver, searchSelector, 10000);
console.log("Search box found");
const searchInput = await driver.findElement(By.css(searchSelector));
// Clear any existing text and enter the city name
await searchInput.clear();
await searchInput.sendKeys(searchTerm);
return true;
} catch (e) {
return false;
}
}
export async function clickSeeAll(driver: WebDriver): Promise<boolean> {
try {
const seeAllElement = await driver.wait(
@ -49,6 +68,21 @@ export async function clickSeeAll(driver: WebDriver): Promise<boolean> {
}
}
export async function getSeeAllUrl(driver: WebDriver): Promise<string> {
const xpath = `//h3[normalize-space(.)='Things to do']/ancestor::div[1]//a[starts-with(@href, '/Attractions')]`;
try {
const anchor = await driver.wait(until.elementLocated(By.xpath(xpath)), 5000);
const url = await anchor.getAttribute('href');
console.log('Found Attractions URL:', url);
return url;
} catch (err) {
console.warn('Could not find the Attractions link:', err);
}
return "";
}
export async function gotoHome(driver: WebDriver): Promise<boolean> {
try {
// Click on the Tripadvisor logo before searching for the city
@ -65,7 +99,7 @@ export async function gotoHome(driver: WebDriver): Promise<boolean> {
}
export async function clickSeeAllAttractions(driver: WebDriver): Promise<boolean> {
const xpath = `//h2[starts-with(normalize-space(.), 'Top Attractions in')]/parent::*[1]//a[starts-with(@href, '/Attractions') and .//span[normalize-space(.)='See all']]`;
const xpath = `//h3[starts-with(normalize-space(.), 'Things to do')]/parent::*[1]//a[starts-with(@href, '/Attractions') and .//span[normalize-space(.)='See all']]`;
try {
const anchorElement = await driver.wait(until.elementLocated(By.xpath(xpath)), 5000);
@ -82,6 +116,22 @@ export async function clickSeeAllAttractions(driver: WebDriver): Promise<boolean
}
}
export async function getSeeAllAttractionsUrl(driver: WebDriver): Promise<string | null> {
const xpath = `//h3[starts-with(normalize-space(.), 'Top Attractions in')]/parent::*[1]//a[starts-with(@href, '/Attractions') and .//span[normalize-space(.)='See all']]`;
try {
const anchorElement = await driver.wait(until.elementLocated(By.xpath(xpath)), 5000);
await driver.wait(until.elementIsVisible(anchorElement), 5000);
const href = await anchorElement.getAttribute('href');
return href;
} catch (error) {
console.warn('Element not found or href not retrievable.', error);
return null;
}
}
export async function clickMuseumsLink(driver: WebDriver): Promise<boolean> {
const xpath = `//a[.//*[normalize-space(.)='Museums']]`;
@ -130,8 +180,51 @@ export async function getMusiums(driver: WebDriver): Promise<WebElement[]> {
}
}
export async function getMuseumsLinks(driver: WebDriver): Promise<string[]> {
const xpath = `//div//section[.//a[starts-with(@href, '/Attraction')] and .//h3]//a[starts-with(@href, '/Attraction') and .//img]`;
try {
const links = await driver.findElements(By.xpath(xpath));
const urls: string[] = [];
for (const link of links) {
const href = await link.getAttribute('href');
if (href) {
urls.push(href);
}
}
return urls;
} catch (error) {
console.warn('Error getting attraction URLs:', error);
return [];
}
}
export async function getAttractionNames(driver: WebDriver): Promise<string[]> {
// XPath to find <h3> inside <a> whose href starts with /Attraction_Review
const xpath = `//a[starts-with(@href, '/Attraction_Review')]/h3`;
try {
const h3Elements = await driver.findElements(By.xpath(xpath));
const names: string[] = [];
for (const h3 of h3Elements) {
const text = await h3.getText();
if (text) {
names.push(text.trim().replace(/^\d+\.\s*/, ''));
}
}
return names;
} catch (error) {
console.warn('Error getting attraction names:', error);
return [];
}
}
export async function getWebsiteAndEmail(driver: WebDriver): Promise<ContactInfo> {
const result: ContactInfo = { websiteUrl: null, email: null };
const result: ContactInfo = { name: null, websiteUrl: null, email: null };
// XPath to find URL (starting with 'http' but not containing 'tripadvisor')
const urlXPath = `//a[starts-with(@href, 'http') and not(contains(@href, 'tripadvisor'))]`;
@ -193,4 +286,42 @@ export async function closeAllTabsExceptFirst(driver: WebDriver): Promise<void>
await driver.switchTo().window(originalHandle);
console.log(`Switched back to original tab: ${originalHandle}`);
}
}
export async function clickFirstAttractionLinkInForm(driver: WebDriver): Promise<boolean> {
const xpath = `//form//a[starts-with(@href, '/Attraction')]`;
try {
// Wait for the link to appear inside a form
const link = await driver.wait(until.elementLocated(By.xpath(xpath)), 5000);
await driver.wait(until.elementIsVisible(link), 5000);
await driver.wait(until.elementIsEnabled(link), 5000);
await link.click();
console.log('Clicked the first attraction link in the form.');
return true;
} catch (error) {
console.warn('Attraction link not found or not clickable.', error);
return false;
}
}
export async function simulateClickAt(driver: WebDriver, x: number, y: number): Promise<void> {
try {
const bodyElement = await driver.findElement(By.css('body'));
await driver
.actions({ bridge: true }) // optional; required in some environments
.move({ x, y, origin: bodyElement }) // move relative to the viewport
.click()
.perform();
console.log(`Clicked at (${x}, ${y})`);
} catch (error) {
console.error('An error occurred:', error);
}
}

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/**
* List of cities to visit on TripAdvisor
*/
import fs from 'fs';
import path from 'path';
import { parse } from 'csv-parse/sync';
export function getContacts(csvFilePath: string) {
const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(csvFilePath, 'utf-8');
const records = parse(fileContent, {
columns: true,
skip_empty_lines: true
});
const cities: {city:string,name:string}[] = records.map((record: any) => {
return {
city: record['City'],
name: record['Name of City'],
}
});
return cities;
}

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/**
* List of cities to visit on TripAdvisor
*/
import fs from 'fs';
import path from 'path';
import { parse } from 'csv-parse/sync';
export function getMuseums(csvFilePath: string) {
const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(csvFilePath, 'utf-8');
const records = parse(fileContent, {
columns: true,
skip_empty_lines: true
});
const cities: {city:string,name:string}[] = records.map((record: any) => {
return {
city: record['City'],
name: record['Name of City'],
}
});
return cities;
}

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export interface ContactInfo {
name: string | null,
websiteUrl: string | null;
email: string | null;
}

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* Utility class for common WebDriver operations
*/
import { WebDriver, By, until } from 'selenium-webdriver';
import { Builder, By, until, WebDriver } from 'selenium-webdriver';
import chrome from 'selenium-webdriver/chrome';
import { writeFileSync, existsSync, appendFileSync } from 'fs';
import * as path from 'path';
import { ContactInfo } from './types';
@ -13,9 +14,33 @@ export class WebDriverUtils {
* @param seconds Number of seconds to wait
* @returns Promise that resolves after the specified time
*/
static async wait(seconds: number): Promise<void> {
console.log(`Waiting for ${seconds} seconds...`);
return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, seconds * 1000));
static async wait(driver?: WebDriver,baseTime: number = 3): Promise<void> {
const seconds = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000) % 3 + baseTime;
console.log(`Scrolling to bottom for ${seconds} seconds...`);
const endTime = Date.now() + seconds * 1000;
let scrollCounter = 0;
while (Date.now() < endTime) {
/*
try {
if (driver) {
await driver.executeScript(`
window.scrollBy(0, 10);
`);
scrollCounter++;
}
} catch (error) {
console.warn('Scroll failed:', error);
}
*/
// Wait a little between scrolls
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
}
}
/**
@ -33,7 +58,7 @@ export class WebDriverUtils {
export function saveContactInfoToCSV(city: string, contactInfo: ContactInfo, filePath: string): void {
const headers = 'City,Website URL,Email\n';
const line = `"${city},"${contactInfo.websiteUrl}","${contactInfo.email}"\n`;
const line = `"${city}","${contactInfo.name}","${contactInfo.websiteUrl}","${contactInfo.email}"\n`;
if (!existsSync(filePath)) {
writeFileSync(filePath, headers + line);
@ -43,3 +68,111 @@ export function saveContactInfoToCSV(city: string, contactInfo: ContactInfo, fil
console.log(`Contact info saved to ${filePath}`);
}
export function saveMuseumnameToCSV(city: string, museumName: string, filePath: string): void {
const headers = 'City,Website URL,Email\n';
const line = `"${city},"${museumName}"\n`;
if (!existsSync(filePath)) {
writeFileSync(filePath, headers + line);
} else {
appendFileSync(filePath, line);
}
console.log(`Museum name saved to ${filePath}`);
}
export async function disableCookiesInChrome(): Promise<WebDriver | null> {
// Set Chrome options
const options = new chrome.Options();
// 1. Block all cookies
//options.setUserPreferences({
// 'profile.default_content_setting_values.cookies': 2, // 2 = Block all
// 'profile.block_third_party_cookies': true
//});
// 2. Optional: Launch in incognito for extra privacy
options.addArguments('--incognito');
options.addArguments('--start-maximized');
let driver: WebDriver | null = null;
try {
driver = await new Builder()
.forBrowser('chrome')
.setChromeOptions(options)
.build();
await driver.get('https://www.tripadvisor.com/');
console.log('Chrome launched with cookies disabled.');
// Optional: Verify cookies are blocked by trying to set/get a cookie
await driver.manage().addCookie({ name: 'test', value: '123' });
const cookies = await driver.manage().getCookies();
console.log('Cookies after trying to add:', cookies); // Should be empty or restricted
return driver;
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
return driver;
}
}
export async function useChrome(initialUrl: string = "https://www.tripadvisor.com/"): Promise<WebDriver | null> {
// Set Chrome options
const options = new chrome.Options();
// 1. Block all cookies
//options.setUserPreferences({
// 'profile.default_content_setting_values.cookies': 2, // 2 = Block all
// 'profile.block_third_party_cookies': true
//});
// 2. Optional: Launch in incognito for extra privacy
options.addArguments('--incognito');
options.addArguments('--start-maximized');
let driver: WebDriver | null = null;
try {
driver = await new Builder()
.forBrowser('chrome')
.setChromeOptions(options)
.build();
await driver.get(initialUrl);
console.log('Chrome launched with cookies disabled.');
// Optional: Verify cookies are blocked by trying to set/get a cookie
await driver.manage().addCookie({ name: 'test', value: '123' });
const cookies = await driver.manage().getCookies();
console.log('Cookies after trying to add:', cookies); // Should be empty or restricted
return driver;
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
return driver;
}
}
export async function useExistingChrome(): Promise<WebDriver> {
// Connect to an existing Chrome browser running in debug mode on port 9222
const options = new chrome.Options();
// Set the debugger address to connect to the existing Chrome instance
options.debuggerAddress('localhost:9222');
// Create WebDriver instance that connects to the existing browser
const driver: WebDriver = await new Builder()
.forBrowser('chrome')
.setChromeOptions(options)
.build();
return driver;
}