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VM Code SDK v2 / Page

Class: Page

Extends

  • Target

Implements

  • IPage

Properties

id

id: string

Implementation of

IPage.id

Inherited from

Target.id

Methods

$()

$(s, options): Selector

Creates a selector instance targeting a specific element by CSS selector.

Parameters

s: string

The CSS selector string.

options: SelectorOptions

Additional options for the selector.

Returns

Selector

An instance of Selector targeting the specified element.

Implementation of

IPage.$

Inherited from

Target.$


clearCookies()

clearCookies(): Promise<void>

Clears all cookies from the current browser context.

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise that resolves when all cookies have been cleared.

Implementation of

IPage.clearCookies


close()

close(): Promise<void>

Returns

Promise<void>

Implementation of

IPage.close


content()

content(options?): Promise<string>

Parameters

options?: WaitForContentOptions

Returns

Promise<string>

Implementation of

IPage.content

Inherited from

Target.content


cookieConsent()

cookieConsent(buttonText): Promise<void>

Handles cookie consent dialogs by clicking the specified button.

Parameters

buttonText: string

The text of the button to click for cookie consent.

Returns

Promise<void>

Inherited from

Target.cookieConsent


cookies()

cookies(urls?): Promise<Cookie[]>

Retrieves cookies from the current or specified URLs.

Parameters

urls?: string | string[]

The URLs to retrieve cookies from. If omitted, cookies from all URLs are returned.

Returns

Promise<Cookie[]>

A promise that resolves to an array of cookies.

Implementation of

IPage.cookies


evaluate()

evaluate<Arg, R>(jsCode, arg): Promise<R>

Evaluates JavaScript code or a function on the page.

Type parameters

Arg

R

Parameters

jsCode: string | (arg) => R | Promise<R>

The JavaScript code or function to evaluate.

arg: Arg

The argument to pass to the function.

Returns

Promise<R>

A promise that resolves to the result of the evaluation.

Implementation of

IPage.evaluate

Inherited from

Target.evaluate


fetch()

fetch(input, init?): Promise<Response>

Parameters

input: URL | RequestInfo

init?: RequestInit

Returns

Promise<Response>

Implementation of

IPage.fetch

Inherited from

Target.fetch


getFrameBySelector()

getFrameBySelector(selector, options): Promise<IFrame>

Parameters

selector: string | ISelector

options: GetFrameBySelectorOptions= {}

Returns

Promise<IFrame>

Implementation of

IPage.getFrameBySelector

Inherited from

Target.getFrameBySelector


getKeyboard()

getKeyboard(): Keyboard

Retrieves the Keyboard object associated with the page. This allows for simulation of keyboard input, enabling typing or key press simulations.

Returns

Keyboard

The Keyboard object for the current page.

Implementation of

IPage.getKeyboard


getMouse()

getMouse(): Mouse

Retrieves the Mouse object associated with the page. This allows for simulation of mouse events such as click, double-click, hover, etc.

Returns

Mouse

The Mouse object for the current page.

Implementation of

IPage.getMouse


getTouchscreen()

getTouchscreen(): Touchscreen

Retrieves the Touchscreen object associated with the page. This allows for simulation of touch events such as tap, swipe, etc.

Returns

Touchscreen

The Touchscreen object for the current page.

Implementation of

IPage.getTouchscreen


goto()

goto(url, options?): Promise<null | Response>

Navigates the main frame to a specified URL and returns the main resource response. If there are multiple redirects, the navigation will resolve with the first non-redirect response.

Parameters

url: string

The URL to navigate the page to. This URL should include the scheme, e.g., https://. If a baseURL is provided via the context options and the passed URL is a path, it is resolved using the new URL() constructor.

options?: object & WaitUntilOption

Navigation options, including timeout settings and other navigation parameters.

Returns

Promise<null | Response>

Implementation of

IPage.goto

Inherited from

Target.goto

Remarks

This method will throw an error under the following conditions:

  • There is an SSL error (e.g., in case of self-signed certificates).
  • The target URL is invalid.
  • The navigation timeout is exceeded.
  • The remote server does not respond or is unreachable.
  • The main resource fails to load.

However, this method will not throw an error for any valid HTTP status code returned by the remote server, including 404 "Not Found" and 500 "Internal Server Error".

Note

The method either throws an error or returns a main resource response. Exceptions include navigation to about:blank or navigation to the same URL with a different hash, which would succeed and return null.

Note

Headless mode does not support navigation to a PDF document.

This function serves as a shortcut for navigating the main frame to a specified URL.


innerHTML()

innerHTML(options): Promise<string>

Retrieves the inner HTML content of the root HTML element.

Parameters

options: TimeoutOption

Configuration options including a timeout setting.

Returns

Promise<string>

A promise that resolves to the inner HTML content as a string.

Implementation of

IPage.innerHTML

Inherited from

Target.innerHTML


innerText()

innerText(options): Promise<string>

Retrieves the inner text content of the body element.

Parameters

options: TimeoutOption

Configuration options including a timeout setting.

Returns

Promise<string>

A promise that resolves to the inner text content as a string.

Implementation of

IPage.innerText

Inherited from

Target.innerText


isClosed()

isClosed(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Implementation of

IPage.isClosed


jsonLDParser()

jsonLDParser(types, options): Promise<JSONObject>

Parses JSON-LD data from a script tag of type 'application/ld+json' on the current page. It filters the JSON-LD data based on the specified types.

Parameters

types: string | string[]

A string or array of strings representing the types of JSON-LD data to parse.

options: TimeoutOption

Configuration options including a timeout setting.

Returns

Promise<JSONObject>

The first JSON-LD object that matches the specified types, or an empty object if none match.

Implementation of

IPage.jsonLDParser

Inherited from

Target.jsonLDParser


parentPage()

parentPage(): IPage

Retrieves the parent page of the current target.

Returns

IPage

The parent page as an IPage instance.

Implementation of

IPage.parentPage

Inherited from

Target.parentPage


pdf()

pdf(options): Promise<Buffer>

Generates a PDF of the current page. This method can alter the media type of the page before generating the PDF if specified in the options.

Parameters

options: PagePdfOptions

{PagePdfOptions} Configuration options for generating the PDF, such as media type, page format, and file name.

Returns

Promise<Buffer>

A promise that resolves with the PDF data.

Implementation of

IPage.pdf


readerMode()

readerMode(options?): Promise<null | Readability<string>>

Initiates reader mode with a default of 5 retries.

Parameters

options?: WaitForContentOptions

Optional. Configuration options for waiting for page content.

Returns

Promise<null | Readability<string>>

A Readability object if successful, or null if it fails to enable reader mode after retries.

Implementation of

IPage.readerMode

Inherited from

Target.readerMode


route()

route(url, handler, options?): Promise<void>

Defines a route to intercept and handle network requests.

Parameters

url: string | RegExp | (url) => boolean

The URL pattern to intercept. This can be a string, RegExp, or a function that returns a boolean.

handler

The function to execute when a request matching the URL pattern is intercepted. It receives the route and request as parameters.

options?

Optional. Configuration options for the route, such as the number of times to intercept (times).

options.times?: number

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise that resolves when the route is set.

Implementation of

IPage.route


screenshot()

screenshot(options): Promise<Buffer>

Takes a screenshot of the current page. By default, it captures the full page unless specified otherwise in the options.

Parameters

options: PageScreenshotOptions

{PageScreenshotOptions} Options for screenshot configuration such as fullPage and filename.

Returns

Promise<Buffer>

A promise that resolves to the screenshot buffer.

Implementation of

IPage.screenshot


setGeolocation()

setGeolocation(latitude, longitude, accuracy): Promise<void>

Sets the geolocation for the current browser context.

Parameters

latitude: number

The latitude of the geolocation.

longitude: number

The longitude of the geolocation.

accuracy: number= 0

The accuracy of the geolocation in meters, defaults to 0.

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise that resolves when the geolocation is set.

Implementation of

IPage.setGeolocation


tryReaderMode()

tryReaderMode(options?, retryCnt?): any

Attempts to enable reader mode by parsing the page content into a more readable format. This function recursively tries to parse the content up to a specified number of retries.

Parameters

options?: WaitForContentOptions

Optional. Configuration options for waiting for page content.

retryCnt?: number= 5

Optional. The number of retries for attempting reader mode. Defaults to 5.

Returns

any

A Readability object if successful, or null if all retries fail.

Inherited from

Target.tryReaderMode


url()

url(): string

Retrieves the current URL of the target.

Returns

string

The URL as a string.

Implementation of

IPage.url

Inherited from

Target.url


waitForFunction()

waitForFunction<Arg, R>(jsCode, arg, options): Promise<void>

Waits for a JavaScript function to return true.

Type parameters

Arg

R

Parameters

jsCode: string | (arg) => R | Promise<R>

The JavaScript code or function to evaluate.

arg: Arg

The argument to pass to the function.

options

Options including timeout and polling interval.

options.polling?: number | "raf"

options.timeout?: number

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise that resolves when the function returns true.

Implementation of

IPage.waitForFunction

Inherited from

Target.waitForFunction


waitForLoadState()

waitForLoadState(state?, options?): Promise<void>

Waits for the page to reach a specific load state.

Parameters

state?: "load" | "domcontentloaded" | "networkidle"

The load state to wait for: "load", "domcontentloaded", or "networkidle".

options?= {}

Configuration options including a timeout setting.

options.timeout?: number

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise that resolves when the specified load state is reached.

Implementation of

IPage.waitForLoadState

Inherited from

Target.waitForLoadState


waitForSelector()

waitForSelector(selector, options): Promise<Selector>

Waits for a selector to appear in the page and be in a specific state.

Parameters

selector: string | ISelector

The selector or ISelector instance to wait for.

options: WaitForSelectorOptions

Options including timeout and state for waiting for the selector.

Returns

Promise<Selector>

A promise that resolves to the Selector instance when the element is in the desired state.

Implementation of

IPage.waitForSelector

Inherited from

Target.waitForSelector


waitForTimeout()

waitForTimeout(n): Promise<void>

Waits for a specified amount of time.

Parameters

n: number

The number of milliseconds to wait.

Returns

Promise<void>

Implementation of

IPage.waitForTimeout

Inherited from

Target.waitForTimeout


waitForURL()

waitForURL(url, options): Promise<void>

Waits for the URL of the page to change to a specified URL.

Parameters

url: string

The URL to wait for.

options: WaitForUrlOptions

Options for waiting for the URL.

Returns

Promise<void>

A promise that resolves when the URL changes to the specified URL.

Implementation of

IPage.waitForURL

Inherited from

Target.waitForURL