170 lines
3.9 KiB
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170 lines
3.9 KiB
Markdown
# Browser Session Management
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Run multiple isolated browser sessions concurrently with state persistence.
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## Named Browser Sessions
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Use `-s` flag to isolate browser contexts:
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```bash
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# Browser 1: Authentication flow
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playwright-cli -s=auth open https://app.example.com/login
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# Browser 2: Public browsing (separate cookies, storage)
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playwright-cli -s=public open https://example.com
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# Commands are isolated by browser session
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playwright-cli -s=auth fill e1 "user@example.com"
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playwright-cli -s=public snapshot
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```
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## Browser Session Isolation Properties
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Each browser session has independent:
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- Cookies
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- LocalStorage / SessionStorage
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- IndexedDB
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- Cache
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- Browsing history
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- Open tabs
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## Browser Session Commands
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```bash
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# List all browser sessions
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playwright-cli list
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# Stop a browser session (close the browser)
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playwright-cli close # stop the default browser
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playwright-cli -s=mysession close # stop a named browser
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# Stop all browser sessions
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playwright-cli close-all
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# Forcefully kill all daemon processes (for stale/zombie processes)
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playwright-cli kill-all
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# Delete browser session user data (profile directory)
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playwright-cli delete-data # delete default browser data
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playwright-cli -s=mysession delete-data # delete named browser data
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```
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## Environment Variable
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Set a default browser session name via environment variable:
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```bash
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export PLAYWRIGHT_CLI_SESSION="mysession"
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playwright-cli open example.com # Uses "mysession" automatically
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```
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## Common Patterns
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### Concurrent Scraping
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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# Scrape multiple sites concurrently
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# Start all browsers
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playwright-cli -s=site1 open https://site1.com &
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playwright-cli -s=site2 open https://site2.com &
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playwright-cli -s=site3 open https://site3.com &
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wait
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# Take snapshots from each
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playwright-cli -s=site1 snapshot
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playwright-cli -s=site2 snapshot
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playwright-cli -s=site3 snapshot
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# Cleanup
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playwright-cli close-all
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```
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### A/B Testing Sessions
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```bash
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# Test different user experiences
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playwright-cli -s=variant-a open "https://app.com?variant=a"
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playwright-cli -s=variant-b open "https://app.com?variant=b"
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# Compare
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playwright-cli -s=variant-a screenshot
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playwright-cli -s=variant-b screenshot
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```
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### Persistent Profile
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By default, browser profile is kept in memory only. Use `--persistent` flag on `open` to persist the browser profile to disk:
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```bash
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# Use persistent profile (auto-generated location)
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playwright-cli open https://example.com --persistent
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# Use persistent profile with custom directory
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playwright-cli open https://example.com --profile=/path/to/profile
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```
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## Default Browser Session
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When `-s` is omitted, commands use the default browser session:
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```bash
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# These use the same default browser session
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playwright-cli open https://example.com
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playwright-cli snapshot
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playwright-cli close # Stops default browser
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```
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## Browser Session Configuration
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Configure a browser session with specific settings when opening:
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```bash
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# Open with config file
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playwright-cli open https://example.com --config=.playwright/my-cli.json
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# Open with specific browser
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playwright-cli open https://example.com --browser=firefox
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# Open in headed mode
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playwright-cli open https://example.com --headed
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# Open with persistent profile
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playwright-cli open https://example.com --persistent
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```
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## Best Practices
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### 1. Name Browser Sessions Semantically
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```bash
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# GOOD: Clear purpose
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playwright-cli -s=github-auth open https://github.com
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playwright-cli -s=docs-scrape open https://docs.example.com
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# AVOID: Generic names
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playwright-cli -s=s1 open https://github.com
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```
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### 2. Always Clean Up
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```bash
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# Stop browsers when done
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playwright-cli -s=auth close
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playwright-cli -s=scrape close
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# Or stop all at once
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playwright-cli close-all
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# If browsers become unresponsive or zombie processes remain
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playwright-cli kill-all
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```
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### 3. Delete Stale Browser Data
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```bash
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# Remove old browser data to free disk space
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playwright-cli -s=oldsession delete-data
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```
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