Re: Fwd: WebDriver automation in Epiphany

Michael Catanzaro <[email protected]> Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:25:52 -0600

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.gnome.apps.epiphany
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On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 11:39 AM, MC Moe <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Michael. When will Epiphany support web 
> automation though? From my understanding, the browser itself should 
> allow web automation in order for it ti be controlled by the 
> WebDriver. For example it should set the 
> webkit_web_context_set_automation_allowed 
> (https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/blob/9029c43e695bf886fffb15eec951f0605e34509b/Source/WebKit/UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitWebContext.cpp#L657) 
> as is done in the MiniBrowser 
> (https://github.com/WebKit/webkit/blob/4ebd14639070dc46124d870d7583ed05a6511ff8/Tools/MiniBrowser/wpe/main.cpp#L179)
> 
> Best,
> Moe

Sorry, I've been corrected. The plan is to implement the same 
automation support you mention, not to write a new EpiphanyDriver.

Michael