Use Electron capturePage for browser screenshots

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Mohamed Boudra
2026-07-02 18:53:57 +02:00
parent 172de4fbc2
commit 6fea8305a7
3 changed files with 79 additions and 72 deletions
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
const MAX_CONSOLE_MESSAGES_PER_TAB = 200;
const consoleMessagesByContentsId = new Map<number, BrowserAutomationConsoleLogEntry[]>();
const observedContentsIds = new Set<number>();
const backgroundThrottlingByContentsId = new Map<number, boolean>();
interface IpcHandlerRegistry {
handle(channel: string, listener: (event: unknown, ...args: unknown[]) => unknown): void;
@@ -43,7 +44,10 @@ function adaptWebContents(contents: WebContents): TabContents {
goBack: () => contents.goBack(),
goForward: () => contents.goForward(),
reload: () => contents.reload(),
capturePage: () => contents.capturePage(),
capturePage: (options) => contents.capturePage(undefined, options),
invalidate: () => contents.invalidate(),
isBackgroundThrottlingAllowed: () => readBackgroundThrottling(contents),
setBackgroundThrottling: (allowed) => setBackgroundThrottling(contents, allowed),
getConsoleMessages: () => consoleMessagesByContentsId.get(contents.id) ?? [],
getCookies: async (url: string) =>
(await contents.session.cookies.get({ url })).map(normalizeCookie),
@@ -103,6 +107,15 @@ function normalizeCookie(cookie: Electron.Cookie): BrowserAutomationCookieEntry
};
}
function readBackgroundThrottling(contents: WebContents): boolean {
return backgroundThrottlingByContentsId.get(contents.id) ?? true;
}
function setBackgroundThrottling(contents: WebContents, allowed: boolean): void {
backgroundThrottlingByContentsId.set(contents.id, allowed);
contents.setBackgroundThrottling(allowed);
}
function observeConsoleMessages(contents: WebContents): void {
if (observedContentsIds.has(contents.id)) {
return;
@@ -117,6 +130,7 @@ function observeConsoleMessages(contents: WebContents): void {
contents.once("destroyed", () => {
observedContentsIds.delete(contents.id);
consoleMessagesByContentsId.delete(contents.id);
backgroundThrottlingByContentsId.delete(contents.id);
});
}
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ function fakeTab(overrides: Partial<TabContents> & { id: number }): TabContents
toPNG: () => new Uint8Array([137, 80, 78, 71]),
getSize: () => ({ width: 10, height: 5 }),
}),
invalidate: () => {},
isBackgroundThrottlingAllowed: () => true,
setBackgroundThrottling: () => {},
...overrides,
};
}
@@ -1932,20 +1935,27 @@ describe("executeAutomationCommand", () => {
});
describe("screenshot", () => {
it("captures a viewport screenshot through CDP when available", async () => {
let captureParams: Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
it("captures a viewport screenshot through Electron capturePage when CDP is available", async () => {
const actions: string[] = [];
let captureOptions: unknown;
const tab = fakeTab({
id: 13,
executeJavaScript: async () => ({ width: 321, height: 123 }),
sendDebugCommand: async (command, params) => {
if (command === "Page.captureScreenshot") {
captureParams = params;
return { data: "iVBORw0KGgo=" };
}
sendDebugCommand: async (command) => {
throw new Error(`Unexpected CDP command ${command}`);
},
capturePage: async () => {
throw new Error("capturePage should not be used when CDP is available");
capturePage: async (options) => {
actions.push("capture");
captureOptions = options;
return {
toPNG: () => new Uint8Array([137, 80, 78, 71, 1, 2, 3]),
getSize: () => ({ width: 640, height: 480 }),
};
},
invalidate: () => {
actions.push("invalidate");
},
setBackgroundThrottling: (allowed) => {
actions.push(`background:${allowed}`);
},
});
const registry = createRegistry({
@@ -1958,7 +1968,7 @@ describe("executeAutomationCommand", () => {
const result = await executeAutomationCommand(
{
type: "browser.automation.execute.request",
requestId: "r-screenshot-cdp",
requestId: "r-screenshot-capture-page",
workspaceId: "workspace-a",
command: { command: "screenshot", args: { workspaceId: "workspace-a" } },
},
@@ -1966,33 +1976,42 @@ describe("executeAutomationCommand", () => {
);
expect(result).toEqual({
requestId: "r-screenshot-cdp",
requestId: "r-screenshot-capture-page",
ok: true,
result: {
command: "screenshot",
browserId: "a",
mimeType: "image/png",
dataBase64: "iVBORw0KGgo=",
width: 321,
height: 123,
dataBase64: "iVBORwECAw==",
width: 640,
height: 480,
},
});
expect(captureParams).toEqual({ format: "png", fromSurface: false });
expect(captureOptions).toEqual({ stayHidden: false });
expect(actions).toEqual(["background:false", "invalidate", "capture", "background:true"]);
});
it("returns screenshot_no_frame when CDP viewport capture never paints", async () => {
it("returns screenshot_no_frame when viewport capture never paints", async () => {
vi.useFakeTimers();
try {
const actions: string[] = [];
let backgroundThrottlingAllowed = false;
const tab = fakeTab({
id: 13,
sendDebugCommand: async (command) => {
if (command === "Page.captureScreenshot") {
return new Promise<never>(() => {});
}
throw new Error(`Unexpected CDP command ${command}`);
},
capturePage: async () => {
throw new Error("capturePage should not be used when CDP is available");
actions.push("capture");
return new Promise<never>(() => {});
},
invalidate: () => {
actions.push("invalidate");
},
isBackgroundThrottlingAllowed: () => backgroundThrottlingAllowed,
setBackgroundThrottling: (allowed) => {
backgroundThrottlingAllowed = allowed;
actions.push(`background:${allowed}`);
},
});
const registry = createRegistry({
@@ -2006,7 +2025,7 @@ describe("executeAutomationCommand", () => {
const resultPromise = executeAutomationCommand(
{
type: "browser.automation.execute.request",
requestId: "r-screenshot-cdp-no-frame",
requestId: "r-screenshot-no-frame",
workspaceId: "workspace-a",
command: { command: "screenshot", args: { workspaceId: "workspace-a" } },
},
@@ -2016,7 +2035,7 @@ describe("executeAutomationCommand", () => {
await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5_000);
await expect(resultPromise).resolves.toEqual({
requestId: "r-screenshot-cdp-no-frame",
requestId: "r-screenshot-no-frame",
ok: false,
error: {
code: "screenshot_no_frame",
@@ -2025,6 +2044,8 @@ describe("executeAutomationCommand", () => {
retryable: false,
},
});
expect(backgroundThrottlingAllowed).toBe(false);
expect(actions).toEqual(["background:false", "invalidate", "capture", "background:false"]);
} finally {
vi.useRealTimers();
}
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ export interface TabContents {
goBack(): void;
goForward(): void;
reload(): void;
capturePage(): Promise<TabImage>;
capturePage(options?: TabCapturePageOptions): Promise<TabImage>;
invalidate(): void;
isBackgroundThrottlingAllowed(): boolean;
setBackgroundThrottling(allowed: boolean): void;
getConsoleMessages?(): BrowserAutomationConsoleLogEntry[];
getCookies?(url: string): Promise<BrowserAutomationCookieEntry[]>;
sendDebugCommand?(command: string, params?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<unknown>;
@@ -42,6 +45,10 @@ export interface TabImage {
getSize(): { width: number; height: number };
}
export interface TabCapturePageOptions {
stayHidden?: boolean;
}
export interface BrowserRegistry {
listRegisteredBrowserIds(): string[];
listRegisteredBrowserIdsForWorkspace(workspaceId: string): string[];
@@ -104,6 +111,17 @@ async function withPixelCaptureTimeout<T>(capture: Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
}
}
async function capturePaintedViewport(contents: TabContents): Promise<TabImage> {
const previousBackgroundThrottling = contents.isBackgroundThrottlingAllowed();
contents.setBackgroundThrottling(false);
try {
contents.invalidate();
return await withPixelCaptureTimeout(contents.capturePage({ stayHidden: false }));
} finally {
contents.setBackgroundThrottling(previousBackgroundThrottling);
}
}
function tabInfoFromContents(
browserId: string,
contents: TabContents,
@@ -1104,41 +1122,9 @@ async function executeScreenshot(
if ("ok" in target) {
return target;
}
if (target.contents.sendDebugCommand) {
let screenshot: CdpCaptureScreenshotResult;
try {
screenshot = (await withPixelCaptureTimeout(
target.contents.sendDebugCommand("Page.captureScreenshot", {
format: "png",
fromSurface: false,
}),
)) as CdpCaptureScreenshotResult;
} catch (error) {
if (isScreenshotNoFrameError(error)) {
return screenshotNoFrameFailure(requestId);
}
throw error;
}
if (!screenshot.data) {
return fail(requestId, "browser_unsupported", "browser_screenshot returned no data");
}
const viewport = await getViewportSize(target.contents);
return {
requestId,
ok: true,
result: {
command: "screenshot",
browserId: target.browserId,
mimeType: "image/png",
dataBase64: screenshot.data,
width: viewport.width,
height: viewport.height,
},
};
}
let image: TabImage;
try {
image = await withPixelCaptureTimeout(target.contents.capturePage());
image = await capturePaintedViewport(target.contents);
} catch (error) {
if (isScreenshotNoFrameError(error)) {
return screenshotNoFrameFailure(requestId);
@@ -1183,20 +1169,6 @@ interface CdpCaptureScreenshotResult {
data?: string;
}
async function getViewportSize(contents: TabContents): Promise<{ width: number; height: number }> {
const result = await contents.executeJavaScript(
"({ width: Math.round(window.innerWidth), height: Math.round(window.innerHeight) })",
);
if (!result || typeof result !== "object") {
return { width: 0, height: 0 };
}
const record = result as { width?: unknown; height?: unknown };
return {
width: typeof record.width === "number" && Number.isFinite(record.width) ? record.width : 0,
height: typeof record.height === "number" && Number.isFinite(record.height) ? record.height : 0,
};
}
async function getCdpLayoutMetrics(contents: TabContents): Promise<{
viewportWidth: number;
viewportHeight: number;