Chrome specific functionality

These are capabilities and features specific to Google Chrome browsers.

By default, Selenium 4 is compatible with Chrome v75 and greater. Note that the version of the Chrome browser and the version of chromedriver must match the major version.

Options

Capabilities common to all browsers are described on the Options page.

Capabilities unique to Chrome and Chromium are documented at Google’s page for Capabilities & ChromeOptions

Starting a Chrome session with basic defined options looks like this:

    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;

namespace SeleniumDocs.Browsers
{
    [TestClass]
    public class ChromeTest
    {
        private ChromeDriver driver;
        private string _logLocation;

        [TestCleanup]
        public void Cleanup()
        {
            if (_logLocation != null && File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                File.Delete(_logLocation);
            }
            driver.Quit();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void BasicOptions()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Arguments()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void SetBrowserLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.BinaryLocation = GetChromeLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void InstallExtension()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            var baseDir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
            var extensionFilePath = Path.Combine(baseDir, "../../../Extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");

            options.AddExtension(extensionFilePath);

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);

            driver.Url = "https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html";

            IWebElement injected = driver.FindElement(By.Id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
            Assert.AreEqual("Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.Text);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void ExcludeSwitch()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddExcludedArgument("disable-popup-blocking");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void LogsToFile()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("Starting ChromeDriver")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsToConsole()
        {
            var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
            var originalOutput = Console.Out;
            Console.SetOut(stringWriter);

            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            //service.LogToConsole = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
            Console.SetOut(originalOutput);
            stringWriter.Dispose();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsLevel()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            // service.LogLevel = ChromiumDriverLogLevel.Debug 

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("[DEBUG]:")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void ConfigureDriverLogs()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.EnableAppendLog = true;
            // service.readableTimeStamp = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            var regex = new Regex(@"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d");
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => regex.Matches("").Count > 0));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void DisableBuildCheck()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.DisableBuildCheck = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains(expected)));
        }

        private string GetLogLocation()
        {
            if (_logLocation == null || !File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                _logLocation = Path.GetTempFileName();
            }

            return _logLocation;
        }

        private static string GetChromeLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions
            {
                BrowserVersion = "stable"
            };
            return new DriverFinder(options).GetBrowserPath();
        }
    }
}
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end
    const Options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(Options)
      .build();
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const Chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const { Browser, Builder } = require("selenium-webdriver");
const options = new Chrome.Options();



describe('Should be able to Test Command line arguments', function () {
  it('headless', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addArguments('--headless=new'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('exclude switches', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.excludeSwitches('enable-automation'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Keep browser open - set detach to true ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.detachDriver(true))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');

    // As tests runs in ci, quitting the driver instance to avoid any failures
    await driver.quit();
  });

  xit('Start browser from specified location ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.setChromeBinaryPath(`Path to chrome binary`))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Basic Chrome test', async function () {
    const Options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(Options)
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Add Extension', async function () {
    const options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addExtensions(['./test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx']))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });
});

Arguments

The args parameter is for a list of command line switches to be used when starting the browser. There are two excellent resources for investigating these arguments:

Commonly used args include --start-maximized, --headless=new and --user-data-dir=...

Add an argument to options:

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;

namespace SeleniumDocs.Browsers
{
    [TestClass]
    public class ChromeTest
    {
        private ChromeDriver driver;
        private string _logLocation;

        [TestCleanup]
        public void Cleanup()
        {
            if (_logLocation != null && File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                File.Delete(_logLocation);
            }
            driver.Quit();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void BasicOptions()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Arguments()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void SetBrowserLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.BinaryLocation = GetChromeLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void InstallExtension()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            var baseDir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
            var extensionFilePath = Path.Combine(baseDir, "../../../Extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");

            options.AddExtension(extensionFilePath);

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);

            driver.Url = "https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html";

            IWebElement injected = driver.FindElement(By.Id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
            Assert.AreEqual("Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.Text);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void ExcludeSwitch()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddExcludedArgument("disable-popup-blocking");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void LogsToFile()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("Starting ChromeDriver")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsToConsole()
        {
            var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
            var originalOutput = Console.Out;
            Console.SetOut(stringWriter);

            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            //service.LogToConsole = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
            Console.SetOut(originalOutput);
            stringWriter.Dispose();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsLevel()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            // service.LogLevel = ChromiumDriverLogLevel.Debug 

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("[DEBUG]:")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void ConfigureDriverLogs()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.EnableAppendLog = true;
            // service.readableTimeStamp = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            var regex = new Regex(@"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d");
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => regex.Matches("").Count > 0));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void DisableBuildCheck()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.DisableBuildCheck = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains(expected)));
        }

        private string GetLogLocation()
        {
            if (_logLocation == null || !File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                _logLocation = Path.GetTempFileName();
            }

            return _logLocation;
        }

        private static string GetChromeLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions
            {
                BrowserVersion = "stable"
            };
            return new DriverFinder(options).GetBrowserPath();
        }
    }
}
      options.args << '--start-maximized'
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addArguments('--headless=new'))
      .build();
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const Chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const { Browser, Builder } = require("selenium-webdriver");
const options = new Chrome.Options();



describe('Should be able to Test Command line arguments', function () {
  it('headless', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addArguments('--headless=new'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('exclude switches', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.excludeSwitches('enable-automation'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Keep browser open - set detach to true ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.detachDriver(true))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');

    // As tests runs in ci, quitting the driver instance to avoid any failures
    await driver.quit();
  });

  xit('Start browser from specified location ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.setChromeBinaryPath(`Path to chrome binary`))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Basic Chrome test', async function () {
    const Options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(Options)
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Add Extension', async function () {
    const options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addExtensions(['./test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx']))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });
});

Start browser in a specified location

The binary parameter takes the path of an alternate location of browser to use. With this parameter you can use chromedriver to drive various Chromium based browsers.

Add a browser location to options:

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
    options.binary_location = chrome_bin
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
            options.BinaryLocation = GetChromeLocation();
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;

namespace SeleniumDocs.Browsers
{
    [TestClass]
    public class ChromeTest
    {
        private ChromeDriver driver;
        private string _logLocation;

        [TestCleanup]
        public void Cleanup()
        {
            if (_logLocation != null && File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                File.Delete(_logLocation);
            }
            driver.Quit();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void BasicOptions()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Arguments()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void SetBrowserLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.BinaryLocation = GetChromeLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void InstallExtension()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            var baseDir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
            var extensionFilePath = Path.Combine(baseDir, "../../../Extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");

            options.AddExtension(extensionFilePath);

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);

            driver.Url = "https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html";

            IWebElement injected = driver.FindElement(By.Id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
            Assert.AreEqual("Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.Text);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void ExcludeSwitch()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddExcludedArgument("disable-popup-blocking");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void LogsToFile()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("Starting ChromeDriver")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsToConsole()
        {
            var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
            var originalOutput = Console.Out;
            Console.SetOut(stringWriter);

            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            //service.LogToConsole = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
            Console.SetOut(originalOutput);
            stringWriter.Dispose();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsLevel()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            // service.LogLevel = ChromiumDriverLogLevel.Debug 

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("[DEBUG]:")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void ConfigureDriverLogs()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.EnableAppendLog = true;
            // service.readableTimeStamp = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            var regex = new Regex(@"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d");
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => regex.Matches("").Count > 0));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void DisableBuildCheck()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.DisableBuildCheck = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains(expected)));
        }

        private string GetLogLocation()
        {
            if (_logLocation == null || !File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                _logLocation = Path.GetTempFileName();
            }

            return _logLocation;
        }

        private static string GetChromeLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions
            {
                BrowserVersion = "stable"
            };
            return new DriverFinder(options).GetBrowserPath();
        }
    }
}
      options.binary = chrome_location
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.setChromeBinaryPath(`Path to chrome binary`))
      .build();
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const Chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const { Browser, Builder } = require("selenium-webdriver");
const options = new Chrome.Options();



describe('Should be able to Test Command line arguments', function () {
  it('headless', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addArguments('--headless=new'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('exclude switches', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.excludeSwitches('enable-automation'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Keep browser open - set detach to true ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.detachDriver(true))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');

    // As tests runs in ci, quitting the driver instance to avoid any failures
    await driver.quit();
  });

  xit('Start browser from specified location ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.setChromeBinaryPath(`Path to chrome binary`))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Basic Chrome test', async function () {
    const Options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(Options)
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Add Extension', async function () {
    const options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addExtensions(['./test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx']))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });
});

Add extensions

The extensions parameter accepts crx files. As for unpacked directories, please use the load-extension argument instead, as mentioned in this post.

Add an extension to options:

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
            options.AddExtension(extensionFilePath);
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;

namespace SeleniumDocs.Browsers
{
    [TestClass]
    public class ChromeTest
    {
        private ChromeDriver driver;
        private string _logLocation;

        [TestCleanup]
        public void Cleanup()
        {
            if (_logLocation != null && File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                File.Delete(_logLocation);
            }
            driver.Quit();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void BasicOptions()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Arguments()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void SetBrowserLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.BinaryLocation = GetChromeLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void InstallExtension()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            var baseDir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
            var extensionFilePath = Path.Combine(baseDir, "../../../Extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");

            options.AddExtension(extensionFilePath);

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);

            driver.Url = "https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html";

            IWebElement injected = driver.FindElement(By.Id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
            Assert.AreEqual("Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.Text);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void ExcludeSwitch()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddExcludedArgument("disable-popup-blocking");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void LogsToFile()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("Starting ChromeDriver")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsToConsole()
        {
            var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
            var originalOutput = Console.Out;
            Console.SetOut(stringWriter);

            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            //service.LogToConsole = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
            Console.SetOut(originalOutput);
            stringWriter.Dispose();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsLevel()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            // service.LogLevel = ChromiumDriverLogLevel.Debug 

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("[DEBUG]:")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void ConfigureDriverLogs()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.EnableAppendLog = true;
            // service.readableTimeStamp = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            var regex = new Regex(@"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d");
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => regex.Matches("").Count > 0));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void DisableBuildCheck()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.DisableBuildCheck = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains(expected)));
        }

        private string GetLogLocation()
        {
            if (_logLocation == null || !File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                _logLocation = Path.GetTempFileName();
            }

            return _logLocation;
        }

        private static string GetChromeLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions
            {
                BrowserVersion = "stable"
            };
            return new DriverFinder(options).GetBrowserPath();
        }
    }
}
      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end
    const options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addExtensions(['./test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx']))
      .build();
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const Chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const { Browser, Builder } = require("selenium-webdriver");
const options = new Chrome.Options();



describe('Should be able to Test Command line arguments', function () {
  it('headless', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addArguments('--headless=new'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('exclude switches', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.excludeSwitches('enable-automation'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Keep browser open - set detach to true ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.detachDriver(true))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');

    // As tests runs in ci, quitting the driver instance to avoid any failures
    await driver.quit();
  });

  xit('Start browser from specified location ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.setChromeBinaryPath(`Path to chrome binary`))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Basic Chrome test', async function () {
    const Options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(Options)
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Add Extension', async function () {
    const options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addExtensions(['./test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx']))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });
});

Keeping browser open

Setting the detach parameter to true will keep the browser open after the process has ended, so long as the quit command is not sent to the driver.

Note: This is already the default behavior in Java.

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options

Note: This is already the default behavior in .NET.

      options.detach = true
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.detachDriver(true))
      .build();
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const Chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const { Browser, Builder } = require("selenium-webdriver");
const options = new Chrome.Options();



describe('Should be able to Test Command line arguments', function () {
  it('headless', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addArguments('--headless=new'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('exclude switches', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.excludeSwitches('enable-automation'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Keep browser open - set detach to true ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.detachDriver(true))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');

    // As tests runs in ci, quitting the driver instance to avoid any failures
    await driver.quit();
  });

  xit('Start browser from specified location ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.setChromeBinaryPath(`Path to chrome binary`))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Basic Chrome test', async function () {
    const Options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(Options)
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Add Extension', async function () {
    const options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addExtensions(['./test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx']))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });
});

Excluding arguments

Chromedriver has several default arguments it uses to start the browser. If you do not want those arguments added, pass them into excludeSwitches. A common example is to turn the popup blocker back on. A full list of default arguments can be parsed from the Chromium Source Code

Set excluded arguments on options:

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
            options.AddExcludedArgument("disable-popup-blocking");
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;

namespace SeleniumDocs.Browsers
{
    [TestClass]
    public class ChromeTest
    {
        private ChromeDriver driver;
        private string _logLocation;

        [TestCleanup]
        public void Cleanup()
        {
            if (_logLocation != null && File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                File.Delete(_logLocation);
            }
            driver.Quit();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void BasicOptions()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Arguments()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void SetBrowserLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.BinaryLocation = GetChromeLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void InstallExtension()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            var baseDir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
            var extensionFilePath = Path.Combine(baseDir, "../../../Extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");

            options.AddExtension(extensionFilePath);

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);

            driver.Url = "https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html";

            IWebElement injected = driver.FindElement(By.Id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
            Assert.AreEqual("Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.Text);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void ExcludeSwitch()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddExcludedArgument("disable-popup-blocking");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void LogsToFile()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("Starting ChromeDriver")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsToConsole()
        {
            var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
            var originalOutput = Console.Out;
            Console.SetOut(stringWriter);

            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            //service.LogToConsole = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
            Console.SetOut(originalOutput);
            stringWriter.Dispose();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsLevel()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            // service.LogLevel = ChromiumDriverLogLevel.Debug 

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("[DEBUG]:")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void ConfigureDriverLogs()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.EnableAppendLog = true;
            // service.readableTimeStamp = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            var regex = new Regex(@"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d");
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => regex.Matches("").Count > 0));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void DisableBuildCheck()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.DisableBuildCheck = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains(expected)));
        }

        private string GetLogLocation()
        {
            if (_logLocation == null || !File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                _logLocation = Path.GetTempFileName();
            }

            return _logLocation;
        }

        private static string GetChromeLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions
            {
                BrowserVersion = "stable"
            };
            return new DriverFinder(options).GetBrowserPath();
        }
    }
}
      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.excludeSwitches('enable-automation'))
      .build();
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const Chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome');
const { Browser, Builder } = require("selenium-webdriver");
const options = new Chrome.Options();



describe('Should be able to Test Command line arguments', function () {
  it('headless', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addArguments('--headless=new'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('exclude switches', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.excludeSwitches('enable-automation'))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Keep browser open - set detach to true ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.detachDriver(true))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');

    // As tests runs in ci, quitting the driver instance to avoid any failures
    await driver.quit();
  });

  xit('Start browser from specified location ', async function () {
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.setChromeBinaryPath(`Path to chrome binary`))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Basic Chrome test', async function () {
    const Options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(Options)
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });

  it('Add Extension', async function () {
    const options = new Chrome.Options();
    let driver = new Builder()
      .forBrowser(Browser.CHROME)
      .setChromeOptions(options.addExtensions(['./test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx']))
      .build();

    await driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html');
    await driver.quit();
  });
});

Service

Examples for creating a default Service object, and for setting driver location and port can be found on the Driver Service page.

Log output

Getting driver logs can be helpful for debugging issues. The Service class lets you direct where the logs will go. Logging output is ignored unless the user directs it somewhere.

File output

To change the logging output to save to a specific file:

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}

Note: Java also allows setting file output by System Property:
Property key: ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY
Property value: String representing path to log file

Selenium v4.11

    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;

namespace SeleniumDocs.Browsers
{
    [TestClass]
    public class ChromeTest
    {
        private ChromeDriver driver;
        private string _logLocation;

        [TestCleanup]
        public void Cleanup()
        {
            if (_logLocation != null && File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                File.Delete(_logLocation);
            }
            driver.Quit();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void BasicOptions()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Arguments()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void SetBrowserLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.BinaryLocation = GetChromeLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void InstallExtension()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            var baseDir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
            var extensionFilePath = Path.Combine(baseDir, "../../../Extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");

            options.AddExtension(extensionFilePath);

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);

            driver.Url = "https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html";

            IWebElement injected = driver.FindElement(By.Id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
            Assert.AreEqual("Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.Text);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void ExcludeSwitch()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddExcludedArgument("disable-popup-blocking");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void LogsToFile()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("Starting ChromeDriver")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsToConsole()
        {
            var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
            var originalOutput = Console.Out;
            Console.SetOut(stringWriter);

            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            //service.LogToConsole = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
            Console.SetOut(originalOutput);
            stringWriter.Dispose();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsLevel()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            // service.LogLevel = ChromiumDriverLogLevel.Debug 

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("[DEBUG]:")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void ConfigureDriverLogs()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.EnableAppendLog = true;
            // service.readableTimeStamp = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            var regex = new Regex(@"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d");
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => regex.Matches("").Count > 0));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void DisableBuildCheck()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.DisableBuildCheck = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains(expected)));
        }

        private string GetLogLocation()
        {
            if (_logLocation == null || !File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                _logLocation = Path.GetTempFileName();
            }

            return _logLocation;
        }

        private static string GetChromeLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions
            {
                BrowserVersion = "stable"
            };
            return new DriverFinder(options).GetBrowserPath();
        }
    }
}

Selenium v4.10

      service.log = file_name
Show full example
# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

Console output

To change the logging output to display in the console as STDOUT:

Selenium v4.10

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();
Show full example
package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}

Note: Java also allows setting console output by System Property;
Property key: ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY
Property value: DriverService.LOG_STDOUT or DriverService.LOG_STDERR

Selenium v4.11

    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)
Show full example
import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options

$stdout and $stderr are both valid values

Selenium v4.10

      service.log = $stdout
Show full example
# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

Log level

There are 6 available log levels: ALL, DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, SEVERE, and OFF. Note that --verbose is equivalent to --log-level=ALL and --silent is equivalent to --log-level=OFF, so this example is just setting the log level generically:

Selenium v4.8

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();
Show full example
package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}

Note: Java also allows setting log level by System Property:
Property key: ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY
Property value: String representation of ChromiumDriverLogLevel enum

Selenium v4.11

    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)
Show full example
import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options

Selenium v4.10

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

Log file features

There are 2 features that are only available when logging to a file:

  • append log
  • readable timestamps

To use them, you need to also explicitly specify the log path and log level. The log output will be managed by the driver, not the process, so minor differences may be seen.

Selenium v4.8

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();
Show full example
package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}

Note: Java also allows toggling these features by System Property:
Property keys: ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_APPEND_LOG_PROPERTY and ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_READABLE_TIMESTAMP
Property value: "true" or "false"

    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)
Show full example
import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options

Selenium v4.8

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'
Show full example
# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

Disabling build check

Chromedriver and Chrome browser versions should match, and if they don’t the driver will error. If you disable the build check, you can force the driver to be used with any version of Chrome. Note that this is an unsupported feature, and bugs will not be investigated.

Selenium v4.8

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();
Show full example
package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}

Note: Java also allows disabling build checks by System Property:
Property key: ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_DISABLE_BUILD_CHECK
Property value: "true" or "false"

Selenium v4.11

    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)
Show full example
import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
            service.DisableBuildCheck = true;
Show full example
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;

namespace SeleniumDocs.Browsers
{
    [TestClass]
    public class ChromeTest
    {
        private ChromeDriver driver;
        private string _logLocation;

        [TestCleanup]
        public void Cleanup()
        {
            if (_logLocation != null && File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                File.Delete(_logLocation);
            }
            driver.Quit();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void BasicOptions()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Arguments()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void SetBrowserLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.BinaryLocation = GetChromeLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void InstallExtension()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();
            var baseDir = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
            var extensionFilePath = Path.Combine(baseDir, "../../../Extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");

            options.AddExtension(extensionFilePath);

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);

            driver.Url = "https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html";

            IWebElement injected = driver.FindElement(By.Id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
            Assert.AreEqual("Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.Text);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void ExcludeSwitch()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions();

            options.AddExcludedArgument("disable-popup-blocking");

            driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void LogsToFile()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("Starting ChromeDriver")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsToConsole()
        {
            var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
            var originalOutput = Console.Out;
            Console.SetOut(stringWriter);

            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();

            //service.LogToConsole = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            Assert.IsTrue(stringWriter.ToString().Contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
            Console.SetOut(originalOutput);
            stringWriter.Dispose();
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void LogsLevel()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();

            // service.LogLevel = ChromiumDriverLogLevel.Debug 

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains("[DEBUG]:")));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [Ignore("Not implemented")]
        public void ConfigureDriverLogs()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.EnableAppendLog = true;
            // service.readableTimeStamp = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            var regex = new Regex(@"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d");
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => regex.Matches("").Count > 0));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void DisableBuildCheck()
        {
            var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
            service.LogPath = GetLogLocation();
            service.EnableVerboseLogging = true;

            service.DisableBuildCheck = true;

            driver = new ChromeDriver(service);
            driver.Quit(); // Close the Service log file before reading
            var expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
            var lines = File.ReadLines(GetLogLocation());
            Assert.IsNotNull(lines.FirstOrDefault(line => line.Contains(expected)));
        }

        private string GetLogLocation()
        {
            if (_logLocation == null || !File.Exists(_logLocation))
            {
                _logLocation = Path.GetTempFileName();
            }

            return _logLocation;
        }

        private static string GetChromeLocation()
        {
            var options = new ChromeOptions
            {
                BrowserVersion = "stable"
            };
            return new DriverFinder(options).GetBrowserPath();
        }
    }
}

Selenium v4.8

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'
Show full example
# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

Special Features

Some browsers have implemented additional features that are unique to them.

Casting

You can drive Chrome Cast devices, including sharing tabs

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

Network conditions

You can simulate various network conditions.

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

Logs

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
    logs = driver.get_log("browser")
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

Permissions

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");
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package dev.selenium.browsers;

import dev.selenium.BaseTest;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumDriverLogLevel;
import org.openqa.selenium.chromium.ChromiumNetworkConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.logging.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverFinder;


public class ChromeTest extends BaseTest {
  @AfterEach
  public void clearProperties() {
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY);
    System.clearProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
  }

  @Test
  public void basicOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void arguments() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.addArguments("--start-maximized");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void setBrowserLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setBinary(getChromeLocation());

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void extensionOptions() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    Path path = Paths.get("src/test/resources/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx");
    File extensionFilePath = new File(path.toUri());

    options.addExtensions(extensionFilePath);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html");
    WebElement injected = driver.findElement(By.id("webextensions-selenium-example"));
    Assertions.assertEquals(
        "Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example", injected.getText());
  }

  @Test
  public void excludeSwitches() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();

    options.setExperimentalOption("excludeSwitches", List.of("disable-popup-blocking"));

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
  }

  @Test
  public void loggingPreferences() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    LoggingPreferences logPrefs = new LoggingPreferences();
    logPrefs.enable(LogType.PERFORMANCE, Level.ALL);
    options.setCapability(ChromeOptions.LOGGING_PREFS, logPrefs);

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    LogEntries logEntries = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.PERFORMANCE);
    Assertions.assertFalse(logEntries.getAll().isEmpty());
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToFile() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToFile", ".log");
    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogFile(logLocation).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsToConsole() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsToConsole", ".log");
    System.setOut(new PrintStream(logLocation));

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogOutput(System.out).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("Starting ChromeDriver"));
  }

  @Test
  public void logsWithLevel() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("logsWithLevel", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withLogLevel(ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains("[DEBUG]:"));
  }

  @Test
  public void configureDriverLogs() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("configureDriverLogs", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.DEBUG.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withAppendLog(true).withReadableTimestamp(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("\\[\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\\d\\d", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
    Assertions.assertTrue(pattern.matcher(fileContent).find());
  }

  @Test
  public void disableBuildChecks() throws IOException {
    File logLocation = getTempFile("disableBuildChecks", ".log");
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY, logLocation.getAbsolutePath());
    System.setProperty(
        ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY,
        ChromiumDriverLogLevel.WARNING.toString());

    ChromeDriverService service =
        new ChromeDriverService.Builder().withBuildCheckDisabled(true).build();

    driver = new ChromeDriver(service);

    String fileContent = new String(Files.readAllBytes(logLocation.toPath()));
    String expected =
        "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check";
    Assertions.assertTrue(fileContent.contains(expected));
  }

  private File getChromeLocation() {
    ChromeOptions options = getDefaultChromeOptions();
    options.setBrowserVersion("stable");
    DriverFinder finder = new DriverFinder(ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService(), options);
    return new File(finder.getBrowserPath());
  }

  @Test
  public void setPermission() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    driver.setPermission("camera", "denied");

    // Verify the permission state is 'denied'
    String script = "return navigator.permissions.query({ name: 'camera' })" +
            "    .then(permissionStatus => permissionStatus.state);";
    String permissionState = (String) driver.executeScript(script);

    Assertions.assertEquals("denied", permissionState);
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void setNetworkConditions() {
    driver = new ChromeDriver();

    ChromiumNetworkConditions networkConditions = new ChromiumNetworkConditions();
    networkConditions.setOffline(false);
    networkConditions.setLatency(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(20)); // 20 ms of latency
    networkConditions.setDownloadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8); // 2000 kbps
    networkConditions.setUploadThroughput(2000 * 1024 / 8);   // 2000 kbps

    ((ChromeDriver) driver).setNetworkConditions(networkConditions);

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev");

    // Assert the network conditions are set as expected
    ChromiumNetworkConditions actualConditions = ((ChromeDriver) driver).getNetworkConditions();
    Assertions.assertAll(
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getOffline(), actualConditions.getOffline()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getLatency(), actualConditions.getLatency()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getDownloadThroughput(), actualConditions.getDownloadThroughput()),
        () -> Assertions.assertEquals(networkConditions.getUploadThroughput(), actualConditions.getUploadThroughput())
    );
    ((ChromeDriver) driver).deleteNetworkConditions();
    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void castFeatures() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

    List<Map<String, String>> sinks = driver.getCastSinks();
    if (!sinks.isEmpty()) {
      String sinkName = sinks.get(0).get("name");
      driver.startTabMirroring(sinkName);
      driver.stopCasting(sinkName);
    }

    driver.quit();
  }

  @Test
  public void getBrowserLogs() {
    ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html");
    WebElement consoleLogButton = driver.findElement(By.id("consoleError"));
    consoleLogButton.click();

    LogEntries logs = driver.manage().logs().get(LogType.BROWSER);

    // Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    boolean logFound = false;
    for (LogEntry log : logs) {
      if (log.getMessage().contains("I am console error")) {
        logFound = true;
        break;
      }
    }

    Assertions.assertTrue(logFound, "No matching log message found.");
    driver.quit();
  }
}
    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')
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import os
import re
import subprocess
import pytest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By

def test_basic_options():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_args():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_argument("--start-maximized")

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_set_browser_location(chrome_bin):
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.binary_location = chrome_bin

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

    driver.quit()


def test_add_extension():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()
    extension_file_path = os.path.abspath("tests/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx")

    options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html")

    driver.quit()


def test_keep_browser_open():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option("detach", True)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_exclude_switches():
    options = get_default_chrome_options()

    options.add_experimental_option('excludeSwitches', ['disable-popup-blocking'])

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)
    driver.get('http://selenium.dev')

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_file(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as fp:
        assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in fp.readline()

    driver.quit()


def test_log_to_stdout(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert "Starting ChromeDriver" in out

    driver.quit()


def test_log_level(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--log-level=DEBUG'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert '[DEBUG]' in err

    driver.quit()


def test_log_features(log_path):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--append-log', '--readable-timestamp'], log_output=log_path)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
        assert re.match(r"\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d", f.read())

    driver.quit()


def test_build_checks(capfd):
    service = webdriver.ChromeService(service_args=['--disable-build-check'], log_output=subprocess.STDOUT)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service)

    expected = "[WARNING]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check"
    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
    assert expected in err

    driver.quit()


def test_set_network_conditions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    network_conditions = {
        "offline": False,
        "latency": 20,  # 20 ms of latency
        "download_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,  # 2000 kbps
        "upload_throughput": 2000 * 1024 / 8,    # 2000 kbps
    }
    driver.set_network_conditions(**network_conditions)

    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev")

    # check whether the network conditions are set
    assert driver.get_network_conditions() == network_conditions

    driver.quit()


def test_set_permissions():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev')

    driver.set_permissions('camera', 'denied')

    assert get_permission_state(driver, 'camera') == 'denied'
    driver.quit()


def get_permission_state(driver, name):
    """Helper function to query the permission state."""
    script = """
    const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
    navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}).then(permissionStatus => {
        callback(permissionStatus.state);
    });
    """
    return driver.execute_async_script(script, name)


def test_cast_features():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

    try:
        sinks = driver.get_sinks()
        if sinks:
            sink_name = sinks[0]['name']
            driver.start_tab_mirroring(sink_name)
            driver.stop_casting(sink_name)
        else:
            pytest.skip("No available Cast sinks to test with.")
    finally:
        driver.quit()


def test_get_browser_logs():
    driver = webdriver.Chrome()
    driver.get("https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/bidi/logEntryAdded.html")
    driver.find_element(By.ID, "consoleError").click()

    logs = driver.get_log("browser")

    # Assert that at least one log contains the expected message
    assert any("I am console error" in log['message'] for log in logs), "No matching log message found."
    driver.quit()

def get_default_chrome_options():
    options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
    options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
    return options
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
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# frozen_string_literal: true

require 'spec_helper'

RSpec.describe 'Chrome' do
  describe 'Options' do
    let(:chrome_location) { driver_finder && ENV.fetch('CHROME_BIN', nil) }

    it 'basic options' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add arguments' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.args << '--start-maximized'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'sets location of binary' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.binary = chrome_location

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'add extensions' do
      extension_file_path = File.expand_path('../spec_support/extensions/webextensions-selenium-example.crx', __dir__)
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.add_extension(extension_file_path)

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
      @driver.get('https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/blank.html')
      injected = @driver.find_element(:id, 'webextensions-selenium-example')
      expect(injected.text).to eq 'Content injected by webextensions-selenium-example'
    end

    it 'keeps browser open' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.detach = true

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end

    it 'excludes switches' do
      options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome

      options.exclude_switches << 'disable-popup-blocking'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, options: options
    end
  end

  describe 'Service' do
    let(:file_name) { File.expand_path('chromedriver.log') }

    after { FileUtils.rm_f(file_name) }

    it 'logs to file' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = file_name

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).first).to include('Starting ChromeDriver')
    end

    it 'logs to console' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome

      service.log = $stdout

      expect {
        @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      }.to output(/Starting ChromeDriver/).to_stdout_from_any_process
    end

    it 'sets log level' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
      service.log = file_name

      service.args << '--log-level=DEBUG'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[DEBUG\]:/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'sets log features' do
      args = ["--log-path=#{file_name}", '--verbose']
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome(args: args)

      service.args << '--append-log'
      service.args << '--readable-timestamp'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service

      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(/\[\d\d-\d\d-\d\d\d\d/).any?).to eq true
    end

    it 'disables build checks' do
      service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome log: file_name, args: ['--verbose']

      service.args << '--disable-build-check'

      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome, service: service
      warning = /\[WARNING\]: You are using an unsupported command-line switch: --disable-build-check/
      expect(File.readlines(file_name).grep(warning).any?).to eq true
    end
  end

  describe 'Special Features' do
    it 'casts' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      sinks = @driver.cast_sinks
      unless sinks.empty?
        device_name = sinks.first['name']
        @driver.start_cast_tab_mirroring(device_name)
        expect { @driver.stop_casting(device_name) }.not_to raise_exception
      end
    end

    it 'gets and sets network conditions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.network_conditions = {offline: false, latency: 100, throughput: 200}
      expect(@driver.network_conditions).to eq(
        'offline' => false,
        'latency' => 100,
        'download_throughput' => 200,
        'upload_throughput' => 200)
    end

    it 'gets the browser logs' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      sleep 1
      logs = @driver.logs.get(:browser)

      expect(logs.first.message).to include 'Failed to load resource'
    end

    it 'sets permissions' do
      @driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :chrome
      @driver.navigate.to 'https://www.selenium.dev/selenium/web/'
      @driver.add_permission('camera', 'denied')
      @driver.add_permissions('clipboard-read' => 'denied', 'clipboard-write' => 'prompt')
      expect(permission('camera')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-read')).to eq('denied')
      expect(permission('clipboard-write')).to eq('prompt')
    end
  end

  def driver_finder
    options = Selenium::WebDriver::Options.chrome(browser_version: 'stable')
    service = Selenium::WebDriver::Service.chrome
    finder = Selenium::WebDriver::DriverFinder.new(options, service)
    ENV['CHROMEDRIVER_BIN'] = finder.driver_path
    ENV['CHROME_BIN'] = finder.browser_path
  end

  def permission(name)
    @driver.execute_async_script('callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];' \
                                 'callback(navigator.permissions.query({name: arguments[0]}));', name)['state']
  end
end

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