Removed the persistent_chrome config flag - chromedriver is now always
kept running after webdriver_quit. This eliminates startup latency for
subsequent WebDriver sessions.
Safaridriver is still killed on quit since it doesn't benefit from
persistence in the same way.
Updated quit message to correctly indicate chromedriver remains running.
When webdriver_start is called, now checks if chromedriver is already
running on the configured port and reuses it instead of spawning a new
process. This significantly reduces startup time for subsequent sessions.
New config option:
[webdriver]
persistent_chrome = true # Keep chromedriver running between sessions
When enabled, webdriver_quit closes the browser session but leaves
chromedriver running for reuse by the next session.
Standardize project name to lowercase 'g3' throughout documentation,
comments, and configuration files. Environment variables (G3_*) are
unchanged as they follow the uppercase convention.
Chrome headless has too many issues:
- Session creation hangs when Chrome is already running
- Cloudflare and other bot protection blocks headless browsers
- Version mismatch issues between Chrome and ChromeDriver
Safari is more reliable for web automation on macOS.
Chrome headless is still available via --chrome-headless flag.
- Add setup script (scripts/setup-chrome-for-testing.sh) that downloads
matching Chrome and ChromeDriver versions from Google's CDN
- Add chrome_binary config option to specify custom Chrome binary path
- Update ChromeDriver to support custom binary via with_port_headless_and_binary()
- Update README with Chrome for Testing setup instructions
- Update config.example.toml with chrome_binary documentation
Chrome for Testing is Google's dedicated browser for automated testing
that guarantees version compatibility with ChromeDriver, avoiding the
common 'version mismatch' errors when Chrome auto-updates.
- Add --safari flag to CLI for explicitly choosing Safari
- Update --chrome-headless flag description to indicate it's the default
- Update README to reflect Chrome headless as default
- Remove broken link to non-existent docs/webdriver-setup.md
- Add Safari flag handling in all webdriver config locations
The config already had ChromeHeadless as the default, this commit
updates the CLI and documentation to match.
