Interface BrowserContext

  • All Superinterfaces:
    AutoCloseable

    public interface BrowserContext
    extends AutoCloseable
    BrowserContexts provide a way to operate multiple independent browser sessions.

    If a page opens another page, e.g. with a window.open call, the popup will belong to the parent page's browser context.

    Playwright allows creating isolated non-persistent browser contexts with Browser.newContext() method. Non-persistent browser contexts don't write any browsing data to disk.

    
     // Create a new incognito browser context
     BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
     // Create a new page inside context.
     Page page = context.newPage();
     page.navigate("https://example.com");
     // Dispose context once it is no longer needed.
     context.close();
     
    • Method Detail

      • onBackgroundPage

        void onBackgroundPage​(Consumer<Page> handler)
        NOTE: Only works with Chromium browser's persistent context.

        Emitted when new background page is created in the context.

        
         context.onBackgroundPage(backgroundPage -> {
           System.out.println(backgroundPage.url());
         });
         
      • onClose

        void onClose​(Consumer<BrowserContext> handler)
        Emitted when Browser context gets closed. This might happen because of one of the following:
        • Browser context is closed.
        • Browser application is closed or crashed.
        • The Browser.close() method was called.
      • onConsoleMessage

        void onConsoleMessage​(Consumer<ConsoleMessage> handler)
        Emitted when JavaScript within the page calls one of console API methods, e.g. console.log or console.dir.

        The arguments passed into console.log and the page are available on the ConsoleMessage event handler argument.

        Usage

        
         context.onConsoleMessage(msg -> {
           for (int i = 0; i < msg.args().size(); ++i)
             System.out.println(i + ": " + msg.args().get(i).jsonValue());
         });
         page.evaluate("() => console.log('hello', 5, { foo: 'bar' })");
         
      • onDialog

        void onDialog​(Consumer<Dialog> handler)
        Emitted when a JavaScript dialog appears, such as alert, prompt, confirm or beforeunload. Listener **must** either Dialog.accept() or Dialog.dismiss() the dialog - otherwise the page will freeze waiting for the dialog, and actions like click will never finish.

        Usage

        
         context.onDialog(dialog -> {
           dialog.accept();
         });
         

        NOTE: When no Page.onDialog() or BrowserContext.onDialog() listeners are present, all dialogs are automatically dismissed.

      • onPage

        void onPage​(Consumer<Page> handler)
        The event is emitted when a new Page is created in the BrowserContext. The page may still be loading. The event will also fire for popup pages. See also Page.onPopup() to receive events about popups relevant to a specific page.

        The earliest moment that page is available is when it has navigated to the initial url. For example, when opening a popup with window.open('http://example.com'), this event will fire when the network request to "http://example.com" is done and its response has started loading in the popup. If you would like to route/listen to this network request, use BrowserContext.route() and BrowserContext.onRequest() respectively instead of similar methods on the Page.

        
         Page newPage = context.waitForPage(() -> {
           page.getByText("open new page").click();
         });
         System.out.println(newPage.evaluate("location.href"));
         

        NOTE: Use Page.waitForLoadState() to wait until the page gets to a particular state (you should not need it in most cases).

      • onWebError

        void onWebError​(Consumer<WebError> handler)
        Emitted when exception is unhandled in any of the pages in this context. To listen for errors from a particular page, use Page.onPageError() instead.
      • onRequest

        void onRequest​(Consumer<Request> handler)
        Emitted when a request is issued from any pages created through this context. The [request] object is read-only. To only listen for requests from a particular page, use Page.onRequest().

        In order to intercept and mutate requests, see BrowserContext.route() or Page.route().

      • onRequestFinished

        void onRequestFinished​(Consumer<Request> handler)
        Emitted when a request finishes successfully after downloading the response body. For a successful response, the sequence of events is request, response and requestfinished. To listen for successful requests from a particular page, use Page.onRequestFinished().
      • onResponse

        void onResponse​(Consumer<Response> handler)
        Emitted when [response] status and headers are received for a request. For a successful response, the sequence of events is request, response and requestfinished. To listen for response events from a particular page, use Page.onResponse().
      • clock

        Clock clock()
        Playwright has ability to mock clock and passage of time.
        Since:
        v1.45
      • addCookies

        void addCookies​(List<Cookie> cookies)
        Adds cookies into this browser context. All pages within this context will have these cookies installed. Cookies can be obtained via BrowserContext.cookies().

        Usage

        
         browserContext.addCookies(Arrays.asList(cookieObject1, cookieObject2));
         
        Since:
        v1.8
      • addInitScript

        void addInitScript​(String script)
        Adds a script which would be evaluated in one of the following scenarios:
        • Whenever a page is created in the browser context or is navigated.
        • Whenever a child frame is attached or navigated in any page in the browser context. In this case, the script is evaluated in the context of the newly attached frame.

        The script is evaluated after the document was created but before any of its scripts were run. This is useful to amend the JavaScript environment, e.g. to seed Math.random.

        Usage

        An example of overriding Math.random before the page loads:

        
         // In your playwright script, assuming the preload.js file is in same directory.
         browserContext.addInitScript(Paths.get("preload.js"));
         

        NOTE: The order of evaluation of multiple scripts installed via BrowserContext.addInitScript() and Page.addInitScript() is not defined.

        Parameters:
        script - Script to be evaluated in all pages in the browser context.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • addInitScript

        void addInitScript​(Path script)
        Adds a script which would be evaluated in one of the following scenarios:
        • Whenever a page is created in the browser context or is navigated.
        • Whenever a child frame is attached or navigated in any page in the browser context. In this case, the script is evaluated in the context of the newly attached frame.

        The script is evaluated after the document was created but before any of its scripts were run. This is useful to amend the JavaScript environment, e.g. to seed Math.random.

        Usage

        An example of overriding Math.random before the page loads:

        
         // In your playwright script, assuming the preload.js file is in same directory.
         browserContext.addInitScript(Paths.get("preload.js"));
         

        NOTE: The order of evaluation of multiple scripts installed via BrowserContext.addInitScript() and Page.addInitScript() is not defined.

        Parameters:
        script - Script to be evaluated in all pages in the browser context.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • backgroundPages

        List<Page> backgroundPages()
        NOTE: Background pages are only supported on Chromium-based browsers.

        All existing background pages in the context.

        Since:
        v1.11
      • browser

        Browser browser()
        Returns the browser instance of the context. If it was launched as a persistent context null gets returned.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • clearCookies

        default void clearCookies()
        Removes cookies from context. Accepts optional filter.

        Usage

        
         context.clearCookies();
         context.clearCookies(new BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions().setName("session-id"));
         context.clearCookies(new BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions().setDomain("my-origin.com"));
         context.clearCookies(new BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions().setPath("/api/v1"));
         context.clearCookies(new BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions()
                                  .setName("session-id")
                                  .setDomain("my-origin.com"));
         
        Since:
        v1.8
      • clearCookies

        void clearCookies​(BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions options)
        Removes cookies from context. Accepts optional filter.

        Usage

        
         context.clearCookies();
         context.clearCookies(new BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions().setName("session-id"));
         context.clearCookies(new BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions().setDomain("my-origin.com"));
         context.clearCookies(new BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions().setPath("/api/v1"));
         context.clearCookies(new BrowserContext.ClearCookiesOptions()
                                  .setName("session-id")
                                  .setDomain("my-origin.com"));
         
        Since:
        v1.8
      • clearPermissions

        void clearPermissions()
        Clears all permission overrides for the browser context.

        Usage

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.grantPermissions(Arrays.asList("clipboard-read"));
         // do stuff ..
         context.clearPermissions();
         
        Since:
        v1.8
      • close

        default void close()
        Closes the browser context. All the pages that belong to the browser context will be closed.

        NOTE: The default browser context cannot be closed.

        Specified by:
        close in interface AutoCloseable
        Since:
        v1.8
      • close

        void close​(BrowserContext.CloseOptions options)
        Closes the browser context. All the pages that belong to the browser context will be closed.

        NOTE: The default browser context cannot be closed.

        Since:
        v1.8
      • cookies

        default List<Cookie> cookies()
        If no URLs are specified, this method returns all cookies. If URLs are specified, only cookies that affect those URLs are returned.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • cookies

        List<Cookie> cookies​(String urls)
        If no URLs are specified, this method returns all cookies. If URLs are specified, only cookies that affect those URLs are returned.
        Parameters:
        urls - Optional list of URLs.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • cookies

        List<Cookie> cookies​(List<String> urls)
        If no URLs are specified, this method returns all cookies. If URLs are specified, only cookies that affect those URLs are returned.
        Parameters:
        urls - Optional list of URLs.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • exposeBinding

        default void exposeBinding​(String name,
                                   BindingCallback callback)
        The method adds a function called name on the window object of every frame in every page in the context. When called, the function executes callback and returns a Promise which resolves to the return value of callback. If the callback returns a Promise, it will be awaited.

        The first argument of the callback function contains information about the caller: { browserContext: BrowserContext, page: Page, frame: Frame }.

        See Page.exposeBinding() for page-only version.

        Usage

        An example of exposing page URL to all frames in all pages in the context:

        
         import com.microsoft.playwright.*;
        
         public class Example {
           public static void main(String[] args) {
             try (Playwright playwright = Playwright.create()) {
               BrowserType webkit = playwright.webkit();
               Browser browser = webkit.launch(new BrowserType.LaunchOptions().setHeadless(false));
               BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
               context.exposeBinding("pageURL", (source, args) -> source.page().url());
               Page page = context.newPage();
               page.setContent("<script>\n" +
                 "  async function onClick() {\n" +
                 "    document.querySelector('div').textContent = await window.pageURL();\n" +
                 "  }\n" +
                 "</script>\n" +
                 "<button onclick=\"onClick()\">Click me</button>\n" +
                 "<div></div>");
               page.getByRole(AriaRole.BUTTON).click();
             }
           }
         }
         
        Parameters:
        name - Name of the function on the window object.
        callback - Callback function that will be called in the Playwright's context.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • exposeBinding

        void exposeBinding​(String name,
                           BindingCallback callback,
                           BrowserContext.ExposeBindingOptions options)
        The method adds a function called name on the window object of every frame in every page in the context. When called, the function executes callback and returns a Promise which resolves to the return value of callback. If the callback returns a Promise, it will be awaited.

        The first argument of the callback function contains information about the caller: { browserContext: BrowserContext, page: Page, frame: Frame }.

        See Page.exposeBinding() for page-only version.

        Usage

        An example of exposing page URL to all frames in all pages in the context:

        
         import com.microsoft.playwright.*;
        
         public class Example {
           public static void main(String[] args) {
             try (Playwright playwright = Playwright.create()) {
               BrowserType webkit = playwright.webkit();
               Browser browser = webkit.launch(new BrowserType.LaunchOptions().setHeadless(false));
               BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
               context.exposeBinding("pageURL", (source, args) -> source.page().url());
               Page page = context.newPage();
               page.setContent("<script>\n" +
                 "  async function onClick() {\n" +
                 "    document.querySelector('div').textContent = await window.pageURL();\n" +
                 "  }\n" +
                 "</script>\n" +
                 "<button onclick=\"onClick()\">Click me</button>\n" +
                 "<div></div>");
               page.getByRole(AriaRole.BUTTON).click();
             }
           }
         }
         
        Parameters:
        name - Name of the function on the window object.
        callback - Callback function that will be called in the Playwright's context.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • exposeFunction

        void exposeFunction​(String name,
                            FunctionCallback callback)
        The method adds a function called name on the window object of every frame in every page in the context. When called, the function executes callback and returns a Promise which resolves to the return value of callback.

        If the callback returns a Promise, it will be awaited.

        See Page.exposeFunction() for page-only version.

        Usage

        An example of adding a sha256 function to all pages in the context:

        
         import com.microsoft.playwright.*;
        
         import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
         import java.security.MessageDigest;
         import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
         import java.util.Base64;
        
         public class Example {
           public static void main(String[] args) {
             try (Playwright playwright = Playwright.create()) {
               BrowserType webkit = playwright.webkit();
               Browser browser = webkit.launch(new BrowserType.LaunchOptions().setHeadless(false));
               BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
               context.exposeFunction("sha256", args -> {
                 String text = (String) args[0];
                 MessageDigest crypto;
                 try {
                   crypto = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
                 } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
                   return null;
                 }
                 byte[] token = crypto.digest(text.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
                 return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(token);
               });
               Page page = context.newPage();
               page.setContent("<script>\n" +
                 "  async function onClick() {\n" +
                 "    document.querySelector('div').textContent = await window.sha256('PLAYWRIGHT');\n" +
                 "  }\n" +
                 "</script>\n" +
                 "<button onclick=\"onClick()\">Click me</button>\n" +
                 "<div></div>\n");
               page.getByRole(AriaRole.BUTTON).click();
             }
           }
         }
         
        Parameters:
        name - Name of the function on the window object.
        callback - Callback function that will be called in the Playwright's context.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • grantPermissions

        default void grantPermissions​(List<String> permissions)
        Grants specified permissions to the browser context. Only grants corresponding permissions to the given origin if specified.
        Parameters:
        permissions - A list of permissions to grant.

        NOTE: Supported permissions differ between browsers, and even between different versions of the same browser. Any permission may stop working after an update.

        Here are some permissions that may be supported by some browsers:

        • "accelerometer"
        • "ambient-light-sensor"
        • "background-sync"
        • "camera"
        • "clipboard-read"
        • "clipboard-write"
        • "geolocation"
        • "gyroscope"
        • "magnetometer"
        • "microphone"
        • "midi-sysex" (system-exclusive midi)
        • "midi"
        • "notifications"
        • "payment-handler"
        • "storage-access"
        Since:
        v1.8
      • grantPermissions

        void grantPermissions​(List<String> permissions,
                              BrowserContext.GrantPermissionsOptions options)
        Grants specified permissions to the browser context. Only grants corresponding permissions to the given origin if specified.
        Parameters:
        permissions - A list of permissions to grant.

        NOTE: Supported permissions differ between browsers, and even between different versions of the same browser. Any permission may stop working after an update.

        Here are some permissions that may be supported by some browsers:

        • "accelerometer"
        • "ambient-light-sensor"
        • "background-sync"
        • "camera"
        • "clipboard-read"
        • "clipboard-write"
        • "geolocation"
        • "gyroscope"
        • "magnetometer"
        • "microphone"
        • "midi-sysex" (system-exclusive midi)
        • "midi"
        • "notifications"
        • "payment-handler"
        • "storage-access"
        Since:
        v1.8
      • newCDPSession

        CDPSession newCDPSession​(Page page)
        NOTE: CDP sessions are only supported on Chromium-based browsers.

        Returns the newly created session.

        Parameters:
        page - Target to create new session for. For backwards-compatibility, this parameter is named page, but it can be a Page or Frame type.
        Since:
        v1.11
      • newCDPSession

        CDPSession newCDPSession​(Frame page)
        NOTE: CDP sessions are only supported on Chromium-based browsers.

        Returns the newly created session.

        Parameters:
        page - Target to create new session for. For backwards-compatibility, this parameter is named page, but it can be a Page or Frame type.
        Since:
        v1.11
      • newPage

        Page newPage()
        Creates a new page in the browser context.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • pages

        List<Page> pages()
        Returns all open pages in the context.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • request

        APIRequestContext request()
        API testing helper associated with this context. Requests made with this API will use context cookies.
        Since:
        v1.16
      • route

        default void route​(String url,
                           Consumer<Route> handler)
        Routing provides the capability to modify network requests that are made by any page in the browser context. Once route is enabled, every request matching the url pattern will stall unless it's continued, fulfilled or aborted.

        NOTE: BrowserContext.route() will not intercept requests intercepted by Service Worker. See this issue. We recommend disabling Service Workers when using request interception by setting serviceWorkers to "block".

        Usage

        An example of a naive handler that aborts all image requests:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route("**\/*.{png,jpg,jpeg}", route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        or the same snippet using a regex pattern instead:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route(Pattern.compile("(\\.png$)|(\\.jpg$)"), route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        It is possible to examine the request to decide the route action. For example, mocking all requests that contain some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:

        
         context.route("/api/**", route -> {
           if (route.request().postData().contains("my-string"))
             route.fulfill(new Route.FulfillOptions().setBody("mocked-data"));
           else
             route.resume();
         });
         

        Page routes (set up with Page.route()) take precedence over browser context routes when request matches both handlers.

        To remove a route with its handler you can use BrowserContext.unroute().

        NOTE: Enabling routing disables http cache.

        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] to match while routing. When a baseURL via the context options was provided and the passed URL is a path, it gets merged via the new URL() constructor.
        handler - handler function to route the request.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • route

        void route​(String url,
                   Consumer<Route> handler,
                   BrowserContext.RouteOptions options)
        Routing provides the capability to modify network requests that are made by any page in the browser context. Once route is enabled, every request matching the url pattern will stall unless it's continued, fulfilled or aborted.

        NOTE: BrowserContext.route() will not intercept requests intercepted by Service Worker. See this issue. We recommend disabling Service Workers when using request interception by setting serviceWorkers to "block".

        Usage

        An example of a naive handler that aborts all image requests:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route("**\/*.{png,jpg,jpeg}", route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        or the same snippet using a regex pattern instead:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route(Pattern.compile("(\\.png$)|(\\.jpg$)"), route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        It is possible to examine the request to decide the route action. For example, mocking all requests that contain some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:

        
         context.route("/api/**", route -> {
           if (route.request().postData().contains("my-string"))
             route.fulfill(new Route.FulfillOptions().setBody("mocked-data"));
           else
             route.resume();
         });
         

        Page routes (set up with Page.route()) take precedence over browser context routes when request matches both handlers.

        To remove a route with its handler you can use BrowserContext.unroute().

        NOTE: Enabling routing disables http cache.

        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] to match while routing. When a baseURL via the context options was provided and the passed URL is a path, it gets merged via the new URL() constructor.
        handler - handler function to route the request.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • route

        default void route​(Pattern url,
                           Consumer<Route> handler)
        Routing provides the capability to modify network requests that are made by any page in the browser context. Once route is enabled, every request matching the url pattern will stall unless it's continued, fulfilled or aborted.

        NOTE: BrowserContext.route() will not intercept requests intercepted by Service Worker. See this issue. We recommend disabling Service Workers when using request interception by setting serviceWorkers to "block".

        Usage

        An example of a naive handler that aborts all image requests:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route("**\/*.{png,jpg,jpeg}", route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        or the same snippet using a regex pattern instead:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route(Pattern.compile("(\\.png$)|(\\.jpg$)"), route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        It is possible to examine the request to decide the route action. For example, mocking all requests that contain some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:

        
         context.route("/api/**", route -> {
           if (route.request().postData().contains("my-string"))
             route.fulfill(new Route.FulfillOptions().setBody("mocked-data"));
           else
             route.resume();
         });
         

        Page routes (set up with Page.route()) take precedence over browser context routes when request matches both handlers.

        To remove a route with its handler you can use BrowserContext.unroute().

        NOTE: Enabling routing disables http cache.

        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] to match while routing. When a baseURL via the context options was provided and the passed URL is a path, it gets merged via the new URL() constructor.
        handler - handler function to route the request.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • route

        void route​(Pattern url,
                   Consumer<Route> handler,
                   BrowserContext.RouteOptions options)
        Routing provides the capability to modify network requests that are made by any page in the browser context. Once route is enabled, every request matching the url pattern will stall unless it's continued, fulfilled or aborted.

        NOTE: BrowserContext.route() will not intercept requests intercepted by Service Worker. See this issue. We recommend disabling Service Workers when using request interception by setting serviceWorkers to "block".

        Usage

        An example of a naive handler that aborts all image requests:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route("**\/*.{png,jpg,jpeg}", route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        or the same snippet using a regex pattern instead:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route(Pattern.compile("(\\.png$)|(\\.jpg$)"), route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        It is possible to examine the request to decide the route action. For example, mocking all requests that contain some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:

        
         context.route("/api/**", route -> {
           if (route.request().postData().contains("my-string"))
             route.fulfill(new Route.FulfillOptions().setBody("mocked-data"));
           else
             route.resume();
         });
         

        Page routes (set up with Page.route()) take precedence over browser context routes when request matches both handlers.

        To remove a route with its handler you can use BrowserContext.unroute().

        NOTE: Enabling routing disables http cache.

        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] to match while routing. When a baseURL via the context options was provided and the passed URL is a path, it gets merged via the new URL() constructor.
        handler - handler function to route the request.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • route

        default void route​(Predicate<String> url,
                           Consumer<Route> handler)
        Routing provides the capability to modify network requests that are made by any page in the browser context. Once route is enabled, every request matching the url pattern will stall unless it's continued, fulfilled or aborted.

        NOTE: BrowserContext.route() will not intercept requests intercepted by Service Worker. See this issue. We recommend disabling Service Workers when using request interception by setting serviceWorkers to "block".

        Usage

        An example of a naive handler that aborts all image requests:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route("**\/*.{png,jpg,jpeg}", route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        or the same snippet using a regex pattern instead:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route(Pattern.compile("(\\.png$)|(\\.jpg$)"), route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        It is possible to examine the request to decide the route action. For example, mocking all requests that contain some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:

        
         context.route("/api/**", route -> {
           if (route.request().postData().contains("my-string"))
             route.fulfill(new Route.FulfillOptions().setBody("mocked-data"));
           else
             route.resume();
         });
         

        Page routes (set up with Page.route()) take precedence over browser context routes when request matches both handlers.

        To remove a route with its handler you can use BrowserContext.unroute().

        NOTE: Enabling routing disables http cache.

        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] to match while routing. When a baseURL via the context options was provided and the passed URL is a path, it gets merged via the new URL() constructor.
        handler - handler function to route the request.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • route

        void route​(Predicate<String> url,
                   Consumer<Route> handler,
                   BrowserContext.RouteOptions options)
        Routing provides the capability to modify network requests that are made by any page in the browser context. Once route is enabled, every request matching the url pattern will stall unless it's continued, fulfilled or aborted.

        NOTE: BrowserContext.route() will not intercept requests intercepted by Service Worker. See this issue. We recommend disabling Service Workers when using request interception by setting serviceWorkers to "block".

        Usage

        An example of a naive handler that aborts all image requests:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route("**\/*.{png,jpg,jpeg}", route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        or the same snippet using a regex pattern instead:

        
         BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
         context.route(Pattern.compile("(\\.png$)|(\\.jpg$)"), route -> route.abort());
         Page page = context.newPage();
         page.navigate("https://example.com");
         browser.close();
         

        It is possible to examine the request to decide the route action. For example, mocking all requests that contain some post data, and leaving all other requests as is:

        
         context.route("/api/**", route -> {
           if (route.request().postData().contains("my-string"))
             route.fulfill(new Route.FulfillOptions().setBody("mocked-data"));
           else
             route.resume();
         });
         

        Page routes (set up with Page.route()) take precedence over browser context routes when request matches both handlers.

        To remove a route with its handler you can use BrowserContext.unroute().

        NOTE: Enabling routing disables http cache.

        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] to match while routing. When a baseURL via the context options was provided and the passed URL is a path, it gets merged via the new URL() constructor.
        handler - handler function to route the request.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • routeFromHAR

        default void routeFromHAR​(Path har)
        If specified the network requests that are made in the context will be served from the HAR file. Read more about Replaying from HAR.

        Playwright will not serve requests intercepted by Service Worker from the HAR file. See this issue. We recommend disabling Service Workers when using request interception by setting serviceWorkers to "block".

        Parameters:
        har - Path to a HAR file with prerecorded network data. If path is a relative path, then it is resolved relative to the current working directory.
        Since:
        v1.23
      • routeFromHAR

        void routeFromHAR​(Path har,
                          BrowserContext.RouteFromHAROptions options)
        If specified the network requests that are made in the context will be served from the HAR file. Read more about Replaying from HAR.

        Playwright will not serve requests intercepted by Service Worker from the HAR file. See this issue. We recommend disabling Service Workers when using request interception by setting serviceWorkers to "block".

        Parameters:
        har - Path to a HAR file with prerecorded network data. If path is a relative path, then it is resolved relative to the current working directory.
        Since:
        v1.23
      • routeWebSocket

        void routeWebSocket​(String url,
                            Consumer<WebSocketRoute> handler)
        This method allows to modify websocket connections that are made by any page in the browser context.

        Note that only WebSockets created after this method was called will be routed. It is recommended to call this method before creating any pages.

        Usage

        Below is an example of a simple handler that blocks some websocket messages. See WebSocketRoute for more details and examples.

        
         context.routeWebSocket("/ws", ws -> {
           ws.routeSend(message -> {
             if ("to-be-blocked".equals(message))
               return;
             ws.send(message);
           });
           ws.connect();
         });
         
        Parameters:
        url - Only WebSockets with the url matching this pattern will be routed. A string pattern can be relative to the baseURL context option.
        handler - Handler function to route the WebSocket.
        Since:
        v1.48
      • routeWebSocket

        void routeWebSocket​(Pattern url,
                            Consumer<WebSocketRoute> handler)
        This method allows to modify websocket connections that are made by any page in the browser context.

        Note that only WebSockets created after this method was called will be routed. It is recommended to call this method before creating any pages.

        Usage

        Below is an example of a simple handler that blocks some websocket messages. See WebSocketRoute for more details and examples.

        
         context.routeWebSocket("/ws", ws -> {
           ws.routeSend(message -> {
             if ("to-be-blocked".equals(message))
               return;
             ws.send(message);
           });
           ws.connect();
         });
         
        Parameters:
        url - Only WebSockets with the url matching this pattern will be routed. A string pattern can be relative to the baseURL context option.
        handler - Handler function to route the WebSocket.
        Since:
        v1.48
      • routeWebSocket

        void routeWebSocket​(Predicate<String> url,
                            Consumer<WebSocketRoute> handler)
        This method allows to modify websocket connections that are made by any page in the browser context.

        Note that only WebSockets created after this method was called will be routed. It is recommended to call this method before creating any pages.

        Usage

        Below is an example of a simple handler that blocks some websocket messages. See WebSocketRoute for more details and examples.

        
         context.routeWebSocket("/ws", ws -> {
           ws.routeSend(message -> {
             if ("to-be-blocked".equals(message))
               return;
             ws.send(message);
           });
           ws.connect();
         });
         
        Parameters:
        url - Only WebSockets with the url matching this pattern will be routed. A string pattern can be relative to the baseURL context option.
        handler - Handler function to route the WebSocket.
        Since:
        v1.48
      • setExtraHTTPHeaders

        void setExtraHTTPHeaders​(Map<String,​String> headers)
        The extra HTTP headers will be sent with every request initiated by any page in the context. These headers are merged with page-specific extra HTTP headers set with Page.setExtraHTTPHeaders(). If page overrides a particular header, page-specific header value will be used instead of the browser context header value.

        NOTE: BrowserContext.setExtraHTTPHeaders() does not guarantee the order of headers in the outgoing requests.

        Parameters:
        headers - An object containing additional HTTP headers to be sent with every request. All header values must be strings.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • setGeolocation

        void setGeolocation​(Geolocation geolocation)
        Sets the context's geolocation. Passing null or undefined emulates position unavailable.

        Usage

        
         browserContext.setGeolocation(new Geolocation(59.95, 30.31667));
         

        NOTE: Consider using BrowserContext.grantPermissions() to grant permissions for the browser context pages to read its geolocation.

        Since:
        v1.8
      • setOffline

        void setOffline​(boolean offline)
        Parameters:
        offline - Whether to emulate network being offline for the browser context.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • storageState

        default String storageState()
        Returns storage state for this browser context, contains current cookies, local storage snapshot and IndexedDB snapshot.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • storageState

        String storageState​(BrowserContext.StorageStateOptions options)
        Returns storage state for this browser context, contains current cookies, local storage snapshot and IndexedDB snapshot.
        Since:
        v1.8
      • tracing

        Tracing tracing()
        Since:
        v1.12
      • unroute

        default void unroute​(String url)
        Removes a route created with BrowserContext.route(). When handler is not specified, removes all routes for the url.
        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] used to register a routing with BrowserContext.route().
        Since:
        v1.8
      • unroute

        default void unroute​(Pattern url)
        Removes a route created with BrowserContext.route(). When handler is not specified, removes all routes for the url.
        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] used to register a routing with BrowserContext.route().
        Since:
        v1.8
      • unroute

        default void unroute​(Predicate<String> url)
        Removes a route created with BrowserContext.route(). When handler is not specified, removes all routes for the url.
        Parameters:
        url - A glob pattern, regex pattern or predicate receiving [URL] used to register a routing with BrowserContext.route().
        Since:
        v1.8
      • waitForCondition

        default void waitForCondition​(BooleanSupplier condition)
        The method will block until the condition returns true. All Playwright events will be dispatched while the method is waiting for the condition.

        Usage

        Use the method to wait for a condition that depends on page events:

        
         List<String> failedUrls = new ArrayList<>();
         context.onResponse(response -> {
           if (!response.ok()) {
             failedUrls.add(response.url());
           }
         });
         page1.getByText("Create user").click();
         page2.getByText("Submit button").click();
         context.waitForCondition(() -> failedUrls.size() > 3);
         
        Parameters:
        condition - Condition to wait for.
        Since:
        v1.32
      • waitForCondition

        void waitForCondition​(BooleanSupplier condition,
                              BrowserContext.WaitForConditionOptions options)
        The method will block until the condition returns true. All Playwright events will be dispatched while the method is waiting for the condition.

        Usage

        Use the method to wait for a condition that depends on page events:

        
         List<String> failedUrls = new ArrayList<>();
         context.onResponse(response -> {
           if (!response.ok()) {
             failedUrls.add(response.url());
           }
         });
         page1.getByText("Create user").click();
         page2.getByText("Submit button").click();
         context.waitForCondition(() -> failedUrls.size() > 3);
         
        Parameters:
        condition - Condition to wait for.
        Since:
        v1.32
      • waitForConsoleMessage

        default ConsoleMessage waitForConsoleMessage​(Runnable callback)
        Performs action and waits for a ConsoleMessage to be logged by in the pages in the context. If predicate is provided, it passes ConsoleMessage value into the predicate function and waits for predicate(message) to return a truthy value. Will throw an error if the page is closed before the BrowserContext.onConsoleMessage() event is fired.
        Parameters:
        callback - Callback that performs the action triggering the event.
        Since:
        v1.34
      • waitForConsoleMessage

        ConsoleMessage waitForConsoleMessage​(BrowserContext.WaitForConsoleMessageOptions options,
                                             Runnable callback)
        Performs action and waits for a ConsoleMessage to be logged by in the pages in the context. If predicate is provided, it passes ConsoleMessage value into the predicate function and waits for predicate(message) to return a truthy value. Will throw an error if the page is closed before the BrowserContext.onConsoleMessage() event is fired.
        Parameters:
        callback - Callback that performs the action triggering the event.
        Since:
        v1.34
      • waitForPage

        default Page waitForPage​(Runnable callback)
        Performs action and waits for a new Page to be created in the context. If predicate is provided, it passes Page value into the predicate function and waits for predicate(event) to return a truthy value. Will throw an error if the context closes before new Page is created.
        Parameters:
        callback - Callback that performs the action triggering the event.
        Since:
        v1.9
      • waitForPage

        Page waitForPage​(BrowserContext.WaitForPageOptions options,
                         Runnable callback)
        Performs action and waits for a new Page to be created in the context. If predicate is provided, it passes Page value into the predicate function and waits for predicate(event) to return a truthy value. Will throw an error if the context closes before new Page is created.
        Parameters:
        callback - Callback that performs the action triggering the event.
        Since:
        v1.9