start chrome with user profile

[Giorgio-Vi]

now starting chrome with "PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH =" C: \ Program Files \ Google \ Chrome \ Application \ chrome.exe "" chrome is free from any addon.
is it possible start it with your own user version?
This to manage cookies in a personalized way for each site and start extensions such as nordvpn for chrome.

Sorry for the incorrect English.

[jef]

Use node ./node_modules/puppeteer/install.js and don't set those environment variables. That should resolve your issues.

[jef]

You might have to give double backslashes, but I could be wrong. I can't test on a Windows machine currently.

PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH="C:\\Program Files\\Google Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe"

[Giorgio-Vi]

You might have to give double backslashes, but I could be wrong. I can't test on a Windows machine currently.

PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH="C:\\Program Files\\Google Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe"

no, with double backslashes there is no difference.

[Giorgio-Vi]

Oh, I'm sorry. I misread your title. You want to use a profile that you already have in Chrome, correct?

Correct. It doesn't need to be chrome, chromium is fine too. just start with your custom profile and extensions.

I found this article interesting
https://dev.to/ajaykumbhare/load-chrome-extensions-in-puppeteer-4fk0

if I didn't understand it would be enough to set "ignoreDefaultArgs" to true, but I have no idea how to set it to streetmerchant.

I take this opportunity to compliment you on everything.

[jef]

So I tried a variance of things. I tried what you posted above, I've tried using userDataDir, tried profiles, tried launch a websocket connection -- all of which didn't work. Although the userDataDir one did work with profiles, but not what was mine.

If you'd like to try yourself, go to chrome://version, find your user profile and executable, then add it to

streetmerchant/src/index.ts

Lines 62 to 69 in e2d8040

	browser = await launch({
	args,
	defaultViewport: {
	height: config.page.height,
	width: config.page.width,
	},
	headless: config.browser.isHeadless,
	});

So it will look something like this afterward:

  browser = await launch({
    args,
    defaultViewport: {
      height: config.page.height,
      width: config.page.width,
    },
    executablePath: '/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable',
    userDataDir: '/home/username/.config/google-chrome/Default',
    headless: config.browser.isHeadless,
  });

This is Linux, so that paths are a little different, but you get jist. Let me know how it works for you! And if it doesn't, I'm sorry I can't be of any more help!

[Giorgio-Vi]

So I tried a variance of things. I tried what you posted above, I've tried using userDataDir, tried profiles, tried launch a websocket connection -- all of which didn't work. Although the userDataDir one did work with profiles, but not what was mine.

If you'd like to try yourself, go to chrome://version, find your user profile and executable, then add it to

streetmerchant/src/index.ts

Lines 62 to 69 in e2d8040

	browser = await launch({
	args,
	defaultViewport: {
	height: config.page.height,
	width: config.page.width,
	},
	headless: config.browser.isHeadless,
	});

So it will look something like this afterward:

  browser = await launch({
    args,
    defaultViewport: {
      height: config.page.height,
      width: config.page.width,
    },
    executablePath: '/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable',
    userDataDir: '/home/username/.config/google-chrome/Default',
    headless: config.browser.isHeadless,
  });

This is Linux, so that paths are a little different, but you get jist. Let me know how it works for you! And if it doesn't, I'm sorry I can't be of any more help!

it doesn't work in windows, but it's the right approach.
I understand you have to load the necessary "angs" anyway (for example one of those I need is --load-extension, etc.) but I don't know how to integrate it.

[WallisonLima]

Olá, você pode experimentar essa função que criei:

`async function openChrome(profile){

return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {

	let fkr = `google-chrome --profile-directory="`+k[profile]+`" --remote-debugging-port=9222`

	exc(fkr)

	console.log('started')

	await sleep(6000)

	request({url: 'http://127.0.0.1:9222/json/version', method: 'GET'}, 

    async function(e, b, lbody){

        resolve(JSON.parse(lbody).webSocketDebuggerUrl)

	           })	
})

}`

o parâmentro k deve ser algo parecido com isso

k["P1"] = "Profile 1" onde Profile 1 é o nome do perfil da conta do navegador.

Após seu chamado ela cria a variável fkr com parametros passados a exc... que deve ser baixado como dependência com o comando

npm install child_process

ou caso de errado com esta instalação, de uma olhada no repositório https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html.

Após isso baixe também a dependência do request:

npm install request

feito isso só declare as constantes:

const request = require('request') const exc = require('child_process').exec

Espero que ajude!