Puppeteer - Handling Tabs

We can handle tabs in Puppeteer using the below methods −

newPage()

We can open a new tab using this method available in the browser object.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

const p = await browser.newPage()

close()

We can close the tab opened using this method.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

await p.close()

close()

We can close all the tabs opened using this method available in the browser object.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

await browser.close()

To begin, follow Steps 1 to 2 from the Chapter of Basic Test on Puppeteer which are as follows −

Step 1 − Create a new file within the directory where the node_modules folder is created (location where the Puppeteer and Puppeteer core have been installed).

The details on Puppeteer installation is discussed in the Chapter of Puppeteer Installation.

Right-click on the folder where the node_modules folder is created, then click on the New file button.

Node Modules

Step 2 − Enter a filename, say testcase1.js.

Testcase1.JS

Step 3 − Add the below code within the testcase1.js file created.

//adding Puppeteer library
const pt = require('puppeteer')
pt.launch().then(async browser => {
   //browser new page
   const p = await browser.newPage();
   //set viewpoint of browser page
   await p.setViewport({ width: 1000, height: 500 })
   //launch URL
   await p.goto('https://www.tutorialspoint.com/index.htm')
   //capture screenshot
   await p.screenshot({
      path: 'tutorialspoint.png'
   });
   //browser close
   await browser.close()
})

Step 4 − Execute the code with the command given below −

node <filename>

So in our example, we shall run the following command −

node testcase1.js
Tutorialspoint

After the command has been successfully executed, a new file called the tutorialspoint.png gets created within the page directory. It contains the captured screenshot of the page launched in the browser.

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