Meziantou.FrameworkCommand-line tool
editThe Meziantou.Framework.WebPlatform.Playwright.Tool .NET tool runs a Playwright server whose browser is this engine, without writing code. Install it:
dotnet tool install --global Meziantou.Framework.WebPlatform.Playwright.ToolStart a server on port 3000 whose pages can load any URL:
Meziantou.Framework.WebPlatform.Playwright.Tool --port 3000 --allow-networkThe server prints its endpoint (Listening on ws://127.0.0.1:3000/) and runs until Ctrl+C. Connect a Playwright client to it with BrowserType.ConnectAsync("ws://127.0.0.1:3000/") in .NET, or browserType.connect() in Node.js, as in Hosting the server. The clients must use the version of Playwright of the server, which the help shows.
Options
| Option | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
--host | 127.0.0.1 | The address to listen on (0.0.0.0 accepts remote clients) |
--port | 0 (a free port) | The port to listen on |
--path | / | The path of the WebSocket endpoint |
--allow-network | off | The pages can load the documents and the resources of any URL |
--system-fonts | off | The pages can use the fonts installed on the machine |
--browser-name | chromium | The name of the browser reported to the clients (chromium, firefox or webkit) |
--allow-any-client-version | off | Accepts the clients of another version of Playwright |
The command reference lists them with the help of the tool.
Without --allow-network, the pages only use the content of page.setContent() and the responses of the routes (page.route()). The scripts of the pages run in the process of the server: connect trusted clients only, and load trusted pages only.