Browser Automation with Puppeteer

This repository contains scripts to automate browser tasks using Puppeteer. The scripts cover a variety of use cases including generating screenshots, creating PDFs, and reuse browser sessions.

Overview

Scripts

1. index.mjs

   • Purpose: Fetch GitHub yearly contributions, inject custom HTML, and capture a screenshot.
   • Usage:
     • Navigates to a GitHub profile.
     • Extracts yearly contributions.
     • Injects a custom HTML snippet.
     • Captures a full-page screenshot including the custom content.
     • Returns the HTML content with the screenshot embedded.

2. pdfMaker.js

   • Purpose: Generate a PDF from a web page with a custom header.
   • Usage:
     • Navigates to Hacker News.
     • Adds a custom header to the page.
     • Generates a PDF of the page.

3. sessionManager.js

   • Purpose: Reuse browser sessions and take screenshots of specific web pages.
   • Usage:
     • Connects to or launches a new Puppeteer browser session.
     • Captures screenshots of Hacker News and a GitHub profile.
     • Saves the screenshots locally.

4. screenshotMaker.js

   • Purpose: Capture a screenshot of a web page.
   • Usage:
     • Navigates to Hacker News.
     • Captures and saves a screenshot of the page.