Hey everyone! I’m working on a project in V and I need to use a headless browser. Does anyone know if there’s a good solution for this?
I’ve been searching around but haven’t found much info specific to V. I’m wondering if there’s anything like Puppeteer or Selenium that works well with V.
Has anyone here used a headless browser in their V projects? If so, what did you use and how was your experience? Any tips or recommendations would be super helpful!
I’m mainly looking to do some web scraping and automated testing, so something that can handle JavaScript and interact with web pages would be ideal. Thanks in advance for any advice!
hey, i’ve been messing around with v and headless browsers too. haven’t found a perfect solution yet, but i’ve had some luck using the v/vex library to run shell commands. you could try using it to control headless chrome or firefox from the command line. might not be as smooth as puppeteer, but it gets the job done for basic scraping
While V doesn’t have a built-in headless browser solution yet, I’ve had success using C interop to leverage existing tools. In my projects, I’ve wrapped Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) in C and called it from V. It takes some setup, but it’s quite powerful once you get it working.
The key is to create C bindings for the CEF functions you need, then use V’s foreign function interface to call them. It’s not as seamless as Puppeteer, but it gets the job done for web scraping and testing.
Performance has been solid in my experience. The main challenge was the initial integration, but once that was sorted, it’s been smooth sailing. If you’re comfortable with some lower-level work, this approach could be a good solution for your needs.
I’ve been experimenting with headless browser solutions in V recently, and while there’s no direct equivalent to Puppeteer or Selenium, I found a workaround that might help. I’ve had success using V’s FFI (Foreign Function Interface) to interact with WebKit’s GTK port. It requires some setup and C knowledge, but it’s quite powerful once configured.
The key is to create V bindings for the WebKitGTK API functions you need. Then you can use these to control a headless WebKit instance from your V code. It’s not as user-friendly as Puppeteer, but it handles JavaScript well and can interact with web pages effectively.
Performance has been decent in my testing. The main challenge was the initial integration, but it’s been reliable for both web scraping and automated testing tasks. If you’re willing to put in some time on the setup, this approach could work well for your project.