Selenium Browser Automation Skill#

This skill provides comprehensive browser automation capabilities using Selenium WebDriver.

Quick Start#

Basic form filling example:

python

# Fill and submit a form
python scripts/form_filler.py --url https://example.com/login --username testuser --password testpass

Web scraping example:

python

# Extract data from a webpage
python scripts/web_scraper.py --url https://example.com/data --output results.csv

Installation Requirements#

Before using this skill, install the required dependencies:

bash

pip install selenium webdriver-manager beautifulsoup4 pandas

Supported Browsers#

• Chrome: Full support with ChromeDriver
• Firefox: Full support with GeckoDriver
• Edge: Full support with EdgeDriver
• Safari: Limited support (macOS only)

Core Scripts#

Form Filling ( scripts/form_filler.py)#

Automatically fill forms and submit data:

python

python scripts/form_filler.py --url https://example.com/login --username testuser --password testpass
python scripts/form_filler.py --url https://example.com/contact --name "John Doe" --email "john@example.com" --message "Hello"

Web Scraper ( scripts/web_scraper.py)#

Extract data from web pages:

python

python scripts/web_scraper.py --url https://example.com/products --output products.csv
python scripts/web_scraper.py --url https://example.com/news --output news.json --format json

UI Tester ( scripts/ui_tester.py)#

Perform UI testing and validation:

python

python scripts/ui_tester.py --url https://example.com --element "login-button" --action click
python scripts/ui_tester.py --url https://example.com --element "username" --action type --text "testuser"

Usage Examples#

See examples/ for comprehensive examples including:

• Form filling with various input types
• Web scraping with pagination
• UI testing workflows
• Error handling and retries
• Browser configuration options

Browser Configuration#

The scripts support various browser configurations:

• Headless mode for background automation
• Different viewport sizes
• Custom user agents
• Proxy support
• Download directory configuration

Error Handling#

Comprehensive error handling for:

• Element not found
• Page load timeouts
• Network issues
• Browser crashes
• Form validation errors

Advanced Features#

• Wait strategies: Explicit waits, implicit waits, fluent waits
• Element locators: ID, CSS selectors, XPath, name, class
• JavaScript execution: Run custom JavaScript in browser
• File uploads: Handle file input fields
• Cookies management: Get, set, and manage cookies
• Screenshots: Capture full page or element screenshots

Integration with Other Skills#

This skill can be combined with:

• browser-opener: Open browsers programmatically
• data-processing: Process scraped data
• file-operations: Save and manage output files