I would like to be able to perform the following actions from outside the browser, for example from a script
'''
Obtain a list of all tabs, and which URL is open
Obtain a list of all firefox windows and which tab is in each and in what order
Obtain a list of firefox running instances
Actions on tabs
Close a tab
Open a new tab and enter URL
move a tab in a window's tab order
move a tab to another window
mute/unmute a tab
make a tab hidden or unhide
pin/unpin a tab
select/unselect a tab
discard a tab
reload a tab
copy tab body or a specific xpath
run a javascript cmdlet, (bookmarklet ? )
Run a function of a script in somethingmonkey
bookmarks
list all bookmarks folder and bookmarks
move a bookmark to another folder
delete a bookmark
create a bookmark
get/change position of a firefox window
close a window/ open a new window
list installed addons
turn an addon on or off
'''
I would love to be able to write script, from outside firefox, and do these actions
I have found about the remote debugger, but I can't figure out if it's only for debugging firefox on android via adb ? Or can I use that directly from a script ?
https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/about_colon_debugging/index.html#connecting-over-the-network
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox_OS/Remote_Control
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/CommandLineOptions
devtools.debugger.remote-enabled
-start-debugger-server
?
Is any of this possible ?
thanks !
Can you please make those into a list?
Yes that is likely possible. Firefox uses SQL databases, json files, and more complex stuff to store all its data.
Reading data is possible but complex. Opening windows is done via CLI interface. Moving the windows is part of your compositor and not Firefox, like KWin on KDE.
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Thanks for your time haha
Oops it looked fine when I posted. And I won't be back at my computer for quite a while.
It is a series of basic browser function. Mostly list tabs, read tab url, move tab, close tab.
It might help to know what exactly you're trying to do. Are you trying to automate something? Buy stonks? Download porn? Click ads?
There might be better solutions than automating a browser.
Control basic browser fonction from console and scripts.
Example, move all tab where url contains testpattern1 to new window. Imagine a sinple example like that for all the listed functions.
It only looked ok in the textarea you wrote it in, but the format was wrong.
You have a few options:
Blank
Lines
For paragraphs
Double spaces
At end of lines
If you don't want paragraphs
It looked like you were trying to use code formatting which is three backticks, but you used single quotes. This is a backtick: `