Wpf net8 browser and request listeners

[mwpowellhtx]

Hello, I am getting started with Wpf and net8 and wanting a good embedded Chromium browser, came across this one being a strong, vibrant project. I do need to facilitate automating bits of certain pages at runtime, if possible. Also, moreover, and more importantly, if possible, I need to also listen to outgoing requests. Is something like this possible with Cef in general, or CefSharp? Cheers thanks... 🍻

[amaitland]

Hi,

If your new to the project then https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/wiki/General-Usage is a great place to start.

https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/wiki/General-Usage#request-handling should give you some hints on request handling.

If you can provide more details I can probably point you in the direction of a better sample.

[mwpowellhtx]

Sure, great, I will look into those couple of links. Mainly, I want to watch request Urls, whether they were the browser address or not, and parse out some of the arguments for internal use; i.e. probably some page element AJAX REST request going on.

[mwpowellhtx]

Just reviewing some of the getting started notes, dispatch timers, definitely something I'd like to comprehend... but in what context, I am not hundred percent clear from the message loop guidance. Is that within the scope of a Window?

But beyond that, is there a top level "browser" component that I drop into said window? Or rather even that is the base class analog to Window?

[mwpowellhtx]

I am mostly there, at least out of the gate and walking... Arranged window with the browser re: the WPF minimal example. Pretty helpful in getting started.

Next up is to think about how we intercept requests, but before that, working with the DOM if possible. i.e. to inject things like a user login, knowing what those form controls are, and injecting from my WPF widgets.

[amaitland]

Just reviewing some of the getting started notes, dispatch timers, definitely something I'd like to comprehend... but in what context, I am not hundred percent clear from the message loop guidance. Is that within the scope of a Window?

What's your question exactly?

[mwpowellhtx]

Next bit of what I may need is DOM, how to work with it, etc. I have a sense where to find that, but any guidance is also appreciated. Cheers 🍻

[mwpowellhtx]

Wow getting started with CefSharp.Dom, so many direct and indirect extension dependencies, logging, primitives, etc. Lagging a bit for Newtonsoft.Json however 13.0.3 at the time of this entry. I'm surprised there are not any security warnings being raised. Would we be save to upgrade that? If for nothing else, we will probably be using that dependency as well, and do not want to be shackled to 10.

[mwpowellhtx]

Semi DOM related question, but also rooted, I think, in how to host and operate a browser window in a kosher, i.e. non-disposing, manner.

[mwpowellhtx]

Some new observations.

[mwpowellhtx]

Victory! See steps within observations. 🎆 🔥

[amaitland]

Lagging a bit for Newtonsoft.Json however 13.0.3 at the time of this entry. I'm surprised there are not any security warnings being raised. Would we be save to upgrade that? If for nothing else, we will probably be using that dependency as well, and do not want to be shackled to 10.

It's only the minimum version being 10, you should be fine to use 13.