getChromeProfile function

Get Chrome profile.

getChromeProfile

A utility function to get a Chrome profile.

getChromeProfile(dataDir, profileDir)

Arguments

• dataDir: Specifies the user data directory, which is where the browser will look for all of its state.
• profileDir: Selects directory of profile to associate with the first browser launched.

Detail

A chrome profile directory is passed as an extraCapability. The data dir has a number of default locations

• Windows XP: Google Chrome: C:/Documents and Settings/%USERNAME%/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/User Data
• Windows 8 or 7 or Vista: Google Chrome: C:/Users/%USERNAME%/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data
• Mac OS X: Google Chrome: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome
• Linux: Google Chrome: ~/.config/google-chrome

The profile directory is contained in the user directory and by default is named "Default"

Examples

## Not run:

# example from windows using a profile directory "Profile 1"
cprof <- getChromeProfile(
  "C:\\Users\\john\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\User Data",
  "Profile 1"
)
remDr <- remoteDriver(browserName = "chrome", extraCapabilities = cprof)
## End(Not run)