Struct Browser

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pub struct Browser { /* private fields */ }

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Browser represents a browser instance.

A Browser is created when you call BrowserType::launch(). It provides methods to create browser contexts and pages.

§Example

use playwright_core::protocol::Playwright;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let playwright = Playwright::launch().await?;
    let chromium = playwright.chromium();

    // Launch browser and get info
    let browser = chromium.launch().await?;
    println!("Browser: {} version {}", browser.name(), browser.version());

    // Create and use contexts and pages
    let context = browser.new_context().await?;
    let page = context.new_page().await?;

    // Convenience: create page directly (auto-creates default context)
    let page2 = browser.new_page().await?;

    // Cleanup
    browser.close().await?;
    Ok(())
}

See: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browser

Implementations§

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impl Browser

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pub fn new( parent: Arc<dyn ChannelOwner>, type_name: String, guid: Arc<str>, initializer: Value, ) -> Result<Browser, Error>

Creates a new Browser from protocol initialization

This is called by the object factory when the server sends a __create__ message for a Browser object.

§Arguments

parent - The parent BrowserType object
type_name - The protocol type name (“Browser”)
guid - The unique identifier for this browser instance
initializer - The initialization data from the server

§Errors

Returns error if initializer is missing required fields (version, name)

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pub fn version(&self) -> &str

Returns the browser version string.

See: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browser#browser-version

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pub fn name(&self) -> &str

Returns the browser name (e.g., “chromium”, “firefox”, “webkit”).

See: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browser#browser-name

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pub async fn new_context(&self) -> Result<BrowserContext, Error>

Creates a new browser context.

A browser context is an isolated session within the browser instance, similar to an incognito profile. Each context has its own cookies, cache, and local storage.

§Errors

Returns error if:

Browser has been closed
Communication with browser process fails

See: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browser#browser-new-context

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pub async fn new_context_with_options( &self, options: BrowserContextOptions, ) -> Result<BrowserContext, Error>

Creates a new browser context with custom options.

A browser context is an isolated session within the browser instance, similar to an incognito profile. Each context has its own cookies, cache, and local storage.

This method allows customizing viewport, user agent, locale, timezone, and other settings.

§Errors

Returns error if:

Browser has been closed
Communication with browser process fails
Invalid options provided

See: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browser#browser-new-context

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pub async fn new_page(&self) -> Result<Page, Error>

Creates a new page in a new browser context.

This is a convenience method that creates a default context and then creates a page in it. This is equivalent to calling browser.new_context().await?.new_page().await?.

The created context is not directly accessible, but will be cleaned up when the page is closed.