WebDriverDownloader 1.0.0

dotnet add package WebDriverDownloader --version 1.0.0
NuGet\Install-Package WebDriverDownloader -Version 1.0.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="WebDriverDownloader" Version="1.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add WebDriverDownloader --version 1.0.0
#r "nuget: WebDriverDownloader, 1.0.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install WebDriverDownloader as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=WebDriverDownloader&version=1.0.0

// Install WebDriverDownloader as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=WebDriverDownloader&version=1.0.0

Webdriver Downloader

Sick of having to update your webdriver each time there is a new version of your favorite web browser? This lib is for you.

🎯 Goal

  • Download a supported driver for your web browser version.

⚙ Features

  • Detect your installed browser version and download the latest driver supporting it.
  • Allow you to force the download of a new driver.
  • Support driver options.

✔️ Supported web browsers

Browser Supported
Google Chrome ✔️
Microsoft Edge ✔️

📗 How to use it?

The lib has 3 primary functions:

  • GetChromeDriver: download (if necessary) and return the chromedriver for your version of Google Chrome.
  • GetEdgeDriver: download (if necessary) and return the msedgedriver for your version of Microsoft Edge.
  • GetAvailableBrowserWebDriver: call GetChromeDriver first, then GetEdgeDriver is an issue occured with GetChromeDriver.

Additionally, there are two functions to download the drivers:

  • DownloadEdgeDriver
  • DownloadChromeDriver They are not needed if you use the primary functions above.

Bellow is a sample code getting using GetAvailableBrowserWebDriver:

	Console.WriteLine("WebDriver downloader started");
	string[] arguments = new[] { "--log-level=3" };

	WebDriverDownloader wdd = new WebDriverDownloader();
	IWebDriver driver = await wdd.GetAvailableBrowserWebDriver(arguments);

	Console.WriteLine("Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge should be opened. Press a key to quit.");
	Console.ReadKey();
	driver.Quit();
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net7.0-windows7.0 is compatible.  net8.0-windows was computed. 
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1.0.0 284 12/17/2022