Helper function to login and persist session when using playwright
npm install playwright-loginHelper function to login and persist session when using playwright
``typescript`
export function restoreLoginContext(options: {
browser: Browser
storageFile: string
url: string // of the home page or login page
waitUntil?: 'load' | 'domcontentloaded' | 'networkidle'
shouldLogin: (page: Page) => Promise
login: (page: Page) => Promise
}): Promise
`typescript
let username = process.env.USERNAME!
let password = process.env.PASSWORD!
let browser = await chromium.launch()
let page = await restoreLoginContext({
browser,
storageFile: 'browserState.json',
url: 'https://example.net/login',
shouldLogin: (page: Page) =>
page.evaluate(() => !!document.querySelector('#loginform')),
login: async page => {
await page.fill('#loginform [name="username"]', username)
await page.fill('#loginform [name="password"]', password)
await Promise.all([
page.click('#loginform [type="submit"]'),
page.waitForNavigation(),
])
},
})
await page.evaluate(() => {
// perform further operations that is only accessible after login
})
``
Details refers to example/demo.ts
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