SideeX JavaScript API is a JS library running on a webpage for recording and playing web browsing behavior. It is the core library of SideeX 2. As opposed to acting as a browser web extension, the API can be directly embedded and used within a webpage via JavaScript.
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@sideex/api/dist/index.bundle.mjs"></script>
<script>
var sideex = new SideeX();
//Then refer to the following code sample 1, 2, or 3 for using SideeX API
</script>
At first, download the SideeX API library via npm:
npm i @sideex/api
Then, import and use the SideeX API as follows:
import { SideeX } from "@sideex/api"
var sideex = new SideeX();
//Then refer to the following code sample 1, 2, or 3 for using SideeX API
sideex.recorder.start();//start recording
/*
Record a command
For example: click at anywhere on the window,
then you get a ClickAt command
*/
sideex.recorder.stop();//stop recording
console.log(sideex.file.command.get(0));//get the first recorded command
sideex.playback.start();//replay the recorded commands
sideex.recorder.start();//start recording
/*
Record a command
For example: click at anywhere on the window,
then you get a ClickAt command
*/
sideex.recorder.stop();//stop recording
console.log(sideex.file.command.get(0));//get the record that you recorded
let jsonString = sideex.file.testSuite.save();//serialize the recorded commands to a JSON string
//save the jsonString on your own
sideex.file.testSuite.load(jsonString);//load the jsonString
sideex.playback.start();//replay the recorded commands
sideex.recorder.start();//start recording
/*
Record a command
For example: click at anywhere on the window,
then you get a ClickAt command
*/
sideex.recorder.stop();//stop recording
console.log(sideex.file.command.get(0));//get the first recorded command
let command = sideex.file.command.get(0);
command.name = "myAction";//rename the command name to "myAction"
console.log(sideex.file.command.get(0));//see the change of the command name
//add a user-defined function for executing "myAction"
sideex.playback.addCustomCommand("myAction", true, (target, value) => {
console.log(target, value);
//define the action here
}
);
sideex.playback.start();//replay the modified recorded commands