Sitemap to Screenshots

A Node.js script that takes screenshots of URLs listed in a sitemap, either from a URL or a local file, and saves them in a specified directory. The script also handles cookie consent by clicking a provided button (optional).

Features

• Parse sitemaps (both local files and remote URLs)
• Take full-page screenshots of URLs
• Optionally click a cookie consent button (via its unique ID)
• Save screenshots in a user-defined output folder
• Accept customizable viewport resolution for screenshots
• Logs progress and errors in the terminal for better visibility

How to Use

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/sitemap-to-screenshot.git

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the script:

   node sitemap-screenshot.js <URL-of-sitemap>

Parameters

• input: Required. The URL of the sitemap or the path to a local sitemap file.
• --viewport: Optional. Set the resolution for the screenshots (default: 1280x800).
• --output: Optional. The directory where screenshots will be saved (default: screenshots).
• --cookieSelector: Optional. The css selector of the button to click for cookie consent.

Example

node sitemap-screenshot-generator.js https://example.com/sitemap.xml --viewport=1920x1080 --output=./my_screenshots --cookieSelector=cookie-consent-button

This will take screenshots of all pages in the provided sitemap with the specified resolution and save them to the ./my-screenshots folder.

Dependencies

• puppeteer: Used for automating the browser and taking screenshots.
• axios: Used for fetching the sitemap from a remote URL.
• xml2js: Used for parsing the XML sitemap file.
• minimist: Used for parsing command-line arguments.
• is-url: Used to check if the input is a valid URL.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.