PhantomJS wrapper for .NET (C#) Run javascript from .NET code

features

• Execute javascript, load & render HTML pages with PhantomJS tool (headless browser) from .NET application. Useful for executing javascript code on server-side in real web context.
• Wrapper provides .NET API for:
  • running PhantomJS process (from a file or just javascript code string)
  • setting input data through stdin with .NET Stream
  • reading result (text or binary) from stdout into .NET Stream
  • events for handling console log and js errors
• Easy to use: just install NReco.PhantomJS nuget package
• Usage examples (C#):
  • ReadConsoleLog:
    • how to pass arguments from C# code (and get them in javascript code)
    • how to read console.log in C# code (produced by javascript code)
  • StdinStdout:
    • how to provide input from C# Stream into javascript code
    • how to read stdout into C# Stream from javascript code
    • execute rasterize.js from C# code
  • SvgBatch (commercial package only):
    • how to convert several SVG (or HTML) files to image (PNG,JPG,PDF) with one PhantomJS call
    • how to convert a lot of SVG files with several PhantomJS processes with 100% CPU utilization
  • RenderPdf (commercial package only):
    • implements sample HTML-to-PDF converter that uses PhantomJS for rendering web page to PDF file
    • supports various PDF generation options: page size, orientation, margin, header/footer with page numbering
• Looking for specialized HTML to PDF converter? Try NReco.PdfGenerator

download and pricing

quick purchase process

• 1 Choose a package
• 2 Pay online
• 3 Download the package

how to use

1. Install NReco.PhantomJS nuget package
2. Execute javascript with one line of C# code:

   var phantomJS = new PhantomJS();
   phantomJS.OutputReceived += (sender, e) => {
   	Console.WriteLine("PhantomJS output: {0}", e.Data);
   };
   phantomJS.RunScript("for (var i=0; i<10; i++) console.log('hello from js '+i); phantom.exit();", null);
   

3. That's all! Next steps:
   • Explore online API documentation
   • Download usage examples

online PhantomJS demo

var system = require('system');
var page = require('webpage').create();
page.open(system.args[1], function(status) {
	var divCount = page.evaluate(function() {
		return document.getElementsByTagName('DIV').length;
	});
	console.log(divCount); phantom.exit();
});

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