Wat Zijn Proxies

In e-mail, proxy servers are used for secure data exchange as well as for collecting e-mails from several e-mail addresses at once. For example, this is how Gmail works, which also allows you to receive e-mails from mail.ru and other e-mail services.

The main scenarios for using a proxy server: bypassing blocking, hiding the real IP, protection of confidential data when connecting to public WiFi access points, interaction with blocked applications, connection to closed portals, forums (which operate only in one country, region).

Selenium is a powerful tool for automating web browsers, and it has various tools and bindings for different programming languages. If you are specifically interested in Selenium tools for JavaScript, you'll likely be working with the Selenium WebDriver bindings for JavaScript. Here are the key components and tools related to using Selenium with JavaScript

WebDriverJS (Selenium WebDriver for JavaScript)

WebDriverJS, also known as selenium-webdriver for JavaScript, is the official Selenium WebDriver binding for JavaScript. It allows you to write automated tests in JavaScript to control web browsers.

You can install WebDriverJS using npm:

npm install selenium-webdriver

Example code snippet using WebDriverJS

const { Builder, By, Key, until } = require('selenium-webdriver');

(async function example() {
  let driver = await new Builder().forBrowser('chrome').build();
  try {
    await driver.get('https://www.example.com');
    await driver.findElement(By.name('q')).sendKeys('webdriver', Key.RETURN);
    await driver.wait(until.titleIs('webdriver - Google Search'), 1000);
  } finally {
    await driver.quit();
  }
})();

Protractor

Protractor is an end-to-end testing framework specifically designed for Angular applications. It uses WebDriverJS internally and extends it to provide additional features for Angular applications.

Protractor can be installed using npm:

npm install -g protractor

Example Protractor configuration file:

exports.config = {
  seleniumAddress: 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub',
  specs: ['example-spec.js']
};

WebdriverIO

WebdriverIO is another popular JavaScript framework for end-to-end testing. It is built on top of WebDriverJS and provides a simplified interface for interacting with browsers.

WebdriverIO can be installed using npm:

npm install webdriverio

Example WebdriverIO test script

const { remote } = require('webdriverio');

(async () => {
    const browser = await remote({
        capabilities: {
            browserName: 'chrome'
        }
    });

    await browser.url('https://www.example.com');
    const title = await browser.getTitle();
    console.log('Title:', title);

    await browser.deleteSession();
})();

Nightwatch.js

Nightwatch.js is a testing framework built on top of WebDriverJS that simplifies the process of writing and executing end-to-end tests.

Nightwatch.js can be installed using npm:

npm install nightwatch

Example Nightwatch.js configuration file

module.exports = {
  'Demo Test': function (browser) {
    browser
      .url('https://www.example.com')
      .waitForElementVisible('body')
      .assert.title('Example Domain')
      .end();
  }
};

To set a proxy on NOX, you can follow these steps:

1. Open NOX Player: Launch the NOX Player application on your computer.

2. Click on the "Menu" icon: Locate the Menu icon, which looks like three horizontal lines, in the top right corner of the NOX Player window. Click on it to open the menu.

3. Select "Settings": From the menu, click on the "Settings" option to open the settings panel.

4. Go to "Advanced Settings": In the settings panel, click on the "Advanced Settings" tab.

5. Scroll down to "Proxy Settings": In the Advanced Settings tab, scroll down to the "Proxy Settings" section.

6. Enable "Use Proxy": To enable the proxy, check the box next to "Use Proxy."

7. Enter the Proxy Address and Port: In the "Proxy Address" field, enter the IP address or hostname of your proxy server. In the "Proxy Port" field, enter the port number of your proxy server.

8. Configure additional settings (optional): If your proxy requires authentication, you can enter the username and password in the "Proxy Username" and "Proxy Password" fields.

9. Save your changes: Click the "Save" button to apply the changes and enable the proxy in NOX Player.

10. Restart NOX Player: After saving the changes, restart the NOX Player for the new proxy settings to take effect.

Please note that using a proxy may affect your internet connection speed and the performance of NOX Player.

If you can't download images in Scrapy:

- Check the image pipeline configuration in settings.py.
- Verify HTTPS compatibility and install the certifi package if necessary.
- Confirm the correctness of XPath or CSS selectors for image URLs.
- Ensure image URLs are in the correct format; log URLs for inspection.
- Handle redirects by setting REDIRECT_ENABLED = True.
- Check and set appropriate HTTP headers in your Scrapy spider.
- Adjust the CONCURRENT_REQUESTS setting to avoid server restrictions.
- Verify correct configuration of the ImagesPipeline.
- Inspect the downloaded images in the specified IMAGES_STORE directory.
- Implement exception handling in your spider to catch download errors.