webdriver.remote to connect back existing browser without open new browser?

[gahhon]

CommonChrome.py

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.wait import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

class ChromeDriver:

    def __init__(self, remote = False):
        driverOtp = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
        driverOtp.add_argument("--start-maximized")
        driverOtp.add_argument("--disable-infobars")
        driverOtp.add_argument("--ignore-certificate-errors")
        driverOtp.add_argument("--disable-extensions")
        driverOtp.add_argument("--disable-gpu")
        driverOtp.add_argument("--log-level=3")
        
        if remote is False:
            self.driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=driverOtp, executable_path=r'chromedriver.exe')
            ch.write("url", self.driver.command_executor._url)
            ch.write("session_id", self.driver.session_id)
            self.switchTab(1)
            self.close()
            self.switchTab(0)
        else:
            sID = ch.get("session_id")
            sURL = ch.get("url")
            
            self.driver = webdriver.Remote(command_executor=sURL, desired_capabilities={})
            self.driver.close()
            self.driver.quit()
            self.driver.session_id = sID
            self.newTab()
            self.switchLastTab()
            
        self.driver.implicitly_wait(30)        
        self.wait = WebDriverWait(self.driver, 30)

Google.py

import CommonChrome as Chrome
import ChromeIni as CI

def google():
    ch = CI.Ini()
    
    sID = ch.get("session_id")
    sURL = ch.get("url")

    if sID is "" or sURL is "":
        driver = Chrome.ChromeDriver()
    else:
        driver = Chrome.ChromeDriver(True)

    driver.redirect("https://www.google.com")

Yahoo.py

import CommonChrome as Chrome
import ChromeIni as CI

def yahoo():
    ch = CI.Ini()
    
    sID = ch.get("session_id")
    sURL = ch.get("url")

    if sID is "" or sURL is "":
        driver = Chrome.ChromeDriver()
    else:
        driver = Chrome.ChromeDriver(True)

    driver.redirect("https://www.yahoo.com")

Execution Scenario: Execute google() then execute yahoo()

Current outcome:

1. New chrome browser is launched and redirect to www.google.com
   
2. New chrome browser is launched, and closed, then attached new tab in 1. browser
   
3. New tab is redirect to www.yahoo.com
   

Expected outcome:

1. New chrome browser is launched and redirect to www.google.com
   
2. New chrome browser is launched and hidden the window, and closed, then attached new tab in 1. browser
   
3. New tab is redirect to www.yahoo.com
   

So how can I launch new browser in hidden mode?
Thanks

[gahhon]

Anyone? hmmm

[metulburr]

So how can I launch new browser in hidden mode?

add this argument

driverOtp.add_argument("--headless")

[gahhon]

So how can I launch new browser in hidden mode?

add this argument

driverOtp.add_argument("--headless")

I did try that, but it didn't work as well.
"--headless" or "--no-startup-window"

My method of trying is,

driverOtp.add_argument("--headless")

then convert them to capabilities and assign to the webdriver.remote
but still not working.

[metulburr]

I did try that, but it didn't work as well.

in what way did it not work?

[gahhon]

I follow this guideline here Set ChromeOption with RemoteDriver
So my code would like like:

sID = ch.get("session_id")
sURL = ch.get("url")

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
## options.add_argument('--headless') or options.add_argument('--no-startup-window')

self.driver = webdriver.Remote(command_executor=sURL, desired_capabilities=options.to_capabilities())
self.driver.close()
self.driver.quit()
self.driver.session_id = sID
self.newTab()
self.switchLastTab()

In both way, they still will launch a new browser window.

[gahhon]

I have resolved the issue, but I am not sure whether is it the quotation issue or not.

driverOtp = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
driverOtp.add_argument('--headless')
driverOtp.add_argument('--disable-gpu')