Provided by: libfirefox-marionette-perl_1.22-1_all 
NAME
Firefox::Marionette::Profile - Represents a prefs.js Firefox Profile
VERSION
Version 1.22
SYNOPSIS
use Firefox::Marionette();
use v5.10;
my $profile = Firefox::Marionette::Profile->new();
$profile->set_value('browser.startup.homepage', 'https://duckduckgo.com');
my $firefox = Firefox::Marionette->new(profile => $profile);
$firefox->quit();
foreach my $profile_name (Firefox::Marionette::Profile->names()) {
# start firefox using a specific existing profile
$firefox = Firefox::Marionette->new(profile_name => $profile_name);
$firefox->quit();
# OR start a new browser with a copy of a specific existing profile
$profile = Firefox::Marionette::Profile->existing($profile_name);
$firefox = Firefox::Marionette->new(profile => $profile);
$firefox->quit();
}
DESCRIPTION
This module handles the implementation of a "prefs.js" Firefox Profile
SUBROUTINES/METHODS
ANY_PORT
returns the port number for Firefox to listen on any port (0).
new
returns a new profile.
names
returns a list of existing profile names that this module can discover on the filesystem.
default_name
returns the default profile name.
directory
accepts a profile name and returns the directory path that contains the "prefs.js" file.
download_directory
accepts a directory path that will contain downloaded files. Returns the previous value for download
directory.
existing
accepts a profile name and returns a profile object for that specified profile name.
parse
accepts a path as the parameter. This path should be to a "prefs.js" file. Parses the file and returns
it as a profile.
parse_by_handle
accepts a filehandle as the parameter to a "prefs.js" file. Parses the file and returns it as a profile.
path
accepts a profile name and returns the corresponding path to the "prefs.js" file.
profile_ini_directory
returns the base directory for profiles.
save
accepts a path as the parameter. Saves the current profile to this location.
as_string
returns the contents of current profile as a string.
get_value
accepts a key name (such as "browser.startup.homepage") and returns the value of the key from the
profile.
set_value
accepts a key name (such as "browser.startup.homepage") and a value (such as "https://duckduckgo.com")
and sets this value in the profile. It returns itself to aid in chaining methods
clear_value
accepts a key name (such as "browser.startup.homepage") and removes the key from the profile. It returns
the old value of the key (if any).
DIAGNOSTICS
"Failed to execute getpwuid for %s:%s"
The module was unable to to execute "getpwuid" in perlfunc. This is probably a bug in this module's
logic. Please report as described in the BUGS AND LIMITATIONS section below.
"Failed to open '%s' for writing:%s"
The module was unable to open the named file. Maybe your disk is full or the file permissions need
to be changed?
"Failed to write to '%s':%s"
The module was unable to write to the named file. Maybe your disk is full?
"Failed to close '%s':%s"
The module was unable to close a handle to the named file. Something is seriously wrong with your
environment.
"Failed to rename '%s' to '%s':%s"
The module was unable to rename the named file to the second file. Something is seriously wrong with
your environment.
"Failed to open '%s' for reading:%s"
The module was unable to open the named file. Maybe your disk is full or the file permissions need
to be changed?
"Failed to parse line '%s'"
The module was unable to parse the line for a Firefox prefs.js configuration. This is probably a bug
in this module's logic. Please report as described in the BUGS AND LIMITATIONS section below.
CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
Firefox::Marionette::Profile requires no configuration files or environment variables.
DEPENDENCIES
Firefox::Marionette::Profile requires the following non-core Perl modules
• Config::INI::Reader
INCOMPATIBILITIES
None reported.
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
To report a bug, or view the current list of bugs, please visit
<https://github.com/david-dick/firefox-marionette/issues>
AUTHOR
David Dick "<ddick@cpan.org>"
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2021, David Dick "<ddick@cpan.org>". All rights reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
itself. See "perlartistic" in perlartistic.
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