What is replica of this java code "setExperimentalOption" in ruby to open chrome browser with 'useAutomationExtension' as false

Question

The below java code works fine in my machine to disable automation extension. How I can write a replica of this code in ruby

Java

   ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
   options.setExperimentalOption("useAutomationExtension", false);

In Watir Ruby this code doesn't work

Watir::Browser.new(:chrome, :switches => %w[--disable-popup-blocking  --disable-extensions --disable-infobars] )

Gijs P · Answer 1 · 2018-03-07T14:17:00.500

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You should be able to pass them along with args: See the update of Watir 6.6: http://watir.com/watir-6-6/ In short:

Watir::Browser.new :chrome, options: {args: %w[--disable-popup-blocking  --disable-extensions --disable-infobars]}

This is how I like to start the browser keeping all options variable.

browser_name = ENV['BROWSER'] || 'chrome'
settings = {}
if ENV['DEVICE'] == 'remote'
  settings[:url] = 'http://selenium__standalone-chrome:4444/wd/hub/'
end

if browser_name == 'chrome'
  args = ['--ignore-certificate-errors', '--disable-popup-blocking', '--disable-translate', '--use-fake-device-for-media-stream', '--use-fake-ui-for-media-stream']
  settings[:options] = {args: args}
end

Watir::Browser.new browser_name.to_sym, settings

edited Mar 07 '18 at 14:17

answered Mar 07 '18 at 14:08

Gijs P

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I used the code you provided but I am getting the below pop up everytime the scrip open the browser.How I can avoid showing this pop up."Failed to load extension from :C:\users\\AppData\Local\Temp\scoped_dir14148_503\internal.Loading of unpacked extensions is disabled by the administrator". – Apzal Bahin Mar 08 '18 at 05:35
settings = {} args = ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-notifications', '--disable-infobars','--disable-extensions','--disable-popup-blocking'] settings[:options] = {args: args} Watir::Browser.new :chrome, settings – Apzal Bahin Mar 08 '18 at 08:13
is there any solution? – Apzal Bahin Mar 08 '18 at 17:43
This article goes into that problem: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43571119/loading-of-unpacked-extensions-is-disabled-by-the-administrator?rq=1 To me it seems that your laptop is moderated by somenoe else, causing you not to be allowed to start the browser with these capabilities. – Gijs P Mar 08 '18 at 22:39
Thank You.I have tried all possibility.I can only ask the IT team to lookinto the installation of chrome. – Apzal Bahin Mar 09 '18 at 10:03

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '18 at 14:55

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Maybe try passing it as a raw option:

b = Watir::Browser.new :chrome, options: {options: {'useAutomationExtension' => false}}

answered Mar 09 '18 at 14:55

Justin Ko

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 09 '18 at 12:02

I found the root cause which is not allowing the script to run.

I navigated to below path in "regedit" and deleted the "ExtensionInstallBlacklist" folder but this is a temporary solution the registry will be auto created in some time.

Path: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallBlacklist”

What is replica of this java code "setExperimentalOption" in ruby to open chrome browser with 'useAutomationExtension' as false

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