webdriver

npmv9.31.7TypeScript

A Node.js bindings implementation for the W3C WebDriver and Mobile JSONWire Protocol

Adopt with care

webdriver is usable, with caveats. Pulls in 70 transitive packages, about 22 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

?Adoption: grade ?, Not reported by this registry.
No download data reported for this package yet.
AMaintenance: grade A, Excellent.
Last published 2 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.
DWeight: grade D, Poor — a real concern.
Pulls in 70 transitive packages, about 22 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).
ASupply chain: grade A, Excellent.
No install scripts, 3 maintainers, and a contained dependency surface.
ALicense: grade A, Excellent.
MIT — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.

Install cost

What you actually take on by adding webdriver to a project.

Direct dependencies

Runtime packages this one declares itself.

Total installed

Distinct packages in the full runtime tree, deduplicated the way a package manager would.

22 MB

Install size

Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.

Tree depth

Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.

Part of this dependency tree has not been crawled yet, so these figures are a lower bound rather than a final total.

Licenses in the dependency tree

(MIT OR CC0-1.0)Apache-2.0BSD-3-ClauseBlueOak-1.0.0ISCMIT

Every license you inherit by installing webdriver, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.

Compatibility

Node.js: node >=18.20.0
Module format: ESM + CommonJS
TypeScript: Types included
Install scripts: None

Quick start

A usage example from the webdriver README.

jsFull README ↗

import WebDriver from 'webdriver';

const client = await WebDriver.newSession({
    path: '/',
    capabilities: { browserName: 'firefox' }
})

await client.navigateTo('https://www.google.com/ncr')

const searchInput = await client.findElement('css selector', '#lst-ib')
await client.elementSendKeys(searchInput['element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf'], 'WebDriver')

const searchBtn = await client.findElement('css selector', 'input[value="Google Search"]')
await client.elementClick(searchBtn['element-6066-11e4-a52e-4f735466cecf'])

Example truncated — see the full README.

webdriver vs the alternatives

Packages solving a similar problem in the npm ecosystem, compared on the signals that drive an adoption decision.

Package	Dependents	License	Last release
webdriverthis page	1	MIT	2 days ago
webdriverio	3	MIT	14 hours ago
@wdio/repl	1	MIT	15 hours ago
@wdio/types	5	MIT	17 hours ago
@wdio/utils	3	MIT	15 hours ago
@wdio/config	2	MIT	15 hours ago

Dependencies

Declared by webdriver v9.31.7. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Runtime (11)

@types/node ^20.1.0 @types/ws ^8.5.3 @wdio/config 9.31.7 @wdio/logger 9.29.1 @wdio/protocols 9.31.5 @wdio/types 9.31.2 @wdio/utils 9.31.7deepmerge-ts ^8.0.0https-proxy-agent ^7.0.6 undici ^6.27.0ws ^8.21.0

Used by

Popular packages that depend on webdriver.

webdriverionpm

Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js

↓ 0/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MITTS

Relationship graph

Dependencies (left) and dependents (right) of webdriver.

webdriver dependencies dependents

Frequently installed together

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↓ 112.9M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MITTS

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↓ 24.1M/wk◈ 5 dependents⚖ MITTS

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↓ 1M/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT

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↓ 0/wk◈ 2 dependents⚖ (MIT OR GPL-3.0-or-later)TS

lodash.clonedeepnpm

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↓ 0/wk◈ 4 dependents⚖ MIT

@types/sinonjs__fake-timersnpm

TypeScript definitions for @sinonjs/fake-timers

↓ 0/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MITTS

@wdio/typesnpm

Utility package providing type information for a variety of WebdriverIO interfaces

↓ 0/wk◈ 5 dependents⚖ MITTS

@wdio/utilsnpm

A WDIO helper utility to provide several utility functions used across the project.

↓ 0/wk◈ 3 dependents⚖ MITTS

css-valuenpm

CSS value parser

↓ 0/wk◈ 1 dependents

resqnpm

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↓ 0/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MIT

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↓ 0/wk◈ 1 dependents⚖ MITTS

Release history

50 releases in the last two years, typically about 8 days apart.

Recent versions of webdriver
Version	Published	Size	License
9.31.7latest	2 days ago	410 KB	MIT
9.31.6	3 days ago	410 KB	MIT
9.31.5	11 days ago	410 KB	MIT
9.31.4	13 days ago	410 KB	MIT
9.31.2	20 days ago	409 KB	MIT
9.31.1	22 days ago	409 KB	MIT
9.30.1	1 month ago	409 KB	MIT
9.30.0	1 month ago	405 KB	MIT
9.29.1	2 months ago	406 KB	MIT
9.29.0	2 months ago	406 KB	MIT
9.28.0	3 months ago	406 KB	MIT
9.27.2	3 months ago	399 KB	MIT
9.27.1	4 months ago	402 KB	MIT
9.27.0	5 months ago	349 KB	MIT
9.26.1	5 months ago	349 KB	MIT

Overview

webdriver is an npm package that a Node.js bindings implementation for the W3C WebDriver and Mobile JSONWire Protocol. It has 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 9.31.7, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need a Node.js bindings implementation for the W3C WebDriver and Mobile JSONWire Protocol and value a focused solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

Ships TypeScript type definitions.
Clear open-source license (MIT).

Cons

No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.

Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.

Maintainers

christian-bromann wdio-user wswebcreation-nl

Keywords

webdriver

Frequently asked questions

Should I use webdriver?

webdriver is usable, with caveats. Pulls in 70 transitive packages, about 22 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).

How do I install webdriver?

Run `npm install webdriver` to add webdriver to your npm project.

How many dependencies does webdriver have?

webdriver declares 11 direct dependencies and pulls in 70 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved totalling about 22 MB on disk.

What license is webdriver released under?

webdriver is distributed under the MIT license. Its dependency tree also includes: (MIT OR CC0-1.0), Apache-2.0, BSD-3-Clause, BlueOak-1.0.0, ISC, MIT.

How popular is webdriver?

npm does not publish download counts. Within PackageGraph's crawl, 1 known packages depend on webdriver.

Is webdriver still maintained?

The most recent release of webdriver (v9.31.7) was published 2 days ago.

Does webdriver run install scripts?

No. webdriver does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.