I meant interactive control of phantom.js via child_process (not issuing just one command by supplying argv when it start) is it possible?
On Saturday, 25 January 2014 02:14:49 UTC+4, Alexey Petrushin wrote: > > > I have no problem using phantom as a child process ... > > How do you control it? Does it support commands issued via stout or > somehow else? > > On Saturday, 25 January 2014 00:11:47 UTC+4, Mark Hahn wrote: >> >> I have no problem using phantom as a child process. You can communicate >> with it while it is running. I would imagine one could write a module to >> make the interaction quite transparent. >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 9:02 AM, // ravi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Jan 24, 2014, at 11:30 AM, Alexey Petrushin <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > PhantomJS ... >>> >>> But does it works with node.js? I heard it needs to maintain its own >>> control over the loop. >>> >>> >>> >>> IIUC it does not integrate with NodeJS for the reason you mention: >>> control over the loop. Here’s the section from the FAQ: >>> >>> http://phantomjs.org/faq.html >>> >>> Q: Why is PhantomJS not written as Node.js module? >>> >>> A: The short answer: "No one can serve two masters." >>> >>> A longer explanation is as follows. >>> >>> As of now, it is technically very challenging to do so. >>> >>> Every Node.js module is essentially "a slave" to the core of Node.js, >>> i.e. "the master". In its current state, PhantomJS (and its included >>> WebKit) needs to have the full control (in a synchronous matter) over >>> everything: event loop, network stack, and JavaScript execution. >>> >>> If the intention is just about using PhantomJS right from a script >>> running within Node.js, such a "loose binding" can be achieved by launching >>> a PhantomJS process and interact with it. >>> >>> >>> >>> —ravi >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
