# webdriver_auto_update
A tool for managing ChromeDriver downloads and updates
## Features
- Automatically downloads the latest stable version of ChromeDriver.
- Compares the local ChromeDriver version with the latest online version.
- Updates ChromeDriver to the latest version if necessary.
- Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
## Getting Started
### Pre-requisites:
1. Python 3
2. Download Google Chrome
3. pip install selenium
4. Additional required packages listed in `requirements.txt`.
### Installation (Option 1)
Clone this repository from GitHub
```
git clone https://github.com/competencytestlvl/webdriver_auto_update.git
```
### Installation (Option 2)
Install the required package from PyPI:
```
pip install webdriver-auto-update
```
### Usage
1. Navigate to the directory where you've cloned or downloaded the repository
2. Run the following example:
```
from webdriver_auto_update.chrome_app_utils import ChromeAppUtils
from webdriver_auto_update.webdriver_manager import WebDriverManager
# Using ChromeAppUtils to inspect Chrome application version
chrome_app_utils = ChromeAppUtils()
chrome_app_version = chrome_app_utils.get_chrome_version()
print("Chrome application version: ", chrome_app_version)
# Target directory to store chromedriver
driver_directory = "/path/to/driver/directory"
# Create an instance of WebDriverManager
driver_manager = WebDriverManager(driver_directory)
# Call the main method to manage chromedriver
driver_manager.main()
```
### Note
- The objective of this program is to reduce redundancy of searching and downloading the updated version of chrome driver to the OpenSource community.
- Intended to be used in Selenium projects, browser testing or web automation.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or want to add new features, feel free to submit a pull request or reach out to me.
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