/// <summary>
/// Opens a new browser window
/// <para>Note: If changing browser types, all windows opened by the previous type must be closed first</para>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="url">The URL for the window to navigate to</param>
/// <param name="webBrowserType">The type of browser to open (e.g. "IE", "Chrome", "Firefox", "Safari")</param>
/// <param name="closeAllOtherBrowserWindows">If true, all browsers of type webBrowserType will be closed before opening the new window</param>
/// <param name="maximizeWindow">If true, the new window will be maximized if not already</param>
public static BrowserWindow Open(string url, string webBrowserType, bool closeAllOtherBrowserWindows = true, bool maximizeWindow = true)
{
WebBrowserType browserType = ParseBrowserType(webBrowserType);
InitializeAgent(browserType);
if (closeAllOtherBrowserWindows)
{
Agent.CloseAllBrowserWindows();
}
IWebBrowserWindow _browser = Agent.OpenNewBrowser(url);
if (maximizeWindow)
{
_browser.MaximizeBrowserWindow();
}
//hackhack: below waitForDocumentReadyState occasionally raise exception, so catch it then retry to open the browser
try
{
_browser.WaitForDocumentReadyState();
}
catch (WebOperationFailedException)
{
Agent.CloseAllBrowserWindows();
_browser = Agent.OpenNewBrowser(url);
_browser.WaitForDocumentReadyState();
}
//Logger.Instance.LogInfo("Opening a browser window, url: " + url + ", browser type: " + webBrowserType);
//Historian.AddVisistedUrl(url);
return(new BrowserWindow(_browser));
}
