Nightmare
Dev tools
browser automation
SHOW HN2014
429points
70comments
#20of 2,272 in 2014
Top 1%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 14 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 3 for, 5 againstExecution: 2 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, easy to use API
From 3 comments
I've been wanting to programmatically get my transaction details from my bank for a while. I knew about phantomJS but never got around to trying it out. When I saw this I decided…
resu_nimda on HNI currently only have experience using CasperJS which also wraps-around PhantomJS. This has different goals (simpler) and therefore a simpler API, though. The use case at Segment…
thathonkey on HNVery nice!
niix on HN
Polished, attractive website design
From 3 comments
Looks like an interesting library. I have no use for it right now but maybe one day. Definitely can see why this would be useful for some people though. Their website has some…
ryanackley on HNExtra points for page design!
brickmort on HNInteresting background... creepy is good.
oldboyFX on HN
Objections
PhantomJS is based on old WebKit and crashes frequently
From 2 comments
PhantomJS 1.9.7 is based on an ancient version of WebKit that lacks ES5 functions like Function.prototype.bind. It also crashes pretty frequently.
ivank on HNI can absolutely concur that it crashes frequently. I have high hopes v2 fixes this. Most of the crashes are due to WebKit bugs that have since been resolved in QT5.
baudehlo on HN
Examples in README and docs did not run initially; errors are unclear
From 2 comments
Even after substituting the fancy ampersands on your homepage, and requiring nightmare your example still does not run: ``` var Nightmare = require('nightmare'); new Nightmare()…
tucosan on HNI've been wanting to programmatically get my transaction details from my bank for a while. I knew about phantomJS but never got around to trying it out. When I saw this I decided…
resu_nimda on HN
Site does not explain what browser automation is
From 1 comment
It's a polished website... and I know what javascript is, but they didn't do a good job of explaining what it is. Browser automation? Is this a test suite of some sort, something…
NoMoreNicksLeft on HN
Requests
Proxy support for changing source IP
From 1 comment
I'm building a bot using this, any idea of proxies i can use to change the source ip's and how i can use it with a proxy?
henrygrew on HN
Way to query the DOM and check results
From 1 comment
so... how does one query the DOM? It looks it has been left out of the api. Does this mean that Nightmare is only able to do brainless automation without checking browser results?
fimdomeio on HN
Pass PhantomJS command line options such as ssl-protocol
From 1 comment
Fantastic easy tool! There is a way to pass phantomjs command line options (eg. --ssl-protocol=X ) through nightmarejs?
tuxone on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Nightwatch, Selenium, CasperJS, or ZombieJS
From 3 comments
How is it different from http://nightwatchjs.org/ ?
ankit84 on HNAs someone entirely unfamiliar with both Nightmare and PhantomJS, what is the typical use case? It isn't obvious to me from the examples or FAQs. Why prefer these over something…
SnowProblem on HNDoes anyone know how this compares to zombie js? I'm new to headless browser testing so apologies if question isn't relevant
nstart on HN
How to install on Ubuntu and run scripts
From 1 comment
I use Ubuntu Linux, and I've got PhantomJS installed. Whether I use Nightmare, Nightmarejs, or Phantomjs on the command line this is what I get: ReferenceError: Can't find…
thinkvitamin on HN
Alternatives named
CasperJS
From 2 comments
I'm using casper now but this seems like it may be even easier.
wehadfun on HNYeah, there's a ton of "easier to use" libraries atop Phantom. CasperJS is by far the most recognized and community-backed. Not sure what value all of these others provide.
meritt on HN
Selenium
From 2 comments
the problem with Phantom.js is that compared to an actual browser it still falls short. I've given up on Phantom.js all together because it is actually not a true replacement for…
curiously on HNNightwatch runs against Selenium, Nightmare uses Phantom.js With Selenium you have full cross browser support, while Phantom is Webkit based.
JoeAcchino on HN
Nightwatch.js
From 1 comment
How is it different from http://nightwatchjs.org/ ?
ankit84 on HN
DalekJS
From 1 comment
Looks like DalekJS (http://dalekjs.com/)
mknittig on HN
ZombieJS
From 1 comment
Does anyone know how this compares to zombie js? I'm new to headless browser testing so apologies if question isn't relevant
nstart on HN