chr-node

Run your NodeJS scripts in Chrome with ease!

Installation

To install the CLI, simply run:

npm install -g chr-node

Usage

To use chr-node, just call it with .ts file you want to run. You'll need a tsconfig file for that.

chr-node runme.ts

You can also run .js files

chr-node runme.js

puppeteer.json

If puppeteer.json exists in the directory from which chr-node is called, it's then sent to the puppeteer library internally. Useful for switching browser or adding flags to it.

Example

Here's an example of using chr-node to run a simple script that fetch()es my github profile info:

Just a regular node script which uses fetch (runme.js)

(async () => {
  const resp = await fetch('https://api.github.com/users/ikatun');
  console.log('response', await resp.text());
  process.exit(0);
})();

Rather than using node, you can now run it via chrome:

chr-node runme.js

Why?

WebRTC is not properly supported by NodeJS. This tool allows for server side tools to easily use WebRTC.

Also, why not?

IMPORTANT NOTE

Call process.exit() is needed to end the program. Otherwise, it just keeps running indefinitely.