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# session
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> Manage browser sessions, cookies, cache, proxy settings, etc.
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The `session` module can be used to create new `Session` objects.
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You can also access the `session` of existing pages by using the `session`
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property of [`webContents`](web-contents.md) which is a property of
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[`BrowserWindow`](browser-window.md).
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```javascript
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const BrowserWindow = require('electron').BrowserWindow;
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var win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800, height: 600 });
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win.loadURL("http://github.com");
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var ses = win.webContents.session;
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```
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## Methods
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The `session` module has the following methods:
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### session.fromPartition(partition)
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* `partition` String
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Returns a new `Session` instance from `partition` string.
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If `partition` starts with `persist:`, the page will use a persistent session
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available to all pages in the app with the same `partition`. if there is no
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`persist:` prefix, the page will use an in-memory session. If the `partition` is
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empty then default session of the app will be returned.
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## Properties
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The `session` module has the following properties:
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### session.defaultSession
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Returns the default session object of the app.
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## Class: Session
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You can create a `Session` object in the `session` module:
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```javascript
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const session = require('electron').session;
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var ses = session.fromPartition('persist:name');
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```
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### Instance Events
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The following events are available on instances of `Session`:
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#### Event: 'will-download'
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* `event` Event
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* `item` [DownloadItem](download-item.md)
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* `webContents` [WebContents](web-contents.md)
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Emitted when Electron is about to download `item` in `webContents`.
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Calling `event.preventDefault()` will cancel the download and `item` will not be
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available from next tick of the process.
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```javascript
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session.defaultSession.on('will-download', function(event, item, webContents) {
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event.preventDefault();
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require('request')(item.getURL(), function(data) {
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require('fs').writeFileSync('/somewhere', data);
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});
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});
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```
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### Instance Methods
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The following methods are available on instances of `Session`:
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#### `ses.cookies`
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The `cookies` gives you ability to query and modify cookies. For example:
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```javascript
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// Query all cookies.
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session.defaultSession.cookies.get({}, function(error, cookies) {
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console.log(cookies);
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});
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// Query all cookies associated with a specific url.
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session.defaultSession.cookies.get({ url : "http://www.github.com" }, function(error, cookies) {
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console.log(cookies);
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});
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// Set a cookie with the given cookie data;
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// may overwrite equivalent cookies if they exist.
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var cookie = { url : "http://www.github.com", name : "dummy_name", value : "dummy" };
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session.defaultSession.cookies.set(cookie, function(error) {
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if (error)
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console.error(error);
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});
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```
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#### `ses.cookies.get(filter, callback)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `url` String (optional) - Retrieves cookies which are associated with
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`url`. Empty implies retrieving cookies of all urls.
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* `name` String (optional) - Filters cookies by name.
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* `domain` String (optional) - Retrieves cookies whose domains match or are
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subdomains of `domains`
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* `path` String (optional) - Retrieves cookies whose path matches `path`.
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* `secure` Boolean (optional) - Filters cookies by their Secure property.
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* `session` Boolean (optional) - Filters out session or persistent cookies.
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* `callback` Function
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Sends a request to get all cookies matching `details`, `callback` will be called
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with `callback(error, cookies)` on complete.
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`cookies` is an Array of `cookie` objects.
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* `cookie` Object
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* `name` String - The name of the cookie.
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* `value` String - The value of the cookie.
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* `domain` String - The domain of the cookie.
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* `hostOnly` String - Whether the cookie is a host-only cookie.
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* `path` String - The path of the cookie.
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* `secure` Boolean - Whether the cookie is marked as secure.
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* `httpOnly` Boolean - Whether the cookie is marked as HTTP only.
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* `session` Boolean - Whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent
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cookie with an expiration date.
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* `expirationDate` Double (optional) - The expiration date of the cookie as
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the number of seconds since the UNIX epoch. Not provided for session
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cookies.
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#### `ses.cookies.set(details, callback)`
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* `details` Object
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* `url` String - Retrieves cookies which are associated with `url`
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* `name` String - The name of the cookie. Empty by default if omitted.
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* `value` String - The value of the cookie. Empty by default if omitted.
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* `domain` String - The domain of the cookie. Empty by default if omitted.
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* `path` String - The path of the cookie. Empty by default if omitted.
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* `secure` Boolean - Whether the cookie should be marked as Secure. Defaults to
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false.
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* `session` Boolean - Whether the cookie should be marked as HttpOnly. Defaults
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to false.
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* `expirationDate` Double - The expiration date of the cookie as the number of
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seconds since the UNIX epoch. If omitted, the cookie becomes a session cookie.
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* `callback` Function
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Sets the cookie with `details`, `callback` will be called with `callback(error)`
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on complete.
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#### `ses.cookies.remove(url, name, callback)`
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* `url` String - The URL associated with the cookie.
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* `name` String - The name of cookie to remove.
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* `callback` Function
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Removes the cookies matching `url` and `name`, `callback` will called with
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`callback()` on complete.
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#### `ses.getCacheSize(callback)`
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* `callback` Function
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* `size` Integer - Cache size used in bytes.
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Returns the session's current cache size.
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#### `ses.clearCache(callback)`
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* `callback` Function - Called when operation is done
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Clears the session’s HTTP cache.
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#### `ses.clearStorageData([options, ]callback)`
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* `options` Object (optional)
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* `origin` String - Should follow `window.location.origin`’s representation
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`scheme://host:port`.
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* `storages` Array - The types of storages to clear, can contain:
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`appcache`, `cookies`, `filesystem`, `indexdb`, `local storage`,
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`shadercache`, `websql`, `serviceworkers`
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* `quotas` Array - The types of quotas to clear, can contain:
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`temporary`, `persistent`, `syncable`.
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* `callback` Function - Called when operation is done.
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Clears the data of web storages.
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#### `ses.flushStorageData()`
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Writes any unwritten DOMStorage data to disk.
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#### `ses.setProxy(config, callback)`
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* `config` Object
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* `pacScript` String - The URL associated with the PAC file.
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* `proxyRules` String - Rules indicating which proxies to use.
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* `callback` Function - Called when operation is done.
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Sets the proxy settings.
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When `pacScript` and `proxyRules` are provided together, the `proxyRules`
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option is ignored and `pacScript` configuration is applied.
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The `proxyRules` has to follow the rules bellow:
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```
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proxyRules = schemeProxies[";"<schemeProxies>]
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schemeProxies = [<urlScheme>"="]<proxyURIList>
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urlScheme = "http" | "https" | "ftp" | "socks"
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proxyURIList = <proxyURL>[","<proxyURIList>]
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proxyURL = [<proxyScheme>"://"]<proxyHost>[":"<proxyPort>]
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```
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For example:
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* `http=foopy:80;ftp=foopy2` - Use HTTP proxy `foopy:80` for `http://` URLs, and
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HTTP proxy `foopy2:80` for `ftp://` URLs.
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* `foopy:80` - Use HTTP proxy `foopy:80` for all URLs.
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* `foopy:80,bar,direct://` - Use HTTP proxy `foopy:80` for all URLs, failing
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over to `bar` if `foopy:80` is unavailable, and after that using no proxy.
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* `socks4://foopy` - Use SOCKS v4 proxy `foopy:1080` for all URLs.
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* `http=foopy,socks5://bar.com` - Use HTTP proxy `foopy` for http URLs, and fail
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over to the SOCKS5 proxy `bar.com` if `foopy` is unavailable.
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* `http=foopy,direct://` - Use HTTP proxy `foopy` for http URLs, and use no
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proxy if `foopy` is unavailable.
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* `http=foopy;socks=foopy2` - Use HTTP proxy `foopy` for http URLs, and use
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`socks4://foopy2` for all other URLs.
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### `ses.resolveProxy(url, callback)`
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* `url` URL
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* `callback` Function
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Resolves the proxy information for `url`. The `callback` will be called with
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`callback(proxy)` when the request is performed.
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#### `ses.setDownloadPath(path)`
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* `path` String - The download location
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Sets download saving directory. By default, the download directory will be the
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`Downloads` under the respective app folder.
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#### `ses.enableNetworkEmulation(options)`
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* `options` Object
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* `offline` Boolean - Whether to emulate network outage.
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* `latency` Double - RTT in ms
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* `downloadThroughput` Double - Download rate in Bps
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* `uploadThroughput` Double - Upload rate in Bps
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Emulates network with the given configuration for the `session`.
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```javascript
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// To emulate a GPRS connection with 50kbps throughput and 500 ms latency.
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window.webContents.session.enableNetworkEmulation({
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latency: 500,
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downloadThroughput: 6400,
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uploadThroughput: 6400
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});
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// To emulate a network outage.
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window.webContents.session.enableNetworkEmulation({offline: true});
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```
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#### `ses.disableNetworkEmulation()`
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Disables any network emulation already active for the `session`. Resets to
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the original network configuration.
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#### `ses.setCertificateVerifyProc(proc)`
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* `proc` Function
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Sets the certificate verify proc for `session`, the `proc` will be called with
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`proc(hostname, certificate, callback)` whenever a server certificate
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verification is requested. Calling `callback(true)` accepts the certificate,
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calling `callback(false)` rejects it.
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Calling `setCertificateVerifyProc(null)` will revert back to default certificate
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verify proc.
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```javascript
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myWindow.webContents.session.setCertificateVerifyProc(function(hostname, cert, callback) {
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if (hostname == 'github.com')
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callback(true);
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else
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callback(false);
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});
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```
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#### `ses.setPermissionRequestHandler(handler)`
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* `handler` Function
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* `webContents` Object - [WebContents](web-contents.md) requesting the permission.
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* `permission` String - Enum of 'media', 'geolocation', 'notifications', 'midiSysex',
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'pointerLock', 'fullscreen', 'openExternal'.
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* `callback` Function - Allow or deny the permission.
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Sets the handler which can be used to respond to permission requests for the `session`.
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Calling `callback(true)` will allow the permission and `callback(false)` will reject it.
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```javascript
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session.fromPartition(partition).setPermissionRequestHandler(function(webContents, permission, callback) {
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if (webContents.getURL() === host) {
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if (permission == "notifications") {
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callback(false); // denied.
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return;
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}
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}
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callback(true);
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});
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```
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#### `ses.clearHostResolverCache([callback])`
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* `callback` Function (optional) - Called when operation is done.
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Clears the host resolver cache.
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#### `ses.webRequest`
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The `webRequest` API set allows to intercept and modify contents of a request at
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various stages of its lifetime.
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Each API accepts an optional `filter` and a `listener`, the `listener` will be
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called with `listener(details)` when the API's event has happened, the `details`
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is an object that describes the request. Passing `null` as `listener` will
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unsubscribe from the event.
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The `filter` is an object that has an `urls` property, which is an Array of URL
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patterns that will be used to filter out the requests that do not match the URL
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patterns. If the `filter` is omitted then all requests will be matched.
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For certain events the `listener` is passed with a `callback`, which should be
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called with an `response` object when `listener` has done its work.
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```javascript
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// Modify the user agent for all requests to the following urls.
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var filter = {
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urls: ["https://*.github.com/*", "*://electron.github.io"]
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};
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session.defaultSession.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders(filter, function(details, callback) {
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details.requestHeaders['User-Agent'] = "MyAgent";
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callback({cancel: false, requestHeaders: details.requestHeaders});
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});
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```
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#### `ses.webRequest.onBeforeRequest([filter, ]listener)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `listener` Function
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The `listener` will be called with `listener(details, callback)` when a request
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is about to occur.
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* `details` Object
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* `id` Integer
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* `url` String
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* `method` String
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* `resourceType` String
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* `timestamp` Double
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* `uploadData` Array (optional)
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* `callback` Function
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The `uploadData` is an array of `data` objects:
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* `data` Object
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* `bytes` Buffer - Content being sent.
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* `file` String - Path of file being uploaded.
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The `callback` has to be called with an `response` object:
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* `response` Object
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* `cancel` Boolean (optional)
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* `redirectURL` String (optional) - The original request is prevented from
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being sent or completed, and is instead redirected to the given URL.
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#### `ses.webRequest.onBeforeSendHeaders([filter, ]listener)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `listener` Function
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The `listener` will be called with `listener(details, callback)` before sending
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an HTTP request, once the request headers are available. This may occur after a
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TCP connection is made to the server, but before any http data is sent.
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* `details` Object
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* `id` Integer
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* `url` String
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* `method` String
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* `resourceType` String
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* `timestamp` Double
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* `requestHeaders` Object
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* `callback` Function
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The `callback` has to be called with an `response` object:
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* `response` Object
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* `cancel` Boolean (optional)
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* `requestHeaders` Object (optional) - When provided, request will be made
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with these headers.
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#### `ses.webRequest.onSendHeaders([filter, ]listener)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `listener` Function
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The `listener` will be called with `listener(details)` just before a request is
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going to be sent to the server, modifications of previous `onBeforeSendHeaders`
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response are visible by the time this listener is fired.
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* `details` Object
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* `id` Integer
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* `url` String
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* `method` String
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* `resourceType` String
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* `timestamp` Double
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* `requestHeaders` Object
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#### `ses.webRequest.onHeadersReceived([filter,]listener)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `listener` Function
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The `listener` will be called with `listener(details, callback)` when HTTP
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response headers of a request have been received.
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* `details` Object
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* `id` String
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* `url` String
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* `method` String
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* `resourceType` String
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* `timestamp` Double
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* `statusLine` String
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* `statusCode` Integer
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* `responseHeaders` Object
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* `callback` Function
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The `callback` has to be called with an `response` object:
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* `response` Object
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* `cancel` Boolean
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* `responseHeaders` Object (optional) - When provided, the server is assumed
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to have responded with these headers.
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* `statusLine` String (optional) - Should be provided when overriding
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`responseHeaders` to change header status otherwise original response
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header's status will be used.
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#### `ses.webRequest.onResponseStarted([filter, ]listener)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `listener` Function
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The `listener` will be called with `listener(details)` when first byte of the
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response body is received. For HTTP requests, this means that the status line
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and response headers are available.
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* `details` Object
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* `id` Integer
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* `url` String
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* `method` String
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* `resourceType` String
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* `timestamp` Double
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* `responseHeaders` Object
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* `fromCache` Boolean - Indicates whether the response was fetched from disk
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cache.
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* `statusCode` Integer
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* `statusLine` String
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#### `ses.webRequest.onBeforeRedirect([filter, ]listener)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `listener` Function
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The `listener` will be called with `listener(details)` when a server initiated
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redirect is about to occur.
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* `details` Object
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* `id` String
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* `url` String
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* `method` String
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* `resourceType` String
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* `timestamp` Double
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* `redirectURL` String
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* `statusCode` Integer
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* `ip` String (optional) - The server IP address that the request was
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actually sent to.
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* `fromCache` Boolean
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* `responseHeaders` Object
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#### `ses.webRequest.onCompleted([filter, ]listener)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `listener` Function
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The `listener` will be called with `listener(details)` when a request is
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completed.
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* `details` Object
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* `id` Integer
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* `url` String
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* `method` String
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* `resourceType` String
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* `timestamp` Double
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* `responseHeaders` Object
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* `fromCache` Boolean
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* `statusCode` Integer
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* `statusLine` String
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#### `ses.webRequest.onErrorOccurred([filter, ]listener)`
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* `filter` Object
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* `listener` Function
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The `listener` will be called with `listener(details)` when an error occurs.
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* `details` Object
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* `id` Integer
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* `url` String
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* `method` String
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* `resourceType` String
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* `timestamp` Double
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* `fromCache` Boolean
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* `error` String - The error description.
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