Class ChromeUtils

java.lang.Object

uno.anahata.asi.yam.tools.chrome.ChromeUtils

public class ChromeUtils
extends Object

Utility class for Chrome-specific path detection and environment resolution.

This class leverages SystemUtils from Apache Commons Lang 3 for reliable OS detection.

Author:

anahata

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ChromeUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	findChromeDriver()	Attempts to find a valid chromedriver executable on the local machine.
static String	getChromeDriverExecutableName()	Gets the expected name of the ChromeDriver executable for the current OS.
static String	getDefaultChromeUserDataDir()	Resolves the absolute path to the standard Chrome user data directory for the current operating system.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ChromeUtils

public ChromeUtils()

Method Details

getDefaultChromeUserDataDir

public static String getDefaultChromeUserDataDir()

Resolves the absolute path to the standard Chrome user data directory for the current operating system.

Supports Windows (AppData), macOS (Application Support), and Linux (various .config locations).

Returns:

The absolute path to the directory.

getChromeDriverExecutableName

public static String getChromeDriverExecutableName()

Gets the expected name of the ChromeDriver executable for the current OS.

Returns:

The executable name (e.g., "chromedriver.exe" or "chromedriver").

findChromeDriver

public static String findChromeDriver()

Attempts to find a valid chromedriver executable on the local machine.

Prioritizes ~/bin (user-local installs) and then searches the system PATH.

Returns:

The absolute path to the driver, or null if not found.