Gaffa
Gaffa is a comprehensive REST API designed for browser automation, allowing developers to efficiently control authentic, full browsers with just one API call, which removes the complexities of managing headless-browser frameworks, proxies, and scaling infrastructure. By default, it effectively manages JavaScript rendering, ensuring that web pages load precisely as they would for an actual user, and it accommodates a wide array of automation tasks, including web scraping, taking screenshots, exporting content to PDF, transforming pages into clean Markdown suitable for LLMs, infinite-scroll scraping of dynamic websites, filling out forms, capturing complete page screenshots, and archiving content for offline access. Additionally, Gaffa boasts a rotating residential proxy network that guarantees dependable access from various geographic locations, incorporates automatic CAPTCHA handling when necessary, and operates on a credit-based usage model, where costs are determined by actual browser execution time and bandwidth, making scaling and budget management significantly easier. With its robust features and user-friendly design, Gaffa streamlines the browser automation process for developers across different industries.
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RAD PDF
Install-free PDF editing, form filling, redaction, signing, viewing, and more on your website with RAD PDF!
Packaged as an easy to use library / WebControl (compatible with .NET 3.5+, .NET Core, and .NET 5+), RAD PDF can be used with just about any flavor of ASP.NET including MVC, Razor, Blazor, WebForms, and more.
RAD PDF is compatible with 99% of internet browsers, including those on Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and mobile. No plugins. No Adobe Reader. RAD PDF is more than a PDF to HTML converter. It natively supports all the most common PDF features including annotations, bookmarks, form fields, page labels, and more.
With advanced PDF options, RAD PDF allows you to selectively enable and disable features not available with Adobe Acrobat Reader, like protecting a PDF from being downloaded while still viewable online.
RAD PDF users can use PDF form fields directly from the web browser by enabling PDF form filling and PDF form saving without having to install any software.
Integrating directly with ASP.NET, RAD PDF allows your web application to capture input data, build custom workflows, and provide an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) for just about any online PDF interaction imaginable!
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Screenfull.js
This is a straightforward wrapper designed for cross-browser compatibility with the JavaScript Fullscreen API, enabling you to switch the entire page or specific elements into fullscreen mode. It effectively smooths out variations in browser implementations, relieving you of that burden. If you find yourself unable to utilize ES modules or require compatibility with older browsers without using transpilers, consider opting for version 5.2.0, which is compact at just 0.7 kB when gzipped. Additionally, you can access an older version via cdnjs. While Safari supports fullscreen on desktop and iPad, it is important to note that iPhones do not have this capability due to browser restrictions, which are not attributable to Screenfull itself. This library allows you to fullscreen either the entire page or specific elements while also hiding the navigation interface on mobile devices. You can easily initiate fullscreen for an element using jQuery and toggle it for images as well. Furthermore, it includes features to detect changes in fullscreen status, remove event listeners, handle fullscreen errors, and manage fullscreen elements with Angular.js. Remember that fullscreen mode can only be activated in response to user interactions such as clicks, touches, or key presses, ensuring a seamless user experience. Overall, this wrapper offers a comprehensive solution for incorporating fullscreen functionality across various web applications.
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RequireJS
RequireJS serves as a loader for JavaScript files and modules, primarily designed for optimal performance within web browsers, although it is also compatible with other JavaScript environments such as Rhino and Node. Utilizing a modular script loader like RequireJS can significantly enhance both the efficiency and quality of your code. This configuration presumes that all JavaScript files are organized within a "scripts" directory in your project. To maximize the benefits of this optimization tool, it is advisable to avoid inline scripts in your HTML and instead utilize a requirejs call for loading your scripts, ensuring they correspond to the path some/path/some/module.js. Furthermore, adopting the CommonJS syntax is preferable, as it is expected to gain traction over time, facilitating code reuse across different modules within the project. By implementing this approach, developers can achieve a more streamlined and maintainable coding environment.
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