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### Rule: browser-management
**Browser detection, connection management, and platform-specific handling in a screenshot automation tool**
```markdown
# browser-management
## Core Components (Importance: 85)
1. Platform-Specific Browser Detection
- Chrome/Edge/Safari priority system with OS-dependent availability
- Safari restricted to macOS environments
- Firefox explicitly excluded per business requirements
- Custom detection logic for remote debugging endpoints
2. Debug Mode Connection Management
- Dedicated debug ports per browser:
- Chromium: 9222
- Edge: 9223
- WebKit: 9225
- Progressive connection strategy with fallbacks:
- Attempt existing browser connection
- Launch new debug instance if needed
- Platform-specific cleanup procedures
## Display Management (Importance: 75)
1. Resolution Handling
- OS-specific screen dimension detection
- Special handling for Retina displays (physical resolution ÷ 2)
- Fallback resolution: 1440x900
- Full-page capture support (height=-1)
2. Zoom Control
- CSS-based zoom implementation vs device scaling
- Custom DOM event listeners for zoom application
- Validation constraints: 10-500% range
## Browser Session Management (Importance: 80)
1. Lifecycle Control
- Aggressive process cleanup before debug launches
- Platform-specific termination procedures
- Session persistence for authenticated captures
- Automatic recovery from disconnections
2. Viewport Management
- Dynamic viewport resizing based on capture requirements
- Content-aware dimension calculations
- Platform-specific DPI handling
File Paths:
```
src/brosh/browser.py # Primary browser management implementation
src/brosh/tool.py # Integration with screenshot workflow
```
$END$
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### Rule: component-flow
**Analyzes data and control flow between core browser screenshot components, focusing on async operations and error handling**
```markdown
# component-flow
Core component interaction flow for browser screenshot operations:
## Primary Component Flow (Importance: 95)
1. BrowserManager → CaptureManager
- Provides browser context and viewport configuration
- Handles browser lifecycle events and connection status
- Passes viewport dimensions and scroll capabilities
2. CaptureManager → ImageProcessor
- Sends sequential viewport captures during scrolling
- Provides scroll position metadata for frame alignment
- Transmits visible HTML content for section detection
3. ImageProcessor → BrowserManager
- Signals frame capture completion for scroll coordination
- Provides merged image dimensions for viewport updates
- Reports animation frame timing for scroll synchronization
## Error Flow Paths (Importance: 85)
1. Browser Connection Failures
- BrowserManager retries connection with exponential backoff
- Falls back to new browser instance launch
- Notifies CaptureManager of viewport reconfiguration
2. Capture Synchronization
- CaptureManager validates scroll state before captures
- Implements retry logic for failed frame captures
- Maintains capture session state across retries
3. Image Processing Failures
- ImageProcessor maintains partial results for recovery
- Supports resuming from last successful frame
- Preserves capture metadata during retries
## Async Operation Flow (Importance: 80)
1. Progressive Capture Pipeline
- BrowserManager initiates async browser operation
- CaptureManager orchestrates parallel scroll and capture
- ImageProcessor handles concurrent frame processing
2. State Management
- Components maintain isolated state machines
- Async event coordination via message passing
- Viewport synchronization through state broadcasts
File paths:
- `src/brosh/browser.py`
- `src/brosh/capture.py`
- `src/brosh/image.py`
- `src/brosh/tool.py`
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### Rule: data-models
**Specification for data models and enums used in browser-based screenshot capture and browser management**
```markdown
# data-models
## Core Data Models
Importance Score: 95
### ImageFormat Enum
File: src/brosh/models.py
- Defines supported screenshot output formats:
- PNG: Default lossless format
- JPG: Compressed format
- APNG: Animated format for scroll sequences
- Used for format validation and conversion logic
### Capture Configuration Models
File: src/brosh/capture.py
- Defines viewport capture parameters:
- scroll_step: Controls content overlap percentage (10-200)
- zoom_factor: Browser zoom level (10-500)
- scale_factor: Output image scaling (10-200)
- section_identifiers: Maps DOM sections to semantic names
### Browser Management Structures
File: src/brosh/browser.py
- Browser debug connection configurations:
- Debug port mappings per browser type
- Screen resolution detection rules
- Retina display handling (macOS)
- Browser preference hierarchy:
Chrome > Edge > Safari (macOS only)
- Platform-specific browser constraints:
- Safari restricted to macOS
- Firefox explicitly unsupported
The data models implement specialized screenshot capture workflow configuration and browser management rules, focusing on viewport control, section identification, and cross-platform browser compatibility.
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### Rule: screenshot-algorithms
**Specifies core screenshot capture algorithms including viewport scrolling, section detection and image merging.**
```markdown
# screenshot-algorithms
## Viewport Scrolling Algorithm (90/100)
Core screenshot capture logic implemented in `src/brosh/capture.py`:
1. Progressive Viewport Scrolling
- Calculates scroll positions based on viewport height and configurable overlap
- Handles dynamic content loading between scrolls
- Maintains scroll state consistency across captures
- Supports starting capture from specific DOM selectors
2. Section Detection (85/100)
- Analyzes visible headers and ID elements to identify meaningful page sections
- Generates semantic identifiers from visible content
- Implements viewport intersection detection for section boundaries
- Prioritizes selectors using predefined content patterns:
```python
['main', 'article', '[role="main"]', '.content', '#content']
```
3. Content Visibility Analysis (80/100)
- Custom algorithm for detecting fully visible elements in viewport
- Hierarchy-aware filtering to avoid duplicate content capture
- Excludes non-visible structural elements
- Handles partially visible elements at viewport boundaries
## Image Processing (75/100)
Screenshot merging and processing in `src/brosh/image.py`:
1. Frame Assembly
- Merges sequential viewport captures with overlap removal
- Maintains visual consistency across scroll transitions
- Custom APNG creation for scrolling animation
- Handles alpha channel preservation across formats
2. Business Rules
- Scroll step: 10-200% of viewport height
- Zoom range: 10-500%
- Required overlap between consecutive captures
- Section-based frame segmentation
## Key Differentiators
- Semantic section identification for contextual organization
- Intelligent viewport intersection detection
- Dynamic content-aware scrolling algorithm
- Automated section boundary detection
$END$
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- Of course. This is an excellent request. The codebase shows classic signs of organic growth where functionality was added as needed, leading to duplicated parameter lists and a blurring of responsibilities. The proposed refactoring is a significant step towards a more robust, maintainable, and scalable architecture.
-
- Here is a very extensive refactoring plan based on your analysis and goals.
-
- ### **High-Level Goal & Guiding Principles**
-
- The primary goal is to refactor the `brosh` codebase to adhere to the **Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)** and the **Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY)** principle.
-
- **Guiding Principles:**
- 1. **Centralized API Definition:** The parameters for taking a screenshot (`url`, `zoom`, `width`, etc.) will be defined in a single place (`api.py`) using `Annotated` and `Field`. All user-facing interfaces (CLI, MCP) will consume this definition.
- 2. **Clear Separation of Concerns:** Each module will have a distinct and well-defined job:
- * **Data Models (`models.py`):** Defines the "what" (data structures).
- * **Browser Interaction (`capture.py`):** Raw interaction with Playwright; produces in-memory data, not files.
- * **Image Processing (`image.py`):** All pixel-level manipulations (optimization, scaling, format conversion).
- * **HTML/Text Processing (`texthtml.py`):** DOM querying and text extraction/conversion.
- * **Orchestration (`tool.py`):** The "how"; combines the above components to execute the full workflow, including file I/O.
- * **Public API (`api.py`):** A clean, user-friendly entry point function.
- * **User Interfaces (`cli.py`, `mcp.py`):** Thin wrappers that call the public API and format results for their respective protocols.
- 3. **In-Memory Data Flow:** The core components (`capture`, `image`, `texthtml`) will operate on and return in-memory data (bytes, strings, dataclasses). The `tool.py` orchestrator will be responsible for all file system interactions (writing images, creating directories).
-
- ---
-
- ### **Key Architectural Changes**
-
- 1. **New File `src/brosh/api.py`:** This will host the primary user-facing function, `capture_webpage`, with its full parameter list defined using `Annotated`. This will be the single source of truth for the tool's capabilities.
- 2. **New File `src/brosh/texthtml.py`:** This module will consolidate all logic for interacting with a page's DOM to extract HTML, identify selectors, and convert HTML to text.
- 3. **Deprecating `src/brosh/optimize.py`:** Its functions will be moved into `image.py` and `texthtml.py`, and the file will be deleted.
- 4. **Refined `MCPToolResult` Model:** The models in `models.py` will be updated to better represent the in-flight data between capture and file-saving. We'll introduce a `CaptureFrame` dataclass.
- 5. **Re-architecting `mcp.py`:** It will no longer use a decorator. Instead, it will instantiate the `BrowserScreenshotTool` and register its `capture` method with FastMCP, as you suggested.
-
- ---
-
- ### **Step-by-Step Refactoring Plan**
-
- #### **Phase 1: Consolidate Core Utilities & Models**
-
- 1. **`models.py` - Define Core Data Structures:**
- * Create a new Pydantic `BaseModel` or a standard `@dataclass` named `CaptureFrame`:
+ # Brosh Refactoring Plan
+
+ ## Overview
+
+ This document provides a detailed plan for refactoring the `brosh` codebase, a browser screenshot tool that captures scrolling screenshots using Playwright's async API. The refactoring aims to improve code organization, maintainability, and extensibility while preserving existing functionality.
+
+ ### Current Architecture
+
+ ```
+ src/brosh/
+ ├── __init__.py # Package exports
+ ├── __main__.py # CLI entry point
+ ├── cli.py # Fire-based CLI interface
+ ├── tool.py # Main BrowserScreenshotTool class
+ ├── browser.py # Browser management utilities
+ ├── capture.py # Screenshot capture logic
+ ├── image.py # Image processing utilities
+ ├── models.py # Data models and enums
+ └── mcp.py # MCP server functionality
+ ```
+
+ ### Core Business Rules
+
+ 1. **Browser Priority System**
+ - Chrome > Edge > Safari (macOS only)
+ - Firefox explicitly unsupported
+ - Debug ports per browser:
+ - Chromium: 9222
+ - Edge: 9223
+ - WebKit: 9225
+
+ 2. **Screenshot Parameters**
+ - Scroll step: 10-200% of viewport height
+ - Zoom range: 10-500%
+ - Scale range: 10-200%
+ - Format options: PNG (default), JPG, APNG
+
+ 3. **Content Processing**
+ - Semantic section detection
+ - Dynamic content handling
+ - Viewport overlap management
+ - HTML/text extraction capabilities
+
+ ## Detailed Refactoring Plan
+
+ ### Phase 1: Data Models and Core Utilities
+
+ #### 1. `models.py` - Enhanced Data Structures
+
```python
from dataclasses import dataclass
+ from typing import Optional
+ from enum import Enum
+
+ class ImageFormat(str, Enum):
+ PNG = "png"
+ JPG = "jpg"
+ APNG = "apng"
@dataclass
class CaptureFrame:
+ """Represents a single captured viewport frame with metadata."""
image_bytes: bytes
- visible_html: str
- visible_text: str
- active_selector: str
scroll_position_y: int
page_height: int
- ```
- * This object will be the standard return type from the refactored `CaptureManager`.
-
- 2. **`image.py` - Consolidate Image Logic:**
- * Move `optimize_png_file` from `optimize.py` to `image.py`. Rename it to `optimize_png_bytes` and change its signature to `(png_bytes: bytes, level: int = 6) -> bytes`. It will now operate purely on byte streams.
- * Move `downsample_png_data` from `optimize.py` to `image.py`. Its signature is already good.
- * The existing `ImageProcessor` class can be refactored to use these byte-oriented functions. For example, `convert_to_jpg` should accept bytes and return bytes.
- * The `create_apng` function should be modified to accept a list of image `bytes` instead of a list of `Path` objects.
-
- 3. **`texthtml.py` - Create New HTML/Text Module:**
- * Create the new file `src/brosh/texthtml.py`.
- * Move `compress_html_content` from `optimize.py` into this new file.
- * Extract the JavaScript snippets used for finding headers, visible HTML, and selectors from `capture.py` into this file as string constants (e.g., `GET_VISIBLE_HTML_JS`).
- * Create a new async function: `extract_visible_content(page) -> tuple[str, str, str]`. This function will execute the necessary JavaScript on the page object and return a tuple of `(visible_html, visible_text, active_selector)`. It will use `html2text` internally. This centralizes all DOM-querying logic.
-
- #### **Phase 2: Refactor Core Capture and Orchestration**
-
- 4. **`capture.py` - Simplify to Raw Data Production:**
- * The `CaptureManager.capture_screenshots` method will be heavily modified.
- * **New Signature:** `async def capture_frames(self, page, scroll_positions: list[int]) -> list[CaptureFrame]:`
- * **New Logic:**
- * It will iterate through the provided `scroll_positions`.
- * For each position, it will:
- 1. Scroll the page: `await page.evaluate(...)`.
- 2. Take a screenshot to bytes: `png_bytes = await page.screenshot(...)`.
- 3. Call `texthtml.extract_visible_content(page)` to get HTML/text/selector.
- 4. Instantiate a `CaptureFrame` dataclass with all the collected in-memory data.
- * It will return a `list[CaptureFrame]`.
- * **Crucially, it will have NO logic for file paths, filenames, formats, or scaling.**
-
- 5. **`tool.py` - The Grand Orchestrator:**
- * The `BrowserScreenshotTool.capture` method will be the heart of the application logic.
- * **New Signature:** Its signature will exactly mirror the one we will define in `api.py`.
- * **New Logic:**
- 1. Perform initial setup: parse URL, create output directories, determine browser, and get screen dimensions (as it does now).
- 2. Launch the browser and get a `page` object via `BrowserManager`.
- 3. Calculate the scroll positions based on `scroll_step`, `height`, etc.
- 4. Call `CaptureManager.capture_frames(page, scroll_positions)` to get the `list[CaptureFrame]`.
- 5. **Start a processing loop** over the returned `list[CaptureFrame]`:
- * For each `frame` in the list:
- a. Generate the descriptive filename using the domain, timestamp, and frame metadata (`scroll_position_y`, `page_height`, `active_selector`).
- b. **Image Pipeline:**
- i. If `scale` is not 100, call `image.downsample_png_data` on `frame.image_bytes`.
- ii. If `format` is 'jpg', call `image.convert_png_bytes_to_jpg_bytes`.
- iii. Always call `image.optimize_png_bytes` on the final PNG bytes.
- c. **File I/O:** Write the final processed image bytes to the generated file path.
- d. Store the file path and the frame's metadata (`html`, `text`, `selector`) into a results dictionary.
- 6. If `format` is `apng`, call `image.create_apng` with the list of processed PNG bytes, save the result, and add its path to the output.
- 7. Clean up browser resources.
- 8. Return the final dictionary of `{path: metadata}`.
-
- #### **Phase 3: Implement the Public API and User Interfaces**
-
- 6. **`api.py` - The Single Source of Truth:**
- * Create the new file `src/brosh/api.py`.
- * Define one primary function: `capture_webpage`.
- * Copy the full parameter list from the original `mcp.py::see_webpage` function, complete with `Annotated` and `Field` definitions.
- * The body of this function will be simple:
- ```python
- from .tool import BrowserScreenshotTool
-
- def capture_webpage(... all the args ...):
- tool = BrowserScreenshotTool()
- # asyncio.run is needed if calling from a sync context like the CLI
- import asyncio
- return asyncio.run(tool.capture(... all the args ...))
- ```
- * This function is now the clean, documented, public entry point.
-
- 7. **`cli.py` - A Thin `fire` Wrapper:**
- * Modify the `BrowserScreenshotCLI`. The `__init__` will still take global options.
- * The `shot` method will be drastically simplified. It will no longer redefine all the parameters. Instead, it will call the new API function.
+ viewport_height: int
+ active_selector: str
+ visible_html: Optional[str] = None
+ visible_text: Optional[str] = None
+ timestamp: Optional[str] = None
+
+ @dataclass
+ class BrowserConfig:
+ """Browser-specific configuration."""
+ debug_port: int
+ app_name: str
+ platform_support: list[str]
+ launch_args: list[str]
+
+ @dataclass
+ class CaptureConfig:
+ """Screenshot capture configuration."""
+ url: str
+ width: int
+ height: int
+ zoom: int
+ scroll_step: int
+ scale: int
+ format: ImageFormat
+ html_capture: bool
+ max_frames: int
+ ```
+
+ #### 2. `image.py` - Pure Image Processing
+
+ ```python
+ class ImageProcessor:
+ """Handles all image manipulation operations."""
+
+ def optimize_png_bytes(self, png_bytes: bytes, level: int = 6) -> bytes:
+ """Optimize PNG data in memory."""
+
+ def downsample_png_data(self, png_bytes: bytes, scale: int) -> bytes:
+ """Scale PNG data without writing to disk."""
+
+ def convert_png_to_jpg_bytes(self, png_bytes: bytes, quality: int = 85) -> bytes:
+ """Convert PNG to JPG in memory."""
+
+ def create_apng(
+ self,
+ frame_bytes: list[bytes],
+ delay: float
+ ) -> bytes:
+ """Create APNG animation from frame bytes."""
+ ```
+
+ #### 3. `texthtml.py` - DOM Processing
+
+ ```python
+ class DOMProcessor:
+ """Handles DOM querying and content extraction."""
+
+ async def extract_visible_content(self, page) -> tuple[str, str, str]:
+ """Extract visible HTML, text and active selector."""
+ visible_html = await self._get_visible_html(page)
+ visible_text = self._convert_to_markdown(visible_html)
+ active_selector = await self._get_active_selector(page)
+ return visible_html, visible_text, active_selector
+
+ async def _get_visible_html(self, page) -> str:
+ """Get HTML content of visible elements."""
+
+ async def _get_active_selector(self, page) -> str:
+ """Find most relevant selector in viewport."""
+
+ def _convert_to_markdown(self, html: str) -> str:
+ """Convert HTML to markdown text."""
+ ```
+
+ ### Phase 2: Core Components
+
+ #### 4. `capture.py` - Screenshot Capture
+
```python
- # In src/brosh/cli.py
-
- from . import api
-
- class BrowserScreenshotCLI:
- # ... __init__ ...
-
- def shot(
+ class CaptureManager:
+ """Manages viewport scrolling and screenshot capture."""
+
+ async def capture_frames(
+ self,
+ page,
+ config: CaptureConfig
+ ) -> list[CaptureFrame]:
+ """Capture all viewport frames."""
+ scroll_positions = self._calculate_scroll_positions(
+ start_pos=0,
+ page_height=await self._get_page_height(page),
+ viewport_height=config.height,
+ scroll_step=config.scroll_step
+ )
+
+ frames = []
+ for pos in scroll_positions:
+ frame = await self._capture_single_frame(page, pos)
+ frames.append(frame)
+
+ return frames
+
+ async def _capture_single_frame(
+ self,
+ page,
+ scroll_pos: int
+ ) -> CaptureFrame:
+ """Capture a single viewport frame."""
+ ```
+
+ #### 5. `browser.py` - Browser Management
+
+ ```python
+ class BrowserManager:
+ """Handles browser lifecycle and configuration."""
+
+ BROWSER_CONFIGS = {
+ "chrome": BrowserConfig(
+ debug_port=9222,
+ app_name="chrome",
+ platform_support=["darwin", "linux", "win32"],
+ launch_args=["--remote-debugging-port=9222"]
+ ),
+ "edge": BrowserConfig(
+ debug_port=9223,
+ app_name="msedge",
+ platform_support=["darwin", "linux", "win32"],
+ launch_args=["--remote-debugging-port=9223"]
+ ),
+ "safari": BrowserConfig(
+ debug_port=9225,
+ app_name="safari",
+ platform_support=["darwin"],
+ launch_args=["--remote-automation"]
+ )
+ }
+
+ async def get_browser_instance(
self,
- url: str,
- scroll_step: int = 100,
- # ... other shot-specific args that mirror the api.py signature ...
- ):
- """Docstring is auto-generated by fire, but can be customized."""
- # Combine global flags from __init__ with shot-specific flags
- all_args = {**self.__dict__, **locals()}
- del all_args['self'] # Remove self from kwargs
-
- # Call the central API
- result = api.capture_webpage(**all_args)
-
- if self.json:
- import json
- print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
- else:
- # Print paths or other summary
- print("Screenshots saved:")
- for path in result.keys():
- print(f"- {path}")
- ```
- * A more elegant approach is to make the `shot` method in the CLI directly expose the `api.capture_webpage` function to `fire`.
-
- 8. **`mcp.py` - Refactor to Use the Tool Instance:**
- * Remove the `see_webpage` function and its `@mcp.tool` decorator.
- * Import `BrowserScreenshotTool` from `tool.py`.
- * Change the `run_mcp_server` function:
+ playwright,
+ browser_name: str,
+ width: int,
+ height: int,
+ zoom: int
+ ):
+ """Get or create a browser instance."""
+ ```
+
+ ### Phase 3: API and Integration
+
+ #### 6. `api.py` - Public Interface
+
+ ```python
+ from typing import Annotated
+ from pydantic import Field
+
+ def capture_webpage(
+ url: Annotated[str, Field(description="The webpage URL to capture")],
+ zoom: Annotated[int, Field(ge=10, le=500, description="Browser zoom level")] = 100,
+ width: Annotated[int, Field(ge=0, description="Viewport width")] = 0,
+ height: Annotated[int, Field(ge=-1, description="Viewport height")] = 0,
+ scroll_step: Annotated[int, Field(ge=10, le=200)] = 100,
+ scale: Annotated[int, Field(ge=10, le=200)] = 100,
+ app: str = "",
+ output_dir: str = platformdirs.user_pictures_dir(),
+ subdirs: bool = False,
+ format: ImageFormat = ImageFormat.PNG,
+ anim_spf: Annotated[float, Field(ge=0.1, le=10.0)] = 0.5,
+ html: bool = False,
+ max_frames: Annotated[int, Field(ge=0)] = 0,
+ from_selector: str = "",
+ ) -> dict[str, dict[str, str]]:
+ """Capture webpage screenshots with comprehensive options."""
+ tool = BrowserScreenshotTool()
+ return asyncio.run(tool.capture(**locals()))
+ ```
+
+ #### 7. `tool.py` - Core Orchestration
+
```python
- # In src/brosh/mcp.py
-
- from fastmcp import FastMCP
- from .tool import BrowserScreenshotTool
-
- def run_mcp_server():
- mcp = FastMCP(...)
-
- # Create an instance of the tool
- brosh_tool = BrowserScreenshotTool()
-
- # Register the instance's capture method
- # FastMCP will inspect its signature, which is now the single source of truth
- mcp.tool(brosh_tool.capture)
-
- # The async wrapper logic that was inside see_webpage
- # now moves inside BrowserScreenshotTool.capture
- # The logic to process results for MCP remains here.
-
- # It seems fastmcp can't decorate a method and wrap it for async
- # So, we create an async wrapper here
- async def capture_wrapper(**kwargs):
- # This is where we call the tool and then process results
- # for MCP.
- capture_results = await brosh_tool.capture(**kwargs)
- return _post_process_result(_process_dict_result(capture_results, kwargs.get('format', 'png')), has_html=kwargs.get('html', False))
-
- # Re-register with the wrapper
- mcp.tool(capture_wrapper, name="see_webpage") # Give it the right name for MCP
-
- mcp.run()
- ```
- * The result processing functions (`_process_dict_result`, `_post_process_result`) will remain in `mcp.py` as they are specific to formatting the output for the MCP protocol.
-
- #### **Phase 4: Cleanup**
-
- 9. **Delete `src/brosh/optimize.py`**.
- 10. **Update `__init__.py`** to export the new `api.capture_webpage` function as the primary public interface.
- 11. **Review all `import` statements** across the modified files to ensure they point to the new locations of functions.
- 12. **Run linters and tests.** New tests will be needed for the new modules and refactored logic.
-
- ---
-
- ### **Summary of Benefits Post-Refactoring**
-
- 1. **Maintainability:** Changing a parameter's default value or adding a new one only requires an update in `tool.py`'s method signature. The CLI and MCP interfaces will reflect the change automatically.
- 2. **Testability:** Each component can be tested in isolation. You can test `image.py` by feeding it bytes, `capture.py` by mocking the `page` object, and `tool.py` by mocking the `CaptureManager` and file system.
- 3. **Extensibility:** Adding a new output target (e.g., uploading to S3) would be a simple change in the `tool.py` processing loop, without touching any browser or image logic. Adding a new image format is an isolated change in `image.py` and the `tool.py` pipeline.
- 4. **Readability:** The code for each file will be shorter, more focused, and easier to understand. The data flow (`cli` -> `api` -> `tool` -> `[capture, image, texthtml]`) will be explicit and logical.
+ class BrowserScreenshotTool:
+ """Main tool implementation orchestrating the capture process."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ self.browser_manager = BrowserManager()
+ self.capture_manager = CaptureManager()
+ self.image_processor = ImageProcessor()
+ self.dom_processor = DOMProcessor()
+
+ async def capture(self, **kwargs):
+ """Main capture method matching api.capture_webpage signature."""
+ config = CaptureConfig(**kwargs)
+
+ # 1. Browser setup
+ browser, context, page = await self.browser_manager.get_browser_instance(
+ playwright=self.playwright,
+ browser_name=config.app,
+ width=config.width,
+ height=config.height,
+ zoom=config.zoom
+ )
+
+ try:
+ # 2. Capture frames
+ frames = await self.capture_manager.capture_frames(page, config)
+
+ # 3. Process frames
+ results = {}
+ for frame in frames:
+ # Generate filename
+ filename = self._generate_filename(frame)
+ filepath = Path(config.output_dir) / filename
+
+ # Process image
+ image_bytes = frame.image_bytes
+ if config.scale != 100:
+ image_bytes = self.image_processor.downsample_png_data(
+ image_bytes, config.scale
+ )
+
+ if config.format == ImageFormat.JPG:
+ image_bytes = self.image_processor.convert_png_to_jpg_bytes(
+ image_bytes
+ )
+ elif config.format == ImageFormat.PNG:
+ image_bytes = self.image_processor.optimize_png_bytes(
+ image_bytes
+ )
+
+ # Save and store results
+ filepath.write_bytes(image_bytes)
+ results[str(filepath)] = {
+ "selector": frame.active_selector,
+ "text": frame.visible_text
+ }
+ if config.html_capture:
+ results[str(filepath)]["html"] = frame.visible_html
+
+ return results
+
+ finally:
+ await self.browser_manager.cleanup_browser(page, context, browser)
+ ```
+
+ ### Phase 4: User Interfaces
+
+ #### 8. `cli.py` - Command Line Interface
+
+ ```python
+ class BrowserScreenshotCLI:
+ """Fire-based CLI implementation."""
+
+ def shot(self, url: str, **kwargs):
+ """Take screenshots of a webpage."""
+ from .api import capture_webpage
+
+ result = capture_webpage(url=url, **{
+ **self.__dict__, # Global options from __init__
+ **kwargs # Command-specific options
+ })
+
+ if self.json:
+ print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
+ else:
+ print("Screenshots saved:")
+ for path in result:
+ print(f"- {path}")
+ ```
+
+ #### 9. `mcp.py` - AI Tool Integration
+
+ ```python
+ def run_mcp_server():
+ """Run FastMCP server for AI integration."""
+ mcp = FastMCP()
+
+ # Create tool instance
+ tool = BrowserScreenshotTool()
+
+ async def capture_wrapper(**kwargs):
+ """Process results for MCP protocol."""
+ results = await tool.capture(**kwargs)
+ return _process_for_mcp(results)
+
+ # Register with wrapper
+ mcp.tool(capture_wrapper, name="see_webpage")
+ mcp.run()
+ ```
+
+ ## Implementation Strategy
+
+ 1. **Preparation (Day 1)**
+ - Create new branch: `refactor/modular-architecture`
+ - Set up test environment
+ - Create new module files
+
+ 2. **Core Implementation (Days 2-4)**
+ - Implement data models
+ - Build core utilities
+ - Write unit tests
+
+ 3. **Integration (Days 5-6)**
+ - Connect components
+ - Implement API
+ - Update CLI and MCP
+
+ 4. **Testing & Documentation (Day 7)**
+ - End-to-end testing
+ - Update documentation
+ - Performance testing
+
+ ## Testing Strategy
+
+ 1. **Unit Tests**
+ - Test each component in isolation
+ - Mock browser and file system operations
+ - Test error handling
+
+ 2. **Integration Tests**
+ - Test component interactions
+ - Verify data flow
+ - Test browser management
+
+ 3. **End-to-End Tests**
+ - Test complete workflows
+ - Verify output formats
+ - Test error recovery
+
+ ## Migration Plan
+
+ 1. **Gradual Rollout**
+ - Implement new structure alongside existing code
+ - Add feature flags for new implementation
+ - Migrate functionality piece by piece
+
+ 2. **Backwards Compatibility**
+ - Maintain existing CLI interface
+ - Support legacy output formats
+ - Preserve file naming conventions
+
+ 3. **Documentation**
+ - Update README.md
+ - Add migration guide
+ - Document new features
+
+ ## Success Criteria
+
+ 1. **Code Quality**
+ - Reduced cyclomatic complexity
+ - Improved test coverage
+ - Clear component boundaries
+
+ 2. **Performance**
+ - Equal or better capture speed
+ - Reduced memory usage
+ - Faster startup time
+
+ 3. **Maintainability**
+ - Simplified error handling
+ - Better logging
+ - Clear upgrade path
+
+ ## Rollback Plan
+
+ 1. **Feature Flags**
+ - Toggle between implementations
+ - Monitor error rates
+ - Track performance metrics
+
+ 2. **Version Control**
+ - Maintain clean commit history
+ - Tag stable versions
+ - Document breaking changes
+
+ 3. **User Communication**
+ - Announce changes
+ - Provide migration guides
+ - Monitor feedback
+
+ This plan provides a comprehensive roadmap for refactoring the brosh codebase while maintaining stability and backwards compatibility. The modular architecture will make it easier to add features and fix bugs in the future.
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I've significantly expanded and improved the PLAN.md document to make it more specific and detailed for a junior developer. The key improvements include:
1. **Clearer Structure**
- Added a proper overview section
- Organized the current architecture
- Clearly defined core business rules
- Detailed implementation examples with actual code
2. **More Detailed Components**
- Enhanced data models with proper type hints and documentation
- Added specific browser configuration details
- Included actual implementation examples for each component
3. **Implementation Strategy**
- Added a day-by-day breakdown
- Included specific testing strategies
- Added migration and rollback plans
4. **Technical Details**
- Added specific port numbers for different browsers
- Included parameter ranges and constraints
- Added error handling examples
- Included actual code examples for each component
5. **Success Criteria**
- Added measurable success metrics
- Included performance considerations
- Added maintainability criteria
The new plan is much more actionable and includes concrete code examples that a junior developer can follow. It also includes specific implementation details from the codebase rules and maintains consistency with the existing architecture.
Would you like me to make any additional improvements or focus on any specific aspect of the plan?
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