Method: Headless#initialize

Defined in:
lib/headless.rb

#initialize(options = {}) ⇒ Headless

Creates a new headless server, but does NOT switch to it immediately. Call #start for that

List of available options:

  • display (default 99) - what display number to listen to;

  • reuse (default true) - if given display server already exists, should we use it or try another?

  • autopick (default true if display number isn’t explicitly set) - if Headless should automatically pick a display, or fail if the given one is not available.

  • dimensions (default 1280x1024x24) - display dimensions and depth. Not all combinations are possible, refer to man Xvfb.

  • destroy_at_exit - if a display is started but not stopped, should it be destroyed when the script finishes? (default true unless reuse is true and a server is already running)

  • xvfb_launch_timeout - how long should we wait for Xvfb to open a display, before assuming that it is frozen (in seconds, default is 10)

  • video - options to be passed to the ffmpeg video recorder. See Headless::VideoRecorder#initialize for documentation



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# File 'lib/headless.rb', line 77

def initialize(options = {})
  CliUtil.ensure_application_exists!('Xvfb', 'Xvfb not found on your system')

  @display = options.fetch(:display, DEFAULT_DISPLAY_NUMBER).to_i
  @xvfb_launch_timeout = options.fetch(:xvfb_launch_timeout, DEFAULT_XVFB_LAUNCH_TIMEOUT).to_i
  @autopick_display = options.fetch(:autopick, !options.key?(:display))
  @reuse_display = options.fetch(:reuse, true)
  @dimensions = options.fetch(:dimensions, DEFAULT_DISPLAY_DIMENSIONS)
  @video_capture_options = options.fetch(:video, {})

  already_running = xvfb_running? rescue false
  @destroy_at_exit = options.fetch(:destroy_at_exit, !(@reuse_display && already_running))

  @pid = nil # the pid of the running Xvfb process

  # FIXME Xvfb launch should not happen inside the constructor
  attach_xvfb
end