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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. uuf6429/mink-electron-driver AbandonedArchivedLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) uuf6429/mink-electron-driver ============================ Mink Electron Driver 1.3.0(8y ago)118[10 issues](https://github.com/uuf6429/MinkElectronDriver/issues)[5 PRs](https://github.com/uuf6429/MinkElectronDriver/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=5.6 Since Apr 6Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/uuf6429/MinkElectronDriver)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/uuf6429/mink-electron-driver)[ RSS](/packages/uuf6429-mink-electron-driver/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (6)Dependencies (10)Versions (13)Used By (0) Mink Electron Driver ==================== [](#mink-electron-driver) [![Build Status (Linux / TravisCI)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/80f314dc6fcc4680e1e8671cf9435513dc154791170ce7ab2b496d793523902c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f757566363432392f4d696e6b456c656374726f6e4472697665722f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://travis-ci.org/uuf6429/MinkElectronDriver)[![Build Status (Windows / AppVeyor)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7e376cc7b104f3c82a12421fd676e738d955f9f7d5271e5e7a2aabd84daa6fc8/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6170707665796f722f63692f757566363432392f4d696e6b456c656374726f6e4472697665722f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/uuf6429/minkelectrondriver)[![Minimum PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/86e7d829a466cacd5658a22073e27d49d39dac72cc18216ac4963ed5463c5bbc/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7068702d253345253344253230352e362d3838393242462e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://php.net/)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0f304d4a3b0666083c44d8b9a45db264302bfe89989386a169f091d4fd2553fe/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f757566363432392f4d696e6b456c656374726f6e4472697665722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/uuf6429/MinkElectronDriver/blob/master/LICENSE)[![Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/04f026172140aaa176034e16078e79660957926fcb856fb7291232c430b59858/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f636f6465636f762f632f6769746875622f757566363432392f4d696e6b456c656374726f6e4472697665722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://codecov.io/github/uuf6429/MinkElectronDriver?branch=master)[![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ae748e8cba42a1e3bfce2bb076dc4f83d0d9eda214aec72d77dcac5fdbe3aab2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f757566363432392f6d696e6b2d656c656374726f6e2d6472697665722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/uuf6429/mink-electron-driver)[![Dependency Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5db500bb703cba855c29a69e4ffd12b2b9b4571eda457c60d88999d094effa0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f67656d6e617369756d2f757566363432392f4d696e6b456c656374726f6e4472697665722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://beta.gemnasium.com/projects/github.com/uuf6429/MinkElectronDriver) Mink Electron Driver (replaces [JsonWireProtocol](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/JsonWireProtocol) and [PhantomJS](http://phantomjs.org/) with [Electron](http://electron.atom.io/)) Electron is between 2 to 3 times faster than PhantomJS ([source](https://github.com/segmentio/nightmare/issues/484)). Table Of Contents ----------------- [](#table-of-contents) - [Mink Electron Driver](#mink-electron-driver) - [Table Of Contents](#table-of-contents) - [Features and Advantages](#features-and-advantages) - [Requirements](#requirements) - [Installation](#installation) - [How Does It Work?](#how-does-it-work) Features and Advantages ----------------------- [](#features-and-advantages) - Fully-featured web browser - Quite fast, compared to alternatives - Built with modern components - Well supported (Electron receives frequent updates) - Easily understandable codebase (it's either PHP or JS) - Well tested (in addition to Mink driver tests, there are others) Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) There a few things which are not taken care of automatically depending on your system. - Basics - PHP (5.5+) and Composer - Node.js (4+) and npm - Linux - If run headless (ie, without a desktop) you need to install xvfb - Some libraries are required, [more details here](https://electron.atom.io/docs/all/#prerequisites) - Windows - Build Tools may be required. These can be installed [with one npm command](https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows-build-tools#windows-build-tools) Installation ------------ [](#installation) First make sure that the [requirements](#requirements) above are met. Next, simply install the driver in your Behat project via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/): ``` composer require uuf6429/mink-electron-driver ``` How Does It Work? ----------------- [](#how-does-it-work) ``` PHP + Mink Driver Interface Node.js + Electron API ________________ | ______________________ _____________ | _______________ | Behat + Mink |_v_| Client |___| Server |_V_| Electron | | (Your Project) |---| (ElectronDriver.php) |---| (Server.js) |---| (Web Browser) | '----------------' '----------------------' ^ '-------------' '---------------' | DNode comm. over UDS (with inet sockets fallback) ``` Since one cannot easily control Node.js from PHP, a client-server approach was taken, with a fast and lightweight transport (unix domain sockets) protocol (dnode). The driver on the PHP side simply tells the server what to do and it controls the Electron web browser. The main reason why a client-server approach was taken is that Mink is synchronous by design. ### Health Score 23 ↓ LowBetter than 27% of packages Maintenance0 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity65 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~55 days Recently: every ~69 days Total 6 Last Release 3022d ago PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.5 1.2.0PHP >=5.6 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/450767af6ef832ad662c169bf718d6d25c025c08b2d91b810959d190bccebba1?d=identicon)[uuf6429](/maintainers/uuf6429) --- Top Contributors [![uuf6429](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/230049?v=4)](https://github.com/uuf6429 "uuf6429 (144 commits)") --- Tags electronjson-wire-protocolmink-drivermink-electron-driverphantomjsphp ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/uuf6429-mink-electron-driver/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/uuf6429-mink-electron-driver/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/uuf6429-mink-electron-driver) ``` ### Alternatives [civicrm/civicrm-core Open source constituent relationship management for non-profits, NGOs and advocacy organizations. 728272.9k20](/packages/civicrm-civicrm-core)[drevops/behat-steps Collection of steps for Behat 25381.7k3](/packages/drevops-behat-steps)[swoole-bundle/swoole-bundle Open/Swoole Symfony Bundle 6650.4k](/packages/swoole-bundle-swoole-bundle)[abantecart/ups-php UPS PHP SDK based on OAuth 1815.3k](/packages/abantecart-ups-php) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)