chromium - send custom header info on initial page load c#
Solution 1
Updated to reflect major Chromium changes
Updated to reflect changes made in version 75
(should work in 75
and newer)
The method you're after should be OnBeforeResourceLoad
, a basic example should look like:
public class CustomResourceRequestHandler : ResourceRequestHandler
{
protected override CefReturnValue OnBeforeResourceLoad(IWebBrowser chromiumWebBrowser, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, IRequestCallback callback)
{
var headers = request.Headers;
headers["User-Agent"] = "My User Agent";
request.Headers = headers;
return CefReturnValue.Continue;
}
}
public class CustomRequestHandler : RequestHandler
{
protected override IResourceRequestHandler GetResourceRequestHandler(IWebBrowser chromiumWebBrowser, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, bool isNavigation, bool isDownload, string requestInitiator, ref bool disableDefaultHandling)
{
return new CustomResourceRequestHandler();
}
}
browser.RequestHandler = new CustomRequestHandler();
Using the IRequest.Headers
property you must read the headers property, make changes then reassign it. It's now possible to use the SetHeaderByName/GetHeaderByName
functions to get/set a single header.
- RequestHandler API Doc
- ResourceRequestHandler API Doc
- IRequest.GetHeaderByName API Doc
- IRequest.SetHeaderByName API Doc
Solution 2
You should create a class that implement IRequestHandler
then set an instance of that class as RequestHandler
in your browser object.
With version 53, that class should look like:
class ChromeBrowserRequestHandler: IRequestHandler
{
public bool GetAuthCredentials(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, bool isProxy, string host, int port, string realm, string scheme, IAuthCallback callback)
{
return false;
}
public bool OnBeforeBrowse(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, bool isRedirect)
{
return false;
}
public bool OnBeforePluginLoad(IWebBrowser browser, string url, string policyUrl, WebPluginInfo info)
{
return false;
}
public CefReturnValue OnBeforeResourceLoad(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, IRequestCallback callback)
{
var headers = request.Headers;
headers["Custom-Header"] = "My Custom Header";
request.Headers = headers;
return CefReturnValue.Continue;
}
public bool OnCertificateError(IWebBrowser browser, CefErrorCode errorCode, string requestUrl)
{
return false;
}
public void OnPluginCrashed(IWebBrowser browser, string pluginPath)
{
}
public void OnRenderProcessTerminated(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, CefTerminationStatus status)
{
}
public IResponseFilter GetResourceResponseFilter(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, IResponse response)
{
return null;
}
public bool OnCertificateError(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, CefErrorCode errorCode, string requestUrl, ISslInfo sslInfo, IRequestCallback callback)
{
return false;
}
public bool OnOpenUrlFromTab(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, string targetUrl, WindowOpenDisposition targetDisposition, bool userGesture)
{
return false;
}
public void OnPluginCrashed(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, string pluginPath)
{
}
public bool OnProtocolExecution(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, string url)
{
return false;
}
public bool OnQuotaRequest(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, string originUrl, long newSize, IRequestCallback callback)
{
return false;
}
public void OnRenderViewReady(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser)
{
}
public void OnResourceLoadComplete(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, IResponse response, UrlRequestStatus status, long receivedContentLength)
{
}
public void OnResourceRedirect(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, ref string newUrl)
{
}
public bool OnResourceResponse(IWebBrowser browserControl, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, IResponse response)
{
return false;
}
}
Then, while creating your browser object:
ChromiumWebBrowser myBrowser = new ChromiumWebBrowser("whatever.com")
{
RequestHandler = new ChromeBrowserRequestHandler()
};
Note that the request handler must be set before loading the page. If you can't set the request handler during instanctiaction, you can still set it later a reload the page with myBrowser.Load("whatever.com")
.
Solution 3
In the one of the latest versions some callbacks have been moved from IRequestHandler
to IResourceRequestHandler
interface. Simplest way is to override default implementations RequestHandler
& ResourceRequestHandler
, for example:
class BearerAuthResourceRequestHandler : ResourceRequestHandler
{
public BearerAuthResourceRequestHandler(string token)
{
_token = token;
}
private string _token;
protected override CefReturnValue OnBeforeResourceLoad(IWebBrowser chromiumWebBrowser, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, IRequestCallback callback)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_token))
{
var headers = request.Headers;
headers["Authorization"] = $"Bearer {_token}";
request.Headers = headers;
return CefReturnValue.Continue;
}
else return base.OnBeforeResourceLoad(chromiumWebBrowser, browser, frame, request, callback);
}
}
class BearerAuthRequestHandler : RequestHandler
{
public BearerAuthRequestHandler(string token)
{
_token = token;
}
private string _token;
protected override IResourceRequestHandler GetResourceRequestHandler(IWebBrowser chromiumWebBrowser, IBrowser browser, IFrame frame, IRequest request, bool isNavigation, bool isDownload, string requestInitiator, ref bool disableDefaultHandling)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_token)) return new BearerAuthResourceRequestHandler(_token);
else return base.GetResourceRequestHandler(chromiumWebBrowser, browser, frame, request, isNavigation, isDownload, requestInitiator, ref disableDefaultHandling);
}
}
Then, assign it to browser RequestHandler
:
Browser.RequestHandler = new BearerAuthRequestHandler(token);
Admin
Updated on June 05, 2022Comments
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Admin almost 2 years
Or How to inject a custom header into the initial request to a site when new-ing up an instance of the ChromiumWebBrowser.
I'm a noob with Chromium and could really use some help. I have a winforms app with a CEF window. K, no prob so far. What I need to do is to call/load the initial url with a custom http-header that contains authentication info. Is this possible?
The following is essentially what is at play and all parts work except the custom header (Doh!)
Winform(CEF httpRequest(with custom header)) [never gets past this point]=> C# MVC web app => Owin_Authentication_Pipeline segment => MVC Response with populated Razor view => Shows up in Winform Chromium app.
Maybe this will help as well:
using CefSharp; using CefSharp.WinForms; ... private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { Cef.Initialize(); ChromiumWebBrowser myBrowser = new ChromiumWebBrowser("whatever.com"); // ??How do i get a custom header be sent with the above line?? myBrowser.Dock = DockStyle.Fill; //myBrowser.ShowDevTools(); //myBrowser.RequestHandler = new DSRequestHander(); //myBrowser.FrameLoadStart += myBrowser_FrameLoadStart; this.Controls.Add(myBrowser); }
I Groggled this to death, looked, tried all the tricks in my toolbox and then some.
Any ideas, help or hints on how I might be able to solve or get around this boggler is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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CodingYourLife almost 8 yearsI created a CustomChromeBrowser class inheriting from ChromiumWebBrowser and assign a RequestHandler class (comes with demo project) via Initialized event of the CustomChromeBrowser class.
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amaitland almost 8 yearsAll the
Handlers
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Psddp over 7 yearsCan we have more details please, I've the same issue and I'm not sure to understand how to do what you suggest.
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scatter almost 6 yearsThis isn't working for me. The Headers property of the request just isn't changing. No exception is being thrown, it just won't update. Headers.IsReadOnly is false.
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Carter almost 4 years@amaitland Will this automatically apply to page requests and ajax requests? I am mainly wondering about changing the ajax requests and how to accomplish that. It looks like it should because i don't see other ways to accomplish scanning the API Doc. Anyway a word from you will kind of make my design decision and keep me from going other directions.
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amaitland almost 4 yearsAll requests directly related to the browser should flow through here. You can use cefsharp.github.io/api/81.3.x/html/… for RequestContext level handling. If you are having trouble isolating just the Ajax requests please ask a new question.
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amaitland almost 4 yearsSee github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/wiki/… for background details for RequestContext. From memory requests from Service workers will only be accessible through the RequestContext level handling as they aren't necessarily directly associated with a browser.
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Carter almost 4 years@amaitland Thanks! you do a great job on CefSharp. Working like a charm thanks for all you do. +3
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Josh Noe over 3 yearsUsing version 47.0.2.0, I'm not seeing any change to the request headers in dev tools.