hubcap permission

Set a browser permission to granted, denied, or prompt.

When to use

Set browser permission state for features that require user consent. Available permissions: geolocation, notifications, camera, microphone, midi, push. Set the permission before navigating to or interacting with pages that request it, so the browser does not show a permission prompt.

Usage

hubcap permission <name> <state>

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Permission name: `geolocation`, `notifications`, `camera`, `microphone`, `midi`, or `push`
`state`	string	Yes	Permission state: `granted`, `denied`, or `prompt`

Flags

None.

Output

Field	Type	Description
`permission`	string	The permission that was configured
`state`	string	The state it was set to

{"permission":"geolocation","state":"granted"}

Errors

Condition	Exit code	Stderr
Missing arguments	1	`usage: hubcap permission <name> <granted\\|denied\\|prompt>`
Invalid state value	1	`error: invalid state "<value>" (use granted, denied, or prompt)`
Chrome not connected	2	`error: connecting to Chrome: ...`
Timeout	3	`error: timeout`

Examples

Grant geolocation access:

hubcap permission geolocation granted

Deny notification prompts:

hubcap permission notifications denied

Reset camera to prompt:

hubcap permission camera prompt

Grant geolocation, set coordinates, then verify the page reads the location:

hubcap permission geolocation granted && hubcap geolocation 37.7749 -122.4194 && hubcap eval "navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(p => document.title = p.coords.latitude)"