splash_active

splash_obj

'Splash' <https://github.com/scrapinghub/splash> is a 'JavaScript' rendering service.
It<e2><80><99>s a lightweight web browser with an 'HTTP' API, implemented in 'Python' using 'Twisted'
and 'QT' and provides some of the core functionality of the 'RSelenium' or 'seleniumPipes'
R pacakges but with a Java-free footprint. The (twisted) 'QT' reactor is used to make the
sever fully asynchronous allowing to take advantage of 'webkit' concurrency via 'QT' main loop.
Some of 'Splash' features include the ability to process multiple webpages in parallel;
retrieving 'HTML' results and/or take screenshots; disabling images or use 'Adblock Plus' rules
to make rendering faster; executing custom 'JavaScript' in page context; getting detailed
rendering info in 'HAR' format.

Bob Rudis

splash_active: Test if a Splash server is up

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