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Fetching

Download a file or read a page, through a browser when the server insists on one.

fetch(): Download a file, through a browser if the server insists on one
read_page(): Read a resource into memory, through a browser if the server insists
page_text() page_json() page_html(): Parse a response from read_page()
download_in_browser(): Download a file in a browser

Sessions

A browser kept open on a host, for a feed read every few minutes.

browser_session(): Keep a browser open on a host

Clearance

The browser’s cookies and user agent, for requests you make yourself.

clearance(): Get a clearance for a host from a browser
clearance_handle(): A curl handle that carries a clearance

Probing

What a server serves at a URL, and whether it is a browser check or a block.

probe(): Ask a server what it serves at a URL
is_challenge(): Does a response carry a browser check instead of the resource?
is_block(): Is a response a block page that a browser would not be shown?
browser_available(): Can this package open a browser here?

Package

safeconduct safeconduct-package: safeconduct: Fetch Files Through a Real Browser When a Plain Request Is Refused