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Remote Protocols
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Firefox supports several remote protocols, which allow to inspect and control
the browser, usually for automation purposes:
* :ref:`marionette-header`
* :ref:`remote-protocol-cdp-header`
* :ref:`webdriver-bidi-header`
Common documentation
====================
The following documentation pages apply to all remote protocols
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
Building.md
Debugging.md
Prefs.md
Testing.md
CodeStyle.md
Security.md
PuppeteerVendor.md
Protocols
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.. _marionette-header:
Marionette
----------
Marionette is used both by internal tools and testing solutions, but also by
geckodriver to implement the `WebDriver (HTTP) specification`_. The documentation
for Marionette can be found under `testing/marionette`_.
.. _testing/marionette: /testing/marionette
.. _remote-protocol-cdp-header:
Remote Protocol (CDP)
---------------------
Firefox implements a subset of the `Chrome DevTools Protocol`_ (CDP) in order to
support third party automation tools such as `puppeteer`. The documentation for
the remote protocol (CDP) implement can be found at `remote/cdp`_.
.. _remote/cdp: cdp/
.. _webdriver-bidi-header:
WebDriver BiDi
--------------
extends WebDriver HTTP to add bidirectional communication. Dedicated
documentation will be added as the Firefox implementation makes progress.
Architecture
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Message Handler
---------------
The documentation for the framework used to build WebDriver BiDi modules can be
found at `remote/messagehandler`_.
.. _remote/messagehandler: messagehandler/
Bugs
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Bugs are tracked under the `Remote Protocol product`_.
.. _Remote Protocol product: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=Remote%20Protocol
Communication
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See `Communication`_ on `our project wiki`_.