Browser Proxies
In many cases, you can specify a proxy to use with the proxy: {} option. While each browser driver handles this slightly differently, the following format works in Chrome or Firefox.
Example: using a proxy in Chrome or Firefox
proxy = {
http: 'my.proxy.com:8080',
ssl: 'my.proxy.com:8080'
}
firefox_browser = Watir::Browser.new :firefox, proxy: proxy
remote_firefox = Watir::Browser.new :firefox, url: REMOTE_SELENIUM, proxy: proxy
chrome_browser = Watir::Browser.new :chrome, proxy: proxy
remote_chrome = Watir::Browser.new :chrome, url: REMOTE_SELENIUM, proxy: proxyBe sure to specify both :http and :ssl to route both types of traffic through your proxy.
Under the hood, this is passing options to create a Selenium::WebDriver::Proxy object.
Example: setting a http and https proxy for Remote Chrome
proxy = 'my.proxy.com:8080'
browser = Watir::Browser.new :chrome, url: REMOTE_URL, proxy: {http: proxy, ssl: proxy}