App::OperaUtils - Utilities related to the Opera browser
This document describes version 0.008 of App::OperaUtils (from Perl distribution App-OperaUtils), released on 2022-10-07.
This distribution includes several utilities related to the Opera browser:
kill-opera
opera-has-processes
opera-is-paused
opera-is-running
pause-opera
ps-opera
restart-opera
start-opera
terminate-opera
unpause-opera
Usage:
opera_has_processes(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Check whether Opera has processes.
This function is not exported.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
quiet => true
users => array[unix::uid::exists]
Kill browser processes that belong to certain user(s) only.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element ($status_code) is an integer containing HTTP-like status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element ($reason) is a string containing error message, or something like "OK" if status is 200. Third element ($payload) is the actual result, but usually not present when enveloped result is an error response ($status_code is not 2xx). Fourth element (%result_meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information, much like how HTTP response headers provide additional metadata.
Return value: (any)
opera_is_paused(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Check whether Opera is paused.
Opera is defined as paused if all of its processes are in 'stop' state.
opera_is_running(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Check whether Opera is running.
Opera is defined as running if there are some Opera processes that are not in 'stop' state. In other words, if Opera has been started but is currently paused, we do not say that it's running. If you want to check if Opera process exists, you can use ps_opera.
ps_opera
pause_opera(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Pause (kill -STOP) Opera.
A modern browser now runs complex web pages and applications. Despite browser's power management feature, these pages/tabs on the browser often still eat considerable CPU cycles even though they only run in the background. Pausing (kill -STOP) the browser processes is a simple and effective way to stop CPU eating on Unix and prolong your laptop battery life. It can be performed whenever you are not using your browser for a little while, e.g. when you are typing on an editor or watching a movie. When you want to use your browser again, simply unpause (kill -CONT) it.
ps_opera(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
List Opera processes.
restart_opera(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Restart opera.
This function supports dry-run operation.
opera_cmd => array[str]|str (default: "opera")
Special arguments:
-dry_run => bool
Pass -dry_run=>1 to enable simulation mode.
start_opera(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Start opera if not already started.
terminate_opera(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Terminate (kill -KILL) Opera.
signal => unix::signal
unpause_opera(%args) -> [$status_code, $reason, $payload, \%result_meta]
Unpause (resume, continue, kill -CONT) Opera.
Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-OperaUtils.
Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-OperaUtils.
Some other CLI utilities related to Opera: dump-opera-history (from App::DumpOperaHistory).
App::BraveUtils
App::ChromeUtils
App::FirefoxUtils
App::VivaldiUtils
App::BrowserUtils
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To install App::OperaUtils, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm App::OperaUtils
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install App::OperaUtils
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.