variations-state-file Chrome flag

--variations-state-file

What does --variations-state-file do?

Use features defined in the value. Use this flag to reproduce experiments related issues. Copy 'Command-line Variations' value from chrome://version page. Save it to a file and pass it via this flag. The value is a base64 encoded JSON format produced by `variations::VariationsCommandLine::WriteToString`.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --variations-state-file using CLI

chrome --variations-state-file

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --variations-state-file using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--variations-state-file']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --variations-state-file using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--variations-state-file']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --variations-state-file using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--variations-state-file')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

View source: variations_switches.cc

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