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docs: document launch in browsers better (#13002)
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/browsers-api/browsers.launch.md
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# launch() function

Launches a browser process according to [LaunchOptions](./browsers.launchoptions.md).

### Signature

```typescript
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Additional arguments to pass to the executable when launching.

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Whether to spawn process in the [detached](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#optionsdetached) mode.

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`true` except on Windows.

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If true, forwards the browser's process stdout and stderr to the Node's process stdout and stderr.

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`false`.

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Environment variables to set for the browser process.

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Absolute path to the browser's executable.

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Handles SIGHUP in the Node process and tries to gracefully close the browser process.

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`true`.

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Handles SIGINT in the Node process and tries to kill the browser process.

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`true`.

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Handles SIGTERM in the Node process and tries to gracefully close the browser process.

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`true`.

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A callback to run after the browser process exits or before the process will be closed via the [Process.close()](./browsers.process.close.md) call (including when handling signals). The callback is only run once.

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Configures stdio streams to open two additional streams for automation over those streams instead of WebSocket.

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`false`.

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Launches a browser process according to [LaunchOptions](./browsers.launchoptions.md).

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* @public
*/
export interface LaunchOptions {
/**
* Absolute path to the browser's executable.
*/
executablePath: string;
/**
* Configures stdio streams to open two additional streams for automation over
* those streams instead of WebSocket.
*
* @defaultValue `false`.
*/
pipe?: boolean;
/**
* If true, forwards the browser's process stdout and stderr to the Node's
* process stdout and stderr.
*
* @defaultValue `false`.
*/
dumpio?: boolean;
/**
* Additional arguments to pass to the executable when launching.
*/
args?: string[];
/**
* Environment variables to set for the browser process.
*/
env?: Record<string, string | undefined>;
/**
* Handles SIGINT in the Node process and tries to kill the browser process.
*
* @defaultValue `true`.
*/
handleSIGINT?: boolean;
/**
* Handles SIGTERM in the Node process and tries to gracefully close the browser
* process.
*
* @defaultValue `true`.
*/
handleSIGTERM?: boolean;
/**
* Handles SIGHUP in the Node process and tries to gracefully close the browser process.
*
* @defaultValue `true`.
*/
handleSIGHUP?: boolean;
/**
* Whether to spawn process in the {@link https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#optionsdetached | detached}
* mode.
*
* @defaultValue `true` except on Windows.
*/
detached?: boolean;
/**
* A callback to run after the browser process exits or before the process
* will be closed via the {@link Process.close} call (including when handling
* signals). The callback is only run once.
*/
onExit?: () => Promise<void>;
}

/**
* Launches a browser process according to {@link LaunchOptions}.
*
* @public
*/
export function launch(opts: LaunchOptions): Process {
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