feat(browser): add standalone CDP browser launch and lxml extraction strategy

Add new features to enhance browser automation and HTML extraction:
- Add CDP browser launch capability with customizable ports and profiles
- Implement JsonLxmlExtractionStrategy for faster HTML parsing
- Add CLI command 'crwl cdp' for launching standalone CDP browsers
- Support connecting to external CDP browsers via URL
- Optimize selector caching and context-sensitive queries

BREAKING CHANGE: LLMConfig import path changed from crawl4ai.types to crawl4ai

crawl4ai/__init__.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from .extraction_strategy import (
     CosineStrategy,
     JsonCssExtractionStrategy,
     JsonXPathExtractionStrategy,
+    JsonLxmlExtractionStrategy
 )
 from .chunking_strategy import ChunkingStrategy, RegexChunking
 from .markdown_generation_strategy import DefaultMarkdownGenerator
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "CosineStrategy",
     "JsonCssExtractionStrategy",
     "JsonXPathExtractionStrategy",
+    "JsonLxmlExtractionStrategy",
     "ChunkingStrategy",
     "RegexChunking",
     "DefaultMarkdownGenerator",

crawl4ai/browser_manager.py

@@ -434,8 +434,9 @@ class BrowserManager:
 
             self.playwright = await async_playwright().start()
 
-        if self.config.use_managed_browser:
+        if self.config.cdp_url or self.config.use_managed_browser:
-            cdp_url = await self.managed_browser.start()
+            self.config.use_managed_browser = True
+            cdp_url = await self.managed_browser.start() if not self.config.cdp_url else self.config.cdp_url
             self.browser = await self.playwright.chromium.connect_over_cdp(cdp_url)
             contexts = self.browser.contexts
             if contexts:
@@ -790,7 +791,10 @@ class BrowserManager:
         # If using a managed browser, just grab the shared default_context
         if self.config.use_managed_browser:
             context = self.default_context
-            page = await context.new_page()
+            pages = context.pages
+            page = next((p for p in pages if p.url == crawlerRunConfig.url), None)
+            if not page:
+                page = await context.new_page()
         else:
             # Otherwise, check if we have an existing context for this config
             config_signature = self._make_config_signature(crawlerRunConfig)
@@ -840,6 +844,9 @@ class BrowserManager:
 
     async def close(self):
         """Close all browser resources and clean up."""
+        if self.config.cdp_url:
+            return
+        
         if self.config.sleep_on_close:
             await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
 

crawl4ai/browser_profiler.py

@@ -342,7 +342,11 @@ class BrowserProfiler:
         
         # Check if path exists and is a valid profile
         if not os.path.isdir(profile_path):
-            return None
+            # Chrck if profile_name itself is full path
+            if os.path.isabs(profile_name):
+                profile_path = profile_name
+            else:
+                return None
         
         # Look for profile indicators
         is_profile = (
@@ -541,4 +545,225 @@ class BrowserProfiler:
                 break
                 
             else:
-                self.logger.error(f"Invalid choice. Please enter a number between 1 and {exit_option}.", tag="MENU")
+                self.logger.error(f"Invalid choice. Please enter a number between 1 and {exit_option}.", tag="MENU")
+
+
+    async def launch_standalone_browser(self, 
+                                  browser_type: str = "chromium",
+                                  user_data_dir: Optional[str] = None,
+                                  debugging_port: int = 9222,
+                                  headless: bool = False) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Launch a standalone browser with CDP debugging enabled and keep it running
+        until the user presses 'q'. Returns and displays the CDP URL.
+        
+        Args:
+            browser_type (str): Type of browser to launch ('chromium' or 'firefox')
+            user_data_dir (str, optional): Path to user profile directory
+            debugging_port (int): Port to use for CDP debugging
+            headless (bool): Whether to run in headless mode
+            
+        Returns:
+            str: CDP URL for the browser, or None if launch failed
+            
+        Example:
+            ```python
+            profiler = BrowserProfiler()
+            cdp_url = await profiler.launch_standalone_browser(
+                user_data_dir="/path/to/profile",
+                debugging_port=9222
+            )
+            # Use cdp_url to connect to the browser
+            ```
+        """
+        # Use the provided directory if specified, otherwise create a temporary directory
+        if user_data_dir:
+            # Directory is provided directly, ensure it exists
+            profile_path = user_data_dir
+            os.makedirs(profile_path, exist_ok=True)
+        else:
+            # Create a temporary profile directory
+            timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+            profile_name = f"temp_{timestamp}_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:6]}"
+            profile_path = os.path.join(self.profiles_dir, profile_name)
+            os.makedirs(profile_path, exist_ok=True)
+        
+        # Print initial information
+        border = f"{Fore.CYAN}{'='*80}{Style.RESET_ALL}"
+        self.logger.info(f"\n{border}", tag="CDP")
+        self.logger.info(f"Launching standalone browser with CDP debugging", tag="CDP")
+        self.logger.info(f"Browser type: {Fore.GREEN}{browser_type}{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+        self.logger.info(f"Profile path: {Fore.YELLOW}{profile_path}{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+        self.logger.info(f"Debugging port: {Fore.CYAN}{debugging_port}{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+        self.logger.info(f"Headless mode: {Fore.CYAN}{headless}{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+        
+        # Create managed browser instance
+        managed_browser = ManagedBrowser(
+            browser_type=browser_type,
+            user_data_dir=profile_path,
+            headless=headless,
+            logger=self.logger,
+            debugging_port=debugging_port
+        )
+        
+        # Set up signal handlers to ensure cleanup on interrupt
+        original_sigint = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT)
+        original_sigterm = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM)
+        
+        # Define cleanup handler for signals
+        async def cleanup_handler(sig, frame):
+            self.logger.warning("\nCleaning up browser process...", tag="CDP")
+            await managed_browser.cleanup()
+            # Restore original signal handlers
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, original_sigint)
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, original_sigterm)
+            if sig == signal.SIGINT:
+                self.logger.error("Browser terminated by user.", tag="CDP")
+                sys.exit(1)
+                    
+        # Set signal handlers
+        def sigint_handler(sig, frame):
+            asyncio.create_task(cleanup_handler(sig, frame))
+        
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigint_handler)
+        
+        # Event to signal when user wants to exit
+        user_done_event = asyncio.Event()
+        
+        # Run keyboard input loop in a separate task
+        async def listen_for_quit_command():
+            import termios
+            import tty
+            import select
+            
+            # First output the prompt
+            self.logger.info(f"{Fore.CYAN}Press '{Fore.WHITE}q{Fore.CYAN}' to stop the browser and exit...{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+            
+            # Save original terminal settings
+            fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+            old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
+            
+            try:
+                # Switch to non-canonical mode (no line buffering)
+                tty.setcbreak(fd)
+                
+                while True:
+                    # Check if input is available (non-blocking)
+                    readable, _, _ = select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0.5)
+                    if readable:
+                        key = sys.stdin.read(1)
+                        if key.lower() == 'q':
+                            self.logger.info(f"{Fore.GREEN}Closing browser...{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+                            user_done_event.set()
+                            return
+                    
+                    # Check if the browser process has already exited
+                    if managed_browser.browser_process and managed_browser.browser_process.poll() is not None:
+                        self.logger.info("Browser already closed. Ending input listener.", tag="CDP")
+                        user_done_event.set()
+                        return
+                        
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            
+            finally:
+                # Restore terminal settings 
+                termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
+                
+        # Function to retrieve and display CDP JSON config
+        async def get_cdp_json(port):
+            import aiohttp
+            cdp_url = f"http://localhost:{port}"
+            json_url = f"{cdp_url}/json/version"
+            
+            try:
+                async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+                    # Try multiple times in case the browser is still starting up
+                    for _ in range(10):
+                        try:
+                            async with session.get(json_url) as response:
+                                if response.status == 200:
+                                    data = await response.json()
+                                    return cdp_url, data
+                        except Exception:
+                            pass
+                        
+                        await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+                    
+                    return cdp_url, None
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.error(f"Error fetching CDP JSON: {str(e)}", tag="CDP")
+                return cdp_url, None
+        
+        cdp_url = None
+        config_json = None
+        
+        try:
+            # Start the browser
+            await managed_browser.start()
+            
+            # Check if browser started successfully
+            browser_process = managed_browser.browser_process
+            if not browser_process:
+                self.logger.error("Failed to start browser process.", tag="CDP")
+                return None
+            
+            self.logger.info(f"Browser launched successfully. Retrieving CDP information...", tag="CDP") 
+            
+            # Get CDP URL and JSON config
+            cdp_url, config_json = await get_cdp_json(debugging_port)
+            
+            if cdp_url:
+                self.logger.success(f"CDP URL: {Fore.GREEN}{cdp_url}{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+                
+                if config_json:
+                    # Display relevant CDP information
+                    self.logger.info(f"Browser: {Fore.CYAN}{config_json.get('Browser', 'Unknown')}{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+                    self.logger.info(f"Protocol Version: {config_json.get('Protocol-Version', 'Unknown')}", tag="CDP")
+                    if 'webSocketDebuggerUrl' in config_json:
+                        self.logger.info(f"WebSocket URL: {Fore.GREEN}{config_json['webSocketDebuggerUrl']}{Style.RESET_ALL}", tag="CDP")
+                else:
+                    self.logger.warning("Could not retrieve CDP configuration JSON", tag="CDP")
+            else:
+                self.logger.error(f"Failed to get CDP URL on port {debugging_port}", tag="CDP")
+                await managed_browser.cleanup()
+                return None
+            
+            # Start listening for keyboard input
+            listener_task = asyncio.create_task(listen_for_quit_command())
+            
+            # Wait for the user to press 'q' or for the browser process to exit naturally
+            while not user_done_event.is_set() and browser_process.poll() is None:
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+            
+            # Cancel the listener task if it's still running
+            if not listener_task.done():
+                listener_task.cancel()
+                try:
+                    await listener_task
+                except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                    pass
+            
+            # If the browser is still running and the user pressed 'q', terminate it
+            if browser_process.poll() is None and user_done_event.is_set():
+                self.logger.info("Terminating browser process...", tag="CDP")
+                await managed_browser.cleanup()
+            
+            self.logger.success(f"Browser closed.", tag="CDP")
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error launching standalone browser: {str(e)}", tag="CDP")
+            await managed_browser.cleanup()
+            return None
+        finally:
+            # Restore original signal handlers
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, original_sigint)
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, original_sigterm)
+            
+            # Make sure browser is fully cleaned up
+            await managed_browser.cleanup()
+        
+        # Return the CDP URL
+        return cdp_url
+    
+

crawl4ai/cli.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import click
 import os
+import sys
 import time
 
 import humanize
@@ -198,7 +199,24 @@ def show_examples():
     # 2. Then use that profile to crawl the authenticated site:
     crwl https://site-requiring-login.com/dashboard -p my-profile-name
 
-5️⃣  Sample Config Files:
+5️⃣  CDP Mode for Browser Automation:
+    # Launch browser with CDP debugging on default port 9222
+    crwl cdp
+
+    # Use a specific profile and custom port
+    crwl cdp -p my-profile -P 9223
+
+    # Launch headless browser with CDP enabled
+    crwl cdp --headless
+
+    # Launch in incognito mode (ignores profile)
+    crwl cdp --incognito
+
+    # Use the CDP URL with other tools (Puppeteer, Playwright, etc.)
+    # The URL will be displayed in the terminal when the browser starts
+
+    
+6️⃣  Sample Config Files:
 
 browser.yml:
     headless: true
@@ -256,7 +274,7 @@ llm_schema.json:
       }
     }
 
-6️⃣  Advanced Usage:
+7️⃣  Advanced Usage:
     # Combine configs with direct parameters
     crwl https://example.com -B browser.yml -b "headless=false,viewport_width=1920"
 
@@ -282,7 +300,7 @@ llm_schema.json:
 
 For more documentation visit: https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai
 
-7️⃣  Q&A with LLM:
+8️⃣  Q&A with LLM:
     # Ask a question about the content
     crwl https://example.com -q "What is the main topic discussed?"
 
@@ -310,7 +328,7 @@ For more documentation visit: https://github.com/unclecode/crawl4ai
     
     See full list of providers: https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/providers
 
-8️⃣ Profile Management:
+9️⃣ Profile Management:
     # Launch interactive profile manager
     crwl profiles
 
@@ -549,11 +567,89 @@ async def manage_profiles():
         # Add a separator between operations
         console.print("\n")
 
+
+
 @click.group(context_settings={"help_option_names": ["-h", "--help"]})
 def cli():
     """Crawl4AI CLI - Web content extraction and browser profile management tool"""
     pass
 
+
+@cli.command("cdp")
+@click.option("--user-data-dir", "-d", help="Directory to use for browser data (will be created if it doesn't exist)")
+@click.option("--port", "-P", type=int, default=9222, help="Debugging port (default: 9222)")
+@click.option("--browser-type", "-b", type=click.Choice(["chromium", "firefox"]), default="chromium", 
+              help="Browser type (default: chromium)")
+@click.option("--headless", is_flag=True, help="Run browser in headless mode")
+@click.option("--incognito", is_flag=True, help="Run in incognito/private mode (ignores user-data-dir)")
+def cdp_cmd(user_data_dir: Optional[str], port: int, browser_type: str, headless: bool, incognito: bool):
+    """Launch a standalone browser with CDP debugging enabled
+    
+    This command launches a browser with Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) debugging enabled,
+    prints the CDP URL, and keeps the browser running until you press 'q'.
+    
+    The CDP URL can be used for various automation and debugging tasks.
+    
+    Examples:
+        # Launch Chromium with CDP on default port 9222
+        crwl cdp
+        
+        # Use a specific directory for browser data and custom port
+        crwl cdp --user-data-dir ~/browser-data --port 9223
+        
+        # Launch in headless mode
+        crwl cdp --headless
+        
+        # Launch in incognito mode (ignores user-data-dir)
+        crwl cdp --incognito
+    """
+    profiler = BrowserProfiler()
+    
+    try:
+        # Handle data directory
+        data_dir = None
+        if not incognito and user_data_dir:
+            # Expand user path (~/something)
+            expanded_path = os.path.expanduser(user_data_dir)
+            
+            # Create directory if it doesn't exist
+            if not os.path.exists(expanded_path):
+                console.print(f"[yellow]Directory '{expanded_path}' doesn't exist. Creating it.[/yellow]")
+                os.makedirs(expanded_path, exist_ok=True)
+            
+            data_dir = expanded_path
+        
+        # Print launch info
+        console.print(Panel(
+            f"[cyan]Launching browser with CDP debugging[/cyan]\n\n"
+            f"Browser type: [green]{browser_type}[/green]\n"
+            f"Debugging port: [yellow]{port}[/yellow]\n"
+            f"User data directory: [cyan]{data_dir or 'Temporary directory'}[/cyan]\n"
+            f"Headless: [cyan]{'Yes' if headless else 'No'}[/cyan]\n"
+            f"Incognito: [cyan]{'Yes' if incognito else 'No'}[/cyan]\n\n"
+            f"[yellow]Press 'q' to quit when done[/yellow]",
+            title="CDP Browser",
+            border_style="cyan"
+        ))
+        
+        # Run the browser
+        cdp_url = anyio.run(
+            profiler.launch_standalone_browser,
+            browser_type,
+            data_dir,
+            port,
+            headless
+        )
+        
+        if not cdp_url:
+            console.print("[red]Failed to launch browser or get CDP URL[/red]")
+            sys.exit(1)
+            
+    except Exception as e:
+        console.print(f"[red]Error launching CDP browser: {str(e)}[/red]")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
 @cli.command("crawl")
 @click.argument("url", required=True)
 @click.option("--browser-config", "-B", type=click.Path(exists=True), help="Browser config file (YAML/JSON)")
@@ -737,6 +833,7 @@ def default(url: str, example: bool, browser_config: str, crawler_config: str, f
     Other commands:
         crwl profiles   - Manage browser profiles for identity-based crawling
         crwl crawl      - Crawl a website with advanced options
+        crwl cdp        - Launch browser with CDP debugging enabled
         crwl examples   - Show more usage examples
     """
 

crawl4ai/extraction_strategy.py

@@ -1168,7 +1168,8 @@ class JsonCssExtractionStrategy(JsonElementExtractionStrategy):
         super().__init__(schema, **kwargs)
 
     def _parse_html(self, html_content: str):
-        return BeautifulSoup(html_content, "html.parser")
+        # return BeautifulSoup(html_content, "html.parser")
+        return BeautifulSoup(html_content, "lxml")
 
     def _get_base_elements(self, parsed_html, selector: str):
         return parsed_html.select(selector)
@@ -1187,6 +1188,373 @@ class JsonCssExtractionStrategy(JsonElementExtractionStrategy):
     def _get_element_attribute(self, element, attribute: str):
         return element.get(attribute)
 
+class JsonLxmlExtractionStrategy(JsonElementExtractionStrategy):
+    def __init__(self, schema: Dict[str, Any], **kwargs):
+        kwargs["input_format"] = "html"
+        super().__init__(schema, **kwargs)
+        self._selector_cache = {}
+        self._xpath_cache = {}
+        self._result_cache = {}
+        
+        # Control selector optimization strategy
+        self.use_caching = kwargs.get("use_caching", True)
+        self.optimize_common_patterns = kwargs.get("optimize_common_patterns", True)
+        
+        # Load lxml dependencies once
+        from lxml import etree, html
+        from lxml.cssselect import CSSSelector
+        self.etree = etree
+        self.html_parser = html
+        self.CSSSelector = CSSSelector
+    
+    def _parse_html(self, html_content: str):
+        """Parse HTML content with error recovery"""
+        try:
+            parser = self.etree.HTMLParser(recover=True, remove_blank_text=True)
+            return self.etree.fromstring(html_content, parser)
+        except Exception as e:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print(f"Error parsing HTML, falling back to alternative method: {e}")
+            try:
+                return self.html_parser.fromstring(html_content)
+            except Exception as e2:
+                if self.verbose:
+                    print(f"Critical error parsing HTML: {e2}")
+                # Create minimal document as fallback
+                return self.etree.Element("html")
+    
+    def _optimize_selector(self, selector_str):
+        """Optimize common selector patterns for better performance"""
+        if not self.optimize_common_patterns:
+            return selector_str
+            
+        # Handle td:nth-child(N) pattern which is very common in table scraping
+        import re
+        if re.search(r'td:nth-child\(\d+\)', selector_str):
+            return selector_str  # Already handled specially in _apply_selector
+            
+        # Split complex selectors into parts for optimization
+        parts = selector_str.split()
+        if len(parts) <= 1:
+            return selector_str
+            
+        # For very long selectors, consider using just the last specific part
+        if len(parts) > 3 and any(p.startswith('.') or p.startswith('#') for p in parts):
+            specific_parts = [p for p in parts if p.startswith('.') or p.startswith('#')]
+            if specific_parts:
+                return specific_parts[-1]  # Use most specific class/id selector
+                
+        return selector_str
+    
+    def _create_selector_function(self, selector_str):
+        """Create a selector function that handles all edge cases"""
+        original_selector = selector_str
+        
+        # Try to optimize the selector if appropriate
+        if self.optimize_common_patterns:
+            selector_str = self._optimize_selector(selector_str)
+        
+        try:
+            # Attempt to compile the CSS selector
+            compiled = self.CSSSelector(selector_str)
+            xpath = compiled.path
+            
+            # Store XPath for later use
+            self._xpath_cache[selector_str] = xpath
+            
+            # Create the wrapper function that implements the selection strategy
+            def selector_func(element, context_sensitive=True):
+                cache_key = None
+                
+                # Use result caching if enabled
+                if self.use_caching:
+                    # Create a cache key based on element and selector
+                    element_id = element.get('id', '') or str(hash(element))
+                    cache_key = f"{element_id}::{selector_str}"
+                    
+                    if cache_key in self._result_cache:
+                        return self._result_cache[cache_key]
+                
+                results = []
+                try:
+                    # Strategy 1: Direct CSS selector application (fastest)
+                    results = compiled(element)
+                    
+                    # If that fails and we need context sensitivity
+                    if not results and context_sensitive:
+                        # Strategy 2: Try XPath with context adjustment
+                        context_xpath = self._make_context_sensitive_xpath(xpath, element)
+                        if context_xpath:
+                            results = element.xpath(context_xpath)
+                        
+                        # Strategy 3: Handle special case - nth-child
+                        if not results and 'nth-child' in original_selector:
+                            results = self._handle_nth_child_selector(element, original_selector)
+                        
+                        # Strategy 4: Direct descendant search for class/ID selectors
+                        if not results:
+                            results = self._fallback_class_id_search(element, original_selector)
+                            
+                        # Strategy 5: Last resort - tag name search for the final part
+                        if not results:
+                            parts = original_selector.split()
+                            if parts:
+                                last_part = parts[-1]
+                                # Extract tag name from the selector
+                                tag_match = re.match(r'^(\w+)', last_part)
+                                if tag_match:
+                                    tag_name = tag_match.group(1)
+                                    results = element.xpath(f".//{tag_name}")
+                    
+                    # Cache results if caching is enabled
+                    if self.use_caching and cache_key:
+                        self._result_cache[cache_key] = results
+                        
+                except Exception as e:
+                    if self.verbose:
+                        print(f"Error applying selector '{selector_str}': {e}")
+                
+                return results
+                
+            return selector_func
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print(f"Error compiling selector '{selector_str}': {e}")
+            
+            # Fallback function for invalid selectors
+            return lambda element, context_sensitive=True: []
+    
+    def _make_context_sensitive_xpath(self, xpath, element):
+        """Convert absolute XPath to context-sensitive XPath"""
+        try:
+            # If starts with descendant-or-self, it's already context-sensitive
+            if xpath.startswith('descendant-or-self::'):
+                return xpath
+                
+            # Remove leading slash if present
+            if xpath.startswith('/'):
+                context_xpath = f".{xpath}"
+            else:
+                context_xpath = f".//{xpath}"
+                
+            # Validate the XPath by trying it
+            try:
+                element.xpath(context_xpath)
+                return context_xpath
+            except:
+                # If that fails, try a simpler descendant search
+                return f".//{xpath.split('/')[-1]}"
+        except:
+            return None
+    
+    def _handle_nth_child_selector(self, element, selector_str):
+        """Special handling for nth-child selectors in tables"""
+        import re
+        results = []
+        
+        try:
+            # Extract the column number from td:nth-child(N)
+            match = re.search(r'td:nth-child\((\d+)\)', selector_str)
+            if match:
+                col_num = match.group(1)
+                
+                # Check if there's content after the nth-child part
+                remaining_selector = selector_str.split(f"td:nth-child({col_num})", 1)[-1].strip()
+                
+                if remaining_selector:
+                    # If there's a specific element we're looking for after the column
+                    # Extract any tag names from the remaining selector
+                    tag_match = re.search(r'(\w+)', remaining_selector)
+                    tag_name = tag_match.group(1) if tag_match else '*'
+                    results = element.xpath(f".//td[{col_num}]//{tag_name}")
+                else:
+                    # Just get the column cell
+                    results = element.xpath(f".//td[{col_num}]")
+        except Exception as e:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print(f"Error handling nth-child selector: {e}")
+                
+        return results
+    
+    def _fallback_class_id_search(self, element, selector_str):
+        """Fallback to search by class or ID"""
+        results = []
+        
+        try:
+            # Extract class selectors (.classname)
+            import re
+            class_matches = re.findall(r'\.([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)', selector_str)
+            
+            # Extract ID selectors (#idname)
+            id_matches = re.findall(r'#([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)', selector_str)
+            
+            # Try each class
+            for class_name in class_matches:
+                class_results = element.xpath(f".//*[contains(@class, '{class_name}')]")
+                results.extend(class_results)
+                
+            # Try each ID (usually more specific)
+            for id_name in id_matches:
+                id_results = element.xpath(f".//*[@id='{id_name}']")
+                results.extend(id_results)
+        except Exception as e:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print(f"Error in fallback class/id search: {e}")
+                
+        return results
+    
+    def _get_selector(self, selector_str):
+        """Get or create a selector function with caching"""
+        if selector_str not in self._selector_cache:
+            self._selector_cache[selector_str] = self._create_selector_function(selector_str)
+        return self._selector_cache[selector_str]
+    
+    def _get_base_elements(self, parsed_html, selector: str):
+        """Get all base elements using the selector"""
+        selector_func = self._get_selector(selector)
+        # For base elements, we don't need context sensitivity
+        return selector_func(parsed_html, context_sensitive=False)
+    
+    def _get_elements(self, element, selector: str):
+        """Get child elements using the selector with context sensitivity"""
+        selector_func = self._get_selector(selector)
+        return selector_func(element, context_sensitive=True)
+    
+    def _get_element_text(self, element) -> str:
+        """Extract normalized text from element"""
+        try:
+            # Get all text nodes and normalize
+            text = " ".join(t.strip() for t in element.xpath(".//text()") if t.strip())
+            return text
+        except Exception as e:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print(f"Error extracting text: {e}")
+            # Fallback
+            try:
+                return element.text_content().strip()
+            except:
+                return ""
+    
+    def _get_element_html(self, element) -> str:
+        """Get HTML string representation of element"""
+        try:
+            return self.etree.tostring(element, encoding='unicode', method='html')
+        except Exception as e:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print(f"Error serializing HTML: {e}")
+            return ""
+    
+    def _get_element_attribute(self, element, attribute: str):
+        """Get attribute value safely"""
+        try:
+            return element.get(attribute)
+        except Exception as e:
+            if self.verbose:
+                print(f"Error getting attribute '{attribute}': {e}")
+            return None
+            
+    def _clear_caches(self):
+        """Clear caches to free memory"""
+        if self.use_caching:
+            self._result_cache.clear()
+
+class JsonLxmlExtractionStrategy_naive(JsonElementExtractionStrategy):
+    def __init__(self, schema: Dict[str, Any], **kwargs):
+        kwargs["input_format"] = "html"  # Force HTML input
+        super().__init__(schema, **kwargs)
+        self._selector_cache = {}
+    
+    def _parse_html(self, html_content: str):
+        from lxml import etree
+        parser = etree.HTMLParser(recover=True)
+        return etree.fromstring(html_content, parser)
+    
+    def _get_selector(self, selector_str):
+        """Get a selector function that works within the context of an element"""
+        if selector_str not in self._selector_cache:
+            from lxml.cssselect import CSSSelector
+            try:
+                # Store both the compiled selector and its xpath translation
+                compiled = CSSSelector(selector_str)
+                
+                # Create a function that will apply this selector appropriately
+                def select_func(element):
+                    try:
+                        # First attempt: direct CSS selector application
+                        results = compiled(element)
+                        if results:
+                            return results
+                        
+                        # Second attempt: contextual XPath selection
+                        # Convert the root-based XPath to a context-based XPath
+                        xpath = compiled.path
+                        
+                        # If the XPath already starts with descendant-or-self, handle it specially
+                        if xpath.startswith('descendant-or-self::'):
+                            context_xpath = xpath
+                        else:
+                            # For normal XPath expressions, make them relative to current context
+                            context_xpath = f"./{xpath.lstrip('/')}"
+                        
+                        results = element.xpath(context_xpath)
+                        if results:
+                            return results
+                        
+                        # Final fallback: simple descendant search for common patterns
+                        if 'nth-child' in selector_str:
+                            # Handle td:nth-child(N) pattern
+                            import re
+                            match = re.search(r'td:nth-child\((\d+)\)', selector_str)
+                            if match:
+                                col_num = match.group(1)
+                                sub_selector = selector_str.split(')', 1)[-1].strip()
+                                if sub_selector:
+                                    return element.xpath(f".//td[{col_num}]//{sub_selector}")
+                                else:
+                                    return element.xpath(f".//td[{col_num}]")
+                        
+                        # Last resort: try each part of the selector separately
+                        parts = selector_str.split()
+                        if len(parts) > 1 and parts[-1]:
+                            return element.xpath(f".//{parts[-1]}")
+                            
+                        return []
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        if self.verbose:
+                            print(f"Error applying selector '{selector_str}': {e}")
+                        return []
+                
+                self._selector_cache[selector_str] = select_func
+            except Exception as e:
+                if self.verbose:
+                    print(f"Error compiling selector '{selector_str}': {e}")
+                
+                # Fallback function for invalid selectors
+                def fallback_func(element):
+                    return []
+                
+                self._selector_cache[selector_str] = fallback_func
+                
+        return self._selector_cache[selector_str]
+    
+    def _get_base_elements(self, parsed_html, selector: str):
+        selector_func = self._get_selector(selector)
+        return selector_func(parsed_html)
+    
+    def _get_elements(self, element, selector: str):
+        selector_func = self._get_selector(selector)
+        return selector_func(element)
+    
+    def _get_element_text(self, element) -> str:
+        return "".join(element.xpath(".//text()")).strip()
+    
+    def _get_element_html(self, element) -> str:
+        from lxml import etree
+        return etree.tostring(element, encoding='unicode')
+    
+    def _get_element_attribute(self, element, attribute: str):
+        return element.get(attribute)    
 
 class JsonXPathExtractionStrategy(JsonElementExtractionStrategy):
     """

docs/examples/extraction_strategies_examples.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import asyncio
 import os
 
 from crawl4ai import AsyncWebCrawler, BrowserConfig, CrawlerRunConfig, CacheMode
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import (
     LLMExtractionStrategy,
     JsonCssExtractionStrategy,

docs/examples/llm_extraction_openai_pricing.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai import AsyncWebCrawler, LLMExtractionStrategy
 import asyncio
 import os

docs/examples/llm_markdown_generator.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import asyncio
 from crawl4ai import AsyncWebCrawler, BrowserConfig, CrawlerRunConfig, CacheMode
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai.content_filter_strategy import LLMContentFilter
 
 async def test_llm_filter():

docs/examples/quickstart_async.config.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os, sys
 
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 
 sys.path.append(
     os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))

docs/examples/quickstart_async.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os, sys
 
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 
 # append parent directory to system path
 sys.path.append(

docs/examples/quickstart_sync.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import time
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai.web_crawler import WebCrawler
 from crawl4ai.chunking_strategy import *
 from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import *

docs/examples/tutorial_v0.5.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from crawl4ai.configs import ProxyConfig
 from crawl4ai import RoundRobinProxyStrategy
 from crawl4ai.content_filter_strategy import LLMContentFilter
 from crawl4ai import DefaultMarkdownGenerator
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import JsonCssExtractionStrategy
 from crawl4ai.processors.pdf import PDFCrawlerStrategy, PDFContentScrapingStrategy
 from pprint import pprint

docs/md_v2/api/strategies.md

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ OverlappingWindowChunking(
 ```python
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import LLMExtractionStrategy
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 
 # Define schema
 class Article(BaseModel):
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ result = await crawler.arun(
 
 ```python
 from crawl4ai.chunking_strategy import OverlappingWindowChunking
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 
 # Create chunking strategy
 chunker = OverlappingWindowChunking(

docs/md_v2/blog/releases/0.5.0.md

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ asyncio.run(main())
 ```python
 from crawl4ai import AsyncWebCrawler, CrawlerRunConfig, DefaultMarkdownGenerator
 from crawl4ai.content_filter_strategy import LLMContentFilter
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 import asyncio
 
 llm_config = LLMConfig(provider="gemini/gemini-1.5-pro", api_token="env:GEMINI_API_KEY")
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ asyncio.run(main())
 
 ```python
 from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import JsonCssExtractionStrategy
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 
 llm_config = LLMConfig(provider="gemini/gemini-1.5-pro", api_token="env:GEMINI_API_KEY")
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ print(schema)
   experimentation between different LLM configurations.
 
   ```python
-  from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+  from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
   from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import LLMExtractionStrategy
   from crawl4ai import AsyncWebCrawler, CrawlerRunConfig
 

docs/md_v2/core/quickstart.md

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Crawl4AI can also extract structured data (JSON) using CSS or XPath selectors. B
 
 ```python
 from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import JsonCssExtractionStrategy
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 
 # Generate a schema (one-time cost)
 html = "<div class='product'><h2>Gaming Laptop</h2><span class='price'>$999.99</span></div>"

docs/md_v2/extraction/no-llm-strategies.md

@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ The schema generator is available as a static method on both `JsonCssExtractionS
 
 ```python
 from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import JsonCssExtractionStrategy, JsonXPathExtractionStrategy
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 
 # Sample HTML with product information
 html = """

tests/20241401/test_llm_filter.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import asyncio
 from crawl4ai import AsyncWebCrawler, BrowserConfig, CrawlerRunConfig, CacheMode
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai.content_filter_strategy import LLMContentFilter
 
 async def test_llm_filter():

tests/async/test_chunking_and_extraction_strategies.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import json
 parent_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 sys.path.append(parent_dir)
 
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai.async_webcrawler import AsyncWebCrawler
 from crawl4ai.chunking_strategy import RegexChunking
 from crawl4ai.extraction_strategy import LLMExtractionStrategy

tests/browser/test_launch_standalone.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from crawl4ai.browser_profiler import BrowserProfiler
+import asyncio
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Test launching a standalone browser
+    async def test_standalone_browser():
+        profiler = BrowserProfiler()
+        cdp_url = await profiler.launch_standalone_browser(
+            browser_type="chromium",
+            user_data_dir="~/.crawl4ai/browser_profile/test-browser-data",
+            debugging_port=9222,
+            headless=False
+        )
+        print(f"CDP URL: {cdp_url}")
+
+    asyncio.run(test_standalone_browser())

tests/docker/test_docker.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from crawl4ai import (
     BrowserConfig, CrawlerRunConfig, DefaultMarkdownGenerator,
     PruningContentFilter, JsonCssExtractionStrategy, LLMContentFilter, CacheMode
 )
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai.docker_client import Crawl4aiDockerClient
 
 class Crawl4AiTester:

tests/docker/test_serialization.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import inspect
 from typing import Any, Dict
 from enum import Enum
 
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 
 def to_serializable_dict(obj: Any) -> Dict:
     """

tests/test_web_crawler.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import unittest, os
-from crawl4ai.types import LLMConfig
+from crawl4ai import LLMConfig
 from crawl4ai.web_crawler import WebCrawler
 from crawl4ai.chunking_strategy import (
     RegexChunking,