VertexWebEngineCore Documentation

VertexWebEngineCore is the internal browser framework inside VertexEngine. It provides tools for building full web browsers, launchers, editors, and hybrid HTML-based scenes.

This system includes:

• Request interception and blocking
• Custom browser page behavior
• Persistent profiles (cookies/cache)
• Navigation UI toolbars
• Download management

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VertexInterceptor

Description: The VertexInterceptor allows Vertex browsers to block unwanted URLs such as ads, trackers, or unsafe domains.

Usage

from VertexWebEngineCore.Interceptor import VertexInterceptor
from PyQt6.QtWebEngineCore import QWebEngineProfile

profile = QWebEngineProfile()

# Attach interceptor
profile.setUrlRequestInterceptor(VertexInterceptor())

Returns: Blocks unwanted requests automatically.

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VertexWebPage

Description: VertexWebPage extends Qt’s browser page system to provide debugging features like:

• JavaScript console logging
• Navigation event tracking

Usage

from VertexWebEngineCore.WebPage import VertexWebPage
from PyQt6.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView

view = QWebEngineView()
view.setPage(VertexWebPage(view))

view.load("https://example.com")

Returns: A browser page with console + navigation output enabled.

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VertexProfile

Description: VertexProfile manages browser cookies, cache, and storage settings. This allows persistent login sessions and saved web data.

Usage

from VertexWebEngineCore.Profile import VertexProfile
from PyQt6.QtWebEngineWidgets import QWebEngineView

view = QWebEngineView()

# Use persistent Vertex profile
profile = VertexProfile()
view.page().setProfile(profile)

Returns: A persistent browser profile.

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WebEngine

Description: The main Vertex browser widget. It automatically integrates:

• Scene loading (HTML menus)
• JavaScript → Python bridge
• Qt WebChannel support

Usage

from VertexWebEngineWidgets.EngineView import WebEngine

browser = WebEngine()
browser.show()

Returns: A full Vertex web browser view.

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NavBar

Description: NavBar is a browser toolbar widget with built-in controls:

• Back / Forward
• Reload
• New Tab
• URL Input Bar

Usage

from VertexBrowserUI.NavBar import NavBar
from VertexBrowserTools.Tabs import BrowserTabs

tabs = BrowserTabs()
navbar = NavBar(tabs)

window.addToolBar(navbar)

Returns: A navigation toolbar connected to browser tabs.

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DownloadManager

Description: Handles downloads triggered inside the Vertex browser. All files are automatically stored in the downloads/ folder.

Usage

from VertexBrowserTools.Downloads import DownloadManager

downloads = DownloadManager()

# Hook into Qt download system
profile.downloadRequested.connect(downloads.handle_download)

Returns: Accepts and manages browser downloads.