I Had to Reverse-Engineer React, Shadow DOM, and CSP to Automate Safari Without Chrome

Modern browser automation relies heavily on Chrome DevTools Protocol, but Safari lacks native CDP support. This article explores how to build automation from scratch by solving three core challenges: React’s internal state tracking, Shadow DOM encapsulation, and Content Security Policy restrictions. By combining DOM-level workarounds, recursive traversal techniques, and multi-layer execution fallbacks—including AppleScript—the author demonstrates a robust, framework-agnostic approach to browser automation outside the Chromium ecosystem.

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