What is the best library for a Java web scraper? I know the following choices:
- Selenium
- HTMLUnit
- Lobo browser
I need to select one option to build a scraper for one scalable project.
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If you are scraping, why do you need a browser? Just doing basic cURL calls to a page and getting the response will give you what you need to do scraping.
This will help with scalability. If you want a browser then go for HTMLUnit as that would again help with scalability.