(Node.js) Setting a Maximum URL Length

The MaxUrlLen property prevents the spider from retrieving URLs that grow too long. The default value of MaxUrlLen is 300.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var spider = new chilkat.Spider();

    spider.Initialize("www.chilkatsoft.com");

    // Add the 1st URL:
    spider.AddUnspidered("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/");

    // This example demonstrates setting the MaxUrlLen property
    // Do not add URLs longer than 250 characters to the "unspidered" queue:
    spider.MaxUrlLen = 250;

    // ..

}

chilkatExample();