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README.md

UIScrape - Windows UI Element Inspector

A Windows application that scrapes and displays UI elements from other running applications using the Windows UI Automation API.

Features

Application Selection: Choose from any visible windowed application currently running
Live Auto-Refresh: Automatically refresh the UI element list at configurable intervals (1-10 seconds)
Tree View: Hierarchical view of UI elements showing parent-child relationships
List View: Flat list view with sortable columns for quick scanning
Element Details: Detailed information panel showing all properties of selected elements
Filtering: Search/filter elements by name, automation ID, control type, or class name
Real-time Status: Visual indicators showing scan status and auto-refresh state

Requirements

Windows 10/11
.NET 8.0 Runtime (or use the self-contained build)

Building

Prerequisites

.NET 8.0 SDK
Visual Studio 2022 (optional)

Build from Command Line

# Restore dependencies
dotnet restore

# Build
dotnet build

# Run
dotnet run --project src/UIScrape/UIScrape.csproj

Build Release

# Build Release configuration
dotnet build -c Release

# Publish self-contained executable
dotnet publish src/UIScrape/UIScrape.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true

GitHub Actions

This project includes automatic CI/CD through GitHub Actions:

On every push: Builds both Debug and Release configurations
On push to main/master: Creates published artifacts (self-contained and framework-dependent)
Artifacts are available for download from the Actions tab

Usage

Launch UIScrape
Select a target application from the dropdown list
Click "Scan Now" to discover UI elements
Enable "Auto-Refresh" for live updates
Toggle between Tree View and List View as needed
Use the filter box to search for specific elements
Click on any element to view its detailed properties

UI Element Properties

For each discovered element, the following properties are displayed:

Control Type: The type of UI control (Button, TextBox, etc.)
Name: The accessible name of the element
Automation ID: The unique automation identifier
Class Name: The underlying window class name
Is Enabled: Whether the element is enabled
Is Offscreen: Whether the element is currently visible
Bounding Rectangle: The screen coordinates and size
Value: The current value (for input controls)

Architecture

UIScrape/
├── src/UIScrape/
│   ├── Converters/       # WPF value converters
│   ├── Models/           # Data models
│   ├── Services/         # UI Automation service
│   ├── ViewModels/       # MVVM ViewModels
│   ├── App.xaml          # Application entry point
│   └── MainWindow.xaml   # Main window UI
├── .github/workflows/    # GitHub Actions CI/CD
└── UIScrape.sln          # Solution file

License

MIT License