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playwright 1.5.0

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Highlights

  • Video screencasts API is now stable: Use the videosPath option while creating browser contexts to record videos for all pages within the context. See examples.
  • Test runner is available in preview: To setup a cross-browser end-to-end testing suite with Playwright, check out playwright-test. Try it out, and tell us what you think!

Playwright CLI

Breaking changes

  • Chromium sandboxing is now opt-in. This is to simplify running Playwright tests in CI environments. Learn how to enable sandboxing.
  • The Docker image adds pwuser as an optional user for non-root user environments.

Browser Versions

  • Chromium 88.0.4287.0
  • Mozilla Firefox 82.0b9
  • WebKit 14.0

New APIs

Issues Closed (29)

#3046 - [BUG] Browser doesnt get installed on Windows Server #3405 - [BUG] Attach multiple instance of playwright to browser server #3617 - [Question] Protocol error (Network.getResponseBody): No resource with given identifier foundError #3695 - [Question] Passing a DOM element to an exposed function #3705 - [Question] What is the best way to use "goto" in an application that uses long-polling? #3711 - [Question] Multithreading with playwright #3727 - [Feature] Get timeout on Page level #3897 - [BUG] Can't click button in Chromium headless mode #3905 - [BUG] subtree intercepts pointer events #3916 - [Question] Video recording: capturing popups #3918 - [Question]page.frame not referencing url in Chrome Dev Tools for Power BI report #3920 - [Feature] coverage per frame #3939 - [BUG] browserContext.newPage() sometimes hangs indefinitely #3962 - [Question] Why does chromiumBrowserContext.newCDPSession require a page? #3967 - [BUG] Not working with macos 10.13.6 (17G2208) #3970 - [Question] Recommendation on Node.js program to work with playwright to access SQL server or Databricks to query to get data values #3971 - [BUG] Firefox Timeout while waiting for popup #3976 - [Question] Wait for XHR triggered by action #3978 - [BUG] typing files and real code are different #3987 - [Question] Using firefox as browser on test throws: Response body is unavailable for redirect responses #3991 - [BUG] browserType.connect() promise never resolved after version 1.4.x #3995 - [Feature] Roll firefox to current beta #3996 - Review the new video and trace APIs #3997 - [BUG] Cannot launch compiled electron application #4013 - [BUG] - I can not access to playwright.dev #4020 - [Question] When does page.click resolve in the DOM loading lifecycle? #4022 - Browser launch argument for firefox. #4033 - [BUG] Failed to launch chromium because executable doesn't exist #4043 - [Question] Cucumber/Gherkin support for Playwright

Commits (167)

3350db2d - chore: nit test fixes (#4114) c2adc98c - chore: roll folio to 0.3.8 (#4113) 46b14bc7 - chore: roll folio to 0.3.6 (#4110) 80ed4070 - test: add a failing test for the issue 4038 (#4111) 5648eac0 - browser(webkit): fix mac build after last roll (#4108) 3f68713f - chore: locate binaries in case of cli deployment (#4107) db744e28 - browser(webkit): roll to 10/08 (#4106) b85ba622 - browser(webkit): actually fix mac compilation (#4105) 9801be64 - feat(chromium): roll to 815036 (#4099) 80773fa9 - fix: disable chromium sandbox by default (#4090) d6a198a9 - browser(webkit): speculative build fix for Mac (#4104) 8252eb74 - browser(webkit): roll to 09-27 (#4103) c078e98b - chore: update bin/PrintDeps.exe to r1002 (#4096) e2f77455 - browser(chromium): roll to 815036 (#4098) ebb35637 - chore: update package-lock.json e6a1a1c1 - fix(docker): add again pwuser (#3899) b4ad6e79 - devops: playwwright-core installation should not touch browser registry (#4089) ff295d10 - fix(windows): fix dependencies check on windows (#4076) 08024c82 - feat(firefox): roll to r1188 (#4091) 6a7d2446 - devops: fix firefox build (#4088) 1ccce09a - browser(firefox): roll Firefox to beta Oct 7, 2020 (#4087) 09906949 - docs(page): clarify page.close({runBeforeUnload: true}) behavior (#4086) 6bb212ce - feat(firefox): roll Firefox to r1186 (#4085) fd769ec9 - chore: remove test dependency on pw itself (#4078) 6beef551 - browser(firefox): wait for search and addon manager initialization (#4081) 3b423286 - browser(firefox): a different way to emit 'load' event (#4080) aafe5dac - docs: add videos to verification doc (#4071) ad58e492 - Revert "feat(firefox): migrate to the pipe channel (#4068)" (#4073) 1fe3c783 - test: roll test runner 0.9.22 (#4072) ce7aa7a6 - feat(firefox): migrate to the pipe channel (#4068) e6869edf - browser(firefox): fix typo in dispatcher teardown (#4069) 5d129152 - feat(firefox): roll to r1182 (#4067) 4ab66a4f - browser(firefox): follow-up with assorted simplifications (#4066) c8a64b88 - browser(firefox): enable document channel (#4065) e403fd39 - test: update fixtures to new syntax (#4063) 0db09f8e - test: roll test runner to 0.9.20 (#4062) 2df64252 - chore(typo): resolve typo in src/progress.ts (#4041) 857abcfc - browser(firefox): make pipe work on Windows (#4058) a7beaf65 - browser(chromium): roll to 813607 (#4052) d31cbc21 - fix(video): wait for videos when closing persistent context (#4040) fbe0fb29 - fix(api.json): do not copy documentation from base class members (#4048) e214f795 - feat(video): support videos in remote browser (#4042) 133de10a - browser(firefox): start screencast in existing pages upon setScreencastOptions (#4045) 1f16ce26 - test: remove failing expectations from a passing test (#4036) ec36eef3 - feat(firefox): roll Firefox to r1179 (#4044) 2c11b105 - browser(firefox): remove multisession logic (#4039) 5e42029f - api: allow exposeBinding to pass handles (#4030) c2171218 - test: add a test for request interception with redirects (#3994) 81c1daed - test: roll test runner 0.9.17 (#4035) 318ab281 - chore: include api.json in NPM package (#4034) 4a77363a - api: update videos api, hide tracing (#4015) 920cc7c8 - test: run crash tests with chromium wire (#4026) b74a6b78 - browser(firefox): do not double-attach session to the same target (#4027) f885d07c - fix(close): fix a race during context.close and page.close (#4018) b9dcfb99 - test: minor fixes (#4024) 13d48da8 - test: record trace/videos on retries (#4009) 97435844 - browser(firefox): move user agent emulation to browser side (#4016) ab2714ed - test: unflake click-timeout-4 (#4012) ccc827cd - test: add a test for screen.avail{Width,Height} emulation (#4011) e2808397 - browser(firefox): simplify PageTarget lifecycle (#4014) 24bc0e39 - browser(firefox): remove the hack around setting viewport size (#4010) a20c0e0a - roll(firefox): roll Firefox to r1174 (#4005) d658b687 - chore: refactor screencast tests (#4007) 20b83ee0 - fix(electron): do not use --require to throttle startup (#4006) 6dccd273 - fix(wire): fix the wire mode (#4008) 7ccdc517 - chore: include api.json into the Playwright package (#4003) c30b894f - chore: add missing image test expectation (#4004) de1e63df - test: roll test runner 0.9.16 (#3998) 2631e1a8 - browser(firefox): use browsingContextID for frame IDs (#3999) b3497b33 - fix(actions): wait for some time before retrying the action (#4001) 109688a0 - chore: split playwright.fixtures into files (6) (#3988) 423485e0 - chore: split playwright.fixtures into files (5) (#3986) 0ee9050f - chore: split playwright.fixtures into files (4) (#3985) cef27d62 - chore: split playwright.fixtures into files (3) (#3984) 76be9540 - chore: split playwright.fixtures into files (2) (#3983) 5b9f489e - chore: split playwright.fixtures into files (#3982) 59daaab1 - chore: roll @playwright/test-runner to 0.9.14 (#3981) 61020528 - Revert "chore: don't hold sourcemap reference in prod build (#3959)" (#3979) 970b011c - chore: roll @playwright/test to 0.9.6 (#3977) 49bcf6ef - chore: roll test runner to 0.9.1 (#3972) 989709b1 - chore: delete unused screencast hacks (#3964) 76d08cef - chore(types): add return type to advancePosition (#3961) a42cd4b9 - test: mark screencast tests as flaky until ffmpeg migation (#3968) 49779d56 - Update showcase.md (#3969) 1bb44e4c - test: roll test runner to 0.3.29 (#3966) fe41bbd3 - test: enable videos on tracing bots (#3930) e15ac44e - test: roll test runner to 0.3.25 (#3965) 6d5ab534 - chore: don't hold sourcemap reference in prod build (#3959) 967f3b75 - devops(docker): push focal images to CR (#3950) 4aaf3b75 - test: roll test runner to 0.3.20 (#3963) 1d21c1e4 - feat(webkit): bump to 1347 (#3955) 18809b39 - fix(listeners): avoid "too many listeners" problem (#3931) 2d1cabdd - test: roll test runner to 0.3.18 (#3949) 0e76316f - fix(close): fix the browser.close race (#3956) c4a27325 - browser(webkit): another mac fix (#3948) ce51af05 - brower(webkit): add missing override markers (#3947) 7925a511 - feat: support concurrent installation of browsers (#3929) 2fbe7671 - browser(webkit): roll to 09/21 (#3945) f1016c1f - fix(executablePath): throw unexpected platform error upon call (#3943) cd0a123e - feat(chromium): roll to v808777 (#3942) ec262653 - feat(ffmpeg): roll FFMPEG to r1003 (#3944) 2693c162 - devops(ffmpeg): compile zlib dependency that is needed for ffmpeg (#3940) 731560cc - browser(chromium): roll to v808777 (#3941) ee7c6230 - devops: compile ffmpeg with support of video splitting (#3938) cdc6432c - chore: roll winldd to r1001 (#3928) becdccdf - devops(docker): added Dockerfile for Ubuntu 20 focal (#3891) 75edc615 - feat(emulation): emulate a mouse pointer in headless chrome (#3922) c2d9af86 - test: roll test runner to 0.3.17 (#3927) df777344 - api(video): simplify video api (#3924) 4e2d75d9 - test: migrate some helpers to fixtures, use testOutputDir (#3926) 9de39b1e - devops: hardcode build number in winldd executable (#3923) 0ade6af6 - api(trace): introduce artifacts options (#3914) bff9fb21 - devops: fix winldd build 6af0aa67 - devops: notify when winldd is built fda31dfc - devops: build winldd on buildbots (#3917) 53ae8057 - chore: fixed devcontainer Docker usage (#3898) 01a40606 - chore: move action instrumentation per-context (#3908) d4d0239a - test: roll test runner to 0.3.14 (#3913) 10e725b1 - test: roll test runner to 0.3.13 (#3911) 96629304 - test: make platform a parameter (#3910) dc06f0a7 - chore: introduce evaluateInUtility private api (#3907) 36f2420b - chore(trace): remove dependency on handle._previewPromise (#3906) 73db4a45 - docs(api): fix typo 823a7a51 - test: roll test runner to 0.3.12 (#3895) 55075531 - fix(screencast): repeat previous frame instead of current (#3890) 592bae1c - feat(trace): record goto, setContent, goBack, goForward and reload (#3883) 8bc09af4 - fix(firefox): imply default ports for proxy (#3850) f758a09d - test: roll test runner to 0.3.11 (#3885) 430f2bed - devops: stop relying on ubuntu stock ffmpeg (#3882) 459d857b - feat(screencast): add saveAs and createReadableStream (#3879) e4e3f823 - devops: fix ffmpeg linux build (#3884) 2f0d2029 - chore: refactor goBack/goForward/reload (#3859) 2a66f8a0 - devops: build ffmpeg for linux (#3880) 1eb282d1 - test(screencast): save video in test-results (#3876) 0a243c67 - fix(waitTask): remove rerunnable tasks from the context data upon success/failure (#3875) 7ab0c10d - fix(launchServer): do not throw when 'port' option is present (#3877) 01198f8e - fix($$): use utility context when possible (#3870) e5c6b19c - fix(launcher): check for ffmpeg only when starting screencast (#3874) c20cbae5 - chore: remove trace viewer (#3869) dfbd1cea - docs(languages): added Go reference (#3867) 1421ed99 - test: fixed Node.js deprecation warning (#3864) d7f38121 - tests: fixed OS-locale specific failing test (#3863) 1d8d89dc - chore: add devcontainer for GitHub Codespaces (#3862) beceeaf6 - feat(browserContext): add BrowserContext.browser() (#3849) 5314512c - chore: inline page._runAbortableTask (#3861) 02275f24 - test(screencast): use public API for pixel tests (#3858) 40323aa9 - fix(screencast): use viewport as default size (#3844) c4adeb66 - fix(snapshot): do not let a single frame fail the whole snapshot (#3857) c175dad2 - chore: fix compatibility to the domain module (#3851) b8e90a55 - browser(webkit): duplicate each frame duration times (#3856) 263aa06f - feat(trace): trace more actions (#3853) 75e847a6 - docs(pom.md): fix typo in example function name (#3855) 16be3574 - feat(trace): trace page open/close events (#3852) f94df318 - chore: roll test runner to 0.3.9 (#3847) 38ed8de2 - feat(tracing): trace actions (#3825) a5970047 - chore: roll test runner to 0.3.5 (#3832) 9e41518c - feat(rpc): allow sending metadata with rpc calls (#3836) d2771ebf - test(screencast): always use chromium to replay the video (#3841) 2f2ca8f7 - feat(firefox): bump to 1173 (#3843) 1e600cb9 - fix(windows): show details about missing dependencies (#3839) 3495842e - docs(screencast): add a snippet for _videostarted (#3842) 46f91517 - fix(rpc): ensure better error messages when rpc misbehaves (#3838) ed3b00ef - chore: merge BrowserType and BrowserTypeBase, remove logName (#3837) bf9c4a35 - fix(snapshot): properly save textarea content (#3835) 45542a53 - docs: fix table-of-contents generation (#3840) 25b199b4 - browser(firefox): fix screencast start event for popups (#3834)