v1.53.0

microsoft/playwrightv1.53.0Jun 10, 2025by mxschmitt

AI Summary

Enhances the Trace Viewer and HTML reporter with new step visualization, custom titles, and new APIs like locator.describe() and snapshotPath kind options.

Key Highlights

New 'Steps' visualization in Trace Viewer and HTML reporter
Custom test run title option for HTML reporter
New locator.describe() method for describing locators
New testInfo.snapshotPath(kind) option
playwright install --list lists all installed browsers

New Features

Enhanced trace and report visualization
Locator description API
Snapshot path template control
Browser installation listing

Full Release Notes

## Trace Viewer and HTML Reporter Updates

- New Steps in Trace Viewer and HTML reporter: 
  <img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1963ff7d-4070-41be-a79b-4333176921a2" alt="New Trace Viewer Steps"  height="500">
- New option in `'html'` reporter to set the title of a specific test run:
  
  ```js
  import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
  
  export default defineConfig({
    reporter: [['html', { title: 'Custom test run #1028' }]]
  });
  ```
  
## Miscellaneous
- New option [`kind`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testinfo#test-info-snapshot-path-option-kind) in [testInfo.snapshotPath()](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testinfo#test-info-snapshot-path) controls which snapshot path template is used.
- New method [locator.describe()](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-describe) to describe a locator. Used for trace viewer and reports.
  
  ```js
  const button = page.getByTestId('btn-sub').describe('Subscribe button');
  await button.click();
  ```
  
- `npx playwright install --list` will now list all installed browsers, versions and locations.

## Browser Versions
- Chromium 138.0.7204.4
- Mozilla Firefox 139.0
- WebKit 18.5

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:
- Google Chrome 137
- Microsoft Edge 137