playwright Releases

A patch release fixing critical bugs in Electron handling and role selector logic.

Nov 23, 2022

Significant enhancements to the VSCode extension including recording at cursor and live locators, plus new test runner configuration options.

Nov 16, 2022

A maintenance patch focusing on generator improvements and compatibility fixes for various testing environments.

Oct 12, 2022

Introduces Testing Library-style locators and configuration updates for workers and reporters.

Oct 7, 2022

A small patch release fixing an issue where the test explorer failed to find tests.

Sep 27, 2022

This release introduces new assertion options for visibility and editability, adds command-line flags for skipping snapshots, and limits API request redirects. It also changes the iframe behavior for the 'domcontentloaded' wait strategy.

Sep 20, 2022

This is a patch release that fixes a regression in Firefox session storage and resolves issues with browser reuse configuration.

Sep 7, 2022

A patch release addressing bugs related to esbuild configuration with ESM and Yarn, SSL handling in component tests, and custom selector engines in debug mode.

Aug 23, 2022

Major release adding robust VSCode extension features like the actions view and pick selector, enabling test steps to return values, and introducing CLI-based tracing.

Aug 11, 2022

This patch release fixes a regression in storage state handling when using the `test.use` configuration.

Jul 29, 2022

A patch release correcting TypeScript type errors for the webServer config, fixing hooksConfig requirements for the mount fixture, and resolving Edge installation issues on CI.

Jul 26, 2022

Introduces support for multiple web servers in the configuration file, adds Debian 11 Bullseye support, and introduces anonymous describe suites with component test mount hooks.

Jul 21, 2022

This patch release addresses a regression where the experimental loader hook failed to call the next hook in its chain correctly.

Jul 16, 2022

A patch release fixing a regression where event listeners were not being removed when the same handler was used for different events.

Jul 13, 2022

This patch release fixes LaunchOptions configuration issues, component test compilation problems, and a regression ignoring console events.

Jul 7, 2022

This patch release fixes a critical regression in playwright-core related to a TypeError argument error. Browser binaries were updated to the latest stable channels.

Jun 30, 2022

This major release introduces Network Replay capabilities allowing tests to reuse HAR files for request interception, alongside advanced routing features like `route.fallback()`. It also expands component testing support and updates web-first assertions.

Jun 27, 2022

A patch release that resolves a regression where the `focus()` method incorrectly closed non-select dropdowns. Browser versions were updated to the latest stable channels.

May 21, 2022

This patch release addresses a critical bug causing argument errors when using the `toHaveScreenshot()` assertion. Browser binaries were updated accordingly.

May 17, 2022

A major release introducing a preview of Component Testing for React, Vue, and Svelte, allowing real browser testing of UI components. It also enhances locators with ARIA role support and introduces web-first screenshot assertions.

May 12, 2022