chore(deps): update playwright to v1.51.1 (!79) · Merge requests · GitLab.org / Duo UI

This MR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
playwright (source)		minor	`1.47.2` -> `1.51.1`
playwright (source)	devDependencies	minor	`^1.47.2` -> `^1.51.1`
playwright-core (source)	devDependencies	minor	`^1.47.2` -> `^1.51.1`

MR created with the help of gitlab-org/frontend/renovate-gitlab-bot

Release Notes

microsoft/playwright (playwright)

`v1.51.1`

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Highlights

https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/35093 - [Regression]: TimeoutOverflowWarning: 2149630.634 does not fit into a 32-bit signed integer https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/35138 - [Regression]: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'expectInfo')

Browser Versions

Chromium 134.0.6998.35
Mozilla Firefox 135.0
WebKit 18.4

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 133
Microsoft Edge 133

New option indexedDB for browserContext.storageState() allows to save and restore IndexedDB contents. Useful when your application uses IndexedDB API to store authentication tokens, like Firebase Authentication.

Here is an example following the authentication guide:

// tests/auth.setup.ts
import { test as setup, expect } from '@&#8203;playwright/test';
import path from 'path';

const authFile = path.join(__dirname, '../playwright/.auth/user.json');

setup('authenticate', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('/');
  // ... perform authentication steps ...

  // make sure to save indexedDB
  await page.context().storageState({ path: authFile, indexedDB: true });
});

Copy prompt

New "Copy prompt" button on errors in the HTML report, trace viewer and UI mode. Click to copy a pre-filled LLM prompt that contains the error message and useful context for fixing the error.

Filter visible elements

New option visible for locator.filter() allows matching only visible elements.

// example.spec.ts
test('some test', async ({ page }) => {
  // Ignore invisible todo items.
  const todoItems = page.getByTestId('todo-item').filter({ visible: true });
  // Check there are exactly 3 visible ones.
  await expect(todoItems).toHaveCount(3);
});

Git information in HTML report

Set option testConfig.captureGitInfo to capture git information into testConfig.metadata.

// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@&#8203;playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  captureGitInfo: { commit: true, diff: true }
});

HTML report will show this information when available:

Test Step improvements

A new TestStepInfo object is now available in test steps. You can add step attachments or skip the step under some conditions.

test('some test', async ({ page, isMobile }) => {
  // Note the new "step" argument:
  await test.step('here is my step', async step => {
    step.skip(isMobile, 'not relevant on mobile layouts');

    // ...
    await step.attach('my attachment', { body: 'some text' });
    // ...
  });
});

Miscellaneous

New option contrast for methods page.emulateMedia() and browser.newContext() allows to emulate the prefers-contrast media feature.
New option failOnStatusCode makes all fetch requests made through the APIRequestContext throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx.
Assertion expect(page).toHaveURL() now supports a predicate.

Browser Versions

Chromium 134.0.6998.35
Mozilla Firefox 135.0
WebKit 18.4

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 133
Microsoft Edge 133

`v1.50.1`

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Highlights

https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/34483 - [Feature]: single aria snapshot for different engines/browsers https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/34497 - [Bug]: Firefox not handling keepalive: true fetch requests https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/34504 - [Bug]: update snapshots not creating good diffs https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/34507 - [Bug]: snapshotPathTemplate doesnt work when multiple projects https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/34462 - [Bug]: updateSnapshots "changed" throws an error

Browser Versions

Chromium 133.0.6943.16
Mozilla Firefox 134.0
WebKit 18.2

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 132
Microsoft Edge 132

`v1.50.0`

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Test runner

New option timeout allows specifying a maximum run time for an individual test step. A timed-out step will fail the execution of the test.

test('some test', async ({ page }) => {
  await test.step('a step', async () => {
    // This step can time out separately from the test
  }, { timeout: 1000 });
});

New method test.step.skip() to disable execution of a test step.

test('some test', async ({ page }) => {
  await test.step('before running step', async () => {
    // Normal step
  });

  await test.step.skip('not yet ready', async () => {
    // This step is skipped
  });

  await test.step('after running step', async () => {
    // This step still runs even though the previous one was skipped
  });
});

Expanded expect(locator).toMatchAriaSnapshot() to allow storing of aria snapshots in separate YAML files.
Added method expect(locator).toHaveAccessibleErrorMessage() to assert the Locator points to an element with a given aria errormessage.
Option testConfig.updateSnapshots added the configuration enum changed. changed updates only the snapshots that have changed, whereas all now updates all snapshots, regardless of whether there are any differences.
New option testConfig.updateSourceMethod defines the way source code is updated when testConfig.updateSnapshots is configured. Added overwrite and 3-way modes that write the changes into source code, on top of existing patch mode that creates a patch file.
```
npx playwright test --update-snapshots=changed --update-source-method=3way
```
Option testConfig.webServer added a gracefulShutdown field for specifying a process kill signal other than the default SIGKILL.
Exposed testStep.attachments from the reporter API to allow retrieval of all attachments created by that step.
New option pathTemplate for toHaveScreenshot and toMatchAriaSnapshot assertions in the testConfig.expect configuration.

UI updates

Updated default HTML reporter to improve display of attachments.
New button for picking elements to produce aria snapshots.
Additional details (such as keys pressed) are now displayed alongside action API calls in traces.
Display of canvas content in traces is error-prone. Display is now disabled by default, and can be enabled via the Display canvas content UI setting.
Call and Network panels now display additional time information.

Breaking

expect(locator).toBeEditable() and locator.isEditable() now throw if the target element is not <input>, <select>, or a number of other editable elements.
Option testConfig.updateSnapshots now updates all snapshots when set to all, rather than only the failed/changed snapshots. Use the new enum changed to keep the old functionality of only updating the changed snapshots.

Browser Versions

Chromium 133.0.6943.16
Mozilla Firefox 134.0
WebKit 18.2

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 132
Microsoft Edge 132

`v1.49.1`

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Highlights

https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33802 - [Bug]: Codegen's Clear button doesn't work if not recording https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33806 - [Bug]: playwright hangs while waiting for pending navigations https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33787 - [Bug]: VSC extension isn't capturing all entered text https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33788 - [Regression]: Double clicking the steps in trace viewer doesn't filter actions https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33772 - [Bug]: aria_snapshot generates invalid yaml when combined with an aria-label attribut https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33791 - [Bug]: text input with number value raises "container is not iterable" with to_match_aria_snapshot https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33644 - [Bug]: getByRole can't find element with the accessible name from label element when aria-labelledby is not valid https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33660 - [Regression]: Unable to open Playwright UI in Dark Mode

Browser Versions

Chromium 131.0.6778.33
Mozilla Firefox 132.0
WebKit 18.2

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 130
Microsoft Edge 130

`v1.49.0`

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Aria snapshots

New assertion expect(locator).toMatchAriaSnapshot() verifies page structure by comparing to an expected accessibility tree, represented as YAML.

await page.goto('https://playwright.dev');
await expect(page.locator('body')).toMatchAriaSnapshot(`
  - banner:
    - heading /Playwright enables reliable/ [level=1]
    - link "Get started"
    - link "Star microsoft/playwright on GitHub"
  - main:
    - img "Browsers (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit)"
    - heading "Any browser • Any platform • One API"
`);

You can generate this assertion with Test Generator and update the expected snapshot with --update-snapshots command line flag.

Learn more in the aria snapshots guide.

Test runner

New option testConfig.tsconfig allows to specify a single tsconfig to be used for all tests.
New method test.fail.only() to focus on a failing test.
Options testConfig.globalSetup and testConfig.globalTeardown now support multiple setups/teardowns.
New value 'on-first-failure' for testOptions.screenshot.
Added "previous" and "next" buttons to the HTML report to quickly switch between test cases.
New properties testInfoError.cause and testError.cause mirroring Error.cause.

Breaking: channels `chrome`, `msedge` and similar switch to new headless

This change affects you if you're using one of the following channels in your playwright.config.ts:

chrome, chrome-dev, chrome-beta, or chrome-canary
msedge, msedge-dev, msedge-beta, or msedge-canary

What do I need to do?

After updating to Playwright v1.49, run your test suite. If it still passes, you're good to go. If not, you will probably need to update your snapshots, and adapt some of your test code around PDF viewers and extensions. See issue #33566 for more details.

Other breaking changes

There will be no more updates for WebKit on Ubuntu 20.04 and Debian 11. We recommend updating your OS to a later version.
Package @playwright/experimental-ct-vue2 will no longer be updated.
Package @playwright/experimental-ct-solid will no longer be updated.

Try new Chromium headless

You can opt into the new headless mode by using 'chromium' channel. As official Chrome documentation puts it:

New Headless on the other hand is the real Chrome browser, and is thus more authentic, reliable, and offers more features. This makes it more suitable for high-accuracy end-to-end web app testing or browser extension testing.

See issue #33566 for the list of possible breakages you could encounter and more details on Chromium headless. Please file an issue if you see any problems after opting in.

import { defineConfig, devices } from '@&#8203;playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  projects: [
    {
      name: 'chromium',
      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'], channel: 'chromium' },
    },
  ],
});

Miscellaneous

<canvas> elements inside a snapshot now draw a preview.
New method tracing.group() to visually group actions in the trace.
Playwright docker images switched from Node.js v20 to Node.js v22 LTS.

Browser Versions

Chromium 131.0.6778.33
Mozilla Firefox 132.0
WebKit 18.2

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 130
Microsoft Edge 130

`v1.48.2`

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Highlights

https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33141 - [Bug]: UI Mode crashed https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33219 - [BUG] Trace Viewer PWA crashes with "Aw, Snap!" https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33086 - [Bug]: UI Mode Memory problem https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33000 - [Regression]: Inspector and Browser doesn't close on CTRL+C https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33204 - [Bug]: Chrome tab and inspector not closing after terminating session in terminal

Browser Versions

Chromium 130.0.6723.19
Mozilla Firefox 130.0
WebKit 18.0

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 129
Microsoft Edge 129

`v1.48.1`

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Highlights

https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33023 - [Bug]: command line flag --headed has no effect in ui mode https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33107 - [REGRESSION]: page.waitForRequest does not get resolved since 1.48.0 https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33085 - [Bug]: WebSocket route does not handle full URLs in Playwright https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33052 - [Regression]: Inspector not showing recorded steps https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33132 - [Bug]: Wrong Ubuntu release name in Dockerfile.noble https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/32996 - [BUG] Trace attachments have small unusable height

Browser Versions

Chromium 130.0.6723.19
Mozilla Firefox 130.0
WebKit 18.0

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 129
Microsoft Edge 129

`v1.48.0`

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WebSocket routing

New methods page.routeWebSocket() and browserContext.routeWebSocket() allow to intercept, modify and mock WebSocket connections initiated in the page. Below is a simple example that mocks WebSocket communication by responding to a "request" with a "response".

await page.routeWebSocket('/ws', ws => {
  ws.onMessage(message => {
    if (message === 'request')
      ws.send('response');
  });
});

See WebSocketRoute for more details.

UI updates

New "copy" buttons for annotations and test location in the HTML report.
Route method calls like route.fulfill() are not shown in the report and trace viewer anymore. You can see which network requests were routed in the network tab instead.
New "Copy as cURL" and "Copy as fetch" buttons for requests in the network tab.

Miscellaneous

Option form and similar ones now accept FormData.
New method page.requestGC() may help detect memory leaks.
New option location to pass custom step location.
Requests made by APIRequestContext now record detailed timing and security information in the HAR.

Browser Versions

Chromium 130.0.6723.19
Mozilla Firefox 130.0
WebKit 18.0

This version was also tested against the following stable channels:

Google Chrome 129
Microsoft Edge 129

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Edited Apr 16, 2025 by GitLab Dependency Bot

chore(deps): update playwright to v1.51.1

Release Notes

Highlights

Browser Versions

StorageState for indexedDB

Copy prompt

Filter visible elements

Git information in HTML report

Test Step improvements

Miscellaneous

Browser Versions

Highlights

Browser Versions

Test runner

UI updates

Breaking

Browser Versions

Highlights

Browser Versions

Aria snapshots

Test runner

Breaking: channels chrome, msedge and similar switch to new headless

What do I need to do?

Other breaking changes

Try new Chromium headless

Miscellaneous

Browser Versions

Highlights

Browser Versions

Highlights

Browser Versions

WebSocket routing

UI updates

Miscellaneous

Browser Versions

Configuration

Merge request reports

Breaking: channels `chrome`, `msedge` and similar switch to new headless