@playwright/test

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

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

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