@wdio/utils

v9.1.3 (2024-10-08)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-logger, webdriverio
  • #13746 fix(webdriverio): make command more compatible with v8 behavior (@christian-bromann)
• webdriverio
  • #13731 fix(webdriverio): mark mock as being called even without overwrites (@christian-bromann)
  • #13695 fix(webdriverio): apply script polyfills also for classic sessions (@christian-bromann)
  • #13730 fix(webdriverio): remove default params in actions (@lacell75)
  • #13694 Allow transformation from classic tag name selector to BiDi (@danielhjacobs)
• wdio-sauce-service, wdio-spec-reporter
  • #13701 fix(@wdio/sauce-service): fix setting annotations (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriverio
  • #13744 chore(webdriverio): provide a better error message if no debuggerAddress is available (@christian-bromann)
• webdriver
  • #13736 chore(webdriver): add exponential backoff to request retries (@romainmenke)

:house: Internal

• wdio-browser-runner
  • #13720 chore(deps): bump the minor-deps-updates-main group with 4 updates (@dependabot[bot])
• Other
  • #13717 fix(ci) group dependabot PRs by version type (@BorisOsipov)

Committers: 5

• Boris Osipov (@BorisOsipov)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Daniel Jacobs (@danielhjacobs)
• Fabien CELLIER (@lacell75)
• Romain Menke (@romainmenke)

v9.1.2 (2024-09-28)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #13669 fix(webdriverio): fix execute command when passing in a string (@christian-bromann)
  • #13668 fix(webdriverio): fix mock filtering (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-utils
  • #13665 Reject promise if test is skipped via async method (@sebastian-sauer)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-types, webdriver
  • #13667 chore(webdriver): refactor request/response error handling (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-cli, wdio-sauce-service, wdio-spec-reporter, wdio-types, webdriverio
  • #13666 Removing APAC region (@diemol)

Committers: 3

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Diego Molina (@diemol)
• @sebastian-sauer

v9.1.0 (2024-09-24)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-cucumber-framework
  • #13616 Add file to cucumber options (@ccharnkij)
• wdio-junit-reporter
  • #13604 [junit-reporter]: Add function to add additional properties to testcases (@sebastian-sauer)
  • #13526 [junit-reporter] Add option to include nodejs console log in junit report (@sebastian-sauer)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriver
  • #13649 fix(webdriver): restore request retries (@christian-bromann)
• webdriverio
  • #13625 Refetches element on bidi context change (@ccharnkij)
  • #13523 Fix customElement wrapper for custom elements which don't define connectedCallback or disconnectedCallback (@swendlandt)
  • #13520 fix the second deepselector call (@lacell75)
• wdio-cucumber-framework
  • #13564 fix(wdio-cucumber-framework): filter cucumberFeaturesWithLineNumbers (@johnp)
• wdio-browser-runner
  • #13605 fix(@wdio/cli): fix type for config when generating a project (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-cli
  • #13606 fix ci by removing unexpected ts-expect-error statements (@sebastian-sauer)
  • #13603 fix(@wdio/cli): fix type for config when generating a project (@christian-bromann)
  • #13566 fix(@wdio/cli): cucumber generated config spec path (@alcpereira)
  • #13568 fix(@wdio/cli): package manager detection improvements (@alcpereira)
  • #13557 fix(#11999): regression with Jasmine types (@Badisi)
• wdio-types
  • #13567 fix(@wdio/types): make 'moz:debuggerAddress' a string or boolean (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-utils, webdriver
  • #13648 fix(@wdio/utils): disable Bidi for Appium sessions (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-appium-service, wdio-sauce-service, wdio-testingbot-service, wdio-utils, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #13622 fix(webdriverio): don't send desiredCapabilities anymore when initializing a session (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-spec-reporter, wdio-types, webdriverio
  • #13612 Removing us-east-1 region (@diemol)
• wdio-junit-reporter
  • #13613 feat(@wdio/junit-reporter): provide CJS export (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #13571 v9: Auto Enable App Percy for App Automate (@akanksha1909)

:memo: Documentation

• #13627 docs(integration): added selenium grid integration docs (@amardeep2006)
• #13565 docs: fix bun create tab on gettingstarted (@alcpereira)
• #13549 docs: missing async in timeout docs (@yusufcankaya)
• #13527 docs(watch-mode): update running instructions (@tech-dm-klymenko)

Committers: 13

• Akanksha singh (@akanksha1909)
• Amar Deep Singh (@amardeep2006)
• Chanatan Charnkijtawarush (@ccharnkij)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Diego Molina (@diemol)
• Dmytro Klymenko (@tech-dm-klymenko)
• Fabien CELLIER (@lacell75)
• Johannes Pfrang (@johnp)
• Yuka (@yusufcankaya)
• @Badisi
• @alcpereira
• @sebastian-sauer
• @swendlandt

v9.0.8 (2024-09-05)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-protocols, webdriverio
  • #13481 feat(webdriverio): set cookies via Bidi if supported (@christian-bromann)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #13470 fix(webdriverio): fix script execution (@christian-bromann)
• Other
  • #13478 fix(webdriverio): better detect manually created shadow roots (@christian-bromann)
• eslint-plugin-wdio, wdio-allure-reporter, wdio-appium-service, wdio-browser-runner, wdio-browserstack-service, wdio-cli, wdio-concise-reporter, wdio-config, wdio-cucumber-framework, wdio-dot-reporter, wdio-firefox-profile-service, wdio-globals, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-junit-reporter, wdio-lighthouse-service, wdio-local-runner, wdio-logger, wdio-mocha-framework, wdio-repl, wdio-reporter, wdio-runner, wdio-sauce-service, wdio-shared-store-service, wdio-smoke-test-cjs-service, wdio-smoke-test-reporter, wdio-smoke-test-service, wdio-spec-reporter, wdio-static-server-service, wdio-sumologic-reporter, wdio-testingbot-service, wdio-types, wdio-utils, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #13482 fix(core): specify minimum node version to be 18.20.0 or higher (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-browser-runner
  • #13489 fix(@wdio/browser-runner): support Firefox using Bidi (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #13437 Browserstack Turboscale Observability Integration (@amaanbs)

:memo: Documentation

• wdio-shared-store-service
  • #13514 Added information on typescript types for wdio-shared-store-service (@sauterl)
• Other
  • #13486 Fix addInitScript example in v9 blog post (@Mr0grog)
  • #13483 docs: small typo in BestPractices.md (@alcpereira)
  • #13466 Argos visual testing page (@gregberge)

Committers: 8

• Amaan Hakim (@amaanbs)
• Boris Osipov (@BorisOsipov)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Greg Bergé (@gregberge)
• Loris Sauter (@sauterl)
• Rob Brackett (@Mr0grog)
• Wim Selles (@wswebcreation)
• @alcpereira

v9.0.6 (2024-08-21)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriver
  • #13431 fix(webdriver): lowercase browserName when checking whether to opt-in for bidi (@christian-bromann)
• webdriver, webdriverio
  • #13430 fix(webdriverio): better approach to amend custom component prototype (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-utils
  • #13426 fix(@wdio/cli): correctly detect chrome headless shell as chrome #13390 (@BorisOsipov)

Committers: 2

• Boris Osipov (@BorisOsipov)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)

v9.0.5 (2024-08-20)

:bug: Bug Fix

• eslint-plugin-wdio, wdio-browser-runner, wdio-cli, wdio-globals, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-runner
  • #13422 fix(website): update expect-webdriverio to latest (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-cli
  • #13421 fix(@wdio/cli): preset type should be null (@christian-bromann)
  • #13416 fix(webdriverio): issue generating sample project on V9 (#13413) (@giuseppe-salvatore)
• wdio-utils, webdriver
  • #13417 fix(webdriver): better type check for webSocketUrl capability (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriver
  • #13423 polish(webdriver): throw better error message if 'incognito' is used as chrome arg (@christian-bromann)

:memo: Documentation

• #13424 fix(docs): remove docs around intercept assertions in jasmine (@christian-bromann)

Committers: 2

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Giuseppe Salvatore (@giuseppe-salvatore)

v9.0.4 (2024-08-19)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #13389 fix(webdriverio): execute command when using bidi (@christian-bromann)
  • #13388 fix(webdriverio): update getHTML docs (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-reporter, wdio-webdriver-mock-service
  • #13219 fix(@wdio/reporter): transform scripts in TestStats (#13209) (@johnp)

:house: Internal

• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-cucumber-framework, wdio-mocha-framework, wdio-smoke-test-cjs-service, wdio-smoke-test-service, wdio-utils, webdriverio
  • #13385 fix(infra): retry type generation (@christian-bromann)
• Other
  • #13383 feat: pkg.pr.new (@Aslemammad)

Committers: 3

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Johannes Pfrang (@johnp)
• Mohammad Bagher Abiyat (@Aslemammad)

:boom: Breaking Change

• wdio-cli, wdio-devtools-service, wdio-lighthouse-service, wdio-utils, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12300 (@wdio/lighthouse-service): migrate over from devtools service (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-allure-reporter, wdio-appium-service, wdio-browser-runner, wdio-browserstack-service, wdio-cli, wdio-concise-reporter, wdio-config, wdio-cucumber-framework, wdio-devtools-service, wdio-firefox-profile-service, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-json-reporter, wdio-junit-reporter, wdio-local-runner, wdio-mocha-framework, wdio-reporter, wdio-runner, wdio-sauce-service, wdio-shared-store-service, wdio-spec-reporter, wdio-testingbot-service, wdio-types, wdio-utils, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12987 breaking(*): better type definitions for capabilities (@christian-bromann)
  • #11942 breaking(*): V9 migrate from got to fetch (@tamil777selvan)
• @wdio/protocols
  • #12006 breaking(@wdio/protocols): V9 Remove JSONWireProtocol (@tamil777selvan)

:rocket: New Feature

• webdriverio
  • #13258 feat(webdriverio): new command to set viewport (@christian-bromann)
  • #13250 feat(webdriverio): make using preload script easier (@christian-bromann)
  • #13252 feat(webdriverio): support fake timers (@christian-bromann)
  • #13247 feat(webdriverio): dialog handler (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-types, webdriverio
  • #13222 feat(webdriverio): new features for url command (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-browser-runner
  • #13212 feat(@wdio/browser-runner): allow to define custom hostname for component tests (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-lighthouse-service, wdio-types, wdio-utils, webdriver
  • #13210 feat(webdriver): automatically opt-into WebDriver Bidi (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-protocols, wdio-utils, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12720 feat(webdriverio): deep shadow root piercing (@christian-bromann)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-appium-service
  • #13151 In @wdio/appium-service, kill entire Appium process tree (@samuelfreiberg)
• webdriver
  • #13150 fix(webdriver): better error response detection for Safari and FF (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriver
  • #13214 chore(webdriver): show stack trace for bidi errors (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-cli, wdio-config, wdio-local-runner, wdio-runner, wdio-types, webdriverio
  • #12752 feat: replace ts-node with tsx, remove autoCompileOpts (@goosewobbler)

:house: Internal

• #12779 fix: convert npm to pnpm in gitpod (@sangcnguyen)
• migrate package manager from NPM to pnpm
• #11493 breaking(*): V9 drop support for Node.js 16 (@erwinheitzman)

Committers: 5

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Erwin Heitzman (@erwinheitzman)
• Samuel Freiberg (@samuelfreiberg)
• @goosewobbler
• @tamil777selvan

v9.0.0-alpha.0 (2024-03-12)

:boom: Breaking Change

• wdio-cli, wdio-crossbrowsertesting-service, wdio-types
  • #12433 (@wdio/crossbrowsertesting-service): remove integration to CrossBrowserTesting platform (@christian-bromann)
• devtools, wdio-allure-reporter, wdio-browser-runner, wdio-cli, wdio-devtools-service, wdio-types, wdio-utils, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12301 (devtools): removing devtools automation protocol (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-cli, wdio-config
  • #12370 (wdio-config): change order of the specs when using --multi-run (@erwinheitzman)
• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-protocols, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12006 V9 Remove JSONWireProtocol (@tamil777selvan)
• webdriverio
  • #11857 (webdriverio): merge isDisplayed and isDisplayedWithinViewport (@christian-bromann)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-globals, wdio-runner, wdio-types, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12446 (webdriverio): implement deep lookup with Bidi (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12442 [browserstack-service] Add Funnel Data instrumentation [v9] (@sriteja777)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-appium-service
  • #12457 Fix appium service caps for multiremote (@ccharnkij)
• wdio-config
  • #12436 (wdio-config): check existence of ts-node/esm/transpile-only.mjs & fix a type issue (@johnp)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12340 Browserstack observability reload session fix (@rev-doshi)
• webdriverio
  • #12308 Updated props to optional for getText and getLocation commands (@jemishgopani)
• wdio-browserstack-service, wdio-types, wdio-utils
  • #12302 Updating capabilities for Lamdatest & Browserstack (@tamil777selvan)
• wdio-utils
  • #12303 Bump @puppeteer/browsers from 1.9.1 to 2.0.1 (@paymand)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12448 Browserstack Accessibility stability (@07souravkunda)
• webdriverio
  • #12376 (webdriverio): polish click command, fix some issues (@erwinheitzman)
  • #12390 (webdriverio): fix action pointer parameters mapping (@erwinheitzman)
  • #12377 Add ability to click and moveTo outside the given element (@jemishgopani)
  • #12335 (internal): remove dependency to devtools package (@christian-bromann)
• webdriver
  • #12393 (webdriver): fix custom request error message override (@erwinheitzman)
  • #12435 (webdriver): improve error stack for failing bidi commands (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-utils, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12432 (feat): enable chromium protocol for edge (@lacell75)
• wdio-allure-reporter
  • #12379 (wdio-allure-reporter): CompoundError: Also print error message if present (@torbenkohlmeier)
• wdio-devtools-service
  • #12344 Add feature to specify os version for the emulated device (@jemishgopani)

:memo: Documentation

• Other
  • #12396 docs: update Appium image selector docs URL (@ieatfood)
  • #12373 (docs): update our best practices (@erwinheitzman)
  • #12318 docs: Updated Contributing guide to mention PNPM instead of NPM (@jan-molak)
• wdio-types
  • #12398 Add resigningEnabled capability to @wdio/types (#12397) (@AlexRivero)

:house: Internal

• Other
  • #12395 build: Migrate to Husky v9 (@seanpoulter)
  • #12394 ci: Update Expense Contribution workflow (@seanpoulter)
• devtools, eslint-plugin-wdio, wdio-allure-reporter, wdio-appium-service, wdio-browser-runner, wdio-browserstack-service, wdio-cli, wdio-concise-reporter, wdio-config, wdio-crossbrowsertesting-service, wdio-cucumber-framework, wdio-devtools-service, wdio-dot-reporter, wdio-firefox-profile-service, wdio-globals, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-junit-reporter, wdio-local-runner, wdio-logger, wdio-mocha-framework, wdio-repl, wdio-reporter, wdio-runner, wdio-sauce-service, wdio-shared-store-service, wdio-smoke-test-cjs-service, wdio-smoke-test-reporter, wdio-smoke-test-service, wdio-spec-reporter, wdio-static-server-service, wdio-sumologic-reporter, wdio-testingbot-service, wdio-types, wdio-utils, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #11493 V9 drop support for Node.js 16 (@erwinheitzman)

Committers: 17

• Alex Rivero Ferràs (@AlexRivero)
• Chanatan Charnkijtawarush (@ccharnkij)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Erwin Heitzman (@erwinheitzman)
• Fabien CELLIER (@lacell75)
• Jan Molak (@jan-molak)
• Jemish Gopani (@jemishgopani)
• Johannes Pfrang (@johnp)
• Kuba Holuj (@ieatfood)
• Payman Delshad (@paymand)
• Sean Poulter (@seanpoulter)
• Sourav Kunda (@07souravkunda)
• Sriteja Sugoor (@sriteja777)
• Tamil Selvan (@tamil777selvan)
• Wim Selles (@wswebcreation)
• @rev-doshi
• @torbenkohlmeier

v8.46.0 (2025-08-11)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14665 Add ignore hooks support for v8 (@xxshubhamxx)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14676 A11y targeted scans v8 (@xxshubhamxx)
• wdio-utils
  • #14635 feat: do not attach prefs when debuggerAddress is specified (v8) (@uladhsi)

Committers: 2

• Shubham Garg (@xxshubhamxx)
• @uladhsi

v8.45.0 (2025-06-12)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14555 Added support for running accessibility on Non-browserstack infrastructure [v8] (@Bhargavi-BS)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14558 fix for accessibility build error [wdio-browsertstack-service] [v8] (@rounak610)
• wdio-utils
  • #14428 fix: disable Chrome's password manager leak detection as it can block test execution (v8 backport) (@erwinheitzman)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #14439 Auto enable accessibility [v8] (@rounak610)

Committers: 3

• Erwin Heitzman (@erwinheitzman)
• Rounak Bhatia (@rounak610)
• @Bhargavi-BS

v8.41.0 (2024-12-18)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-utils
  • #13876 v8/@wdio-util: downgrade geckodriver version (@Delta456)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #13860 Fix stacktrace testobservability v8 (@07souravkunda)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browserstack-service, wdio-types
  • #13926 Changes to send SDK instrumentation in capabilities v8 (@jainam-bs)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #13734 Fix Percy instrumentation (@akanksha1909)

Committers: 5

• Akanksha singh (@akanksha1909)
• Amaan Hakim (@amaanbs)
• Jainam Shah (@jainam-bs)
• Sourav Kunda (@07souravkunda)
• Swastik Baranwal (@Delta456)

v8.40.6 (2024-10-02)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-cucumber-framework
  • #13563 fix(wdio-cucumber-framework): filter cucumberFeaturesWithLineNumbers (v8) (@johnp)
• wdio-types
  • #13567 fix(@wdio/types): make 'moz:debuggerAddress' a string or boolean (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriverio
  • #13732 v8: fix(webdriverio): remove default params in actions (@lacell75)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #13569 v8: Auto Enable App Percy for App Automate (@akanksha1909)

Committers: 5

• Akanksha singh (@akanksha1909)
• Amaan Hakim (@amaanbs)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Fabien CELLIER (@lacell75)
• Johannes Pfrang (@johnp)

v8.40.3 (2024-08-15)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #13339 V8 ai support (@xxshubhamxx)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-appium-service
  • #13365 [V8 PORT] In @wdio/appium-service, kill entire Appium process tree (@samuelfreiberg)
• wdio-protocols
  • #13336 fix(@wdio/protocols): remove return value for navigateTo - v8 (@christian-bromann)

:memo: Documentation

• #13344 Remove authuser=1 from url (@fpereira1)
• #13334 docs(devtools manipulation): (@gromanas)

Committers: 5

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Filype (@fpereira1)
• George Romanas (@gromanas)
• Samuel Freiberg (@samuelfreiberg)
• Shubham Garg (@xxshubhamxx)

v8.40.2 (2024-08-07)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-utils, webdriver
  • #13328 Fix VPN chromedriver connection issues by changing default hostname (@DIFSRIP)

Committers: 1

• Benjamin Warth (@DIFSRIP)

v8.40.0 (2024-08-05)

:bug: Bug Fix

• devtools, wdio-devtools-service, webdriverio
  • #13256 fix(webdriverio): update puppeteer-core (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-appium-service
  • #13179 fix-v8(@wdio/appium-service): add port to appium start command (@vparlah)
• wdio-config
  • #12888 Dedupe Capabilities (@EdmundasD)
• wdio-utils
  • #13208 fix(@wdio/utils): Don't download chromedriver with CHROMEDRIVER_PATH (v8 backport) (@johnp)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #13118 Support app inside appium options (v8) (@sriteja777)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriver
  • #13084 Fix reloadSession subsequent commands (@ccharnkij)

Committers: 7

• Chanatan Charnkijtawarush (@ccharnkij)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Edmundas Daunoras (@EdmundasD)
• Jochen (@jochen-testingbot)
• Johannes Pfrang (@johnp)
• Sriteja Sugoor (@sriteja777)
• Volodymyr Parlah (@vparlah)

v8.39.0 (2024-06-18)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-appium-service
  • #13046 Add logFilter appium server arguments type v8 (@dprevost-LMI)
• wdio-types
  • #13048 Add maskCommands type for bstack:options for v8 (@dprevost-LMI)
• webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12957 Allows reloadSession to connect to remote driver (@ccharnkij)
• wdio-allure-reporter, webdriver
  • #12986 feat: display command name for webdriver calls in allure reporter for v8 (@sudharsan-selvaraj)

:memo: Documentation

• webdriverio
  • #13020 fix(docs): add await before mock.restore() (@sangcnguyen)
• Other
  • #13008 feat: new blogpost (@wswebcreation)

Committers: 5

• Chanatan Charnkijtawarush (@ccharnkij)
• David Prevost (@dprevost-LMI)
• Sang Nguyen (@sangcnguyen)
• Sudharsan Selvaraj (@sudharsan-selvaraj)
• Wim Selles (@wswebcreation)

v8.38.2 (2024-06-03)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12952 SDK-694: Fix for showing reason for passed test (v8) (@TamsilAmani)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-types
  • #12955 Add missing TestingbotCapabilities (@jochen-testingbot)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12932 SDK-667 : Limit VCS info to 64kb v8 (@TamsilAmani)

Committers: 4

• Jochen (@jochen-testingbot)
• Perillai (@perillai)
• Tamsil Sajid Amani (@TamsilAmani)
• Valery Yatsynovich (@valfirst)

v8.38.0 (2024-05-24)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-protocols, webdriverio
  • #12778 Add Selenium downloadFile command (@ccharnkij)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-protocols
  • #12922 Fix virtual authenticator (@sangcnguyen)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12916 [v8][browserstack-service]Add instrumentation for graceful kill builds (@samarsault)
• wdio-logger
  • #12921 [v8] fix(logger): reset cursor visibility on progress clear (@Benricheson101)

Committers: 4

• Ben Richeson (@Benricheson101)
• Chanatan Charnkijtawarush (@ccharnkij)
• Samarjeet (@samarsault)
• Sang Nguyen (@sangcnguyen)

v8.37.0 (2024-05-22)

:rocket: New Feature

• eslint-plugin-wdio
  • #12716 [webdriverio-v8] Flat ESLint support (@MadSandwich)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #12889 [v8] Select proper input via ancestor label when multiple match (@evankennedy)
• wdio-utils
  • #12718 avoid calling googlechromelabs.github.io when offline and using ffx (@step21)
• wdio-types
  • #12850 Update the types for suites to fix the compile error (@iamatharva)
• wdio-config
  • #12751 [12428] [V8] CustomService is run twice (@jemishgopani)
• wdio-junit-reporter
  • #12723 fix: error counts in junit reporter (@ASaiAnudeep)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-allure-reporter
  • #12855 [#11473] Refactor wdio-allure-reporter package for better hooks handling [v8] (@lararojasmr)
• wdio-types
  • #12851 Add resignApp capabilites v8 (@dprevost-LMI)
• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12802 Fix: Result and Context arguments for component tests (@sriteja777)

:memo: Documentation

• #12780 accessibility-testing-v8-bstack (@JohnJoser3)

Committers: 10

• Anudeep (@ASaiAnudeep)
• Artsem Burlai (@MadSandwich)
• David Prevost (@dprevost-LMI)
• Evan Kennedy (@evankennedy)
• Florian Idelberger (@step21)
• Jemish Gopani (@jemishgopani)
• John Jose (@JohnJoser3)
• Manuel Lara (@lararojasmr)
• Sriteja Sugoor (@sriteja777)
• @iamatharva

v8.36.1 (2024-04-20)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-cli, wdio-runner, wdio-utils, webdriverio
  • #12703 [webdriverio-v8] Fix issue wdio log is missing in standalone mode (@nguyencuongabcxyz)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12665 Fix error messages (@07souravkunda)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12675 Fix skip test filename (@07souravkunda)

Committers: 3

• Sourav Kunda (@07souravkunda)
• Sriteja Sugoor (@sriteja777)
• @nguyencuongabcxyz

v8.36.0 (2024-04-12)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12583 [v8][browserstack-service] fix cucumber test duration (@samarsault)
• webdriver
  • #12578 add request.performance type to WebdriverClassicEvents (@sushantsoni5392)
• wdio-globals
  • #12502 [backport] @wdio/globals: Declare "expect" global type explicitly (@naruaway)
• wdio-browser-runner, webdriverio
  • #12540 (wdio-browser-runner): fix error response for the wdio-browser-runner (@erwinheitzman)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriverio
  • #12534 (webdriverio): polish intercepted errors (@erwinheitzman)

:memo: Documentation

• wdio-types
  • #12620 Updating Sauce Labs specific capability type definitions - Backport v8 (@steilerDev)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12538 Added Integration pages for Percy and App Percy for WDIO (@KhushbuRander)
• wdio-cli
  • #12582 Fix the link for electron service options documentation (@gavvvr)
• Other
  • #12546 [📖 Docs]: How to configure tests using Chromium (NOT Chrome) browser (@M-Hammad-Faisal)
  • #12550 Fix link in babel docs (v8) (@albertyw)

Committers: 11

• Albert Wang (@albertyw)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Erwin Heitzman (@erwinheitzman)
• Frank Steiler (@steilerDev)
• Kirill Gavrilov (@gavvvr)
• Muhammad Hammad Faisal (@M-Hammad-Faisal)
• Naru (@naruaway)
• Samarjeet (@samarsault)
• Sushant Soni (@sushantsoni5392)
• Wim Selles (@wswebcreation)
• @KhushbuRander

v8.35.0 (2024-03-20)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-utils, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriverio
  • #12530 [v8] feat(webdriverio): enable re-fetching of elements when called via $$ command (@christian-bromann)

:memo: Documentation

• Other
  • #12531 Update mocking.md (@LittleDC)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12532 BrowserStack-testObservability-docs-webdriverio-v8 (@JohnJoser3)

Committers: 3

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Dai Chen (@LittleDC)
• John Jose (@JohnJoser3)

v8.33.1 (2024-03-09)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12454 Fix CBT for hooks and Skipped tests for hook failures (@sriteja777)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-utils
  • #12439 enable edge for devTools env detector (@lacell75)

Committers: 2

• Fabien CELLIER (@lacell75)
• Sriteja Sugoor (@sriteja777)

v8.33.0 (2024-03-07)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12392 [browserstack-service] Add Funnel Data instrumentation [v8] (@sriteja777)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriver
  • #12393 (webdriver): fix custom request error message override (@erwinheitzman)
  • #12435 (webdriver): improve error stack for failing bidi commands (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-utils, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12432 (feat): enable chromium protocol for edge (@lacell75)

Committers: 4

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Erwin Heitzman (@erwinheitzman)
• Fabien CELLIER (@lacell75)
• Sriteja Sugoor (@sriteja777)

v8.32.4 (2024-03-03)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #12368 Browserstack observability reload session fix [v8] (@sriteja777)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-cli, wdio-config
  • #12372 (wdio-config): expand and simplify the --multi-run feature (@erwinheitzman)
• webdriverio
  • #12383 [v8] Add ability to click and moveTo outside the given element (@jemishgopani)
• wdio-allure-reporter
  • #12378 (wdio-allure-reporter): CompoundError: Also print error message if present [v8] (@torbenkohlmeier)
• wdio-devtools-service
  • #12345 [V8] Add feature to specify os version for the emulated device (@jemishgopani)

:memo: Documentation

• wdio-types
  • #12399 Add resigningEnabled capability to @wdio/types (#12397) [v8] (@AlexRivero)
• Other
  • #12332 New font rendering features (@wswebcreation)

Committers: 6

• Alex Rivero Ferràs (@AlexRivero)
• Erwin Heitzman (@erwinheitzman)
• Jemish Gopani (@jemishgopani)
• Sriteja Sugoor (@sriteja777)
• Wim Selles (@wswebcreation)
• @torbenkohlmeier

v8.32.3 (2024-02-21)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-utils
  • #12327 fix(@wdio/utils): only apply baseUrl to Chromium based browser (@christian-bromann)
• webdriverio
  • #12307 [V8] Updated props to optional for getText and getLocation commands (@jemishgopani)

Committers: 2

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Jemish Gopani (@jemishgopani)

v8.32.2 (2024-02-19)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-allure-reporter, wdio-browser-runner, wdio-browserstack-service, wdio-cli, wdio-types, wdio-utils
  • #12306 Updating capabilities for Lamdatest & Browserstack (@tamil777selvan)
• wdio-utils
  • #12305 Workaround for chromedriver domain name change (@paymand)

Committers: 2

• Payman Delshad (@paymand)
• Tamil Selvan (@tamil777selvan)

v8.31.1 (2024-02-09)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #12200 (webdriverio): don't fail getContext is not supported, e.g. using Tizen TV driver (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-browser-runner
  • #12198 (@wdio/browser-runner): fix scope propagation for not found elements (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-cli
  • #12199 (@wdio/cli): ensure ts-node is installed if tsconfig.json is found (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-cli, wdio-config, wdio-types
  • #11992 feat(wdio-prefix): introduce wdio:{maxInstances,specs,exclude} to WebdriverIO.Capabilities (@vobu)

Committers: 2

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Volker Buzek (@vobu)

v8.31.0 (2024-02-07)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-cli, wdio-globals, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-runner, wdio-types
  • #12189 (@wdio/cli): allow to define path for snapshot file (@christian-bromann)

:memo: Documentation

• #12186 File Downloads Best Practices (@M-Hammad-Faisal)

Committers: 2

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Muhammad Hammad Faisal (@M-Hammad-Faisal)

v8.30.0 (2024-02-06)

:rocket: New Feature

• devtools, wdio-utils, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12147 (webdriverio): allow to define new capabilities when calling `reloadSession (@christian-bromann)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-globals, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-junit-reporter, wdio-runner, wdio-types
  • #12184 (@wdio/browser-runner): allow services and other hooks to register custom matcher (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-types, webdriver
  • #12146 (webdriver): have a more reliable way to shut down attached session driver (@christian-bromann)

:memo: Documentation

• #12148 feat: add native app compare docs (@wswebcreation)

Committers: 2

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Wim Selles (@wswebcreation)

v8.29.3 (2024-01-30)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-config
  • #12077 Feat: Add free text search to '--exclude' param (@tech-dm-klymenko)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-allure-reporter
  • #12129 Fix problem with tests which had been finished before the parent suite finished (@epszaw)
• wdio-appium-service
  • #12095 Bug #12094 - Fix _appiumStart method (@lararojasmr)
• wdio-spec-reporter
  • #12044 Issue 11996: Not skip duplicate steps (@perillai)

:nail_care: Polish

• devtools
  • #12127 update ua-parser-js for ReDoS (@smarkows)

:memo: Documentation

• webdriverio
  • #12131 Missing ' in $$ example (@Meeeee3443)
  • #12124 (docs): partnership with BrowserStack (@christian-bromann)

Committers: 7

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Dmytro Klymenko (@tech-dm-klymenko)
• Konstantin Epishev (@epszaw)
• Manuel Lara (@lararojasmr)
• Perillai (@perillai)
• Simon Markowski (@smarkows)
• @Meeeee3443

v8.29.1 (2024-01-25)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-cli
  • #12089 (@wdio/cli): use proper package manager when asking if to install (@christian-bromann)
  • #12088 (@wdio/cli): use -s for updating snapshots as -u is used to provide a username (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-allure-reporter
  • #12076 Added default name for tms link to be displayed in allure reports (@AndreiSakalouski)

:memo: Documentation

• devtools, wdio-types
  • #12072 chore(devtools): (@gromanas)
• Other
  • #12080 (docs): add governance policies around using donation funds (@christian-bromann)

Committers: 3

• Andrei Sakalouski (@AndreiSakalouski)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• George Romanas (@gromanas)

v8.29.0 (2024-01-22)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-cli, wdio-globals, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-runner, wdio-types
  • #12058 (@wdio/cli): add support for snapshot testing (@christian-bromann)

Committers: 1

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)

v8.28.8 (2024-01-20)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-utils
  • #11957 Closes #11684: Improve AfterTest() for Jasmine (@tech-dm-klymenko)

:memo: Documentation

• Other
  • #12052 Update AUTHORS.md (@wswebcreation)
• wdio-cli
  • #12046 Add QUnit service (@mauriciolauffer)

Committers: 3

• Dmytro Klymenko (@tech-dm-klymenko)
• Mauricio Lauffer (@mauriciolauffer)
• Wim Selles (@wswebcreation)

v8.28.6 (2024-01-18)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-runner, wdio-types
  • #12041 (@wdio/browser-runner): improve performance by less pulling (@christian-bromann)

Committers: 1

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)

v8.28.0 (2024-01-17)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-cli, wdio-local-runner, wdio-runner, wdio-types, wdio-utils, webdriver, webdriverio
  • #12005 (@wdio/browser-runner): move assertions to Node.js environment (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #11865 Wdio Percy Support v8 (@amaanbs)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-logger
  • #11959 Closes #11937: Always print error message to terminal when integration package is not found (@tech-dm-klymenko)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-types
  • #12030 addresses #12029 (@ciekawy)
• wdio-utils
  • #12002 wdio-utils: Fitler invalidateCache from stacktraces (@WillBrock)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #11997 [browserstack-service] Add platform version integration data for skipped tests (@sriteja777)

:memo: Documentation

• #12003 (docs): update electron docs (@christian-bromann)

Committers: 6

• Amaan Hakim (@amaanbs)
• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Dmytro Klymenko (@tech-dm-klymenko)
• Sriteja Sugoor (@sriteja777)
• Szymon Stasik (@ciekawy)
• Will Brock (@WillBrock)

v8.27.2 (2024-01-11)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-sauce-service
  • #11981 feat: Implement reporting of test runs to Sauce Labs Insights (@tianfeng92)

:bug: Bug Fix

• webdriverio
  • #11990 Webdriverio: Fix regression in 11711 (@WillBrock)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-spec-reporter, wdio-types, webdriverio
  • #11982 Sauce us east 4 (@nullp2ike)

:memo: Documentation

• wdio-cli
  • #11906 (docs): add documentation on visual testing (@wswebcreation)
• wdio-browser-runner, wdio-globals, wdio-jasmine-framework, wdio-runner
  • #11966 (docs): add docs on custom matcher (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-browserstack-service
  • #11963 Update README.md (@diwakar-s-maurya)

Committers: 6

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Diwakar (@diwakar-s-maurya)
• Tian Feng (@tianfeng92)
• Will Brock (@WillBrock)
• Wim Selles (@wswebcreation)
• @nullp2ike

v8.27.0 (2023-12-20)

:rocket: New Feature

• wdio-cli, wdio-config, wdio-local-runner, wdio-types
  • #11871 Fix for #10853 - Show test logs in terminal grouped by Worker Instance (@tech-dm-klymenko)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-config
  • #11771 Fix filtering test specs by part of their name using CLI --spec arg (@tech-dm-klymenko)

:nail_care: Polish

• webdriver
  • #11910 fix(webdriver): respect strictSSL setting for bidi connections (@jlipps)

Committers: 2

• Jonathan Lipps (@jlipps)
• @tech-dm-klymenko

v8.26.3 (2023-12-19)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-utils
  • #11835 fix for issue #11834 - fixing skip test for jasmine on beforeTest hook (@HananArgov)

:memo: Documentation

• wdio-types
  • #11901 Missing alerts capability for BrowserStack (@thv92)

:house: Internal

• #11877 (webdriverio): pin Node to 18.18 (@jan-molak)

Committers: 3

• DOA (@HananArgov)
• Jan Molak (@jan-molak)
• Thien Vo (@thv92)

v8.26.2 (2023-12-15)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-browser-runner
  • #11876 (@wdio/browser-runner): fix mocking of CJS modules (@christian-bromann)
• wdio-utils, wdio-webdriver-mock-service, webdriverio
  • #11874 (webdriverio): support async iterators for WebdriverIO.ElementArray (@christian-bromann)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-types
  • #11854 Added missing UIAutomator2 Capabilities (@Vaahin)
  • #11853 Missing browserstack network capabilities (@Vaahin)

Committers: 3

• Christian Bromann (@christian-bromann)
• Erwin Heitzman (@erwinheitzman)
• Thiru-Mohan (@Vaahin)

v8.24.7 (2023-12-05)

:bug: Bug Fix

• wdio-cli
  • #11764 (@wdio/cli): implement constistent and simple package manager detection (@erwinheitzman)

:nail_care: Polish

• wdio-utils
  • #11718 removed unused library (@mikhail-g)

Committers: 2

• Erwin Heitzman (@erwinheitzman)
• Mykhailo Hariachyi (@mikhail-g)