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[Feature] How to specify channel/context options for record in vscode extension

Open mvolkert opened this issue 3 years ago • 2 comments
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When I try to use features like "Record new" of VS-Code extension I always get the prompt to install browsers. In playwright.config.ts I configured channel='chrome' such that playwright uses the installed browser, and not its own bundled browsers. That works well, when I execute tests, but it does not work with the features of VS-Code plugin. Is there any way to get the VS-Code plugin also working with an installed browser ? (I cannot let playwright install any browsers, as my system blocks that kind of requests.)

mvolkert avatar Sep 14 '22 10:09 mvolkert

Which version of Playwright are you using? I remember we fixed an issue which did not take channel into consideration when using the Playwright extension. Make sure to use for that 1.25.2 or newer.

What I see what's not possible is Record new - then it will choose Chromium, since its not knowing which Playwright Test project it should use. As a workaround for that, you can first run a test, have the Show browser turned on, then from that point on you can click on Record new and it will use the browser configured in the project - the browser which is already opened - aka. Chrome if you set there channel: 'chrome'.

I think we should still keep this as a feature request to make it configurable or fallback to Chrome if no chromium exists.

mxschmitt avatar Sep 15 '22 09:09 mxschmitt

Thanks, I had 1.25.0 installed with 1.25.2 it now works fine. Except the inconvience with Record new which you had described, nice that this is kept as a feature request to make it configurable. :)

mvolkert avatar Sep 18 '22 13:09 mvolkert

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