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[Feature] Give different options than "click" when using codegen
Right now, when you record actions with codegen, it's always translated into a click.
It would be much more versatile to propose different actions to the user instead of assuming a click.
Maestro is a good example of this:
In this example, when I clicked "The lastest configuration", Maestro gave me a list of actions to generate for me to choose from. It would be great to have the same feature in Playwright.
Even better would be no overlay and just Shift + Click = Assert Visibility, Alt + Click = Assert Element Text for Example. This would make fine-tuning afterward much more efficient. Currently, I use right-click to save elements for assertions. A new context menu there would be even better.
Alternatively, add one or more icons to the codegen ui -- for example, an eye-icon for Assert Visibility, a "T" icon for Assert Element Text, others as we see fit. Click the eye, click the item you want to verify existence, done. Perhaps shift-click on the eye "locks" it, so all the next clicks are Assert Visibility until you click the eye again.
I think it would be great if there's a context menu added with some actions and verifications.
This is something that Katalon Studio and Katalon Recorder does fairly well and it makes recording tests a lot easier for less technical QAs.
They accomplish this by injecting their own chrome extension during the recording session.
I did some work on a POC extension for playwright that would accomplish something similar but there are some issues with getting it to work in playwright codegen. the extension is loaded but it fails to active in chromium during test recording (likely because the session starts in incognito mode)
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