Playwright: [Feature] Simulate mouse movements so you can visually see what is being clicked during a test run

Created on 25 Jun 2020  路  2Comments  路  Source: microsoft/playwright

Just a small feature suggestion. In TestCafe, a test automation tool, I remember they had a giant simulated mouse which you can see in this video. Benefits:

  • Easy to see what the test is doing without having to refer to the code
  • Good for visual demonstrations to other people
  • When looking at a video of your test run, it's very helpful for debugging

Not having such a feature means, when watching a test run, even if you slow the tests down, it's not always obvious what is occurring - pages can just appear to 'flash' from one to another.

Appreciate this is a cosmetic thing and maybe not the most important thing to do.

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I believe @JoelEinbinder has it implemented and @dgozman has a mode where we can enable it.

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I believe @JoelEinbinder has it implemented and @dgozman has a mode where we can enable it.

Dupe of #1374. Will be addressed shortly by https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/3526

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